片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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片語動詞 | 定義 | 例句 |
sack out | 上床睡覺 (go to bed) | It's late - I'm going to sack out. (不早了,我要上床睡覺了) |
saddle * up + | 上馬鞍;給 (馬) 裝鞍具 | She saddled up the horse and rode off. |
saddle * with | 使負重擔;使承擔苦差事 | They saddled me with preparing the visit. |
sag off + | (英) 未去上班或上學或提早下班或放學 (學生提前離開學校) | I was bored so I sagged off work early and went home. |
sail into + | 斥責 (某人),抨擊 (某人) | He sailed into me for turning up an hour late. |
sail through + | 輕而易舉地通過 (考試等) | He sailed through the final test. |
sally forth/out | 出發,外出,出門;出擊 |
The townspeople sallied forth to
fight the invading army. Though it was pouring with rain, we sallied out to meet her. |
salt * away + | 存 (錢),儲蓄(錢等) | She's making a lot of money, but salts it away rather than spending it. |
save on + | (減少或避免消費來) 降低支出 | I use Skype to save on my phone bills. |
save * up + | 存 (錢),儲蓄 | I hope I will be able to save up enough money to go to school. |
save * up + | 收集或儲存 (某物以為將來之用) | I'm saving up the receipts to claim on them all at once. |
saw at + | (為切割某物而) 拉鋸般來回移動 | Tony was sawing at the piece of chicken with his knife. |
saw * off + | 鋸掉;鋸去 | He sawed off the legs of the chair. |
saw * up + | 把 … 鋸成小段 | We sawed the plank up to make the shelves. |
scale * back/down + | 縮減,縮小 (規模、數量等) |
They had to
scale back the project because of the costs. The search operation has been scaled down. |
scale * up + | 增加,擴大 (規模、數量等) | They are scaling up the program because it has been so successful. |
scare * away/off + | 把...嚇跑,把...嚇得喪失勇氣 | The cat scared the birds away. |
scout about/around/round | 到處尋找,查尋 |
The company is
scouting about for new staff. We scouted around to find the best price. |
scout * out + | 搜索;(經過四處尋找) 發現,找到 (某人或某物) | The researcher spent months scouting out the answer. |
scout * up + | 尋找某人來做某項工作 | We'd better scout up a replacement for her. |
scrape along | 勉強過日子,勉強餬口 | I've been scraping along on temporary work since I lost my job. |
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scrape by | 勉強過關 | I thought I was going to fail, but scraped by with 51%. |
scrape in | 勉強進入,擠進去;勉強被接受,勉強被錄取,勉強取得進入的資格 | The government scraped in with 51% of the votes cast. |
scrape into + | 勉強取得進入的資格 | She got mediocre grades and just scraped into university. |
scrape through + | 勉強通過 (考試),勉強及格 | I did no revision and only just scraped through the final exams. |
scrape * together + | 勉強籌措 (金錢) | I had to search my flat for money to scrape together what I needed. |
scrape * up + | 勉強湊集 (金錢) | It took me ages to scrape up the money for the tickets. |
scratch around for + | 四處搜尋 | The press is really scratching around for stories this week. (新聞界這個星期一直很努力地到處找新聞) |
screen * off + | (以活動牆或屏風等) 將 (房間某部分) 隔開 | We screened off the area where we had the discussion from the rest of the meeting. |
screen * out + | 篩選,淘汰 | Applicants without the right qualifications were screened out. |
screen * out + | 遮住,擋住 (光線) | The sun cream screens out UV light. |
screen * out + | 不理會 (某事) | There are so many notices and signs that I have started screening them out. |
screw around | 浪費時間 | He spent all day long screwing around and got nothing done. |
screw * up + | 搞砸,弄亂,弄壞,使一塌糊塗;考試不及格 | Mary screwed up his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass. |
see about + | 安排;處理,料理;考慮,細想 | My dad said he was going to see about buying me a car. |
see * into | 帶 (某人) 進入 (辦公室等) | Her secretary saw me into her office. |
see * off + | 把 (某人) 趕走,把 (某人) 驅逐出... | A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon saw it off. |
see * off | 到 (機場、車站等) 給 (某人) 送行 | Did you see your sister off at the train station? |
see * out | 送 (某人) 到門口 | Are you sure you're going? I'll get your coats and see you out. |
see * through | (儘管困難,但仍) 堅持到底,貫徹始終地完成 (某事),把...進行到底,有始有終 | Are you going to be able to see your studies through now that you have a baby? |
see through + | 看穿,識破 (某人、伎倆、說謊、欺騙等) | The police quickly saw through her disguise and arrested her. |
see to + | 確保某事會發生;處理;關照 ,照料;負責,著手辦理 |
I'll see to
it that Mr. Ramirez gets your message. He saw to the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently. |
seek * out + | (尤指費時地) 找出,查出,尋找 | It took me ages to seek the answer out. (我花了很久的時間才找到答案) |
sell * off + | 出售事業或事業的一部份 | They sold off their research subsidiary. |
sell * off + | 廉價出售,廉價處理掉 (因為你需要錢或不需要那些東西) | She sold off her furniture before she emigrated. |
sell * on + | 轉賣 | We buy them at a low price and sell them on for a huge profit. |
sell out | 售罄,賣完 | I went to get some bread, but the shop had sold out. |
sell * out + /sell out | 出賣 ,背叛;叛變,變節;屈服,放棄或背叛原則 |
My partner in
crime sold me out for a reduced jail sentence. Most bands sell out when they sign to a major record label, and forget all their principles when pursuing chart success. |
sell up | 賣掉房子、商店或公司 ( 以便搬到別的地方或做別的工作) | We want to sell up and move to the country. |
send * back + | 退還,歸還,送還 | If you're not satisfied with the meal in this restaurant, you should send it back. |
send for + | 派人去叫 (某人),去請 (某人來幫忙) | I had to send for a plumber because the radiator was leaking. |
send * in + | 派人去解決某問題 | The police were send in to quell the riot as the protesters had started burning cars and wrecking shops. |
send in | 寄送或呈交 (信件或文件來獲得某資料) | If you want to enter the competition, you have to send in for an entry form. |
send * off + | 罰 (球員) 出場 | The football striker was sent off for arguing with the referee's decision. |
send * off + | 寄出,郵寄,發送 | I must send this letter off today otherwise it won't get there in time. |
