片語動詞寶典
Phrasal Verb Thesaurus
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| 片語動詞 | 定義 | 例句 |
| wade in | (不加思索地) 開始做某事或介入 (爭論)，插嘴，插手 | He just waded in without listening to what anyone had to say. |
| wade in | 攻擊 | The hooligans waded in when they saw fans from the other team. |
| wade into + | (不加思索地) 介入，捲入 | They waded into the negotiations and the deal collapsed. |
| wade through + | 費力地完成 (某項工作)；困難地讀完 | It took me ages to wade through the book. |
| wait about/around | 靜候；等候 | I waited about for an hour, but they didn't come. |
| wait behind | 留下；晚走 | I waited behind to ask the lecturer a question. |
| wait in | 在家等某人 | I waited in for the guy to fix the TV. |
| wait on + | 伺候，服務 (用餐顧客) | Each waitress waits on three different tables in the restaurant. |
| wait on + | 在商店裡銷售商品給 (顧客) | He waits on customers in an electronics store. |
| wait on + | 服侍，伺候 (某人) | He has a butler who waits on him. |
| wait on + | 等候某個結果以便作決定 | They're waiting on the results of the vote before taking a final decision. |
| wait * out + | 等候 (不好或不愉快的事情) 結束 | We'll have to wait out this uncertainty. |
| wait up! | 等一下! 等一等! (祈使句) | Wait up! I need to talk to you. |
| wait up | 熬夜等 (某人)；等著不睡 | I was worried and waited up until they got home safe and sound. |
| wait up for + | 熬夜等 (某人)；等候不睡 | Let's wait up for Mary to see how her date went. |
| wait upon + (= wait on) | 服侍，伺候 (某人) | They used to have servants waiting upon them. |
| wait upon + | (在做決定之前) 等候 (結果) | They must wait upon the outcome of the match before they know who they'll be playing. |
| wake * up + | 喚醒，叫醒，弄醒，吵醒 | The car alarm woke me up at 6:00 in the morning. |
| wake up | 喚醒，叫醒，弄醒，吵醒 | Wake up. It's time to get ready for work. |
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| walk away from + | 不管，不理 | You can't just walk away from your problems. |
| walk away with + | 輕易贏得 (比賽)；輕易 (在比賽中) 獲勝 | She walked away with the first prize. |
| walk * back + | 撤銷；撤回；收回 | The president walked back his initial comments in the press conference. (總統在記者會上收回他最初的評論) |
| walk back from + | 撤銷；撤回；收回 | The dangerous criminal walked back from his confession. (那個危險的罪犯翻供了) |
| walk in on + | 出乎意料地走入或進入某處並撞見 (某事、某物) | He walked in on them planning to sack him. |
| walk into + | 輕易地獲得 (工作) (常指在有競爭的情況下) | He walked into a great job straight after university. |
| walk into + | (沒注意或沒看見某物而) 撞上 (某物) 或撞在 (某物) 上 | I walked into a door and broke my nose. |
| walk * off + | 用走路來消除 (生病的影響、心裡難受、不舒服等等) | I tried to walk off my hangover. |
| walk off with + | 輕易贏得 (比賽、獎等) | He walked off with the award. |
| walk off with + | 順手偷走或拿走 (某物) | Someone walked off with my umbrella so I got soaked. |
| walk on | 繼續走；不停地走 | I saw the accident but just walked on as I didn't want to have to give a statement. |
| walk out | 罷工 | The workers walked out because they felt that safety wasn't being handled correctly. |
| walk out | 退席，退場 (表示抗議、不滿等) | The film was a bore so I walked out halfway through. |
| walk out on + | 拋棄；離開 (某人)；扔下 (某人) 不管 | He walked out on his wife last year. |
| walk * through | (耐心地、詳細地) (向某人) 說明 (某事)；(耐心地、詳細地) 教 (某人) (某事) |
He walked me
through the procedures. Can someone walk me through how to install Windows8? |
| walk up | 走近；走過來 | A man walked up and asked me the time. |
| waltz through + | 輕而易舉地完成、取得、獲勝或通過 (考試等) | Sarah waltzed through the tests and got the highest score. |
| wander off | (未告訴任何人，不吭一聲地就) 離開 (某地) | Paul wandered off and got lost in the crowd. |
