片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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片語動詞 | 定義 | 例句 |
tack * on + | 加入原先未計畫加入的東西 | They tacked on a new ending to the film when they found that test audiences didn't like the original. |
tack * onto | 加入或附加原先未計畫加入的東西 | I tacked a quick message onto the end of the letter after I'd printed it. |
tag along | 追隨 (某人),尾隨 (某人) -- 尤指某人並沒有邀你同行時 | You're off to the cinema; can we tag along? |
tag * on + | 補充 (指對書面資料或口頭敘述做補充) | He tagged on a few comments after reading my report. |
tag * onto | 補充 (指對書面資料或口頭敘述做補充) | He tagged his ideas onto the end of my report. |
tag with + | 把關鍵字連結或書籤加到部落格或網頁 | The post was tagged with keywords. |
tail away (= tail off) | (聲音) 變得聽不見,變得鴉雀無聲 | His voice tailed away when he was speaking about what he'd done wrong. |
tail back | (車輛) 回堵,造成交通阻塞,形成塞車 | The traffic tailed back for several miles after the accident. |
tail off (= tail away) | (聲音) 變得聽不見,變得鴉雀無聲 | The voices tailed off when she entered. |
tail off | 減少,變小,下降,降低 | Profits tailed off sharply in the last quarter of the year as a result of the increase in the price of oil. |
take * aback | 使 (某人) 大吃一驚 |
The news of his death really took
me aback. (他死亡的消息著實令我大吃一驚) They were a little taken aback at the directness of the question. (問題問得如此直接,令他們有點吃驚) |
take after + | 長相像 (父親、母親或某個長輩) | I take after my father. Who do you take after? |
take * apart + | 拆開,拆散;把某人拉到一邊 (進行私下談話或單獨交談) (= take aside) | She took the photocopier apart to see what had got stuck in it. |
take * aside | 把某人拉到一邊 (進行私下談話或單獨交談) (= take apart) | The teacher took her aside and said that she'd failed the exam. |
take * away + | 使 (某人) 離去;帶走 (某人) | The police took the protestors away. |
take * back + | 收回所說的話 ;表示說過的話不算 (指認錯或道歉) | I demand that you take back what you said. |
take * back + | 把商品退還給商店 | The dress my grandmother bought for me didn't fit, so I took it back and exchanged it for a pair of pants. |
take * back | 使 (某人) 想起 (往事);某 (某人) 帶回到... | That song always takes me back to when I was at university. |
take * down + | 記下,記錄 | Would you mind taking down my messages while I am on vacation? |
take * down + | 拆下,拆除 | The city government made the shop take down their bright neon sign. |
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take * for | 把 (某人) 看作是 (什麼樣的人) | What do you take me for? (= What sort of person do you think I am?) (你把我看作什麼人呢?) |
take * in + | 學習,學會;充分瞭解 | Are you taking in all of these phrasal verbs? |
take * in | 欺騙 |
He was
taken in
by the con artist. She took me in with her story until someone told me the truth. |
take * in + | 把 (衣服) 改窄、改小 | I lost weight, so I need to take some of my skirts to the tailor to have them taken in. |
take it + | 接受批評 | He's good at criticizing others, but can't take it himself. |
take it out on + | 憤怒地辱罵 (某人) | Whenever things go wrong, he always shouts and takes it out on me, even if I had nothing to do with the problem. |
take it upon oneself (to do something) | 負責;(通常未跟其他人磋商就) 承擔做某事的責任 | I took it upon myself to make sure he got up on time. |
take off | 獲致重大進展 | The software house really took off when they produced the latest version of their online chat package. |
take * off + | 降價 | They've taken ten percent off designer frames for glasses. |
take off | (飛機、航空器等) 起飛,升空 | My stomach felt funny when the plane took off. |
take * off + | 脫下,脫去 | In many cultures, it is appropriate to take off your shoes when entering a house. |