send off for + | 郵購 | I send off for some jeans that I liked in the catalogue. |
send * out + | 發出,寄出 (信件等給許多人) | They sent out a mailshot (郵寄廣告;慈善募款信) to all their existing customers. |
send out for + | 以電話訂購外帶食物 | We couldn't be bothered to cook, so we sent out for a pizza. |
send * up + | 模仿某人或某事 (來進行嘲弄、諷刺、挖苦或獲致喜劇效果) | The mischievous schoolboy was standing at the front of the class, sending the teacher up, when the teacher opened the door behind him. |
set about + | 開始,著手 (某事或做某事) | We set about the cleaning and got it done before lunchtime. |
set * apart | 使與眾不同 | The quality of their work sets them apart from their rivals. |
set * aside + | 撤銷法院判決;宣布 (協議、決定、判決) 無效 | The Appeal Court set aside the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty. |
set * back | 使 (某人) 花費 (金錢) | The car repairs set me back NT$8,000. |
set * forth + | 充分解釋;詳細列舉 | He set forth his ideas in his autobiography. |
set forth | 動身,啟程,出發 | We set forth at daybreak for the summit of the mountain. |
set in | (壞天氣或不好的季節) 開始,來臨 | Winter has set in; it's started snowing. |
set * off + | 使爆炸,點燃 | Terrorists set off a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no one was hurt or killed. |
set * off + | 觸發 (警報);引起 (機械反應) | The smoke set the fire alarm off. |
set off | 出發,啟程,動身 | We set off for work at seven-thirty. |
set on/upon + | 攻擊;襲擊 | Jack was set on by a vicious dog. (約翰遭到一隻惡犬的攻擊) |
set * off + | 抵銷 (債務),使平衡 | The company set off its overseas debts against its profits at home. |
set * out + | 陳列,呈現,展示 | The figures are set out in the council's annual report. |
set out | 動身,啟程,出發 | The explorers set out for the South Pole yesterday morning. |
set to | 賣力地做;大幹起來 | If we all set to, we should be able to finish this in a few hours. |
set * up | 安排男女見面認識 | My mom set me up with her friend's son. |
set * up | 陷害 | I don't think he killed those men. Somebody set him up. |
set up + | 安排 (約會,會議,會面等) | I set up an appointment with my doctor at 3:30 this afternoon. |
set * up + | 安裝 (軟體、設備等) | The technician set up the computer network perfectly. |
set * up + | 設立,開辦,創辦,創立 (公司,組織,機構等) | They set up a dot com company, floated it a couple of years later on the Stock Exchange and made an absolute fortune. |
settle down | 定居,成家,安定下來,安下心來 | After years of partying and drinking, she finally got married and settled down. |
settle for + | 勉強接受...,勉強做...,將就著同意... | We were upset not to win and had to settle for the second prize. |
settle in | (使) 習慣於...;(使) 適應於... | It took him a while to settle in when he moved to Japan. |
settle on + | 決定,選定;同意 | I settled on the job at the oil company. |
settle up | 付清 (欠債);結清 (帳單) | We need to settle up before you move. |
sex * up + | 使更有吸引力;美化資料或數據來使其更吸引讀者或聽眾 | The government denied that they had sexed up the report to make the front page. |
shack up | (未婚者與異性) 同居 | They shacked up a few months after they started going out. |
shack up | 暫住 | We had to shack up with friends while our house was being decorated. |
shade * in + | 將 (圖畫某部分) 的顔色加深 | She shaded in the area under the tree. |
shake * down + | 搜查,搜索 (某人或某處) | The police shook the house down looking for drugs. |
shake * down | 敲詐;勒索 | He shook the guy down with some story about needing the money for an operation. |
shake * off + | 痊癒 | It took me ages to shake off the cough. |
shake * out + | 把 ... 抖乾淨 |
He took the
tablecloth outside and shook it out after dinner. You should have shaken the dust out of the rug. |
shake * up + | 使震驚;使不安 | The news of her death really shook me up. |
shake * up + | 改組;整頓 | The management are shaking things up and getting rid of a lot of workers. |
shape up | (正面地) 發展;好轉 | Things are shaping up at work- everything's going well again. |
shape up | 開始學好,規矩起來,進步;好好幹 | If they don't start shaping up, they're going to lose their jobs. |
share in + | 分享,分擔,參加 |
Five sons shared in the
billionaire's inheritance. (五個兒子分享了那個億萬富豪的遺產) We shared in the responsibility for her misdeeds. (我們分擔她的罪責) I will share in the activity. (我會參加那項活動) |
share * out + | 平均分配 (均分) | The boss shared the money out equally. (老闆均分了這筆錢) |
shave * from | 自...削掉 (薄薄的一層) | I shaved a few millimeters from the bottom of the window, so that it would open. (我把窗戶的底部削掉了幾毫米,這樣窗戶就能打開了) |
shave * off + | 刮掉 (毛髮);剃掉 (毛髮) | He has shaved off his moustache and looks much younger. |
shave * off + | (少量,小額) 削減 | He shaved a few thousand off the budget for the year. |
shell * out + | (在...上) 花 (一大筆錢) -- 尤其是當花錢者認為太貴時。 | I had to shell out a hundred dollars on the dinner. |
ship * off + | 把 (某人) 送走 (通常是因為某人常出問題,而被送者通常不情願) | He was causing a lot of trouble, so they shipped him off to another branch. |
ship * out + | 運走 | We shipped the order out two days ago. |
ship out | 離開 (某地) | If you've finished your work, I'm ready to ship out. |
shoot away | 快速離開 (某地);馬上離開 (某地) | He shot away as soon as the bell rang for the end of the lesson. |
shoot back | 快速返回;馬上回去 | I'm shooting back home to pick up some things I forgot to bring with me. |
shoot for + | 力求達到 (某個目標) | I’m shooting for nothing less than the presidency. |
shoot off | 快速離開 (某地);馬上離開 (某地) | I'll have to shoot off as soon as the lesson finishes, otherwise I'll miss my train. |
shoot out | 短暫外出 | I'm shooting out to the shops for a bottle of wine. |
shoot up | 快速增長;猛漲 | The share prices of internet companies have been shooting up lately. |
shoot up | 突然出現 | There were pubs shooting up all over the city. |
shoot * up + | 開槍擊毀 | The gangsters shot up the pub. |
shop around | 貨比三家,多問幾家比較後選購 | When you're buying air tickets, you should always shop around for the best deal. (買機票時,你得多問幾家才能買到最便宜的票) |
shore * up + | 支撐 |
Those walls have had to be shored up.