| wander off | 心不在焉 | The lecture was boring and my mind wandered off after ten minutes. |
| want out | 想要擺脫 (婚姻、某種關係、安排等) | Judy wasn't happy with her marriage and wanted out. |
| ward * off + | 避開；阻止；擋住 |
A lot of people take vitamin C to ward off
colds in the winter. (冬天時許多人服用維他命 C 來預防感冒) I was given a charm to ward off evil spirits. (我得到了一個護身符，可以驅鬼避邪) |
| warm up | (運動前) 暖身 | The team warmed up half an hour before the volleyball match. |
| wash * away + | 沖掉 (公路、橋樑或建築物等) | The ice cream stall on the beach was washed away in the storm last night. |
| wash * down + | (用水等) 送服 (藥物)；(用湯水等) 送下 (食物) | I washed the antibiotics down with a glass of water. |
| wash * out + | 因下雨使 (戶外活動) 被迫取消 | The rain washed out the championship final. |
| wash over + | 突然湧進 (某人) 的腦子裡 | He felt numb as grief washed over him. |
| wash up | 洗臉；洗手；洗澡 (美)。洗餐具 (英) | Make sure you wash up before dinner. |
| wash * up + | 清洗 | If we work together, we can wash the kitchen up in a few minutes. |
| wash * up + | 浪把 (某物) 沖上岸 | After the crash, several bodies were washed up on the beach. |
| waste away | (因病) 日漸消瘦、衰弱 | My grandfather wasted away as his cancer got worse. |
| watch out | 注意，小心 (祈使句) | Watch out - there's a rattlesnake! |
| watch out for + | 當心，留意；提防 | Watch out for snakes while you are hiking in the desert. |
| watch over + | 看守；看管；監視 (某人或某物) | The lecturer watched over the students as they did the experiment. |
| water * down + | 沖淡，打折扣，削弱 (某事) 的效果 | The Freedom of Information Act was watered down by the Government and didn't give ordinary people much access to official data files. |
| wave * aside + | 對...置之不理 | He waved aside my objections and carried on with the plan. |
| wave * down | 揮手示意 (車輛) 停下來 | Jack waved the van down and got a lift after the accident. |
| wave * off | 揮手向 (某人) 告別 | John waved his girlfriend off at the station. |
| wave * on | 揮手示意繼續向前走 | The accident was bad, but the police waved us on. |
| wean * off | 逐漸使 (某人) 放棄 (想法、習慣等) 或戒除 (毒癮等)；使 (某人) 斷絕與 (壞伙伴) 的往來 | We will have to wean him off his obsession. |
| wear * away + | (使) 磨損；(使) 磨薄；(使) 磨滅 | The lawn has been worn away by people walking across it and it's just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass. |
| wear * down | 使 (某人) 衰弱；使 (某人) 疲乏 | The stress of my job is wearing me down. |
| wear off | 消退；消逝 | The effects of the medicine will wear off after a few hours. |
| wear * out | 用壞；穿破 | If you wear the same shoes everyday, you'll wear them out. |
| wear * out | 使精疲力竭，使疲憊不堪 | Her three kids wore me out. |
| weasel out | 推諉，逃避責任 | I'm supposed to go on Wednesday, but I am going to weasel out. (我應該在星期三出發，但我要推掉) |
| weasel out of + | (尤指不誠實地) 推諉，逃避 (答應過的事) |
They used an excuse to weasel
out of the job. (他們找了個藉口來逃避這項差事) Although they had signed the contract, they tried to weasel out of the deal one day later. (儘管他們已簽了合約，但一天後他們就試圖逃避這項買賣) |
| weed * out + | 清除，剔除 (不需要的人)；刪去 (不必要的部份) | The company weeded out the unsuccessful sales reps. |
| weigh down on + | 使感到責任、工作或負擔沈重 | The requirements of Amy's new job weighted down on her. |
| weigh in | (旅行出發前) 稱 (行李) 重量；(拳擊、賽馬等比賽前) 稱體重 | Brown weighed in at 120 kilos. |
| weigh in on + | 加入爭論 或參與討論來對某事發表意見等 | Mary weighted in on their immigration policies. |
| weigh in with + | 加入爭論或參與討論來發表意見等 | Tony disliked the plan and weighed in with some heavy criticism. |
| weigh on + | 困擾；使煩惱 | The decision to study abroad has been weighing heavily on Monica's mind. |