take * off + | 不上班或不上學一段時間;請 (幾天)假 | I was sick last week, so I took a few days off of work. |
take off | 離開,走開;動身外出 | We took off after dinner. |
take * on + | 讓乘客上船或上飛機;(交通工具) 接納 (乘客) | The plane stopped at Zurich to take on some passengers. |
take * on + | 承擔 (責任);接受 (工作等) | She took on the task of indexing the book. |
take * on + | 雇用 | The council has had to take on twenty extra employees to handle their increased workload. |
take * out + | (自圖書館) 借出 (書籍) | I took out all the books I needed for my essay from the library. |
take * out + | (自銀行) 借出 (金錢),貸款 | John and Mary took out a mortgage/loan to buy a bigger flat. |
take * out + | 拔掉;拿掉;去掉 | The dentist took out all of my wisdom teeth before they started causing any problems. |
take * out | 帶某人到某處 (用餐、從事其他社交、休閒活動等) | I can't meet you tonight because I am taking Cindy out to dinner. |
take * out + | 投保 | I took out some health insurance before I went backpacking around Latin America. |
take * out + | 殺死,殺害 | The gang took him out after he spoke to the police. |
take * over + | 接掌;接管;接任 | Who is going to take over the family business when Aretha's father dies? |
take over | 接掌;接管;接任 | If the President is assassinated, the Vice-president will take over. |
take * through | 為 (某人) 解釋,向 (某人) 說明 | John took me through the procedures before we started. (在我們開始之前,約翰為我說明了所有程序) |
take to + | 喜歡上或愛上 (某人或某項活動等);養成習慣 | He's taken to wearing a baseball cap since his hair started thinning more noticeably. |
take * up + | 有了新的嗜好;開始從事 (某項活動);開始對 ... 產生興趣 | Have you taken up any new hobbies since you moved here? |
take * up + | (日後) 討論 | We should take this issue up in the meeting tomorrow. |
take * up + | 把 (衣服) 改短 | This dress is too long, I am going to take it up. |
take * up + | 佔用 (時間、空間等) | This couch takes up too much space in the living room. |
talk * around/round | 說服 |
John talked me around
to accepting his point of view. (約翰說服我接受他的觀點) It remains to be seen whether he can talk them around. (他是否能說服他們仍有待觀察) |
talk around/round + | 拐彎抹角地說;不著邊際地說 | He just kept talking around the subject and never came to the point. (他只是不著邊際地說著這個主題,談話從來不得要領) |
talk at + | (不顧對方反應而) 高談闊論;嘰哩呱啦地 (對某人) 說 |
She's always talking at me instead of with me.
(她老是衝著我嘰哩呱啦地說個不停,從來不是與我交談) You weren't talking to me, but you were talking at me! (你不是在跟我交談,而是一直都是你在說,根本不容我說!) |
talk back | 頂嘴 | Don't talk back! |
talk back to + | 頂嘴 | Children should not talk back to their parents. |
talk * down + | 淡化 | The company CEO talked down the recent fall in shares. |
talk down to + | 以高傲的口吻對 (某人) 講話 | She's a dreadful teacher and talks down to her students instead of teaching them. |
talk * into | 說服 (某人) 做 (某事) | She didn't want to let me go, but I finally managed to talk her into it. |
talk * out of | 說服 (某人) 不做 (某事) | He was going to drive home after drinking half a bottle of wine, but his friends talked him out of it. |
talk * over + | 討論 | I hope my parents talk their relationship problems over before they get divorced. |
talk * through | 向 (某人) 詳細說明或解釋 | She talked me through the whole process of sending emails. (她向我詳細說明發送電子郵件的整個過程) |
talk * through | 討論 (某事的) 所有細節 | It is very important to try and talk all the military options through. (盡力把所有可能採取的軍事手段都討論清楚是很重要的) |
talk * up + | 讚揚 (某物);宣傳 (某事):鼓吹 (某思想) | The government are trying to talk up the effect of their policies. |
tap * for | 向 (某人) 要 (錢等) 或索取 (情報等) | I tapped him for a loan/for another $10. |