(那些圍牆須用支柱支撐) The central bank is trying to shore up Taiwan Dollar to stop it from sliding further. (央行正在設法支撐台幣以防止進一步貶值) |
short out | (使) 短路 | The battery shorted out when it got wet. |
shout about | 張揚 | Failing your English exam is nothing to shout about. |
shout * down + | 大聲喊叫以壓倒 (某人) 的聲音 | His efforts to raise the issue were shouted down. |
shout * out + | 突然大喊;突然大聲說 | Cindy shouted out my name. |
show * around/round | 帶 (某人) 參觀 (某地);給 (某人) 做嚮導 | The estate agent showed us around the house but we didn't like it much. |
show * in + | 帶 (某人) 進來;帶 (某人) 進去 | The secretary showed me in to speak to the manager. |
show * off + | 炫耀;賣弄 | He always shows off his new things. |
show off | 表現自己;炫耀自己;賣弄自己 | Young boys show off in order to impress girls. |
show * off + | 使醒目;使顯眼 | The shirt really showed off his new tie. |
show * out | 送 (某人) 到門口;送 (某人) 出去 | Her secretary showed me out after the interview. |
show * over | 帶 (某人) 參觀或遊覽 (某處) | He showed us over the scene of the accident. |
show through | (感情、情緒或氣質等) 表現出來,表露出來 | His anger showed through despite his smile. |
show * up | 使 (某人) 難堪;使 (某人) 蒙羞、丟臉 | He showed us up when he arrived drunk and started arguing. |
show up | 到來,出現,露面,出席 | I hadn't seen my cousin for years, and all of a sudden, he showed up at my workplace yesterday! |
show up | 顯現出來,顯露出來 | The downturn in sales showed up in the company's accounts. |
shrug * off + | 對...不予理會;對...不屑一顧 | He shrugged off the criticism and carried on the same way. |
shut * away | 把 (某人) 關起來;隔離 | Many people have been shut away in psychiatric hospitals for disagreeing with the government. |
shut * down + | (使) 關閉;(使) 停業 | The shop shut down when the out-of-town supermarket opened. |
shut * down + | (使) (電腦) 關機;(使) 停止運轉 | You should close all programs before you shut a computer down. |
shut * in | 把 (人或動物) 關在 (某處) | Is it kind to shut the cat in the house all day? |
shut * off + | 關掉 (機器、開關等);切斷 (水或電);使...不接觸,將...隔離 |
If you don't pay
your electric bill, your power is going to get shut off. They shut the water off while they did the repairs. |
shut * out + | 把 (某物) 擋在外面;把 (某人) 關在外面 | You have to shut your feelings out to deal with it. |
shut out of + | (通常用被動態) 不允許做;無法參加 | He's been shut out of the discussions. |
shut * up | 使住嘴;使閉嘴 | Would someone shut him up! He's talking so loudly that we're going to get in trouble. |
shut * up + | 把 (房屋) 鎖起來 (封起來);把 (商店或其他營業場所) 關閉 (一段時間) | They shut the shop up for a fortnight while they were on holiday. |
shy away from + | (因緊張、害怕或沒自信而) 迴避...,避開...,避免做... | Many learners shy away from using phrasal verbs. |
side with + | 支持 (某人);袒護 (某人);站在 (某人) 一邊 | She always sided with my brother. |
sidle up to + | 偷偷地 (或悄悄地) 接近某人 |
A man sidled
up to me and whispered his name. A woman sidled up to me and asked if I wanted a ticket for the match. |
sift through + | 仔細檢查 (資料、文件等);翻遍...查找 | We had to sift through thousands of files before we found what we were looking for. |
sign * away + | 簽字放棄或讓與 (合法權利或財產權) | He signed away his rights to compensation when he signed the contract. |
sign * for | 代替 (某人) 簽收 (包裹或信件) | My boss was out for the day, so I signed her letters for her. |
sign * in + | 登記 | We signed in and went straight to bed. |
sign in | 簽入、登入 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等) | I signed in and started chatting online. |
sign * in + | 簽到 | You have to sign in before you can enter the club. |
sign into + | 簽入、登入 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等) | I sign into MSN Messenger automatically when I boot up. |
sign off | 寫到此為止;停筆 | I'll sign off now, but will write again next week. |
sign off | (電視或電台) 停止播出 | It's time to sign off for the day; listen again tomorrow. |
sign off | 辭職 | After ten years, I at last decided to sign off and go into business by myself. |
sign off | 停止請領失業給付 (或救濟金) | I signed off when I got my new job. |
sign off | 停止做某事並離開 | I'm signing off now and going home- I'm shattered. |
sign off on + | 正式同意 (某事) | The CEO signed off on the plans to increase the number of foreign workers. (執行長正式同意增加外勞人數的計畫) |
sign on | 請領失業給付 (或救濟金) | I had to sign on when I lost my job. |
sign on | 同意;參加 | I've signed on to help at the village fete. |
sign on | 開始播出 | Let's use a nice cheerful tune to sign on in the morning. |
sign * on + | 雇用 | We've signed on two new teachers. |
sign on with + | 簽約加入;簽約受雇於 | He's signed on with Washington Nationals for the next three years. |
sign out | 簽出、登出 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等) | I signed out and then shut the computer down. |
sign * out + | 簽名登記後領走或借走 (某物) | Could you sign those books out, please? |
sign out of + | 簽出、登出 (需要帳號和密碼的網站、電腦程式等) | I signed out of MSN Messenger and shut the computer down. |
sign up | 報名參加 (組織、團體、課程等) |
I've signed up
as a volunteer. She's decided to sign up for the music school. |
sign up | 訂閱 | I signed up for their newsletter. |
sign with + | 與...簽約 | She's signed with EMI (百代唱片) for the next few years. |
simmer down | 鎮靜下來,冷靜下來,安靜下來 | He told them to simmer down because they were disturbing the class next door. |
sing along | 跟著唱 |
She sang along
when they played it on the radio. If you know the lyrics, sing along. |
sing out | 大聲叫喊;大聲回答 |
"Auntie Susan,"
Paul sang out. When you hear your name, sing out! |
sing out | 大聲唱 | Everyone sang out during the chorus. |
sing up | 唱大聲一點 | We can't hear you - sing up. |
single * out + | 選出;挑出 | A lot of people applied for the job but we will single out the best one. |
sink in | 逐漸被瞭解 | The truth finally sank in about her death when it was broadcast on TV. |
sit about/around | (尤指應該工作卻) 閒坐著,無所事事地坐著 | We spent the afternoon sitting about chatting instead of doing any work. |
sit back | 不採取行動,袖手旁觀 | We sat back and waited for them to make the first mistake. |
sit back | 舒服地坐著 | I sat back and enjoyed the show. |
sit by | 坐視不管,袖手旁觀,無動於衷 | I can't sit by while they are punished wrongly. |
sit * down | 協助 (某人) 就座 | The nurse sat me down in a chair. |
sit for + | (指當模特兒或拍照時) 為...擺姿勢 | The Queen sat for another official portrait. |
sit for + | 替人家照顧小孩 (尤指小孩的父母不在家時) | She sits for her neighbors when they go out. |
sit in + | 靜坐示威,靜坐抗議 | The students sat in the Library as a protest against the increase in tuition fees. |
sit in for + | 臨時代替 (某人) | I'll be sitting in for the secretary at the meeting tonight. |
sit in on + | 列席旁聽 |
She sat in on
the meeting and took notes but said nothing. Do you mind if I sit in on your class this afternoon? |
sit on + | 成為...的一員 | She's sat on the finance committee from the beginning. |
sit on + | 嚴加管教 (某人),嚴厲管束 (某人);壓制 (某人);訓斥 (某人) 使其閉嘴或不鬧事 | If his girlfriend finds out, she'll get mad and sit on him. |
