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1. Call off – to stop or cancel 停止或取消
a) Call off the search 停止搜索
b) I called off today because I’m sick.由于生病,我打电话请假。
c) They called off the football match because of the weather forecast.听了天气预报后他们取消了足球比赛。
2. Look up – search for 寻找
a) I’ll go online and look up phrasal verbs.我会去网上寻找动词词组。
b) Look me up the next time you’re in town.下次进城来找我。
3. Get away with: escape blame/punishment 逃避责备或惩罚
a) He sure got away with that. 他肯定跑掉了。
b) The crook got away with 50 dollars. 骗子骗走了50美元。
c) She is so spoilt. She gets away with murder. (used idiomatically)她真是被宠坏了。竟侥幸逃过谋杀罪惩罚。
4. Pull through – often used in discussing health 渡过难关，恢复健康（通常讨论健康时用）
a) The surgery was rough, but he pulled through 手术很糟糕，但他挺过来了。
b) The victim of the dog attack pulled through with no lingering injuries.被狗攻击的受害者恢复健康了，没有留下什么后遗症。
5. Break up – this usually refers to relationships but it can also refer to fights 分手，闹掰（通常指感情，但也可以指争斗）
a) Fred and Serena are going to break up–but variations can be used to show an emotional state. 弗莱德和赛琳娜要分手了- 在表达情绪时也可以使用下面的变体:
When Serena dumped Fred, he was pretty broken up about it. 当赛琳娜甩了弗莱德时，他感到内心很受伤。
b) The police were called to break up the fight at the pub.警察被叫来分开了正在酒吧打架的。
6. Blow out - it means a tire flattens while driving, it can also mean a lopsided sports score or to indicate anger. 指开车时轮胎漏气了，也可以指体育比赛分数悬殊或暗指生气
a) Mel had a blowout on the way to work.梅尔在上班的途中车胎爆了。
b) It was a blowout; the Packers beat the Bears 24 to 3. 这绝对是压倒性胜利；Packers以24比3完胜Bears.
c)Ed broke Bob’s window, and Bob had a complete blowout when he saw it. 艾德打碎了比伯家的窗户，比伯看到后气爆了。
7. Give in/give up – relent or surrender 屈从让步或放弃
a) She didn’t want to go, but the kids pestered her until she gave in.她本来不想走，但孩子们一直缠着她直到她屈服。
b) The robber gave up when the cops cornered him. 当警察把劫匪逼到墙角后他屈服了。
8. Put up with –endure 忍受
a) Tom put up with many jokes when he rode his ostrich to work.当汤姆骑着他的鸵鸟来上班时他背负了很多取消他的人。
b) Sally had to put up with many months of unpaid work before she was finally given a permanent contract.在签订正式员工合同前赛丽不得不承受数月无薪工作。
9. Look down on - a person who feels superior to others is said to look down on them. 瞧不起（指颇有优越感的人会瞧不起其它人）
a) Dog owners sometimes look down on cat owners,which is silly, because cat owners sometimes look down on dog owners. 狗狗的主人有时会瞧不起猫咪主人，这很傻，因为猫咪主人有时也瞧不上他们。
10. Turn into - to become something else. It is also used in driving. 变成；开车时也使用
a) Caterpillars turn into butterflies 毛毛虫变成了蝴蝶。
b) After you pass the park, turn into the school parking lot. 绕过公园你就进入了学校停车场。
11. Carry on – to continue. It can also be used when someone complains for a long time about something. 继续；也可指某人不断的长时间抱怨某事
a) After the incident, the workers carried on with their work.事故之后，工人们继续工作。
b) When he accidentally spilled red wine on her dress, she carried on about it for hours.当她不小心把红酒溅在她裙子上后，她不停地抱怨起来，没完没了。
12. Look after - attend to 照顾
a) Babysitters look after children 保姆照顾孩子。
b) Could you please look after my bags while I order at the bar? 我去吧台点餐时能帮我看一下包吗？
13. Pass out – faint 昏倒，失去知觉
a) During the Australian Open, many tennis players nearly passed out because of the extreme heat. 在澳大利亚的开幕式上，由于极度闷热，许多网球运动员差点晕倒。
14. Put off - postpone or delay. It is also used to describe an aversion to something. 延迟，推后；也用于指很讨厌某事
a) He put off painting and cut the grass first. 他先修剪草坪，推后绘画。
b) We’ve had to put off the trip to Japan. 我们不得不推迟去日本的行程。
c) When I was a child I was forced to eat tapioca that I am completely put off by the sight of it.我小的时候曾被强迫吃树薯粉，所以我现在一见到木薯粉就极度厌恶。
15. Look forward to - anticipate. 期待
a) I look forward to meeting with you next week ( verb +ing form) 期待下周见到你。（动词+ing形式）
b) Kids always look forward to the holidays. 孩子们总是期待假期的到来。
哪个词组是你口语最常用的，大家有没有补充？