tap into + | 打入 (市場) | The company is hoping to tap into the Chinese market. |
tap off with + | 發生性關係 | He tapped off with someone at the party on Saturday. |
tap * out + | 輕輕敲打出拍子或某種節奏 | He tapped out the tune with his pencil while he was thinking. |
tap * up + | 私下或違法接觸職業足球隊員來遊說他們跳槽 | He was being tapped up by Real Madrid. (皇家馬德里隊正私下遊說他跳槽) |
taper off | 逐漸變小;逐步減弱 |
His voice tapered off as Jeff
realized everyone was listening. (當傑夫意識到大家都在聽時,他的聲音就越來越小了) Sales have gradually tapered off. (銷售額逐漸下滑) |
team up | 聯手;合作;協作 | Peter and Paul teamed up to publicize the issue. |
team up with + | (與某人) 聯手;(與某人) 合作 | I teamed up with Janet to do the job. |
tear * apart + | 使...難過,使...不安,使...煩惱 | People were torn apart when news of the train crash came through. |
tear at + | 猛拉,撕扯 | The fighters tore at each other. |
tear away + | 勉強使 (自己或某人) 離去;拉開,拽開 (某人) | I had to tear him away from the office for dinner. |
tear * away + | 扯走,扯開 (某物);被撕掉 | The roof was torn away in the typhoon. |
tear * down + | 拆毀,拆除 | The county decided to tear down the dilapidated school and build a new one. |
tear into + | 抨擊,怒斥,痛斥 | She tore into me for losing it. |
tear * off + | 用手從 (某物) 上撕掉 (包裝等) | She tore the slip off the bottom of the form and sent it with her check. |
tear off | 迅速離去、走掉或跑掉;匆匆離開 | The police tore off in their car after arresting her. |
tear * up + | 撕毀;撕碎 | I always tear up my personal papers before I throw them out. |
tear * up + | 拆毀,拆除;破壞 | They are tearing up the old part of town to build a new shopping centre. |
tee off | 開始 (某項活動或某一事件) | he new project will tee off next month. |
tee off | (在高爾夫球運動中,從球座) 發球,開球 | He teed off at the first hole. |
tee * off + | 惹惱 (某人),使 (某人) 生氣 | It tees me off when they turn up late. |
tee off on + | 批評,抨擊 | She teed off on me about the work I gave her. |
tee up | (在高爾夫球運動中,從球座) 發球,開球 | She teed up two strokes ahead at the last hole. |
tee up | 安排,準備 (某事) | They are teeing up for the conference tomorrow. |
tell * apart | 辨別;分辨;區別 (兩個以上的人或物) | They're identical twins so I cannot tell them apart. |
tell * off | 斥責;訓誡;責備;責怪 |
Carolina told
me
off when she found out I was gossiping about her date with
Martin. His fiancée told him off for arriving nearly an hour late. |
tell on + | 告密;舉發,告發 | Every time I did something wrong when I was a child, my sister would tell on me. |
tense up | (使) (身體或肌肉) 繃緊;(使) 變得僵直 |
Just relax, don't tense up.
(放鬆點,身體別繃緊) I could feel myself tense up as the teacher touched my neck. (當老師摸我脖子時,我能感覺到自己的身體繃緊了) |
text out | 發簡訊取消約會或先前的約定 |
I was feeling too
tired to go and texted out. Man, I can't bear the thought of going to dinner with Sophia again, so I think I am going to text out. |
think * over + | 認真地考慮 | Think over the offer before you sign the contract. |
think * through + | 充分、仔細地考慮 | You need to think this through carefully before you make a decision. |
think * up + | 想出;杜撰,虛構 | I need to think up an excuse for not going to her party. |
throw * away + (= throw out) | 扔掉;丟棄;處理掉 | Don't throw away those bottles; we can recycle them. |
throw * in + | 隨貨贈送;額外奉送 |
Buy a computer
now and get a free printer thrown in! The shop threw in a printer so I bought a computer from it. |
throw * off + | 迅速脫掉 (衣服等) | Sam threw off his shoes and flopped on the settee. |
throw * off + | 擺脫 (壞事);甩掉,擺脫掉 (追趕者) |
It took me two
weeks to throw off my cold. They threw the police off at the bridge. |
throw * on + | 迅速穿上 (衣服等) | Robert threw on a jacket and rushed outside. |