sit on + | 將...擱置不理;拖延 | The government have been sitting on the report because it was so critical. |
sit * out + | 坐在一旁,不參加 | I had to sit the game out because I was ill. |
sit over + | 慢慢地吃或喝 | We sat over dinner discussing the plans. |
sit through + | 一直挨到 (不愉快之事) 結束;耐著性子聽完或看完 | I was bored and wanted to leave halfway through, but we sat through the film. |
sit up | 感興趣;驚訝 |
I sat up when he told me he
was closing the company. (當他告訴我他將關閉公司時我感到驚訝) The news that the president was taken ill suddenly really made us sit up. (總統突然病倒的消息著實讓我們大吃一驚) |
sit up | 坐直 | I have told you many times to sit up straight. (我已經告訴你很多次要坐直) |
sit with + | 與...一致,與...相符 | It's hard to see how their new plan sits with the promises they made. |
size * up + | 評估;判斷 | The doorstaff sized up everyone entering the club. |
size * up + | 使某物變大;製造尺寸較大的產品 | Soft drinks manufacturers have sized up their products in recent years. |
skive off | 逃 (學);逃 (課);逃避 (工作) | I pretended I was ill and skived off on Monday. |
slack off | 減緩;減弱;減少;放鬆;鬆弛 | Students usually begin the term well, then slack off near the end of the semester. |
slacken off | (使...) 放慢;減緩;減弱 | Work slackens off during the holiday period. |
slag * off + | (嚴厲) 批評;詆毀;責難 | The concert was terrible and all the papers slagged the band off. |
slant toward + | 偏愛;偏袒 | That travel magazine is totally slanted toward the ultra-rich. |
sleep around | 跟很多人發生性關係;濫交 | He's slept around a lot since his divorce. |
sleep in | 睡懶覺;晚起床 | Let's sleep in tomorrow morning - we won't have another chance for weeks. |
sleep * off + | (尤指吃多或喝多後) 以睡眠來消除 (不適);以睡眠來消除 (藥物的作用、生氣等) |
She went to bed
to sleep off the effects of the tequila. He should be able to sleep off the effects of the drug within a few hours. |
sleep on + | (徹夜) 思考 (某事) | My boss said she'd have to sleep on it when I asked her for a raise. |
sleep out | 在戶外睡覺 | It's so hot tonight so we've decided to sleep out in the garden. (今晚太熱了,所以我們決定到外面花園去睡) |
sleep out | 夜不歸宿,不在家裡過夜 | Mary and her husband are always going to clubs and seem to sleep out nearly every night. (瑪麗和她先生老是上夜店,幾乎每個晚上都不在家裡過夜) |
sleep over | 在別人家過夜 | The au pair made tea for the friends who were sleeping over. |
sleep through + | 在...期間未能醒來;因睡著而沒有聽見或看見 | I sleep through the storm even though the wind blew some slates off the roof. |
sleep together | (兩人) 睡在一起,發生性關係 | I don't think Amy and Randy sleep together any more. (我認爲艾美和蘭迪兩人已不在一起了) |
slice * off + | 切下;減少 | They sliced 10% off the original price. |
slice * up + | 全部切成片或切成塊 | I sliced the cake up and handed it round to the people there. |
slip away | 溜,溜走 | They managed to slip away early. |
slip away | (時間) 悄然地消逝,不知不覺地過去 | Three years has slipped away since her husband's death. |
slip away | 錯過或失去 (成功、致勝等的) 機會或希望 | Their hopes of getting back into the game slipped away after the second goal. |
slip by | (時間) 悄然地消逝,不知不覺地過去 | Three years has slipped by since her husband's death. |
slip by | 錯過或失去 (成功、致勝等的) 機會或希望 | Mary had the chance to switch jobs, but she let it slip by. |
slip down | 滑倒 | My mother slipped down in the mall yesterday and hurt her ankle. (我媽媽昨天在賣場滑倒,摔傷了腳踝) |
slip down | (液體) 容易喝下,一飲而盡 |
This wine slips down well
enough. (這葡萄酒真好喝) The medicine slipped down well, but tasted terrible. (這藥很容易喝下,但很難吃) |
slip * in + | (不引人注意地) 插入 (話題) | He slipped in a mention of his exam results to remind us how well he did. |
slip into + | 迅速穿上 (衣服) | I got out of my suit and slipped into my pajamas. |
slip into + | 逐漸陷入 (不良的習慣或不好的狀態、處境等) | The country is slipping into recession. |
slip off | 悄悄地離開 (某地);不動聲色地離開 (某地) | The party was very boring so we slipped off before it finished. |
slip * off + | 迅速脫掉 (衣服) | I slipped my shoes off when I entered. |
slip off to + | 不動聲色地前往某地 | We slipped off to the pub. |
slip * on + | 匆匆穿上 (衣服) | Jack slipped his jacket on and rushed outside. |
slip out | 悄悄地離開 (某地);不動聲色地離開 (某地) | The party was really dull so we slipped out and went to the pub instead. |
slip through | (使) 悄悄地獲得通過;(使) 瞞過 | That new law escaped notice and slipped through yesterday. (那項新法令昨天未引起注意地悄悄獲得通過) |
slip up | 犯錯,失誤,有疏漏 | The waitress slipped up and didn't bring us what we had ordered. |
slob about/around | 懶散;無所事事 |
I slobbed
about all day as I couldn't be bothered to do any work. I spent the day slobbing around at home. |
slope off | 溜走;開小差 | The lecture sounded really boring, so I sloped off and went to the pub. |
slough * off + | 拋棄,丟棄 | The government is increasing its powers but is sloughing off responsibility for its failures. |
slough * off + | (尤指蛇) 脫 (皮),蛻 (皮) | Snakes slough off their old skin. |
slough * off + | (對傷害或侮辱) 置之不理或等閒視之 | He sloughed off the pain and continued running. |
slow * down + | (使) 慢了下來;(使) 減緩;(使) 減速 | Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class down. |
slow down | (活動的) 減少 | It is important to slow down, rest, and eat sensibly. |
slow * up + | (使) 慢了下來;(使) 減緩;(使) 減速 | Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class up. |
slug it out | 激烈地戰鬥到底 | They slugged it out for hours but never came to an agreement. |
smack of + | 帶有 ... 味道,含有 ... 意味 (通常指負面的意味) | The government's decision smacks of hypocrisy. |
smash * down + | 打破,打碎;(使) 粉碎 | The police smashed the door down to get into the house. |
smash * in + | 連續猛擊某物使之粉碎 | He smashed the windscreen in. |
smash * up + | (使) 粉碎 | The burglars smashed up the office as there was no money to steal. |
smoke * out | 用煙將 (人、動物或昆蟲) 燻出 | The police smoked the gang out and arrested them. |
snaffle * up + | (尤指在別人之前) 買到;拿到;吃掉 | They snaffled up all the food before we got there. |
snap * off + | 折斷 | He snapped off a bit of chocolate from the bar and gave it to me. |
snap out of it | 打起精神來;重新振作起來 | I was feeling depressed and knew I had to snap out of it. |
snap to it | 趕快,快點 | He had taken ages so I told him to snap to it and get it finished. |
snap * up + | 把...搶先弄到手;搶購 | Collectors snapped up every copy the day it was released. |
snarl * up + | 糾纏在一起 | My line was all snarled up after I caught that last fish. |
sneak out | 偷偷溜走;悄悄離開 | Although the thieves tried to sneak out after dark, we were ready for them. |
sneak up on + | 偷偷地接近 (某人);躡手躡腳地走近 (某人) | Harry tried to sneak up on the guard, but was seen anyway. |
sneeze at + | 輕視。通常用於否定句,即 not sneeze at (不可輕視,值得考慮) | A five percent pay raise means an extra 2,000 NT dollars per month, which is not to be sneezed at! (加薪 5% 意味每月多出台幣兩千元的收入,這可不是一筆小數目!) |
sniff around/round | 四處查看 (看看是否有好的或更好的東西) | I sniffed around to see if I could find a better deal. |
sniff at + | 對...嗤之以鼻;輕蔑地批評 | A job opportunity like that is not to be sniffed at. (not to be sniffed at:非常好;值得認真考慮;不可嗤之以鼻) |
sniff * out + | 聞出,嗅出 (通常指狗) | Customs use dogs to sniff out illegal drugs being smuggled in. |
