1. “Call off” – to stop or cancel 停止或取消
例如: “call off the search” 停止搜索
2. “Look up” – search for。 寻找
例如:I’ll go online and look up ‘phrasal verbs\'。 我会去网上寻找动词词组。
3. “Get away with”: escape blame/punishment。 逃避责备或惩罚
例如:“He sure got away with that”他肯定跑掉了。
4. “Pull through” – often used in discussing health 渡过难关,恢复健康(通常讨论健康时用)
例如:“The surgery was rough, but he pulled through”手术很糟糕,但他挺过来了。
5. “Break up” – this usually refers to relationships but it can also refer to fights
分手,闹掰(通常指感情,但也可以指争斗)
6. “Blow out” - it means a tire flattens while driving, it can also mean a lopsided sports score or to indicate anger。
指开车时轮胎漏气了,也可以指体育比赛分数悬殊或暗指生气
7. “Give in/give up” – relent or surrender。 屈从让步或放弃
例如:“The robber gave up when the cops cornered him。”当警察把劫匪逼到墙角后他屈服了。
8. “Put up with” –endure忍受
例如:“Tom put up with many jokes when he rode his ostrich to work”。当汤姆骑着他的鸵鸟来上班时他背负了很多取消他的人。
9. “Look down on” - a person who feels superior to others is said to “look down on” them。
瞧不起(指颇有优越感的人会瞧不起其它人)
10. “Turn into” - to become something else. It is also used in driving。
变成;开车时也使用
11. “Carry on” – to continue. It can also be used when someone complains for a long time about something。
继续;也可指某人不断的长时间抱怨某事
12. “Look after” - attend to照顾
例如:”Babysitters look after children” 保姆照顾孩子。
13. “Pass out” – faint 昏倒,失去知觉
例如:“During the Australian Open, many tennis players nearly passed out because of the extreme heat”。 在澳大利亚的开幕式上,由于极度闷热,许多网球运动员差点晕倒。
14. “Put off” - postpone or delay. It is also used to describe an aversion to something。延迟,推后;也用于指很讨厌某事
例如:“He put off painting and cut the grass first。”他先修剪草坪,推后绘画。
15. “Look forward to”- anticipate。 期待
例如:“I look forward to meeting with you next week” ( verb +ing form) 期待下周见到你。(动词+ing形式)