【3D Notes】Phrasal Verbs(片語動詞)

Format of the Note

• name
  Translation
  : Definition

  Examples

Alphabetically

A

• ask sb out
  （尤指為了開始與某人建立戀愛關係）約…出來（或吃飯、看電影等）
  : to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the cinema or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship

  Jerry has asked Amy out to the cinema this evening.

• along with sb/sth
  除此之外，還…
  : in addition to someone or something else

  California, along with Florida and Hawaii, is among the most popular US tourist destinations.

B

• beef up
  加強；充實
  : to make something stronger or more important

  • The company has plans to beef up its production.
  • We need to find some new players to beef up the team.

• be capable of sth/doing sth
  有能力做…；能做…
  : having the ability, power, or qualities to be able to do something

  I’m capable of managing a team.

  • be left out
    被冷落
    : If someone feels left out, they are unhappy because they hae not been included in an activity

    The older children had gone upstairs to play and she felt left out.

• bring sb up
  養育，撫養；教養
  : to care for a child until he or she is an adult, often giving him or her particular beliefs

  • I was brought up by my grandmother and grandfather.
  • Jerry was brought up to respect people.

• break out
  突然發生；爆發
  : if something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts

  • Fighting has broken out all over the city.
  • The COVID-19 broke out in 2020.

  突然開始出現(斑點、紅疹、冒汗)
  : to suddenly have red marks or sweat appear on your skin

  • I broke out in a rash after eating some strawberries.
  • It didn’t take much exercise to make him break out in (a) sweat.

• burst into song/tears/laughter
  突然開始唱歌／流淚／大笑
  : to suddenly begin to sing/cry/laugh

  • The car burst into flames.
  • She took one look at the mess and promptly burst into tears.

• burst out
  猛然大叫
  : to suddenly say something loudly

  They all burst out laughing.

C

• call sth off
  取消，停止，中止（尤指體育賽事）
  : to decide that a planned event, especially a sports event, will not happen, or to end an activity because it is no longer useful or possible

  The police have called off the search for the missing child until dawn tomorrow.

• carry out
  執行，貫徹，落實，完成
  : to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do

  • The study will be carried out over a six-month period.
  • The hospital is carrying out tests to find out what’s wrong with her.

• carry on
  （使）繼續
  : to continue doing something, or to cause something to continue

  • Carry on the good work!
  • Let’s carry on this discussion at some other time.

• carry sb away
  使…興奮得失去控制，使…忘形
  : to cause someone to become very excited and to lose control

  • The crowd were carried away by his passionate speech.

• catch up
  達到同樣品質（或水準）；趕上
  : to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else

  • He was off school for a while and is finding it hard to catch up.
  • Will Western industry ever catch up with Japanese innovations?

• come out
  （與…）出去（參加社交活動）
  : to go somewhere with someone for a social event

  Would you like to come out for a drink sometime?

  （書、唱片、電影等）發行，出版，上市
  : If a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see

  When does their new album come out?

  暴露；洩露
  : If something comes out, it becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret

  After her death, it came out that she’d lied about her age.

  （資訊或結果）公佈，揭曉
  : If information, results, etc. come out, they are given to people

  The exam results come out in August.

• come up with sth
  想出，提出（主意或計劃）
  : to suggest or think of an idea or plan

  She’s come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

• come along
  到達；出現
  : to arrive or appear at a place

  • Go now and I’ll come along later.
  • You wait half an hour for a bus, then three come along at once!

  跟隨，一同去
  : to go somewhere with someone

  We’re going to the cinema. Do you want to come along?

• come across (as)
  表現得，讓人覺得，給人以…印象
  : to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic

  • He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview.
  • She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television.

• crack down
  制裁；處罰；打擊；鎮壓
  : to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way

  The library is cracking down on people who lose their books.

D

• die away
  漸漸消失(尤指聲音)
  : If something, especially a sound, dies away, it gradually becomes reduced until it stops existing or disappears

  • The sound of his footsteps gradually died away.

• drive sth/sb out(of sth)
  排除；驅逐；趕出
  : to force someone or something to leave or stop doing something

  • Critics say the company is trying to drive out competition and charge high royalties.
  • With the relentless march of the supermarkets, a lot of small retailers may be driven out of business.

E

• end up
  最後處於；最後成爲；以…告終
  : to finally be in a particular place or situation

  I’ll end up getting good grades if I keep learning English.

F

• fall over
  跌倒，摔倒
  : If someone falls over, they fall to the ground

  • I tripped and fell over.

