片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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| 片語動詞 | 定義 | 例句 |
| magic * away + | 使…快速消失 | He magicked the bill away and paid for us all before I could get my wallet out. |
| magic * up + | 使…快速出現 | Cindy can magic up a delicious meal in five minutes. |
| make after + | 追逐；追蹤 |
Gary made after
him. The cat made after the mouse. The police made after the stolen car. |
| make away with + | 偷走 | The thieves made away with the painting. |
| make do with + | 將就；以...來湊合，湊合著用 | There's no coffee, so we'll have to make do with tea. |
| make for + | 走向，向...快速前進，衝向，奔向，湧向，駛向等等 | We made for home when it started raining. |
| make into + | 把 (某材料) 做成 (某物)；使 (某物) 轉變為 (另一物) | Many churches have been made into flats in recent years. |
| make it | 成功，做到 (某事)；及時趕到或到達 (某目的地) | I thought you weren't coming, so I was really pleased you made it. |
| make it up to + | (為某事) 對...作補償 | He tried to make it up to her, but she wouldn't speak to him. |
| make of + | 瞭解；理解；(對某人或某事) 有特定看法，評價 － 通常用於疑問句或否定句 |
What do you make
of your new boss? I don't know what to make of our new teacher. What do you make of this news? |
| make off | 匆忙離開；(通常指) 逃走 | The burglars made off before the police arrived. (竊賊在警方趕到前逃走了) |
| make off with (= make away with) + | 偷走 | Thieves made off with over a million dollars in the robbery. |
| make out + | (辨) 認出來，看清；聽出來 | I can't make out your handwriting. What does this say? |
| make * out + | 開出，寫出 (支票、名單等)；填寫 (表格) | Who should I make this check out to? |
| make out + | 假裝，裝作 | He made out that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school. |
| make out | 獲得成功 | He really made out in the stock market last year. |
| make out | 進展 | How is your son making out in his new job? |
| make out | 熱烈親吻 | I saw Benno and Isabelle making out in the movie theater last night! |
| make out with + | 與某人熱烈親吻 | Did you make out with Sally? |
| make * over | 重做，改做 | The teacher made me do my homework over. |
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| make towards + | 走向，向...走去 | Peter made towards the door, but stopped and turned to face me. (彼得向門口走去，但又停了下來，轉身面對我) |
| make * up + | 虛構，捏造，編造 (藉口、故事等) | Don't believe anything she says. She always makes things up. |
| make up + | 完成錯過或遺落的事情；補考；補課 | Fortunately, my professor let me make up the exam I missed yesterday. |
| make * up + | 化妝，塗脂抹粉 | I takes me 10 minutes to make my face up. |
| make up | (爭吵後) 和解，言歸於好 | You two have been friends for so long that I think you should make up. |
| make up for + | 補償 (損失)；彌補 (不足) | Allen made up for being late by getting me flowers. |
| make * up to | 補足 (總額)，湊足 (總數) | The charity collected NT$24,517.57, and the anonymous donor made the total up to NT$25,000. |
| make with + | 給 (予) (通常用作祈使句) | Make with the money you owe me. |
| man down | 欠缺男子氣概；沒有勇氣 | He manned down and didn't come with us. (他欠缺男子氣概，不敢跟我們一起來) |
| man up | 拿出男子氣概；鼓起勇氣 |
You need to man
up and admit you were wrong. (你必須拿出男子氣概承認你錯了) The politician told his anonymous critics to man up and speak publicly. (這位政治人物對匿名批評他的人說，勇敢地站出來公開批評他) |
| mark * down + | 標低 (商品) 價格，降低...價格 | I'll buy a lot more if you mark them down a bit. |
| mark * down + | 給 (學生) 低分或較低的分數；壓低 (學生的) 分數 | Students who gave obviously rehearsed answers were marked down, while those who spoke naturally were rewarded accordingly. |
| mark * down as | 把某人或某物視為屬於某一團體或某一類別或種類 | I marked them down as conservatives, but they're very liberal. |
| mark * off + | 劃線標出 (某物)；標出 (某物) | I marked off the items on the list as I finished them. |