sniff * out + | 察覺到或感覺到 (某壞事);挖掘 (某人不想為人所知的事情、內幕等) | Our rivals are trying to sniff out our plans for expansion. |
snitch on + | 告發、檢舉 (某人);告 (某人) 的狀;打 (某人) 的小報告 | David was caught after someone snitched on him to the teacher. |
snuff out + | (用手指或熄燭器) 熄滅 (燭火);熄滅 (火焰等) | I snuffed out the candles before I went to bed. |
snuff out + | 殺死 (人);(尤指用武力) 終結,扼殺,撲滅 |
He got snuffed
out in a gang war. It was the government's most brutal attempt to snuff out the rebellion. |
snuff out + | 扼殺 (機會、不同意見等),否定,禁止 | I messed up the first question, which snuffed out my chances of getting a good grade. |
snuggle up | 舒適地依偎,躺下 | We snuggled up and went to sleep. (我們躺下來睡覺) |
snuggle up to + | 舒適地依偎 | The children snuggled up to their mother to get warm. (孩子們緊緊地依偎在母親身邊取暖) |
soak * up + | 吸收,吸掉 (液體);吸取,吸收 (資訊) |
I tried to soak up the
spilled orange juice with a dishcloth. (我試著用洗碗布把灑出來的柳橙汁吸乾淨) Given the right environment, many people are like sponges and will soak up information. (在適當的環境中,許多人就會像海綿一樣吸收資訊) |
soak up + | 盡情享受,充分體驗 |
I want to lie on the beach and soak up
the sun. (我想躺在海灘上盡情享受陽光) We went to the bazaar and soak up the atmosphere. (我們前往市集去充分體驗一下那裡的氣氛) |
sober up | 酒醒;(酒醉後) 清醒 | Keith sobered up a bit when we left the pub and walked home. |
sober * up | 使 (某人) 酒醒;使 (某人) 清醒 | The news seemed to sober him up instantly. |
sock * away + | (利用將錢存在銀行或投資的方式來) 存 (錢),儲蓄 | I've socked away millions of NT dollars in my savings account. (我已在我的儲蓄帳戶中存了數百萬台幣) |
sock * in + | 因惡劣天氣而停止某一地區所有交通和車輛移動 |
The fishing village was socked in
all week with heavy/thick fog. (因為濃霧,這個漁村的交通停頓了一整個禮拜) The airport's been socked in because of the dense fog. (機場因大霧而關閉) |
soften * up + | (進攻前用轟炸等) 削弱 (敵人的防禦措施) | The bombardment softened up their defenses; I think we can move in tomorrow. |
soften * up + | 瓦解...的反抗,化解...的反對,使軟化 | I paid for everything to soften them up before they made the decision. |
soldier on | (不畏困難地) 繼續幹下去 | Life got hard for my dog when he went blind, but he just soldiered on and never complained. |
sort * out + | 處理,解決 (問題) | Has the firm sorted out its tax problems yet? |
sound off (about) | 大發議論;抒發不滿;高談闊論,誇誇其談 | He sounded off about the quality of the food. |
sound * out + | 試探...的意見;探聽...的意圖;探詢 | You should sound her out to get her opinion before you go ahead with the plan. |
spark * off + | 導致,引發 (激烈或不愉快的事) | The riot was sparked off by the police raid on the club. |
spark * up + | 點燃香菸或大麻菸 | They sparked up in a no smoking area. |
speak out | 公開地表明;勇敢或大膽地說出來 |
People are
afraid to speak out in oppressive political regimes.
|
speak to + | 談論 (某事) | I could not speak to the details of the new investigation. (我不能談論新調查的細節) |
speak up | 說大聲一點 | They couldn't hear the speaker and asked him to speak up a bit. |
speed up | 加速;提高 (... 的) 速度 | You'd better speed up a bit or we'll be late. (你最好開快點,否則我們會遲到) |
speed * up + | 使加速;提高 (... 的) 速度 | The medicine may have the effect of speeding up your heart rate. (這藥物可能會使你的心跳加速) |
spell * out + | 清楚地說明;詳細地解釋 |
He's so stupid
that you have to spell everything out for him. He won't understand you unless you spell everything out for him. |
spew * out + | (使) 噴出,(使) 湧出 | The volcano is spewing out lava and hot gases. |
spew up | 嘔吐 | He spewed up when he was drunk. |
spice * up + | 給 (演說、故事或表演等) 增添趣味 |
He'd spiced up his speech
with a few off-color jokes. (他說了一些葷笑話來給自己的講話增添趣味) Newspaper reports tend to spice up the real story. (新聞報導通常喜歡加油添醋) |
spiff * up + | 裝飾,打扮 | Amy has really spiffed up her wardrobe since she started her new job. (開始新的工作之後,艾美的衣著一直都是光鮮亮麗) |
spike up | 急遽增加、上升或提高 |
The jobless rate in May spiked up
to a ten-year high. (五月份的失業率上升至十年來最高) Interest rates spiked up after the news. (新聞報導後利率急遽上揚) |
spill out | (人) 蜂擁而出 | The crowd spilled out onto the streets after the match had ended. |
spill out | 從箱子、容器等流出、倒出、掉出 | The container was cracked and the chemicals spilled out. |
spill out | 公開地表達或流露情緒 | Mary always lets her frustration spill out. |
spill over | 擴散 (到其他地區) | The protests and demonstrations have spilled over into neighboring provinces. |
spill over | 溢出 | My wife forgot to turn the tap off and the water spilled over. |
spin around/round | (英) 迅速轉身,猛轉回頭 |
Paul spun around to see what
had happened. (保羅快速轉身去看看發生了什麼事) Michael spun round when I called his name. (當我叫他的名字時,麥可猛轉回頭) |
spin * off + | 產生意想不到的額外利益;作為副產品來生產 | The research spun off a number of new products as well as solving the problem. |
spin * off + | (從現有公司脫離出來) 組成 (一家單獨或部分獨立的子公司) | They spun off the retail division last year. |
spin * off + | (利用走紅節目的演員來) 拍攝 (另一電視節目) | They spun it off from the main show, but it didn't really attract many viewers. |
spin out | (車輛) 失控 | The car hit the water and spun out. |
spin * out + | 使盡可能持久、經久 | I spun the work out to make as much money from the job as I could. |
spirit * away + | 偷偷地帶走 | They spirited the girl away before the police arrived. |
spirit * off + | 偷偷地帶走 |
They spirited
that guy off before any trouble started. Protesters were spirited away/off before they could cause a disruption. |
spit it out | (叫某人把不想說的事情) 爽爽快快地說出來 | Hurry up, spit it out! I can't wait all day for the truth. |
spit * out + | 憤怒地表示;憤怒地說出 | He spat her name out when he saw her arrive. |
splash down | (太空梭) 降落在海中 | Apollo 13 splashed down after a harrowing flight. |
splash out | 大手筆花錢 | We went to an expensive restaurant and splashed out to celebrate. |
splash out on + | 花大錢 (購買) | I splashed out on a new camera. |
split * up + | 分組 | The teacher split the class up into groups of four. |
split up | 離婚;分手 | They are always splitting up and then getting back together again. |
spoil for + | 一心想 (打架、吵架、衝突等) -- 通常用於進行式或完成進行式 | He's been spoiling for an argument all day. |
sponge * down + | 用海綿擦拭乾淨 | I'll sponge it down before putting it away. |
sponge off + | 依賴 (某人) 生活;寄居在 (某人) 家裡 | Let’s go to Taipei, we can always sponge off my brother there. |
sponge on + | 不勞而獲得金錢或接受金錢 | A lot of people are sponging on the state by claiming benefits they're not entitled to. |
spring back | 彈回 | The lock springs back when the key is turned. |
spring for + | 替他人付...的錢;請客 | She is going to spring for all their medical bills. |
spring from + | 突然出現;突然從...冒出來 | He sprang from the bushes when I walked past. |
spring from + | 來自於;起源於;出身於 | His anger springs from his feelings of insecurity. |
spring * on (spring sth on sb) | 突然或出其不意地向某人宣布或提出某事 | They sprang a birthday party on me at work. |
spring up | (如雨後春筍般) 湧現;突然而迅速地出現;迅速增長 |
Charity shops are
springing up in the recession. In southern California new Internet companies were springing up every day. |
spruce * up + | 把...弄整潔;把...打扮漂亮 | We spruced the flat up before we put it on the market. |
