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VOA慢速英语:Learn 10 Separable Phrasal Verbs

2017-01-20来源:VOA
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transitive - grammar, of a verb. having or taking a direct object

adverb – grammar. a word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a sentence and that is often used to show time, manner, place, or degree

preposition – grammar. a word or group of words that is used with a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object

object - grammar. a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or completes the meaning of a preposition

corpus – n. a collection of writings, conversations, speeches, etc., that people use to study and describe a language

Here’s our list of 10 useful phrasal verbs:


Phrasal Verb

Meanings

Example

put on

wear, produce, fool, pretend

That cannot be true. You must be putting me on.

put off

postpone, disturb

The report is due today. Stop putting it off and turn it in.

put down

criticize, write

Her boss was always putting her down so she resigned.

give up

surrender, stop trying

Your singing is beautiful – don’t give it up.

give away

give, offer

That radio station gives turkeys away for Thanksgiving.

give back

return, restore

I got so much help from the town, I want to give something back.

get off

leave, finish, send

Please get the letter off to them today.

get up

awaken, rise

Mom had to get us up every day for school.

pick up

collect, lift, learn, bring, clean

I picked the living room up before our guests arrived.

take on

assume, fight

The union took on the huge oil company.