口语常用短语走一波

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abide by	To respect or obey a  decision, a law or a rule
account for	To explain, give a  reason
add up	To make sense, seem  reasonable
advise against	To recommend not  doing something
agree with	To have the same  opinion as someone else.
allow for	To take into  consideration
appeal to	1. To plead or make a request    2. To be attractive or interesting
apply for	To make a formal  request for something (job, permit, loan etc.)
back away	To move backwards, in  fear or dislike
back down	To  withdraw, concede defeat
back up	1. To give support or encouragement    2. To make a copy of (file, program, etc.)
bank on	To base your hopes on  something / someone
black out	To faint, lose  consciousness
block off	To separate using a  barrier.
blow up	1. To explode    2. To get angry
boil down to	To be summarized as
boot up	To start a computer  by loading an operating system or program
break away	To separate from a  crowd
break down	1. To go out of order, cease to function    2. To lose control of one’s emotions
break into	To enter by force
break out	To start suddenly
break out of	To escape from a  place by force
break up	To come to an end  (marriage, relationship)
bring up	To raise (a child)
brush up on	To improve, refresh  one’s  knowledge of something
bump into	To meet by chance  or unexpectedly
burn out	1. stop (something) working    2. become exhausted from over-working
call back	To return a phone  call
call off	To cancel
calm down	To become more  relaxed, less angry or upset
carry on	To continue
carry out	1. To do something as specified (a plan, an order,  a threat)    2. To perform or conduct (test, experiment)
check in	To register at a  hotel or airport
check out	1. To pay one’s bill and leave (a hotel)    2. To investigate
clam up	To refuse to speak
clamp down on	To act strictly to  prevent something
come across	1. To find by chance    2. To appear, seem, make an impression
come forward	To present oneself
count on	To rely or depend on  (for help)
cut down on	To reduce in number  or size
cut out	1. To remove using scissors    2. To stop doing something
deal with	To handle, take care  of (problem, situation)
die down	To calm down, become  less strong
do without	To manage without
drag on	To last longer than  expected
draw up	To write (contract,  agreement, document)
dress up	wear elegant clothes
drop in	To visit, usually on  the way somewhere
drop off	1. To deliver someone or something    2. To fall asleep
drop out	To leave school  without finishing
ease off	To reduce, become  less severe or slow down (pain,  traffic, work)
end in	To finish in a  certain way; result in
end up	To finally reach a  state, place or action
fall through	To fail; doesn’t happen
figure out	To understand, find  the answer
fill out	To complete (a  form/an application)
find out	To discover or obtain  information
focus on	To concentrate on  something
get along (with)	To be on good terms;  work well with
get at	To imply
get away	To escape
get by	To manage to cope or  to survive
get in	To enter
get into (+noun)	To enter
get off	1. To leave (bus, train, plane)    2. To remove
get on	To board (bus, train,  plane)
get on with  (something)	To continue to do;  make progress
get on (well) with  (somebody)	To have a good  relationship with
get out	To leave
get out of	To avoid doing  something
get over	To recover from  (illness, disappointment)
get over	To recover from  (illness, disappointment)
get rid of	To eliminate
get together	To meet each other
get up	To rise, leave bed
give in	1. To cease opposition; yield    2. To To hand in;  submit
give up	To stop doing  something
go through	To experience
grow up	To spend one’s childhood;  develop; become an adult
hand in	To submit (report,  homework)
hand out	To distribute
hang out	To spend time in a  particular place or with a group of  friends
hang up	To end a phone  conversation
hold on	1. To wait    2. To grip tightly
hurry up	To be quick,  act speedily
iron out	To resolve by  discussion, eliminate differences
join in	To participate
join up	1. To engage in, become a member of    2. To meet and unite with
keep on	To continue doing  something
keep up with	To stay at the same  level as someone or something
kick off	To begin, start
leave out	To omit, not mention
let down	To disappoint
look after	To take care of
look down on	To consider as  inferior
look on	To be  a spectator at an event
look for	To try to find  something
look forward to	To await or  anticipate with pleasure
look up to	To admire
make fun of	To laugh at/ make  jokes about
make up	To invent (excuse,  story)
mix up	To mistake one thing  or person for another
move in	To arrive in a new  home or office
move out	To leave your  home/office for another one.
nod off	To fall asleep
own up	To admit or confess  something
pass away	To die
pass out	To faint
pay back	To reimburse
put off	To postpone, arrange  a later date
put on	To turn on, switch on
put out	To extinguish
put up	To accommodate, give  somebody a bed
pick up	To collect somebody
point out	To indicate/direct  attention to something
rely on	To count on, depend  on, trust
rule out	To eliminate
run away	To escape from a  place or suddenly leave
run into	To meet by accident  or unexpectedly (also: bumpinto)
run out of	To have no more of  something.
set off	To start a journey;
set up	To start a business
shop around	To compare prices
show off	To brag or  want to be admired
show up	To appear/arrive
shut up (impolite)	To be silent, stop  talking
sit down	To take a seat
stand up	To rise from a  sitting position
stick up for	To defend
take after	To resemble, in  appearance or character
take care of	To look after
take off	To leave the ground
take on	To hire or engage  staff
take out	To  remove; extract
tell off	To  reprimand/criticize severely
think over	To consider
try on	To wear something to  see if it suits or fits
turn down	To refuse
use up	To finish a product  (so that there’s  none left)
watch out	To be careful
wear out	1. To become unusable    2. To become very tired
work out	1. To do physical exercise    2. To find a solution or calculate something
wipe off	To clean (board,  table).