MULTI-WORD VERBS: WITH ‘OUT’ out的短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞
至上個(gè)單元里我們學(xué)習(xí)了動(dòng)詞+in的比喻和慣用的意思。本單元里我們接著學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)詞+out的比喻的慣用的意思。
動(dòng)詞+out詞組里,動(dòng)詞一般保持原來(lái)的意思不普通,所以很容易理解:
I cut out pictures of pop stars from magazines.我把受歡迎的明星從雜志上剪了下來(lái)。
John will help out if you need him.如果你需要,約翰會(huì)幫助你。
A day at the seaside should tire them out. 在海邊玩一天會(huì)讓他們很累。
He bought out his partner.他買(mǎi)下了合伙人的全部股份。
在back out 和pick out里,動(dòng)詞back和pick的意思稍微有所引申:
Originally 30 were going, but all except two have backed out.最初有30人去,但后來(lái)除了兩個(gè)人之外全部退出了。
Here is a photo of the team. Can you pick out the man you saw? P這兒有一張團(tuán)隊(duì)的照片,你能指出你看見(jiàn)的那個(gè)人嗎?有
些詞組是慣用表達(dá),這時(shí),動(dòng)詞和out 的意思和原意是不同的:
*knock out擊敗;打昏
Ali knocked out Frazier in the fifth round. 阿里在第五回合擊敗了弗雷澤。
*pass out 昏過(guò)去;失去知覺(jué)
When she saw so much blood, she passed out.她看見(jiàn)這么多的血就昏了過(guò)去。
*sort out分類
Can you sort these out into large and small ones?你能把這些按大小分開(kāi)嗎?
*count someone out不把某人包括在內(nèi)
If it costs that much, you can count me out.如果花費(fèi)那么高,你可以把我除外。
stand out引入注目;突出
With his red hair, he always stands out in a corwd.他長(zhǎng)著一頭紅發(fā),站在人群里很突出。
*fall out (with) 爭(zhēng)吵
Has he fallen out with her?Why did they fall out?他和她吵了架嗎?他們?yōu)槭裁闯臣埽?/DIV>
*break out爆發(fā);發(fā)生
A cholera epidemic has broken out in the refugee camp. 一場(chǎng)霍亂在難民營(yíng)爆發(fā)。
*make out完成;寫(xiě)出
It says “This belong…’, but I can’t make out the rest. 可以說(shuō)“這個(gè)屬于……”, 但是我寫(xiě)不出剩下的部分。
*bear out證明;支持
Can anyone bear out your story?
有人能證明你講的事情嗎?
*cut out停止
The machine cuts out when it gets too hot.
機(jī)器過(guò)熱就會(huì)停止運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。
*turn out 生產(chǎn);趕出;原來(lái)是
The factory turns out five thousand cars a week. 這個(gè)工廠一周生產(chǎn)5000輛汽車。
Her father was so angry that he turned her out.她爸爸非常生氣,把她趕了出去。
He turned out to be adopted. 原來(lái)他是被領(lǐng)養(yǎng)的。
慣用的動(dòng)詞+out 詞組還有許多,我們?cè)谙聜(gè)單元里繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)。