片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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| 片語動詞 | 定義 | 例句 |
| naff off (為 "fuck off" 的委婉語) | 走開，滾開；別惹人厭 | He was making a fuss, so I told him to naff off. |
| nag at + | 數落 (某人)；不斷找 (某人) 的碴；對 (某人) 責罵不休 | My boss is always nagging at me about my arriving a few minutes late for work. |
| nail * down + | 成功獲得、達到、實現 | They are having trouble nailing down the contract. |
| nail * down + | 完全瞭解 | I can't nail down what's wrong with their idea, but I'm sure it won't work. |
| nail * down + | 自 (某人) 獲得完整的訊息或得知全部的情況 | I can't nail them down about when they're going to finish the project. |
| name after + | 以家族長輩的名字來給小孩命名 | I was named after my grandfather. |
| narrow * down + | 使 (可能性或選擇範圍) 減少 | I am not sure which university to apply to, but I have narrowed my list down to three. |
| nip off/out | 急忙離開或跑出去 (去某地方) |
I'm nipping off to get some milk. She'll be back in a minute- she's just nipped out to the shops. |
| nod off | 打盹，打瞌睡 | The movie was so boring that I nodded off before it was finished. |
| nod * through + | (法律、法案、規定等) 未經認真考慮或辯論就通過；(法律、法案、規定等) 輕易地通過 | Parliament nodded the bill through. |
| nose about/around | 搜尋，四處尋找 (某物)；打聽，刺探 (消息) |
I hate it when my mother noses about
my room. The boss keeps nosing around our office when we are out at lunch. |
| nose * out + | 發現 (資訊、秘密等) | He nosed out their plans. |
| nose * out + | 險勝 (某人) | The other candidate nosed him out by a few votes. |
| note * down + (= write down) | 記下來，寫下來 | She noted down my fax number so that she could send me the documents when she got to the office. |
| nut * out + | 尋找問題的解答 | The management and unions had a meeting to nut things out. |
| nuzzle up | (貓、狗等動物) (尤指用頭或鼻) 輕觸，輕擦，磨擦 | My pet cat came and nuzzled up. (我的寵物貓過來用鼻子輕輕磨擦) |
| nuzzle up against/to + | (貓、狗等動物) (尤指用頭或鼻) 輕觸，輕擦，磨擦 |
The puppies like to nuzzle up
against their mother. (小狗喜歡緊緊挨著牠們的媽媽) My dog nuzzled up to me, pleased to welcome me home. (我的狗用鼻子愛撫地觸碰我，以示歡迎我回家) |