spur * on + | 鞭策、激勵或鼓舞某人做某事 | The thought of the bonus spurred her on to complete the work on time. |
square * away + | 使...準備就緒 |
There are few
things I have to square away before I can leave. The project should be squared away in the summer. |
square off | 擺好打鬥姿勢 | The two drunks squared off and the barman had to intervene before a fight broke out. |
square off against + | 擺好打鬥姿勢 | They squared off against the police when they arrived. |
square up | 結清 (債務);誰也不欠誰 | Can I square up with you for last night? |
square up | 擺好打鬥姿勢 | The companies are squared up for a fight. |
square up to + | 勇敢地面對;正視 | They need to square up to what they did wrong if we are to make any progress. |
square with + | 與...相符;與...一致 | What he said doesn't square with what the others said. |
square * with (square sth with sb) | (做某事之前) 先得到 (某人的) 允許 |
I'll have to
square that with my boss before I can confirm it. I'll have to square it with the manager first. |
squeeze up | 硬擠 (在一小空間) | Four of us had to squeeze up in the back of the car. |
stack * up + | 堆起,疊起 | I stacked up the boxes. |
stack * up + | 累積 | I've been stacking up a lot of air miles. |
stack up | 積壓 | Work stacked up while I was away on holiday. |
stack up | (飛機) 待命盤旋準備降落 | Planes were stacking up while the airport was closed after the bomb threat. |
stack up against + | 相比;比得上 |
The new model
doesn't stack up against the old one. Our product stacks up against those of our competitors. |
staff * up + | 為 (某特定計畫、專案或工作) 雇用人員 | They haven't staffed the project up yet. |
stamp * out + | 消除;消滅;杜絕 | The government has started a campaign to stamp out drugs in schools. |
stand about/around | (通常指該做事時) 閒站著不做事,呆呆地站著;懶散地站著,懶散地站在...附近 |
Don't let the
boss see you standing about doing nothing. We stood around drinking coffee before the lecture. We stood around for an hour waiting for them to turn up. |
stand aside | 閃開,讓開 (路),站到一邊 |
Stand aside,
please, the firemen can't get through. They quickly stood aside to let me pass. |
stand aside | (尤指應該努力防止時) 袖手旁觀 | You can't just stand aside and see the child badly treated. |
stand aside | 讓位;(在競爭中) 退出 | The prime minister should stand aside and let a new leader head the party. |
stand back | 往後退;遠離 (尤指危險物) | We stood back while he lit the firework. |
stand back | 置身事外或採取不同的觀點以便清楚思考或瞭解 (某事) | We need to stand back and look at the problem differently. |
stand by + | 支持,挺 (某人) | He stood by her throughout the trial as he believed her to be innocent. |
stand by | 準備行動;待命 |
I need you to
stand by and answer the phone when my broker calls. The emergency services were standing by waiting for the plane to land. |
stand down | (尤指從要職) 退下來,辭職 | The minister announced her intention to stand down at the next election. |
stand down | (在法庭作證後) 退席 | The judge told the witness to stand down after the questioning. |
stand for + | 是...的縮寫;代表 |
SCUBA stands for
"self contained underwater breathing apparatus." 'What do the letters BBC stand for? ' 'British Broadcasting Corporation.' |
stand for + | 忍受;容忍 (通常用於否定句) |
I won't stand for
people criticizing me. I'm not going to stand for their rudeness any longer. |
stand in for + | 暫時代替 (某人) |
She had to
stand in for the editor while he was on holiday. I'll be standing in for David while he's away. |
stand out | 顯著;突出;傑出;出色 |
Mary is so
beautiful! She really stands out in a crowd. She stood out from the crowd in selection and was offered the job. |
stand up | 起立;站立 | Everybody stood up when the judge entered the court. |
stand * up | 爽約;放 (某人) 鴿子 |
I arranged to
meet Joe at the library at 8:00, but he stood me up. I hope he has a
good excuse. Did she stand you up? |
stand up for + | 捍衛;保衛; 支持;為...挺身而出 |
Every individual
must stand up for what they believe in. He's the kind of manager who will always stand up for his staff. |
stand up to + | 抗 (酸);耐 (熱、寒等) | This coat will stand up to the roughest weather conditions. |
stand up to + | 抵抗;頂回去;勇敢地對抗 |
I think you
should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you
around. She stood up to the police when they tried to corrupt her. |
stare * down/out | 盯得 (某人) 不敢再對視;盯得 (某人) 感到緊張 |
Children enjoy a
silly competition in which they try to stare each other down. The time and place were not suitable for an argument, but at least I could express my opposition to the woman by staring her out. |
start * off + | 開始 | They started off the meeting with an attack on our performance. |
start off | 開始從事;開始於 | She started off as a receptionist and ended up as the CEO. |
start off | 出發,動身,啟程 | We started off early because we knew the journey would take all day. |
start * off | 使 (某人) 笑出來 | I was trying to be serious, but their comment started me off. |
start * off on | 協助 (某人) 開始一項工作或活動 | I started her off on the project then left her to finish it. |
start on + | 開始做、吃、喝等 | It's time to start on that bottle of wine. |
start on + | 開始批評;開始抱怨 | The manager was furious and started on her staff for not trying hard enough. |
start on at + | 批評;嘮叨,碎碎唸;挑 (某人) 毛病 | He started on at me for being late. |
start out | 出發,動身,啟程 | We started out early in the morning. |
start out as + | 開始從事;開始於 | He started out as a salesperson before turning to writing novels. |
start out to (do sth) | 打算;計畫 | I didn't start out to become the boss - it just happened. |
start over | 重新開始;重頭做起 | It's a mess - I think we should just start over. |
start * up + | 創辦,創立 | He left the company last year to start up his own business. |
start up | (聲音) 出現 | There was a pause, and then the noise started up again. |
start up | (引擎) 發動 | The car started up first time. |
start * up + | 發動 (引擎) | I started the car up. |
stash * away + | 貯藏,存放,藏匿 | I stashed some money away behind some books. |
stave * in + | (由外向內) 打破,砸破,砸穿,撞破,撞凹 | The side of the car was staved in from the accident. |
stave * off + | 防止;避開 | We managed to stave off some of the more embarrassing questions. |
stay away | 不要來;離遠點 | He said he didn't like them coming and wanted them to stay away. |
stay away from + | 避開;離...遠點 | He told them to stay away from him. |
stay in | 待在家裡 | I think I'd rather stay in tonight. |
stay on | 繼續留下來 | She stayed on after she graduated to do a Master's degree. |
stay out | 在外逗留;不回家 | We stayed out all night. |
stay over | 留宿;過夜 |
It takes you so
long to take the bus home, so why don't you just stay over? I stayed over at a friend's house last night because of the train strike. |
stay up | 熬夜 |
The children
stayed up until way past their bedtime. Kevin could stay up all night without getting tired. |
steal away | 偷偷離開 (某地) | We didn't want to wake them, so we stole away in the middle of the night. |
steal out | 偷偷離開 | Not wanting to attract attention, she stole out early. |