throw * out + (= throw away) | 扔掉;丟棄;處理掉 | I asked him not to throw out the Sunday newspaper because I wanted to save an article. |
throw * out + | 迫使 (某人) 離開 (房間、屋子、學校等) |
Mary threw out
her roommate because she stopped paying rent. The school threw Tony out for smoking. |
throw * out + | 使脫臼 | Bruce slipped on the ice and threw out his shoulder. |
throw * out + (= throw over) | 否決;拒絕接受 | The committee threw the proposal out. |
throw * out + | 發出 (光、熱等);冒煙,冒氣 | The truck throws out a lot of smoke. |
throw * over + | 與 (某人) 分手;與 (某人) 斷絕關係 | Mary threw Allen over last year. |
throw * over + (= throw out) | 否決;拒絕接受 | I flatly threw over the agreement. |
throw * together + | 匆促做成;匆促建成 | She threw a quick dinner together before we left. |
throw up | 嘔吐 | If you drink too much alcohol, you might throw up. |
throw * up + | 引發,產生 | The system has thrown up a lot of problems. |
throw * up + | 突然離職;忽然離開;突然放棄 | Cindy threw up her job to go travelling. |
throw * up + | 揚起 (灰塵);濺起 (水) | The road was bumpy and the car in front was throwing up so much dust that we could hardly see where we were going. |
throw yourself at + | 向 (某人) 獻媚;勾引 (某人) | Tom threw himself at Cindy but she wasn't interested. (湯姆勾引辛蒂,但她沒興趣) |
throw yourself into + | 投身於;積極從事 | She's thrown herself into this new job. (她已積極地將心力投入這份新工作) |
tick along | (美) (生意、工作或系統幾乎沒有進展地) 緩慢進行 (英式英語為 tick over) |
We'll be able to keep things ticking
along in the office until the boss gets back.
(在老闆回來之前我們能夠維持辦公室工作基本運作) The company ticked along while she was away on holiday. (她休假不在時,公司的事情幾乎都沒有進展) |
tick away | 時間滴答滴答地過去 | The last few seconds ticked away and the team couldn't come back. |
tick by | 時間滴答滴答地過去 | The seconds ticked by and the team failed to score. |
tick * off | 使 (某人) 生氣,觸怒 (某人) | She really ticks me off when she doesn't reply to my emails. |
tick * off | 斥責,責備 (某人) | He ticked me off for arriving late. |
tick * off + | 打勾 | She ticked off our names when we arrived. |
tick over | (英) (生意、工作或系統幾乎沒有進展地) 緩慢進行 (美式英語為 tick along) |
They
are keeping things ticking over until the manager
returns. (在經理回來之前,他們做事都是慢吞吞的) The business of the company has been ticking over for some time. (這家公司的生意已有一段時間都是停滯不前的) |
tick over | (引擎) 空轉 | He's left the car with the engine ticking over. (他離開了汽車,讓引擎空轉著) |
tide * over | 幫 (某人) 克服困難,使 (某人) 暫時度過 (難關、危機等) | This NT$5,000 will have to tide me over until I get paid. |
tidy * up + | 整理 (房子、房間),使整潔 | I tidied up my bedroom because it was a complete mess. |
tie * back + | (用繩、線) 繫到後面,繫起來 | She tied her hair back before playing tennis. |
tie * down + | (用繩、線) 繫住,捆住,拴緊 (某物或某人) | They tied him down to stop him escaping. |
tie * down | 束縛 (某人),限制 (某人) | Marriage ties you down. |
tie * down + | 牽制,箝制 (警察、軍隊或敵人) -- 通常用於被動態 | The army were tied down with the rebellion and couldn't help. |
tie in | 與 (某事) 一致;與...相吻合;與 (某物) 相連 | The theory ties in with what the police have been saying. |
tie * up + | 繫牢 | When we dock, make sure you tie the boat up. |
tie * up + | 纏住 (某人) 使其無法做某事;佔用 (某物) 而影響或阻礙其運作 | Work has tied me up all week. |
tie * up + | 捆、綁 (某人或某物),把 (某物) 捆緊、綁緊 | I tied up my shoelaces. |
tie * up + | 阻塞,堵住 (道路等) | The convoy tied up the road for an hour. |
tighten * up | (使) 控制得更緊、更嚴格;(使) 加強 | They're tightening up security for the president's visit. |
tip * off + | 給 (某人) 通風報信;向 (警察或當局) 告密 | The police arrested the drug dealer after someone tipped them off. |
tip * over + | (使) 翻倒 | I tipped my coffee over and ruined my keyboard. |
