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10: 句動詞
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call

1. call on 



  •  call on ~  
    • 

ask for an answer or opinion
The professor called on me for question 1.

visit somebody
We called on you last night but you weren't home.



  •  call ~ on   
    • 

phone
Give me your phone number and I will call you up when we are in town.

    check

    1. check in 

    

  •  check in 
    • 
arrive and register at a hotel or airport
We will get the hotel keys when we check in.

    2. check out 

    

  •  check out
    • 
leave a hotel
You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM.



  • check ~ out
    • 

look at carefully, investigate
The company checks out all new employees.


  • check out ~
    • 
look at (informal)
Check out the crazy hair on that guy!

    cut

    1. cut back on 

    

  •  cut back on ~
    • 
consume less
My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.

    2. cut down

    

  •  cut ~ down 
    • 

make something fall to the ground
We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.

    3. cut in

    

  •  cut in
    • 
interrupt
Your father cut in while I was dancing with your uncle.


pull in too closely in front of another vehicle
The bus driver got angry when that car cut in.


start operating (of an engine or electrical device)
The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.

    4. cut off

    

  •  cut ~ off
    • 

remove with something sharp
The doctors cut off his leg because it was severely injured.


take out of a will
My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.


  •  cut off ~
    • 

stop providing
The phone company cut off our phone because we didn't pay the bill.

    5. cut out

    

  •  cut ~ out
    • 

remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)
I cut this ad out of the newspaper.