| mark * out + | 劃線標出界限範圍 (如球場) | They marked out the pitch. |
| mark * out for | 顯示或注定 (某人) 可能成功 | His dedication marked him out for great things. |
| mark * out from | (因某些特質而) 使 (某人) 突出、出類拔萃 | Her speed marks her out from the rest of the group. |
| mark * up + | 標低 (商品) 價格，加價，漲價 | They mark the goods up by 25% before they sell them. |
| marry in | 與種族、宗教信仰等相同的人結婚 | Many religions encourage their followers to marry in. |
| marry * off + | 把 (某人) 嫁出去；為 (某人，尤其是子女) 找結婚對象 |
She was married
off to a doctor under the age of 16. (她未滿 16 歲就被嫁給了一名醫生) They married their daughter off to a wealthy businessman. (他們把自己的女兒嫁給一名富商) He has married off all his daughters. (他把女兒都嫁出去了) |
| marry out | 與種族、宗教信仰等不同的人結婚 | Her parents disowned her and refused to speak to her when she married out. |
| marry up | 一致，相符 |
The two lists did not
marry up. (這兩份清單不相符) The two versions of the story don't quite marry up. (那件事的兩種說法不太一致) |
| marry * up + | (使) 匹配；(使) 結合 | They need to marry up the names on their list with those on our list and see what the overlap is. (他們和我們名單上的名字需要比對一下，看看有沒有重複) |
| marry up | 與社會地位、階級等較高的人結婚 | John would like to meet a rich woman so that he could marry up. (約翰想要認識有錢的女人，好讓自己可以娶到社會地位或階級較高的人) |
| mash * up + | 把 (某物) 弄成糊狀、搗成泥 | He mashed up some bananas for the dessert. |
| mash * up + | 混合聲音、影像或其他電腦資料 | She mashed up the songs into a single track. |
| mash * up + | 打破；弄壞；損壞 | He mashed up my MP3 player and lost my files. |
| measure * against | 藉由比較來評估、判斷或測量 | The work doesn't look good if you measure it against what our competitors have done. |
| measure * off + | 量出，裁出 (某數量) | Please measure off enough cloth for three pairs of pants. |
| measure * out + | 量出 (某數量)或稱出所需的重量 | He measured out the flour for the bread. |
| measure * up + | 估量 (某物) 大小、尺寸 | The estate agent measured up all the rooms. |
| measure up | 勝任，合格 | She didn't measure up in her probationary period, so we didn't extend her contract. |
| measure up to + | 符合，達到 | Tom could never measure up to his father's expectations. (湯姆可能永遠都無法達到他父親的期望) |
| meet up | 遇見，相見，見面 (與當不及物動詞用的 meet 同義) |
You'll never guess who I
met up today － my old classmate! We haven't met for 20 years.
(你絕對猜不到我今天遇見了誰 － 我的老同學！我們已經有 20 年沒見面了) They met (up) in the park. (他們在公園見面) |
| meet up with + | 遇見，相見，見面 (與當及物動詞用的 meet 同義) |
I'll meet up
with you in the library later. (稍後我會在圖書館和你碰面) I met (up with) her at the theater. (我在戲院遇見了她) |
| meet with + | (英) 偶然遭遇，意外遇到，碰到 (尤指不愉快的事情，如麻煩、危險、困難等) |
I met with
some difficulties when I tried to enter the country. (我在入境時遭遇了一些困難) She met with a car accident yesterday. (她昨天發生了車禍) |
| meet with + | (美) 會晤，會見 |
They're meeting
with Russian leaders to try to end the crisis. (他們正在會見俄羅斯領導人，試圖結束這場危機) Our representatives met with several heads of state to discuss the price of oil. (我們的代表會晤了數個國家的首腦，討論石油價格) |
| melt * down + | 熔化，熔毀 |
They melted
down the gold rings and bracelets. (他們將金戒指和金手鐲熔化了) They melted the gold statue down and turned it into gold bars. (他們將黃金雕像熔化做成金條) |
| mess * about/around + | 閒混；胡鬧；亂弄、亂動 (某物)，把...弄糟 |
The children were
messing about with the TV remote control and broke it. I was messing around on the internet because I couldn't be bothered to do any work. |
| mess * about/around | 輕率地或惡劣地對待 (某人) | She is always messing me about/around and never does what she promises. |
| mess about/around | 亂搞男女關係，與 (某人) 有不正當關係 | She's not faithful- she's been messing about since they got married. |
| mess about/around with + | 亂搞男女關係，與 (某人) 有不正當關係 |
He's been
messing about with a woman he works with.