tire of + | 對...感到厭煩;對...失去興趣 | She soon tired of the course and dropped out. |
tire * out + | 使 (某人) 疲憊不堪,精疲力竭;把 (某人) 累垮 |
Speaking English
all day tires me out. Working so much tires me out. |
toddle off | 離開,離去;回家 | It's getting late, so I'm going to toddle off home. |
tone * down + | 降低...的嚴重性 (或冒犯性);緩和 | The Minister tried to tone down what she had said when the press started attacking her. |
tone in with + | (顏色) 相配 | The blue of your scarf tones in with your jacket. (你的藍圍巾正好與夾克相配) |
tone * up + | (通常指透過鍛鍊) 使 (身體部位) 更強健 | This is a great exercise for toning up your stomach muscles. (這種鍛鍊對增強腹部肌肉大有好處) |
tool * up + | 提供所需的工具或設備 | The company spent a lot on tooling the factory up. |
tool * up + | 提供武器;武裝 (自己或某人) | The gangsters got tooled up before they went into the club. |
top * off + | (以某種方式) 結束,完成 | Let's top off this delightful evening with a drink. |
top out | (數量、價格等) 上升到頂點,達到最高點 | The temperature topped out at forty degrees yesterday. |
top * up + | 加滿,斟滿,添滿 | Let me top up your drink, it's half gone. |
toss * about/around + | 公開、自由自在地,但不是很認真地討論某事 |
We tossed
ideas about before the negotiations. They tossed my plan around a bit and then rejected it. |
toss * aside + | 丟棄,拋棄 | We tossed the proposal aside. (我們放棄了那項計畫) |
toss * back/down + | 快速地喝下 |
Jeff tossed
back his beer and left. I tossed a couple of drinks down before they arrived. |
toss for + | 擲硬幣 [猜正反面] 來決定 (某事) | We tossed for who would eat. |
toss * off + | 輕而易舉地做;輕易地完成 | Wendy tossed off the essay the night before she had to hand it in. |
toss * out + | 丟棄;扔掉 | She's tossed out those old books. |
toss up | 擲硬幣 [猜正反面] 來決定 (某事) | We tossed up to see who would start. |
total up | (把數字) 加起來;總計,合計 |
He taught me how to total up
a row of figures very quickly. (他教我如何很快地把一行行數字加起來) How much did the bill total up to? (帳單總計多少錢?) |
touch down | (飛機) 降落,著陸 | The plane touched down at Narita airport an hour late. |
touch * for | 向 (某人) 借錢,向 (某人) 要錢 | I touched him for some cash as I'd forgotten my cards. |
touch * off + | 引起,觸發 | The government's decision touched off riots in the capital. |
touch on/upon + | 提到,提及,觸及 | The presidential candidates touched on the subject of health care during the debates. |
touch * up + | 潤色,修飾 (畫、照片、文章等) | Touch up the paint before you try and sell the house. |
touch * up | 毛手毛腳 | She got angry when he tried to touch her up in the elevator. |
toughen * up + | 使堅強;使變結實;加強 |
The government wants to toughen up
the existing drug laws/controls. (政府想要加強現有肅毒法律 / 對毒品的管制措施) His time in the army certainly toughened him up. (軍旅生涯確實使他變得更堅強) |
tow * away + | 拖吊 (尤指違規停放的車輛) | Cindy parked in a no-parking zone and they towed her car away. |
toy at + | 隨便想想 | She toyed at getting them to help her but then did it alone. |
toy over + | 有...的念頭,有...的想法 | I toyed over the idea for a while, but decided not to go ahead with it. |
toy with + | 撥弄 (盤中食物) | It was horrible, so I just toyed with the food. |
toy with + | 有...的念頭,有...的想法 | We toyed with the idea of moving to the country, but it isn't really practical. |
toy with + | (因緊張而) 撥弄 | He toyed with the stem of his glass as he spoke. |
track * down + | (長時間追尋後) 追蹤到,追查到,發現到 (某人);追查出 (某事) | It took me ages to track them down in the crowd at the football game. |
trade down | 賣掉...以購進價格較低的同類物品 | Their house is too large now that their children have left home, so they're going to trade down to a smaller one. |
trade * in + | 將 (舊物) 折價換購 (同類新物) | She traded in her old car for the new model. |