| weigh * out + | 準確稱出 | Could you weigh out 2 kilograms of the fruit for me? |
| weigh * up + | 評估；盤算；權衡；(在做出決定前) 仔細考慮某事 | The board of directors weighed the pros and cons up carefully before deciding. |
| well up | (液體、眼淚) 流出，湧出 |
Mary felt tears
welling up when she heard the news. Tears welled up when I heard a good friend of mine had died. |
| well up | (強烈情緒或感受) 湧起 | Anger welled up inside me when I saw what they had done. |
| wheel around/round | (站著時) 快速轉身 |
Tina wheeled
around and smiled at me. When Kent heard the whistle, he wheedled round to see what was happening. |
| wheel * out + | 提出，推出 (以前使用過多次的解釋、理由或藉口等，因此已沒有公信力或影響力) |
Tony wheeled out
the same old excuse last time this happened. They were always wheeling out their similar arguments. (他們老是舊調重彈) |
| while * away + | 混 (時間)；打發 (時間) | We whiled a couple of hours away playing computer games. |
| whip into + | 快速進入 | Tom whipped into the convenience store for a packet of cigarettes. |
| whip * off+ | 快速拿掉或移除 (某物) |
My wife whipped the cover
off the bed. (我太太一把將床罩從床上拆了下來) I whipped off my shirt and dived into the pool. (我飛快地脫下襯衫跳入水池裡) |
| whip * out + | 迅速取出或抽出 (某物)；快速或突然說出 (某事) | The police officer whipped out her radio and called for back-up. |
| whip out of + | 迅速從 ... 取出或抽出 (某物) | My girlfriend whipped a handkerchief out of her pocket and wiped my face. (我女友迅速從她口袋裡掏出一條手帕，擦了擦我的臉) |
| whip through + | 迅速完成 (工作)；很快做完 (某事) | She whipped through the task. |
| whip * up + | 很快地做出 (食物等) | We got back late and whipped up dinner. |
| whip * up + | 攪拌 (食物) | I whipped up the egg whites. |
| whip * up + | 增加，提高；集聚 | The boss tried to whip up some support for her new policies. |
| whisk * away + | 迅速移走、帶走 (某人)；迅速拿走 (某物) | The police whisked the minister away when the trouble started. |
| whisk * off | 突然快速地移走、帶走 (某人) |
Her husband whisked her
off to Taipei for her birthday. (她先生突然把她帶到台北為她慶生) In obvious pain, Mary was whisked off to the hospital. (瑪麗顯然痛得很厲害，於是被急忙送往醫院) |
| white * out + | 用修正液或立可白塗改或塗掉 (字跡) | Could you pass the white-out? I need to white this mistake out. |
| wig out | 使激動；使發狂 | He wigged out when he heard that he had failed. |
| wiggle out | 逃避或避免 (做某事) | He was supposed to be in charge but tried to wiggle out. |
| wiggle out of + | 逃避或避免做某事 | I wiggled out of having to work late. |
| wimp out | 退卻；畏縮 | I was going to have the hottest curry on the menu, but I wimped out and had a mild lamb Korma instead. |
| win * back + | 重新獲得 |
The Opposition must try to win back
the support it has lost. (反對黨須設法重獲人心) Paul hoped to win her love back. (保羅希望重新獲得她的愛) Will you be able to win the money back from him? (你能從他那裡把錢贏回來嗎？) |
| win out | 勝出；最後獲得成功 |
The more cautious measures won out
in the end. (更謹慎的措施最後勝出) We'll win out in the end. (我們最終將獲勝) |
| win * over | 說服 (某人)；把 (某人) 爭取過來 |
Mary disagrees, but we can win
her over to our point of view. (瑪麗不同意，但我們能說服她贊同我們的看法) This is the last chance for the candidates to win the voters over. (這是候選人爭取選民的最後一次機會) |
| win * round | (英) 說服 (某人)；把 (某人) 爭取過來 (用法與 win over 同) | She's against the idea, but we're sure we can win her round. (她反對這個意見，但我們確定能說服她改變主意) |
| win through | 最終獲得成功、勝利 | I'm faced with a lot of problems but I'll win through in the end. (我面臨許多問題，但終將獲得成功) |
| wind down | 放鬆；使鬆弛 | I'm going to wind down in the country this weekend and do nothing. |
| wind * down + | 逐漸停止運作；使逐漸結束 | They wound the committee down after the inquiry. |