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| mess about/around with + | 亂弄、亂動，搞亂，弄糟 | The computer was working fine until he started messing around with it. |
| mess * over + | 輕率地或惡劣地對待 (某人) | They messed her over when she applied for the job. |
| mess * up + | 把...弄糟，把...破壞 | They messed up the discussions and the contract fell through. |
| mess * up + | 把...弄髒，把...弄亂 | They messed up the room and left stuff all over the place. |
| mess * up + | 造成心理、身體或情緒問題 | He took a lot of LSD and it really messed him up. |
| mess with + | 涉及有害或危險的事物 | He's been messing with cocaine. |
| mess with + | 打擾，惹惱，使惱怒 | Don't mess with me or there will be trouble. |
| mess with + | 結交，與 (某人) 交往 (通常是負面的) | He's been messing with some dangerous people. |
| mess with + | 努力地修理或改善 (但通常不成功) | She's been messing with it for hours and it still doesn't work. |
| mete * out + | 給予 (某人) (嚴厲的懲罰) | They meted out savage penalties to anyone who broke the law. |
| mill about/around | 走來走去；繞來繞去；漫無目的地兜圈子 | There were a lot of people milling around waiting for the bus. |
| miss out | 錯失機會；錯過 | It'll be great; you'll be missing out if you don't come. |
| miss * out + | 遺漏；漏掉；漏寫 | Make sure you don't miss anyone out when you call their names. |
| miss out on + | 錯失機會；錯過 | Ted missed out on the promotion. |
| mix * up + | 混淆，搞混了 | I sometimes mix the verb tenses up. |
| mix * up + | 混合；攪和 | We need to mix up these different kinds of nuts before we put them in a bowl. |
| mix up + | 使 (舞會等) 生動活潑，熱絡起來 | Let's mix up this party with a little disco music. |
| mock * up + | 模擬；用模型展示 | I have had experience in mocking up a webpage. (我有編排網頁的經驗) |
| monkey about/around | 胡鬧；搗蛋 |
The boys were
monkeying about in the playground, and one of them got hurt. The police officer told the drunks to stop monkeying around and go home quietly. |
| mooch about/around | 閒蕩；徘徊；無所事事地晃來晃去 | I mooched about the whole afternoon because I didn't feel like working. |
| mop * up + | 解決問題 | He was left to mop up the mess after they resigned. |
| mop * up + | 肅清，掃蕩 (殘餘的敵人) | After the battle, it took them a couple of weeks to mop up the remaining rebels. |
| mop * up + | 擦去，擦掉 | I used a cloth to mop up the coffee I had knocked over. |
| mope about/around | 無精打采地閒蕩；悶悶不樂地閒蕩或走來走去 | She didn't get the job and has been moping about all afternoon. |
| mount up | (隨時間) 增加，增長，上升 | My debts mounted up while I was at university. |
| mouth off | 肆無忌憚地批評，毫無顧忌地抱怨 | I always get angry and start mouthing off when the news is on TV. |
| move ahead | (停頓或延宕後) 繼續進行、推動 | The construction can move ahead now that permission has been granted. |
| move along | (叫某人) 走開 | The police told the people watching to move along. |
| move along | 取得進展；發展 | The project's moving along and everything should be ready on time. |
| move away | 搬家；搬走 | I moved away when the factory shut down. |
| move away from + | 捨棄或停用某物而改用他物 | They're moving away from Windows and are using Linux. |
| move * down + | 將學生降級 | He was finding the course too difficult so they moved him down. |
| move in | 搬進來；搬來 (和某人一塊住) |
The house was empty for
ages, but some new tenants moved in a few weeks ago. He's moving in with his friends from college. |
| move in on + | 向 (某人或某物) 逼近 | The police are beginning to move in on their principal suspects. |
| move into + | 搬進；遷入 | They moved into the house as soon as it was ready. |
| move on | 變換 (話題或工作) | She moved on to another company where the salary was considerably better. |
| move * on + | (使) 走開，(使) 離開，(使) 不要逗留 | The police moved the crowd on because they were holding up the traffic. |
| move out | 搬出；遷出 | She's tired of living there and is moving out. |
| move * out + | 調動 | The president said they would move the troops out next year. |
| move out | 變換車道來超車 | I moved out to overtake the bus. |
| move towards | 為 (某事) 做準備；準備做 (某事) | The government are moving towards free elections. |
| move up | (為騰出空間而) 挪動、靠攏 | Could you move up and let me sit down? |
| move * up | 晉升；升級 | They moved her up to senior management. |
| muddle along | 打混；混日子；得過且過 | If you're ambitious, you cannot muddle along. |
| muddle through | 混過去；隨便應付過去 | We didn't know what to expect and just muddled through. |
| muddle * up + | 把…弄亂；把…混在一起 | My cleaner muddled up my books and I can't find anything. |
| muddle * up | (因為看起來太相似而把人或物) 搞混；弄混；混淆 | I muddle her and her sister up. |
| mug up | 臨陣磨槍 (如考試前) | I have to mug up before the exam. |
| mug up on + | (考試前) 臨陣磨槍讀 (某科目) | I need to mug up on my history for the test. |
| mull * over + | 仔細琢磨；反覆考慮 | The committee have mulled over your suggestion but have decided not to accept it because of the cost. |
| muscle in | 硬擠進 (某團體)，干涉，強行介入 (某活動) | We tried to exclude him of the committee, but he muscled in. |
| muscle in on + | 強行介入，強行插足 | She muscled in on the deal even though we wanted to do it without her. |
| muscle into + | 強行介入，強行插足 | They are muscling into our market and there is very little we can do to stop them. |
| muscle * out + | (利用權力、人脈關係等) 迫使某人退出 | They used their contacts in local government to muscle the competitors out. |