MULTI-WORD VWEBS:WITH‘THROUGH’ through的短語動詞
through有穿越空間的基本意思。
首先我們來看一下使用其字面意思的例子:
When we went from Lonwcastle, we drove through Nottingham. 當我們從倫敦到紐卡斯爾的時候,我們開車經過諾丁漢。
The enemy has broken through our defences.敵人突破了我們的防線。
I fought my way through the crowd to get to the front.我擠過人群到了前面。
而障礙物也不一定是物理上的東西:
We got through the first part of the course quite easily.我們很容易地通過了課程的第一部分。
Through有從某個過程的最初到最后的意思:
She quickly read through the letter, then bumed it.她很快把信讀完,然后燒掉了。
I will first go through the method you must use.我會先用你用過的方法。
隨著一起使用的動詞的不同,它也開始有了慣用法的意思。be through(with)和get through有“結束”的意思:
We are through. I never want to see her again.我們結束了,我再也不想見到她。
When you are through with him, send him to see me.當你和他結束的時候,讓他來找我。
It ltook me five hours to get through all that work.我花了五個小時完成這項工作。
在說與電話有關的be through,put through,get through的時候,它就變成了”連接,接通“的意思了:
Caller I can’t get through to your sales department.
Operator I’ll try to put you through… You’re through now.
go through有“用完”的意思:
We go through 250 balls every year.我們每年要用250個球。
pull through有“從重病中康復過來”的意思
He was very ill, but he pulled through.他得了重病,但是后來好了。
Fall through有‘無法實現“的意思:
Their plans for a new stadium have fallen through.他們建造新體育場的計劃無法實現了。
See through有“看穿,看破”的意思:
We all saw through his little trick. 我們全都看穿了他的小伎倆。
另外,它也有“看著某事發展到最后‘的意思:
I will stay on to see project through.我留在這里看工程完工。
* be through中的through雖然是作為形容詞使用而不是短語動詞,但是我們可以這樣全起來記憶。