英文小品词构成的动词短语在英语中,有动词和小品词(up, down, in, out, on, off, over, away)构成的动词短语很多,有时很难猜出它们的意义,笔者收集了常见的动词短语, 通过分析小品词的意义,对这一类的短语进行分类,找出它们的规律,以便更好地掌握它们, 注意有些短语意义很接近, 这要结合例句和上下文掌握它们的用法。
1. up1) 向上(toward or into a higher position)lift ~ 举起climb ~ 爬上come ~ 上升get ~ 起来stand ~ 站起来pick ~ 检起draw ~ 升起grow ~ 长大hand ~ 拖起put ~ 举起send ~ 使上升rise ~ 升起look ~ 抬起头zip ~ 拉上hold ~ 举起pile ~ 堆起dig ~ 挖出take ~ 拿起build ~ 树立set ~ 建立2) 完成,结束(expressing completeness and finality)finish ~ 完成drink ~ 喝干eat ~ 吃光burn ~ 烧光wash ~ 洗净use ~ 用光fill ~ 装满pay ~ 付清settle ~ 解决lick ~ 甜净sum ~ 总结,open ~ 透露end ~ 结束let ~ 中止, 减少draw ~ 停止close ~ 停止,关闭swallow ~ 吞没beat ~ 痛打cover ~ 掩盖break ~ 结束,分解wind ~ 结束3) 离开,消灭(expressing separation and destroy)break ~ 拆开,驱散cut ~ 切碎split ~ 分裂divide ~ 分割smash ~ 捣毁blow ~ 炸毁wither ~ 枯死tear ~ 撕碎give ~ 放弃fold ~ 垮台dry ~ 枯竭,干涸crack ~ 撞坏clutter ~ 使散乱litter ~ 乱丢杂物4) 增加,变强(to a state of greater activity, force, strength, power and degree.(1). mount ~ 增加pick ~ 振作,加快pluck ~ 振作turn ~ 开打,开大, 出现shake ~ 震惊steam ~ 使发怒stir ~ 激起,搅起ease ~ 放松warm ~ 兴奋speak ~ 大声说heat ~ 变热total ~ 加总tense ~ 紧张gather ~ 收集speed ~ 加速screw ~ 振作build ~ 增大show ~ 显现cheer ~ 振作起来stir ~ 刺激work ~ 激动,刺激(2). 用在带"-en"后缀的动词后(used after the verbs with suffix of -en)brighten ~ 发亮fatten ~ 发胖freshen ~使新鲜harden ~变硬sharpen ~ 变快smarten ~ 变精明strengthen ~ 加强sweeten ~ 变甜tighten ~ 使紧密toughen ~ 使强壮soften ~ 变软5). 变好,改善( as to be better and proper)bring ~ 抚育check ~ 核对clear ~ 清理,晴天clean ~ 整理do ~ 整理patch ~ 修理polish ~ 擦亮, 改进light ~ 点亮tune ~ 调整tidy ~ 整理rub ~ 擦亮train ~ 训练,培养make ~ 化装, 和解, 弥补buy ~ 囤积figure ~ 计算fix ~ 修理,整理take ~ 从事6) 关住,锁紧,固定住(firmly, tightly and closely)shut ~ 关闭lock ~ 锁住tie ~ 栓住chain ~ 锁住nail ~ 钉住fasten ~ 系住pin ~ 钉住bind ~ 装订bar ~ 关住block ~ 堵塞choke ~ 堵塞save ~ 存起来store ~ 贮藏stock ~ 储存cover ~ 掩盖wrap ~ 包住lay ~ 储存hold ~ 延误keep ~ 坚持7) 向说话人的方向(to the place where the speaker is)go ~ run ~ rush ~ drive ~ walk ~ catch ~ swim ~ march ~ come ~2. down1) 向下的位置(to or into a lower position)cast ~ 扔下cut ~砍倒get ~ 下来hand ~ 传下来knock ~ 撞倒lay ~ 放下let ~ 放下pour ~ 倾盆而下pull ~ 拉下set ~ 放下sit ~ 坐下step ~ 走下来throw ~ 扔下turn ~ 拆下take ~ 取下blow ~ 吹倒bring ~ 打倒hang ~ 垂下sink ~ 沉落slip ~ 失足squat ~ 蹲下swallow ~ 吞下stoop ~ 伏身splash ~ 飞溅而下touch ~ 降落bend ~ 弯下bow ~ 鞠躬kneel ~ 跪下lie ~ 躺下strip ~ 脱下2) 减少(强度,量和体积)(a decrease in intensity, amount, bulk)dwindle ~ 减少die ~ 变弱,逐渐停止go ~ 平静下来mark ~ 削减hold ~ 压低burn ~ (火)减弱, 