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Grammar

10: 句動詞
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take

take after

  • take after ~
    • 
resemble a family member
I take after my mother. We are both impatient.

    take apart

  • take ~ apart
    • 
purposely break into pieces
He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.

    take back

  • take ~ back
    • 
return an item
I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.

    take off

  • take off
    • 
start to fly
My plane takes off in five minutes.


  • take ~ off
    • 
remove something (usually clothing)
Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!

    take out

  • take ~ out
    • 
remove from a place or thing
Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?

pay for somebody to go somewhere with you
My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.

    think

    think back

  • think back
    • 
remember (often + to, sometimes + on)
When I think back on my youth, I wish I had studied harder.

    think over

  • think ~ over
    • 
consider
I'll have to think this job offer over before I make my final decision.

    turn

    turn down

  • turn ~ down
    • 
decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)
Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.

refuse
I turned the job down because I don't want to move.

    turn off

  • turn ~ off
    • 
stop the energy flow, switch off
Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.

    turn on

  • turn ~ on
    • 
start the energy, switch on
It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on.

    turn up

  • turn ~ up
    • 
increase the volume or strength (heat, light etc)
Can you turn the music up? This is my favorite song.	

appear suddenly
Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.

    try

    try on

  • try ~ on
    • 
sample clothing
I'm going to try these jeans on, but I don't think they will fit.

    try out

  • try ~ out
    • 
test
I am going to try this new brand of detergent out.

    warm

    warm up

  • warm ~ up
    • 
increase the temperature
You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.


  • warm up
    • 
prepare body for exercise
I always warm up by doing sit-ups before I go for a run.

    work

    work out

    

  • work out
    • 
exercise
I work out at the gym three times a week.	

be successful
Our plan worked out fine.


  • work ~ out
    • 
make a calculation
We have to work out the total cost before we buy the house.