英語講義【77】三字一體的片語動詞

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前此舉出了不少片語動詞,供大家參考。這些片語動詞的共同點是,它們都是二字一體的,有些兩個字可以分開,有些不可分開,有些可以帶賓語,一些不可以帶賓語,林林總總,不一而足。
    這里要談的片語動詞,是由三個字組成的,方式是:動詞+副詞性虛詞+介詞。三字一體的片語動詞都是不可分開的,意思比較固定,都要帶賓語。
    下面便是些常見的例子:
    catch up with:趕上
    “If a taxi and a bus depart at the same time, the bus is always slower and cannot catch up with the taxi.”
    come up with:建議;提出
    “Researchers spent a considerable amount of time working on the project, but did not come up with any new idea.”
    do away with:去掉、廢除
    “Are all the traditional things bad and should be done away with?”
    run out of:缺乏
    “When soldiers run out of provisions in the course of fighting, they are doomed to fail.”
    boil down to:總結(jié)起來是
    “The whole matter boils down to a power struggle between the two cliques.”
    break in on:干擾
    “The loud noise of the alarm clock broke in on her sweet dream.”
    cash in on:謀取利益
    “Let's cash in on the fine weather by going somewhere for a holiday.”
    catch on to:理解
    “An inquiring mind quickly catches on to a new idea.”
    chime in with:配合
    “The blue shirt chimes in with the colour of his trousers.”
    chip away at:破壞
    “Over-reliance on teaching aids will chip away at teachers' innovative skills.”
    come down with:生病
    “Nancy has come down with a bad cold again.”
    come in for:獲??;繼承
    “At the death of his father, Lu Ta came in for a large fortune.”
    cry out against:大力反對
    “The people should cry out against the imposition of unjust law.”
    cry out for:非常需要
    “Our universities are crying out for capable and experienced teaching staff.”
    drive away at:努力工作
    “Jason sits at his desk for hours, driving away at his new writing task.”
    face up to:敢于面對
    “All have to face up to realities.”
     feel up to:能擔(dān)當(dāng);能承受
    “Being an elderly man, Tony does not feel up to long hours of office chores.”
     fill in for:代替
    “I can't go to tomorrow's meeting. Can you fill in for me?”
     follow up with:探究到底
    “After the initial investigation, the police followed up with further scrutiny.”
     get off with:回避懲罰
    “Because of his young age, the petty thief got off with a warning.”
     give in to:妥協(xié);讓步
    “All and sundry gave in to the orator's convincing argument.”
     read up on:熟讀
    “You have to read up on the previous minutes before going to the next meeting this afternoon.”
     zero in on:注意力集中于
    “Please zero in on the key issues being discussed.”