烧坏slow ~ 慢下来burn ~ 烧掉wash ~ 冲淡clean ~ 弄干净rub ~ 擦干净bring ~ 降低keep ~ 缩减trim ~ 裁减water ~ 冲淡thin ~ 减少run ~ 用光衰弱wear ~ 削减,磨损come ~ 下跌knock ~ 降价3) 停止,减弱(to a state of less activity, force, strength and power)close ~ 关闭drop ~ 突然停止break ~ 坏了,中止run ~ 停止settle ~ 平静下来cool ~ 冷静下来turn ~ 拒绝die ~ 停止lay ~ 失望put ~ 镇压4) 紧紧地,牢牢地(firmly, tightly) fasten ~ 系牢chain ~ 链住,栓住clamp ~ 夹住nail ~ 钉住pin ~ 扣牢hammer ~ 钉上tie ~ 栓住bind ~ 捆绑draw ~ 停下来5) 写下,记下(on paper or in writing) write ~ 写下copy ~ 抄下note ~ 记下take ~ 记下put ~ 记下get ~ 记下have ~ 写下3 on 1) 继续(continuously)carry ~ drive ~ fight ~ hold ~ keep ~ live ~ sleep ~ sing ~ walk ~ go ~ hurry ~ move ~ read ~ follow ~ struggle ~ insist ~ 坚持2) 连上,固定住,(in or into a state of being connected)act ~ 对…起作用catch ~ 抓牢come ~ 跟随count ~ 依赖draw ~ 带上,穿上fasten ~ 纠缠,抓牢fit ~ 固定get ~ 接近paste ~ 粘住turn ~ 打开switch ~ 打开pin ~ 钉住put ~ 穿上try ~ 试穿pull ~ 穿上hang ~ 不挂断build ~ 建立于leave ~ 留住take ~ 穿下rely ~ 依靠depend ~ 依靠3) 向前,向上(forward, onward)add ~ 加上mark ~ 标上paint ~ 漆上press ~ 向前pass ~ 传递send ~ 转送stamp ~ 盖章于get ~ 上车hand ~ 传送4) 开始某活动(in or into an active operation)work ~ 从事fall ~ 攻击hit ~ 突然向起bring ~ 引起get ~ 取得进展look ~ 旁观, 观看call ~ 拜访figure ~ 打算,希望fix ~ 决心get ~ 进步, 友好相处pick ~ 批评plan ~ 打算decide ~ 决定reflect ~ 思考, 反思remark ~ 评论,议论settle ~ 决定spur ~ 鼓励urge ~ 督促4. off1) 离开(indicating departure)blow ~ 吹掉drive ~ 击退get ~ 下车,动身lift ~ 离开地面make ~ 逃走move ~ 离去pack ~ 打发走see ~ 送行ship ~ 运往start ~ 动身send ~ 送行,解雇call ~ 叫走let ~ 放出take ~ 起飞touch ~ 发射give ~ 发出clear ~ 走开carry ~ 夺走2) 去掉,断开(indicating removal or disconnection)cut ~ 切断tear ~ 扯掉take ~ 拿走chip ~ 切下come ~ 脱落cross ~ 除去drop ~ 跌落fall ~ 脱落flick ~ 弹掉peel ~ 剥掉pull ~ 撕开rub ~ 擦掉scrape ~ 挂去shave ~ 剃去wash ~ 洗掉shake ~ 抖落throw ~ 扔开rip ~ 扯开turn ~ 关掉strip ~ 脱去switch ~ 关掉take ~ 脱掉shut ~ 关掉wear ~ 磨损go ~ 爆炸break ~ 中断3) 完成,停止(indicating completion)finish ~ 结束pay ~ 付清break ~ 停止,中断send ~ 结束leave ~ 停止pass ~ 终止,停止sign ~ 停止播音wear ~ 消失,write ~ 注销,购销bring ~ 完成call ~ 取消lay ~ 停止, 解雇4) 着地(down to the ground)fall ~ 落下jump ~ 跳下knock ~ 击倒slip ~ 滑倒5. in1) 进入,向里(into, inside, indoors)barge ~ 闯入beat ~ 打进break ~ 闯入,插嘴breathe ~ 吸入burst ~ 闯入,打断drop ~ 偶然拜访fall ~ 跌入get ~ 插入,收进knock ~ 打入lead ~ 导入let ~ 进入,嵌入move ~ 迁入step ~ 走进settle ~ 迁入smuggle ~ 偷偷运进cut ~ 插嘴call ~ 来访draw ~ (火车)进站intervene ~ 介入involve ~ 卷入2) 包围,关闭(to be surrounded, or enclosed)close ~ 包围,封闭lock ~ 禁闭shut ~ 关进wall ~ 围住3) 加入,记入(to be