trade * in + | 拋棄妻子或丈夫去跟比較年輕的女子或男子結婚;棄舊愛迎新歡 | He traded in his wife when he became the chairman. |
trade * off + | 以 (某物) 換取 (某物);拿...換... | A longer working week was traded off for a pay rise. |
trade on/upon + | 利用 | They trade on/upon their reputation to scare rivals. |
trade up | 出售...以貼換價格較高的同類商品;購買較大或較昂貴的商品 | British wine drinkers have traded up over the last few years from cheap plonk (廉價劣質酒;便宜酒) to expensive wines. |
trade up | 拋棄妻子或丈夫去跟比較年輕 、長得比較好看或比較有錢的女子或男子結婚;棄舊愛迎新歡 | She supported him for years while he was struggling, but when he hit the big time he left her and traded up. |
train * up + | 培訓;訓練 | We need to recruit and train up more police officers. (我們必須招募和培訓更多警察) |
trickle down | 利益均霑;利益分享;將從經濟繁榮所獲得的利益與窮人或弱勢者分享 | Despite the economic boom, few benefits have trickled down to the poor. |
trigger * off + | 使 (人) 生氣 | Our remarks triggered Paul off and he started shouting at us. (我們的話使保羅生氣,所以他開始對我們大吼大叫) |
trigger * off + | 啟動;引發;引起 |
The crisis was triggered off
by government's failed policies. (這項危機是因政府政策失敗所引起) The racial killings in recent months have triggered off a wave of protests. (最近幾個月所發生的種族屠殺引發抗議浪潮) |
trip out | (使用麻醉藥品後) 產生幻覺 | After taking the LSD Peter tripped out for hours. |
trip over | 摔倒;在 (某物) 上摔一跤 | I tripped over and hurt my knee. |
trip over + | 被 (某物) 絆倒 | I tripped over the kerb and broke my nose. |
trip up | 犯錯 | I tripped up in the interview when they asked me about what I could offer the company. |
trot * out + | 老調重彈;重複 (過去的解釋、說明、藉口等) | The spokeswoman trotted out the same old unconvincing excuses. |
trudge through + | 艱難地做 (工作),費力地完成 (任務) | I spent the whole weekend trudging through the papers. (我花了整個週末費力地處理這些文件) |
trump up + | 假造、捏造 (罪名誣陷他人) | The police trumped up the charges against him and he ended up in prison though he hadn't done it. |
try back | (電話打不通或找不到人後等一下) 再打 | I called but they weren't in, so I'll try back later. |
try for + | 試圖獲得;謀求;爭取 | I'm going to try for the job. |
try it on | (對某人) 粗野無禮;(跟某人) 搗蛋 | The children were trying it on all night until I lost my temper. |
try it on | (向某人) 行騙,欺騙 | He knew I didn't get to let him do it- he was just trying it on. |
try * on + | 試穿,試戴 (衣服、帽子、鞋子等) | Try on the pants before you buy them. |
try * out + | 試驗,試試 |
Try out
this massage chair - it feels great! Scientists are trying out a new drug in the fight against the disease. |
try * out + | 試用 | I tried out the program before I bought it. |
try out for + | (透過才藝表現) 爭取參加;參加...的選拔 | He tried out for the baseball team. |
tuck * away + | 把...藏在 (某處);把 (錢等) 放在安全處 | I tucked the money away in my drawer. |
tuck * away + | 狼吞虎嚥地吃;痛快地吃 | We tucked away a huge dinner before we went out. |
tuck * in + | 把...塞好;把 (衣服) 紮進去;把 (某物) 裝好 | I forgot to tuck my shirt in. |
tuck in | 大快朵頤;津津有味地吃 | The dinner smelled so good I couldn't wait to tuck in. |
tuck * in + | 給 (小孩或病人) 蓋好被子睡覺 | He tucked her in and read her a story. |
tuck into + | 狼吞虎嚥地吃;痛快地吃 | I was starving and tucked into the food. |
tuck * up + | 給 (小孩或病人) 蓋好被子睡覺 | She tucked her children up in bed and switched the lights off. |
tune in | 收看 (電視節目);收聽 (電台節目) |
Be sure to
tune in next week for the next episode. Millions of people tuned in to watch the election results. |
tune in to + | 收看 (電視節目);收聽 (電台節目) | Make sure you tune in to next week's show. |
tune * out + | 不再理睬;不再注意;不再過問 | I tuned him out because he was talking such rubbish. |
tune * up + | 改善或提升機器或引擎的性能 | He's tuned his car up for the race. |