steal over + | 逐漸有某種情緒或感覺 | A feeling of pride stole over me as I watched. |
steal up | 偷偷接近,靠近 | The lights were off and everything was quiet so we stole up as quietly as we could. |
steal up on + | 偷偷接近某人或某地 | We stole up on them so that they couldn't sound the alarm. |
steer clear of + | 避開 | He's trying to steer clear of his lecturer because he hasn't finished his assignment yet. |
stem from + | 源自;肇因於,因...而起 | The trouble stems from their refusal to discuss the matter. |
step aside (or step down) | 辭職;讓位 |
Everyone thinks
that the prime minister should step aside so that someone new can
lead the party into the election. The CEO announced he is stepping aside. |
step back | 退一步想,退一步思考 | We should step back and try to see how our customers will view the scheme. |
step down (or step aside) | 辭職;讓位 | The CEO stepped down after the share price dropped. |
step * down + | 減少;縮小;降低 | Production is being stepped down because demand has dropped. |
step forward | 上前幫忙 | John stepped forward and offered to change the tire. |
step in | 介入;干涉 | I had to step in when they started fighting. |
step on it | 叫某人把車開快一點 | I told the taxi driver to step on it as I was late for the meeting. |
step out | 暫時離開 | I've stepped out for a cigarette. |
step to + | 對抗 | Don't step to those guys; they'll kill you. |
step to + | 與某人攀談;找某人談話 | He tried to step to her in the bar. |
step * up + | 增加 | The police have stepped up the pressure on beggars working the Underground. |
stick around | 待在附近;待一陣子 | He's late, but I'll stick around for another few minutes before I leave. |
stick at + | 堅持不懈 | She found the course very tough but she stuck at it and did well in the end. |
stick by + | 繼續支持 | No one stuck by him when the scandal became public. |
stick by + | 信守 (承諾) | They are sticking by their claims. |
stick * down + | 匆匆寫下 | I couldn't answer the test so I just stuck anything down that I could remember. |
stick * down + | 用膠或膠水將表面黏上 | I stuck the label down. |
stick it to + | 嚴厲斥責、責備、抨擊 (某人) |
She stuck it
to me for turning up half an hour late. My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week. |
stick it to + | 惡劣地或不公平地對待 (某人) | My boss always sticks it to me when she's in a bad mood. |
stick out | 明顯;突出;醒目 | He's so much better than the others that he sticks out. |
stick * out + | 伸出;探出 | He stuck his tongue out at me. |
stick * out + / stick it out | 繼續;堅持;撐下去 | It was a tough course, but we stuck it out. |
stick out for + | 堅持要求 | We're sticking out for a 5% pay rise. |
stick to + | 信守;遵守;堅守 |
The Prime Minister decided to
stick to the original plan despite the
criticism in the media. Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it! |
stick to + | 堅持;不改變 | I stuck to the path and didn't take the shortcut. |
stick together | 團結一致;互相支持 | If we don't stick together, things will be much worse for all of us- we need some unity. |
stick up | 翹起;豎起;突起 | The static electricity made my hair stick up. |
stick * up + | 持槍搶劫 | They stuck the bank up and stole tens of thousands. |
stick up for + | 為…辯護;支持 |
You have to
stick up for yourself here, because no one will back you. Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country. |
stick with + | 堅持;不改變 | We'd better stick with our original idea. |
stick with + | 緊跟著 | He told the children to stick with him in the station. |
stick with + | (使…) 深深記住,不能忘卻 | The details have stuck with me ever since. |
stick with + | 繼續;堅持;撐下去 | I stuck with the job though I found it very stressful. |
stiffen up | 使...僵硬 | My back stiffens up in cold weather. |
stiffen * up + | 使筆挺 | They used starch to stiffen the collars up. |
stir * up + | 挑起、激起 (不安、憤怒等) | He stirred things up by complaining to senior management about his line manager. |
stitch * together + | (英) 匆忙完成;草草應付 |
They stitched together an
agreement to form a coalition government. (他們匆匆達成籌組聯合政府的協議) The company is likely to stitch together some sort of business deal to avoid competition. (這家公司很可能會為了避免競爭而匆忙達成某種商業交易) |
stitch * up + | 縫補 (衣物) | I stitched up the hole in my jeans. |
stitch * up + | 簽訂 (協議);達成 (交易) | We get the contract stitched up this week. |
stitch * up + | 陷害;誣陷;算計 | The police stitched them up because they couldn't find any evidence against them. |
stomp off | 憤怒地離開某地 | John lost his temper and stomped off home. |
stomp on + | 惡劣地對待或打敗 | They stomped on their competitors. |
stop around | 短暫造訪 | Why don't you stop around my place on your way back? |
stop back | 返回 (某地) | I'll stop back this afternoon when you're free. |
stop behind | 留下,留下來 | I stopped behind at the end of the lecture to ask a couple of questions. |
stop by + | 順便造訪,順路停留一下,中途停留一下 | I must stop by the supermarket and pick up some things for dinner. |
stop in | 待在家裡;留在家裡 | I was feeling tired so I stopped in last night. |
stop in | 順便造訪,順路停留一下 | I stopped in at my aunt's after work. |
stop off | 中途停留 (與 stop over 同義),路過停留一下 | We stopped off for lunch about halfway there, then carried on driving. |
stop out | 徹夜不歸;待在外面 | Her parents were annoyed because she stopped out all night. |
stop over | 中途停留 (與 stop off 同義);在外過夜 |
I stopped over in Bangkok for a couple of days on my way back from
Tokyo. Because of the severe rainstorm, we couldn't get home and had to stop over in a hotel. |
stop up | 熬夜 | I stopped up last night watching the film. |
stop * up + | 堵住、塞住 (洞等) | I stopped up the bottle with a cork. |
store * up + | 儲存,儲藏,儲備 | The government has been training an army and storing up arms. (政府一直在訓練軍隊和儲備武器) |
store * up + | (通常指為轉告他人而) 記住,牢記 | Tom will listen in to their conversations and store it all up to tell me later. (湯姆會偷聽他們的談話,記住所有內容,然後告訴我) |
storm off | 氣沖沖地離去、走開 (與 storm out 同義) | They had a row and he stormed off. |
storm out | 氣沖沖地離去、走開 (與 storm off 同義) | He lost his temper and stormed out of the bar. (若未提到地方,則只要說 'He stormed out' 就可以了) |
stow away | 偷乘 (車、船或飛機) | She stowed away on the plane but was caught when it landed. |
stow * away | 把...收好 | We stowed it away in the garage to keep it dry. |
straighten * out + | (使...) 變直;把...弄直;(腿等) 伸直 | I'm always having to straighten out the wires connected to my computer. |
straighten * out | 處理 (問題、混亂的情況等);清理 | I had to straighten out things after the mess they had made. |
straighten * out | 使...變好;使...變規矩 | John spent years to straighten out his brother with alcohol abuse. |
straighten up | 直起身子 | She straightened up when her boss walked in. |
straighten * up + | (把...) 弄整潔 | I straightened up the room before they arrived. |
stretch out | 舒展四肢躺下 | Mary got home and stretched out on the sofa. (瑪麗回家後攤開四肢舒舒服服地躺在沙發上) |
stretch to + | 盡量湊足 (某數目或金額) |
Sam: How much money do you want to borrow?
