动词短语 Flashcards
适应
Adapt to
Adjust to
Appeal to
TV appeals to both sight and hearing simultaneously
归因于
Attribute to
Ascribe to
They attribute their success to having a competent team working for team.
Be geared toward
The curriculum of this course is geared toward students who lack motivation in their studies.
Bring about
Together these brought about the recent financial crisis.
累垮
Burn out
复习
Brush up on
I’ll brush up on my French before me trip to Paris this coming March.
Carry out
More research on the greenhouse effect has been carried out.
Clash with
The latest statement from the pentagon clashed with prior statements from the White House.
Come into being/take shape/come about
That was how the computer came into being.
Come up with
Some students came up with truly original ideas while many others just followed suit.
Cope with
Some students have a hard time coping with the daily stress.
Cut down on
They should really cut down on the screen time.
Draw on
Draw on one’s experience
End up doing sth/in sth/ with sth
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Face up to
Face up to a difficult situation
Free up
The government offered to free up 120 million to create 1500 jobs in elementary schools.
Get across
No matter how short an advertisement is, there’s always a lot you can get across, which is really amazing.
导致某种广泛存在的负面现象
Give rise to unemployment
Give rise to inflation
Give rise to alienation from one another
Give priority to
Teachers should give priority to the cultivation of student’s critical thinking ability.
从事
Go about
The pamphlet tells you how to go about the application.
Hinge on
The future of the economy hinges on whether the recession can be curbed.
添麻烦
I just hate to impose on others.
侵犯
Infringe on other individuals’ rights
干涉
Interfere with
Supervisors should try not to let their personal worries interfere with their work.
Spice up
Liven up
Brighten up
Liven up the party
Lose track of
No matter how busy you are, make sure you don’t lose track of things.
Make possible +something
The new agreement makes possible potential improvements in the employee’ benefits regarding health and safety.
进行 社交活动
Mingle with
弄清楚
确定
Nail down
Sometimes it’s hard to nail down exactly what the weaknesses of a system are.
逐渐削减
Nibble away at
Even though inflation is low in America these days, it still nibble away at our savings.
Open up
Open up opportunities
Page through
We wander through libraries, page through thick texts, spend hours at the computer, conduct painstaking research, and consult with experts.
修复受到伤害的关系
Patch up (with) The couple tried to patch up their marriage.
Pay off
All his hard work eventually paid off.
放弃，错过
Pass up
一起努力
Pitch in
If all of us pitch in together, it won’t take too long to finish the project.
战胜 克服
Prevail over
Our inner strength will enable us to prevail over life’s obstacles.
克制自己不去干嘛
Please refrain from smoking.
Reflect on
Every night, the writer spends some time reflecting on the things that have happened during the day.
Scrape through
They just scraped through their tests even though they never did much work.
坐等结束
Sit through
Spring up
Sprout up
Stations sprang up all over the country almost overnight.
Spur sb on to sth
This success will spur students on to greater achievements.
Squeeze in
Life is hectic. We can barely squeeze in the time to exercise. And when we do, we feel guilty that we’re not doing the hundred other things on out list.
Stick with
Your siblings are the best link to your past and the people who are most likely to stick with you in the future.
Succumb to
Succumb to temptation
Succumb to peer pressure
Take up
I’ve recently taken up jogging
Wind down
I really need to wind down after such a hectic day
Wipe out
Nothing can wipe out his bitter memories of the past
Work out
Work out a plan to do sth
Things will work out in the end.
i. e.
That is
E. G.
For example
Vice versa
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Vs.
Versus
Bona fide
Genuine
The status quo
The current or the existing state of affairs.
遵守
Abide by/comply with
The law/the rules/the guidelines