added, or included)book ~ 登记check ~ 签到count ~ 记入fill ~ 填入hand ~ 交上take ~ 吸收send ~ 呈交6. out1) 向外(away from the inside, outside)keep ~ 使在外take ~ 拿出put ~ 放出,伸出come ~ 长出,bring ~拿出bar ~关在外breathe ~ 呼吸出eat ~ 出去吃get ~ 弄出go ~ 出去lay ~ 摆开,展示lock ~ 关在外面look ~ 向外看move ~ 搬出point ~指出pour ~ 诉说pull ~ 拉出ship ~ 运出stick ~伸出spit ~ 吐出beat ~ 敲出knock ~ 敲出dine ~ 外出吃饭drive ~ 驾车外出leak ~ 漏出draw ~ 拉出see ~ 送出门去draw ~ 出站let ~ 放出, 释放2) 结束,消失,取消(to or at an end, not to be there or not to exist)burn ~ 烧尽,烧断clear ~ 清除dust ~ 清除fade ~ 消失put ~ 扑灭run ~ 用完use ~ 耗尽give ~ 耗尽comb ~ 淘汰kick ~ 逐出wipe ~ 消灭die ~ 灭绝rub ~ 擦掉blot ~ 除去blow ~ 吹熄bleach ~ 漂白carry ~ 完成,执行leave ~ 省去see ~ 完成go ~ 熄灭come ~ 罢工,结果cut ~ 删去,停止hold ~ 坚持到底sell ~ 买完tire ~ 筋疲力尽wear ~ 磨损3) 大声(in a loud voice, aloud)sing ~ cry ~ shout ~ call ~ ,喊,申斥spell ~ speak ~ scream ~ read ~ yell ~ sob ~ burst ~ 咆哮4) 分发,传开(to a number of people or in all directions)give ~ 分发spread ~ 传开set ~ 出发hand ~ 分发share ~ 分配divide ~ 分配call ~ 出动start ~ 出发send ~ 发送break ~ 爆发,逃脱serve ~ 分发口粮drop ~ 离开,退出5) 搞清,弄明白(in or into notice and clearness)find ~ 找出figure ~ 算出,解决make ~ 弄清count ~ 点清come ~ 出版,出现catch ~ 看出carry ~ 完成,bear ~ 证明bring ~ 发表,说出fill ~ 使完全, 添满write ~ 写出7. over1) 向下(downwards from an upright position)knock ~ 撞倒turn ~ 翻转fall ~ 脸朝下跌倒trip ~ 拌倒bend ~ 伏身look ~ 从…上面看2) 自始至终,通过, 重复(from beginning to end, through, again and again) look ~ 调查think ~ 考虑see ~ 查看run ~ 匆匆看talk ~ 商量call ~ 点名read ~ 读一遍go ~ 复习do ~ 重复glance ~ 浏览skip ~ 略过ponder ~ 思考3) 向上,向外,(indicating motion upwards or outwards)run ~ 溢出spill ~ 溢出boil ~ 因沸溢出throw ~ 呕吐4) 经过(from one side to the other, across a space or distance)jump ~ climb ~ come ~ go ~ swim ~ pass ~ walk ~ move ~ fly ~ run ~5) 结束,完成(finished, at an end)get ~ 结束,熬过stand ~ 延期stop ~ 逗留hang ~ 延期throw ~ 抛弃go ~ 看完leave ~ 剩下6) 转变,改变(indicating transference and change)hand ~ 移交take ~ 接管buy ~ 收买come ~ 过来get ~ 战胜,克服gain ~ 争取过来win ~ 争取过来switch ~ 转交turn ~ 变动,交付make ~ 移交7)由于(because of)cry ~ 因…哭laugh ~ 笑… fuss ~ 因…着急8. away1) 离开(to a distance, to another place)go ~ 走开run ~ 跑开walk ~ 走开ride ~ 开走move ~ 移开take ~ 拿走carry ~ 运走clear ~ 收走draw ~ 拉走get ~ 逃走,离开put ~ 收起来break ~ 逃脱come ~ 离开keep ~ 不准接近2) 减少,减弱(indicating loss, lessening, weakening)burn ~ 烧尽brush ~ 刷掉die ~ 消失drain ~ 流走melt ~ 融化pass ~ 消失rub ~ 擦掉wash ~ 冲走wipe ~ 擦掉boil ~ 汽化3) ( indicating separation, apart)cut ~ 切掉give ~ 赠送put ~ 抛弃,收起。