  倒塌
  : If something falls over, it falls onto its side

  • If you make the cake too high, it’ll fall over.

• feel like sth(Ving)
  感覺好像…
  : to seem to be something, or (esp. of weather) to seem likely to do something

  • I felt like a fool when I couldn’t remember her name.
  • It feels like rain.

  想要做某事，想要某物
  : to have a desire to do or have something

  • He was so rude, I felt like leaving immediately.
  • I feel like Chinese food.

• find out
  找出，查明；得知
  : to get information about something because you want to know more about it, or to learn a fact or piece of information for the first time

  • How did you find out about the party?
  • [ + question word ] I’ll just go and find out what’s going on outside.
  • [ + that ] Too late, she found out that the flight had been cancelled.

G

• get over sth/sb
  從（疾病或令人不快的事）中恢復過來；克服
  : to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy

  It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying.

• get to
  可以…(有做某事的機會)
  : to have an opportunity to do something

  I’d like to get to know you better – could we have dinner sometime?

• get around to sth(Ving)
  做（早就想做的事情）(抽空去做)
  : to do something that you have intended to do for a long time

  • After weeks of putting it off, she finally got around to painting the bedroom.
  • I intended to tidy the flat at the weekend, but I didn’t get around to it.

• get along with
  相處融洽；和睦相處
  : If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other.

  I don’t really get along with my roommate.

• get off
  (開始旅程)離開，出發；(工作結束)下班；下(車、飛機等)
  : To leave a place, usually in order to start a journey; To leave work with permission, usually at the end of the day; To leave a train, bus, or aircraft

  If we can get off by seven o’clock, the roads will be clearer.
  How early can you get off this afternoon?
  I tripped as I got off the bus.

• get off on sth
  因…感到興奮(尤指性興奮)
  : To find something exciting, especially in a sexual way

  Dave likes power - he gets off on it.

• get carried away
  興奮得失去控制，激動得不知所措，忘乎所以
  : to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do

  • The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the occasion.

• go through sth
  遭受，經歷，經受（苦難等）
  : to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation

  • I’ve been going through a bad patch recently.
  • She’s gone through a lot in order to achieve what she has.

  獲得正式認可；被批准；被通過
  : If a law, plan, or deal goes through, it is officially accepted or approved

  A city council member said that the proposals for the new shopping centre were unlikely to go through.

• go down
  發生；進行
  : if an event such as a crime or a deal goes down, it happens

  I tried to tell Tyrell what was going down, but he wouldn’t listen.

• go over sth
  仔細檢查；仔細審查；仔細察看
  : to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way

  I’ve gone over the problem several times, but I can’t think of a solution.

  溫習；重複
  : to study or explain something

  I always go over my notes just before I go into an exam.

• go for
  選擇
  : If you go for a particular thing or way of doing something, you choose it.

  Instead of butter, I always go for margarine or a low-fat spread.

  喜歡，傾心於
  : to like or admire

  I don’t go for war films in a big way (= very much).

• go by sth
  遵守，依照，按照
  : to follow something or be shown the way by something

  I’m sorry, madam, but we have to go by the rules.

  根據…作判斷（或決定）
  : to base an opinion, decision, or judgment on something

  What do you go by when you’re deciding whether or not to employ someone?

• grow on sb
  逐漸為（某人）所喜愛;使（某人）越來越喜歡
  : If someone or something grows on you, you like him, her, or it more and more than you did at first.

  I wasn’t sure about this album when I bought it, but it’s really grown on me.

H

• hand sth in
  上交，提交
  : to give something to someone in a position of authority

  I’ve decided to hand in my resignation.
  Have you handed in your history essay yet?

I

J

K

• keep sb/sth from sth
  阻止…做；防止…做
  : to prevent someone or something from doing something

  Am I keeping you from your work?

L

• look into sth
  調查，研究
  : to examine the facts about a problem or situation

  We’re looking into the possibility of merging the two departments.

M

• manage to
  成功做到，順利完成（尤指困難之事）
  : to succeed in doing something, esp. something difficult

  • The pilot managed to land the plane safely.
  • We managed to live on very little money.

N

O

P

• pull off
  成功做成（困難或出乎意料的事）
  : to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected

  The central bank has pulled off one of the biggest financial rescues of recent years.

• pull yourself together
  控制自己的情緒，冷靜下來；振作起來
  : to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset

  Just pull yourself together. There’s no point crying about it.

