Phrasal verbs常见短语动词加例句文档格式.docx

1、To supportThe captain will not back him up just because he is his son.You may be wrong but I will back you up because you are my brother.blow upTo explodeThe army is going to blow up that building with a bomb.Our calculations were wrong and the rocket blew up just after liftoff.break downTo stop fun

2、ctioning （usually for vehicle, machine, etc.）The old train is certain to break down if it is not maintained properly.He was driving recklessly and the old car broke down.breaksomething downTo divide and subdivideThey broke the students down into groups of four.The detective said they were still brea

3、king the information down to make sense of it.break intosomethingTo enter forcibly/ interruptThe newspaper reported a break-in at the bank.Last night, two thieves broke into the house next door.break upTo end a relationshipA break up can lead to emotional trauma.After being together for five years t

4、hey have decided to break up.break outTo escapeThe Taliban helped 500 inmates escape of the Afghan jail.Ten inmates broke out of prison in the southern town yesterday.To spreadThere was a world panic when SARS broke out in China in 2002.The news about the adulterous affair will break out in tomorrow

5、s newspaper.bringsomeone downTo upset someone or to make someone unhappyThe boss manages to bring down my mood every day.His pessimistic comments bring down the whole group.bringsomeone upraise a childI was brought up in a conservative Hindu family.After being abandoned by his parents in Ghana he wa

6、s brought up by an Italian couple.bringupTo initiate a conversation on a subjectMy sister walks out of the room when I bring up the subject of sports.I will bring up the issue of cleanliness in the meeting today.call aroundTo phone different places/peopleWe called around but we could not find the sp

7、are part we needed.I have not seen him today but I will call around and inquire.callsomeone backTo return a phone callPlease me back when you get this message.I could not answer your call earlier but I will call back shortly.callsomething offTo abandon or cancelThe referee has decided to call off th

8、e game due to bad weather.They have decided to call off the wedding due to financial troubles.callsomeone upTo phone someoneThe boss wants you to call up the client now.She will call you up later to discuss the issue.calm downrelax after being angryIt is going to be okay, please calm down.The crew a

9、sked us to calm down during turbulence.catch upTo get to the same point as someone else/ or to work hard in order to equal with someoneYou will have to walk faster if you want to catch up with Maya.You have studied a lot more and I need to catch up.check inTo reach and register at a hotel or airport

10、When you arrive at the airport, you have to check in at the airline desk.At a hotel, check-in is normally required in order to obtain a room key.check outTo leave a hotelYou will have to return the room when you check out of the hotel.Please ensure that you are in possession of all your belongings b

11、efore checking-out of the hotel.cheer upUsed as an expression to ask someone to be happyShe cheered up when she heard that the result was positive.Cheer up, it is your birthday!chip inTo contribute/helpIf everybody chips in, we can get a bottle of the most expensive wine.I do not have enough money f

12、or a pizza so all of you need to chip in as well.cleansomething upTo tidy a placeThey need to clean up the platform because it is really dirty.You must clean up the room before the president e acrosssomethingfind unexpectedlyI came across these books when I was tidying the cupboard.While reading thi

13、s book I came across new information regarding e apartTo separate/ fall down/ break downThe flimsy decorations came apart halfway through the celebrations.The group of friends came apart once they went to different e down withsomethingTo become sickHer son came down with the flu last weekend.My thro

14、at is sore; I think I am coming down with a e forwardTo support/ to take an initiativeThe hospital is anxious for more donors to come forward.Who will come forward and take the responsibility?come fromsomewhereTo originate inHe resides in Brazil although he comes from Spain.Most of the stench comes

15、from the open drain behind the house.count onsomeone/somethingTo rely on a person or thingCan I count on you to complete this essay by tonight?I could not complete the task so I am counting on you to do it.crosssomething outTo draw a line through somethingKindly cross out your old telephone number a

16、nd write the new one.That word is wrong and you need to cross it out as soon as possible.cut back onsomethingTo use or consume less of somethingMy financial advisor has asked me to cut back on unnecessary expenditure.We need to cut back on driving since the price of petrol is at an all-time high.cut

17、 intoTo interrupt in between something or someoneHe cut into the argument with a point of his own.He asked if could cut in on the dance between Tim and me.cutsomething offTo cut something with something sharpThe butter is frozen. Cut off a small blob and let it rest outside so that it melts faster.H

18、e cut off a small piece from the large slab of cheese using a knife.To stop providing/to break all relations with someoneThe cable company cut off our connection because we did not pay our bill.After he was convicted, his family decided to cut him off.cutsomething outTo remove pieces or part of some

19、thingShe looked over the article and cut the introduction out and rewrote it.She cut a piece out of the chunk of cheese and placed it on the counter.dosomething overTo do something againYou sang the wrong words this time; we will have to do it over.My homework assignment was unacceptable, so my teac

20、her asked me to do it over.do away withsomethingTo dispose of or discard somethingIt is time to do away with all these old files.My mother asked me to do away with all the unusable toys.dress upTo be dressed in a fancier or better way than normalThe party is at a fancy restaurant so we need to dress

21、 up appropriately.I was asked to dress up for the mayors party.drop backTo move back in a positionHe dropped back to fifth position because he fell off his motorcycle.The coach asked the attacking players to drop back.drop in/by/overTo come without an appointmentI thought Id drop in and say hi.I was

22、 surprised when she dropped in unannounced at midnight.dropsomeone/something offTo take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it thereCan you drop me off at the bus stop?I will drop him off at the train station before reaching the venue.drop outTo quit a class, school, etc.He dropped out of the

23、 chess club because it was too difficult for him.She dropped out of college but managed to set up her own company.eat outTo eat outside of home, usually in a restaurantI eat out almost five days a week.I do not feel like cooking today so lets eat out?end upTo do/to eventually reach/to decideIf you d

24、o not work, you will end up on the streets.He studied history at college but ended up working at a bank.fall apartTo break into piecesThis wall will fall apart if we do not use cement.The house of cards stood for a minute but then fell apart.fall downTo fall on the ground/ to fall off from somewhere

25、 to the groundIf he does not walk carefully on the ledge, he will fall down.He was walking carelessly and thus, fell down.fall outTo separateThe veteran cricketer has fallen out of favour.The coach and the player had a fall out and the latter decided to quit.figuresomething outTo study/understandShe

26、 needs to figure out what the problem is.We need to figure out the route before commencing the trek.fillsomething inTo write information in a form, etc.Fill in the blank spaces and submit the sheet.You must fill in the form in order to obtain a ticket.fillsomething upTo fill something completely or

27、to the topI want you to fill up the tank with diesel.She wanted to fill up the entire glass with wine.find outTo search/discoverHow do I find out where he lives?I need you to find out whether he is lying or not.getsomething across/overTo communicateHe is a good orator and has no problem getting his

28、message across.He could not get across the message.get along/onTo like each otherOne must get along with their colleagues.It is about time you buried the hatchet and got along with each otherget awayTo go on a vacation or a leaveThey are planning a romantic get away for their anniversary.We have not travelled in a while so we are pl