片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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| 片語動詞 | 定義 | 例句 |
| abide by + | 遵守，遵循 (協議、決定或規章)；信守 (承諾等) |
Competitors must
abide by the judge's decision. (參賽者必須服從裁判的裁決) I will abide by my promise. (我會遵守諾言的) |
| account for + | 解釋；說明 (原因) | He could not account for his foolish mistake. |
| ache for + | 渴望 (某人或某事)，渴求 | I have been aching for true love all my life. |
| act on/upon + | 按照...行動，根據...行事；對 ... 起作用，影響 |
The police are acting on
information received. These medical herbs are said to act upon the liver. (這些藥草據說對肝臟有作用) |
| act * out + | 扮演，表演；(在行為中) 表現出 (情緒) |
Let's act out
the play. Don't take him seriously, he's just acting out. (別把他看得太認真，他只是在發洩情緒) |
| act up (= play up) | 調皮搗蛋，製造麻煩；(機器) 出毛病，發生故障 | I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it's acting up again. |
| add * on + | 附加 | You have to add the VAT on to the price. (你必須把增值稅也算在價格內) |
| add * up + | 相加 |
I added up
the receipts and it totaled $135.46. Add these figures up and see what the total is. |
| add up | 說得通，言之有理，合乎情理 | Her story doesn't add up. I think she is lying. |
| add * up to + | 總計為，總共是 |
The total
expenses
added up to $325.00. How quickly can you add these figures up to their total |
| agree with + | (通常用於否定句或疑問句) 適合 (某人的身體或胃口)；贊同 (某事)；吻合，一致 |
I like
lobsters but unfortunately they don't agree with me.
(我喜歡吃龍蝦，可惜吃了以後不舒服) John doesn't agree with giving money to beggars. (約翰不贊成給乞丐錢) The verb agrees with its subject in number and person. (動詞在數和人稱方面必須與其主詞一致) |
| aim at + | 對...瞄準；以...為目標 | The magazine is aimed at teenagers. |
| allow for + | 考慮到，估計到；把...考慮或估計在內 | You should allow for delays when planning a journey. |
| allow of + | 容許；容許有 ... 的可能 |
The rules don't
allow of any exceptions. (這些規定不容有任何例外) The task is so urgent that it allows of no hesitation. (任務非常緊迫，不容遲疑) |
| angle for + (= fish for) | 拐灣抹角地打聽、謀取或想要獲得 | He's been angling for an invitation, but I don't want him to come. |
| answer * back | 頂嘴；回嘴 | Her mother was shocked when she started answering her back and refusing to help. |
| answer for + | 為 (問題或錯誤等) 負責 | The government should be made to answer for their failure to sort out the problem. |
| answer for + (= speak for) | 替代 (某人) 回答；代 (某人) 講話、發言；代 (某人) 說 | I can answer for my partner because I know her position on this issue. |
| argue * down | 駁倒 | I argued Jack down fiercely. (我狠狠地把傑克駁得無話可說) |
| argue * out + | 就 (不同意見) 進行辯論來找出解決之道 | If we can't argue our differences out, we'll have to take them to court. |
| ask after + | 問候 (某人)，問起...的健康情況 | Mary rang earlier and asked after you, so I told her you were fine. |
| ask around | 求助於他人 | I have no idea, but I'll ask around at work and see if anyone can help. |
| ask * around/round | 邀請 (某人) 到家裡來 (通常短暫時間) | We asked them around for dinner. |
| ask for + (後面通常接 it 或 trouble) | 招惹 (麻煩等) | You're asking for trouble. |
| ask * in | 請 (某人) 進來 | 'John's at the door.' 'Ask him in.' |
| ask * out | 邀請 (某人) 外出 (約會、吃飯、看電影等) |
I can't
believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date! I've been asked out to a concert on Saturday evening. |
| ask * over + | 邀請到家裡作客 | Why don't we ask the Wangs over for dinner? |
| auction * off + | 拍賣掉 | They auctioned off their property as they were heavily in debt. |