• pull together
  通力合作
  : to work hard as a group in order to achieve something

  We don’t have much time but if we all pull together we should get the job done.

• put something out
  撲滅（火）；熄滅（香煙）
  : to make something such as a fire or cigarette stop burning

  We put out fires with water.

• prefer sth to sth
  更喜歡…而不是…
  : if you want to express that you like something more than something else

  I prefer rice to noodles.

Q

R

• rely on
  依賴；依靠；依仗
  : to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed

  • [ + -ing verb ] The success of this project relies on everyone making an effort.
  • [ + to infinitive ] I’m relying on the garage to fix the car by tomorrow.

  信賴；信任；指望
  : to trust someone or something or to expect him, her, or it to behave in a particular way

  [ + -ing verb ] Don’t rely on finding me here when you get back (= I might have gone).

• reach out
  （通常指為了幫助或加入其中而）與（某人）溝通，與（某人）打成一片，走進（某些人）中間
  : to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them

  The new mayor is reaching out to the local community to involve them in his plans for the city.

  向某人伸出援手，給某人支持
  : to offer help and support to someone

  She set up her charity to reach out to the thousands of homeless on the streets.

• run out
  用完；耗盡；賣光
  : to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left

  I have run out of milk.

S

• set off
  出發，啓程
  : to start a journey

  • Jenny set off down the road on her new bike.
  • What time will we have to set off for Grandma’s house tomorrow?

• sort out
  解決，處理好
  : to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties

  • We’ve sorted out the computer system’s initial problems.
  • [ + question word ] It’ll be difficult to sort out how much each person owes.

• soak sth up
  吸收，吸掉(液體)
  : If a dry material or substance soaks up a liquid, it absorbs the liquid through its surface

  • I tried to soak up most of the spilled milk with a dishcloth.

  盡情享受，充分體驗
  : to enjoy the effects or experience of something as much as possible

  • I love to lie on the beach and soak up the sun.
  • Just stroll around the bazaar and soak up the atmosphere.

• speak out
  （尤指對有強烈共鳴的話題）公開發表意見，坦率說出
  : to give your opinion about something in public, especially on a subject that you have strong feelings about

  If no one has the courage to speak out against the system, things will never improve.

• spin sth out
  把…延長;盡可能拖長
  : to make something such as an activity or story last longer than usual or necessary, or as long as possible

  • Can we spin our holiday out for a few more days?

• spin sth off
  (Product)派生出，衍生出
  : to produce a useful and unexpected result in addition to the intended result

  • Every new job that is created spins off three or four more in related fields.

  (Company)將…分離出來（組建新公司
  : to form a separate company from part of an existing company

  • The company is trying to spin off part of its business.

• stand for sth
  支持，主張；代表
  : to support or represent a particular idea or set of ideas

  This party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.

  容忍，忍受
  : If you will not stand for something, you will not accept a situation or a particular type of behaviour

  I wouldn’t stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.

• stop by(somewhere)
  順便拜訪
  : to visit someone for a short time, usually on the way to another place

  I am going to visit my friend and stop by here for a chat.

• stomp off
  怒氣衝衝的離開
  : to leave somewhere in an angry mood

  Are you stomping off to do my thing?

• sleep in
  睡懶覺
  : to sleep until later in the mornign than you usually do

  I usually sleep in on Saturdays.

T

• take off
  起飛；飛起
  : If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly

  The plane took off at 8.30 a.m.

  突然開始成功；開始走紅
  : to suddenly start to be successful or popular

  Her singing career had just begun to take off.

• tear sth down
  推倒，拆毀
  : to intentionally destroy a building or other structure because it is not being used or it is not wanted any more

  They’re going to tear down the old hospital and build a new one.

• think of
  認為，覺得
  : If you think of something or someone in a particular way, you have that opinion about it, him, or her

  I think of him as someone who will always help me.

• turn out
  最終成為；最終發現
  : to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly

  • [ + to infinitive ] The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected.
  • [ + that ] It turns out that she had known him when they were children.

  …地發生（或發展）；結果是（尤指出乎意料的結果）
  : to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one

  As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.

• turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth
  （使）變成；（使）成為
  : to change and become someone or something different, or to make someone or something do this

  • The town turned from a small seaside resort into a major commercial centre when oil was discovered.
  • The council was hoping to turn a children’s home into a residence for adolescent girls.

• turn (sb/sth) down
  拒絕（提議或請求）
  : to refuse an offer or request

  • He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.
  • He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.