(山姆:你想借多少錢?) Tom: Could you stretch to 50,000 NT dollars? (湯姆:你能湊到台幣五萬嗎?) |
stretcher * off + | (把受傷的運動員從比賽場上) 用擔架抬出去 | James had been stretchered off with a broken leg. (詹姆斯的腿斷了,被用擔架從場上抬了出去) |
strike back | 反擊;回擊 | At first, he ignored them, but when things got very serious, he struck back. |
strike * down | 使...死去;殺害 (通常用被動態) | A hitman struck him down as he entered the building. (He was struck down as he entered the building.) |
strike * down | 使 (某人) 生病;(疾病) 侵襲 (大多用被動態) | I was struck down with food poisoning. |
strike * down + | 廢除 (法規等);駁回、撤銷 (判決等) | The Appeal Court struck down the lower court's ruling. |
strike * off + | 取消...專業資格;吊銷...執照 | The Medical Council struck him off for malpractice. |
strike on/upon + | 突然想出/想到/發現 |
I struck on
the solution when I was out with my dog. It took us a long time to strike upon a solution. |
strike out | 開始從事新活動 | After doing the same job for five years, I decided to strike out and change careers. |
strike out | 試圖打擊 | When he pushed me, I struck out. |
strike out | 開始前往某地 | We got up early and struck out for our final destination. |
strike out | 失敗 | I tried to get the government to support us but I struck out. |
strike * out + | 刪去,劃掉 | As they arrived, I struck their names out on the list I had. |
strike up + (a conversation/relationship etc.) (with sb.) | 開始 (和某人) (交談/建立關係等) | He struck up a conversation with me in the bar. |
strike up | 開始演奏/演唱 | The band struck up and everyone turned to listen. |
string * along | 矇騙 (某人) | They kept saying they were interested, but they were just stringing me along. |
string along | 跟隨 (某人) | Is it alright if I string along with you tonight? |
string * out + | 拖延;拖長 | They had to string things out until the mayor arrived. |
string * together + | 把…串起來 | I was so nervous in the interview that I could hardly string a sentence together. |
string * up + | 絞死;吊死 | The rebels strung the soldiers up after they captured them. |
strip * away + | (逐漸) 減少;(慢慢) 除去 |
If you strip away the rhetoric, their claims have no
merit. (如果你拿掉這項說詞,那麼他們的主張就一文不值了) We stripped away the old paint. (我們刮去了舊漆) |
strip * down + | 拆卸 | John stripped the engine down and then couldn't put it together. (約翰把引擎拆開,卻無法把它再裝起來) |
strip (down) to + | 脫得只剩下...;把衣服脫到 (身體某部位) |
He had to strip down to his
underwear for his medical examination. (體檢時,他把衣服脫得只剩內衣) The boy was stripped to the waist. (那位男孩被脫光上衣) |
strip of + | 剝奪 (某人) 的 (頭銜、獎項、職位等) |
He was stripped of his
knighthood after the scandal. (那項醜聞後他就被剝奪了騎士頭銜) He was stripped of his honors after he was convicted of stealing from the company. (他被判定偷竊公司財物後就被剝奪了所有榮譽) |
strip off | 脫光 | They stripped off and swam naked in the river. (他們脫光衣服後在河裡裸泳) |
strip * off + | 脫掉 (一件衣服) | It was so hot that I stripped off my shirt. (天氣太熱,我脫掉了襯衫) |
strip * out + | 忽略不計 (某個具體數字或細節 ,以了解真正重要之處) | After stripping out property sales, the firm's operating profits dropped five percent. (若忽略不計出售的房地產,該公司的運營利潤下降了 5%) |
strip * out + | 全部去除 | The engineer had to strip out all the old wiring and start again. (這位工程師不得不把舊有的線路全部拆除,從頭再來) |
stub * out + | 捻熄 (香菸) | He stubbed his cigarette out in a saucer because he couldn't find an ashtray. |
stuff * up + | 犯錯;搞砸;做得亂七八糟 | I stuffed the exam up. |
stumble across/on/upon + | 偶然發現;邂逅 |
You'll never
guess what I stumbled across when I was packing my stuff. I stumbled across him in the library. I stumbled upon these photos when I was clearing my room up. |
stump up | (常指不情願地) 付 (錢),給 (錢) | He didn't want to pay me back, but I got him to stump up in the end. |
suck * in + | 捲入 | Everyone around John was taking drugs and he got sucked in. |
suck into + | 捲入 | The country got sucked into the war. |
suck up | 奉承;巴結;拍馬屁 | He is always sucking up to try to get the boss's approval. |
suck up to + | 奉承 (某人);巴結 (某人);拍 (某人) 馬屁 | He's always sucking up to our boss. |
sum * up + | 總結,歸納 | At the end of the lecture, she summed up the main points again. |
summon * up + | 鼓起 (勇氣);振作 (精神) | Anna couldn't summon up the enthusiasm to apply for the position. |
suss * out + | 明瞭,知悉 | It took her ages to suss out what was going on. |
swallow * up + | 吞掉;吞沒;併吞 |
An increasing amount of the countryside is
being swallowed (up) by the town.
(越來越多的鄉村地區被城鎮所吞沒) Large companies have swallowed many small businesses up. (大公司已併吞了許多小企業) |
swallow * up + | 大量使用,大量奪走 | The plan swallowed up all my money. (這項計畫把我所有錢都用光了) |
swan about/around | 閒晃,閒逛 |
He swanned
about at the party. She swanned around trying to impress people. |
swan in | 閒晃地進來 | She swans in and out of the office as she pleases. |
swan off | 閒晃地離去 | He just swanned off to the cinema when he should have been working. |
swear by + | 深信 | I swear by their products- they're the best on the market. |
swear * in | 使 (某人) 宣誓就職 (通常用被動態) |
He was sworn
in as prime minister. The new president was sworn in. |
swear off + | 發誓不做,保證放棄,下決心戒除 |
After years of addiction, Paul swore
off drugs completely. (上癮幾年後,保羅發誓徹底戒毒) Cindy swore off alcohol after getting drunk at her friend's wedding. (辛蒂在她朋友的婚禮上喝醉後下定決心戒酒) |
sweep through + | 輕易地通過 (測驗、考試等) | She swept through all the exams. |
sweep through + | 快速地席捲、橫掃 | The disease swept through the population. |
swing around/round | 很快就改變心意、想法等 | They swung around to our idea after reading the press reports. |
swing around/round | (人等) 轉向,轉身 | He swung round to see what had made the noise. |
swing at + | 打;揮打 | He swung at me but missed. |
swing by | 順路拜訪某人或造訪某地 | I will swing by this afternoon and pick you up. |
switch * off + | 關閉 (開關) | John switched off the lights, locked the door and left. (約翰關燈、鎖門後離開) |
switch off | 不再關注,不再理睬 | If Peter gets bored, he just switches off and looks out the window. (彼得覺得無聊時,就心不在焉地朝窗外看) |
switch * on + | 打開 (開關) | He switched on the lights when he entered the room. (他進入房間後打開電燈) |
switch * on + | (通常不是發自內心地) 突然變得,突然裝出 | When a customer walks in, Mary switches on the charm. (一有顧客走進來,瑪麗就馬上裝出一副親切可人的樣子) |
switch over to + | 轉換跑道;切換頻道,轉台 |
He played baseball for ten years before
switching over to teaching. (他打了 10 年的棒球後轉換跑道去教書) Shall we switch over to Channel 55? (我們轉到 55 台好嗎?) |
syphon * off + | 非法挪用或轉移資金 (syphon 亦拼成 siphon) | The minister had been syphoning off funds from his department for years. |
syphon * off + | 吸取或吸納 (某人的事業、支持、選票等) | The candidate syphoned off a lot of votes because of his anti-war stance. |