tune * up + | (將樂器) 調音,定弦 | The orchestra tuned up their instruments before the concert. |
turf * out | (英) 趕走 (某人) | You'll be turfed out of the organisation if you carry on being disruptive. (如果你繼續搗亂的話,你就會被趕出這個組織) |
turf * out + | (英) 扔掉,丟棄 | I turfed out all my old CDs and old shoes last week. (上週我扔掉所有的舊 CD 和舊鞋子) |
turn against + | 與...為敵;與...反目;背棄 | The public turned against the government when they became arrogant and ceased to listen. |
turn * around/round + | (使) 好轉,(使) 扭轉,(使) 有起色 | The $200 million loan will help turn the economy of this country around. (這筆 2 億美元的貸款將有助於這個國家的經濟好轉) |
turn around/round + | (在某段時間內) 完成 | I can produce quality work and turn around the translation very quickly. (我不僅能保證品質,而且能很快地完成這項翻譯) |
turn around/round | 改變主意而 ...;轉變態度而 ... | It was your idea, so don't turn around and say you're too busy. (這可是你的主意,別改變主意說你很忙) |
turn * away + | 不准...入內;把...拒之門外 |
They turned
us
away at the border because we didn't have visas. The doorman turned him away from the nightclub because he was wearing trainers. |
turn * down + | 拒絕 (提議、要求、邀請等) |
She turned
down
the new job in New York, because she didn't want to move. They offered her the job, but she turned it down. |
turn * down + | 調低,關小 (音量 、溫度、亮度等) |
I'm studying!
Please turn down the TV. Can you turn down the music a little bit? The room was too hot, so she turned the heating down. |
turn in | (晚上) 上床睡覺;就寢 |
It's getting
late. I think it is about time to turn in. I turned in at half past eleven because I had an early start the next morning. |
turn in + | 繳交;遞交;上繳;交還 |
You need to
turn in your essays next week. Don't forget to turn in your gun when you leave the police force. |
turn into + | 變成 (不同的事物) | When she kissed the frog, it turned into a handsome prince. |
turn * off + | 關掉 (電視、電燈、 收音機、水龍頭等),關閉 (設備) |
Don't forget to
turn off the iron before you leave the house. I turned the TV off and went to bed. |
turn on + | 突然攻擊 |
The pit bull
suddenly turned on the small child. The neighbor's dog turned on me when I tried to stroke it. |
turn * on + | 打開 (電視、收音機 、電燈、水龍頭等),開啟 (設備) |
Turn on
the TV. The baseball game starts in a few minutes. I turned the radio on to get the weather forecast. |
turn * out + | 生產,製造 |
The weavers can
turn out two or three rugs a month. The factory turns out three thousand units a day. |
turn * out + | 關掉 (電燈) | Turn out the light before you go to bed. |
turn out | (去) 參加 | Over 100,000 people turned out for the concert. |
turn out | 結果是;原來是;最後證明是 |
She turned out
to be the murderer after all. It looked as if we were going to fail, but it turned out well in the end. |
turn * over + | 交出;交給 (當局) | The court ordered the company to turn over their financial records. |
turn to + | 求助於;求救於 | She had nobody to turn to when her husband died. |
turn to + | 開始做,開始使用 |
He turned to
drink after he lost his job. He turned to drugs after his wife left him for another man. |
turn up | (未經尋找而) 被找到,被發現 | My keys turned up in the bedroom. |
turn up (for) | 出現,來到 |
She didn't
turn up for class today. She failed to turn up for work on Friday. |
turn * up + | 調高,開大 (聲音、溫度或亮度等) | I turned the music up full blast. |
type * in + | 鍵入;輸入 | He typed the text in and printed it out. |
type * out + | (用鍵盤) 將 ... 全文打出 | The student typed her essay out and handed it in the last minute. |
type * up + | 把 (手寫稿) 打出來 |
She typed up
her lecture notes and printed them out. I need to type up my report. |