| wind * on | 把片子往前倒 | He wound the video on to show us the scene. |
| wind up | 以...告終；落得個...的下場 | If he doesn't get his act together, he is going to wind up in jail. |
| wind * up + | 關閉 (企業) | The company was wound up when the creditors demanded payment. |
| wind * up + | 上緊手錶或類似機械的發條 | He wound up the toy dog and set it on the floor. |
| wind * up + | 使小孩或動物興奮、興高采烈、手足舞蹈 | The kids always get wound up when Uncle Henry comes over. |
| wind * up + | 使生氣；使惱怒 | The children are really winding me up. |
| winkle * out + | 好不容易才搜出或找出 (某人或某物)；費了很大的勁才取得或弄到 (訊息等) | It took me a while to winkle the truth out of him. |
| winnow * down + | 篩選，挑選 | A list of 20 applicants has been winnowed down to three. (20 名求職者已經篩選到只剩 3 人) |
| winnow * out + | 剔除，去掉 | We've winnowed out the weaker candidates. (我們已經剔除了較弱的候選人) |
| wipe * out + | 徹底毀滅，徹底消滅；謀殺，殺光 | The tidal wave wiped out the small fishing village. |
| wipe * out + | 使精疲力竭，使疲憊不堪 | After surfing all day, I was completely wiped out. |
| wipe * up + | (用抹布等) 擦掉 (液體) |
I was just wiping up the juice
that you spilled on the desk. (我剛把你灑在書桌上的果汁擦乾淨) Do you have anything I could wipe up this mess with? (你有沒有什麼東西我可以用來把這攤髒東西擦乾淨？) |
| wire * up + | 給建築物接上電源；將電子設備的線路接好 | She wired her new stereo system up as soon as she got home. |
| wise up | 學聰明；弄清楚；瞭解內情或真相；識破，看透 | His supervisor told him to wise up and start following the rules or else he'd lose his job. |
| word * up + | 給某人資訊、意見等 | The lawyer worded her client up before the police interview, so they go very little out of him. |
| work * off + | 做運動來消除壓力、減輕體重或發洩情緒 | She goes to the gym to work off her anger. |
| work on + | 改善；發展 | Scientists are working on genetically modified crops and foods. |
| work * out + | 解決 (難題等)；找到...答案 |
I hope you two can
work out your problems. I couldn't work out all the answers to the crossword puzzle. |
| work out | 鍛鍊，健身 | I work out three times a week at the fitness center. |
| work out | 有好結果；獲致成功 | I am glad your new catering business is working out. |
| work * over | 毆打 | The gangsters worked Jack over and robbed him. |
| work * over | 重複，重做 | Sam worked it over until he had got it right. |
| work * over + | 仔細地檢查、審視、檢視 | The new company worked over the market looking for bargains. |
| work through + | (透過思考和交談來) 處理、解決、化解或消除 (問題 － 通常指情緒方面的問題) | It took Cindy a long time to work through her anger after she lost her job. |
| wrap * around/round | 用...包/裹/圍 |
Molly wrapped
a scarf around her head because it was so cold. Luke wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. I wrapped the cloth round my fingers to keep warm. |
| wrap * up + | 包裝；包起來 | They wrapped up the presents then put a ribbon around them. |
| wrap up | (使) 穿得暖和 | Wrap up carefully or you'll catch your death of cold outside in that rain. |
| wrap * up + | 完成；結束 | That wraps things up, so we'll end this meeting. |
| wriggle out of + | 逃避 (做某事) | He always manages to wriggle out of any extra work we get. |
| write * down + | 寫下，記下 | Write down the directions so you don't forget them. |
| write in | 投書、寫信給 (電視台、報社等)；寫信索取 | They asked viewers to write in with their opinions and suggestions. |
| write * off + | 報廢 (車輛) | After the crash, the insurance company agreed to write off the car as a total loss. |
| write * out + | 逐字地或詳細地寫下；寫出來 | He wrote out the lyrics so I could understand what the singer was saying. |
| write * up + | (利用已有的筆記) 寫出報告；把...寫成文章等 | He wrote up a business proposition in order to get a loan. |