Intransitive Verbs with Particles and Prepositions to put up with to look forward to to come up with to go in for to get through to to look up to to cut down to to live up to to do away with to run aroudn with to be in on to look out for to keep up with to look back on to work up to Ⅰ 根据上下文猜测短语意思 1. I canput up withsome noise while I am studying, but I can’t accept loud noise. _____________ 2. I have been working so hard that I’mlooking forward toa nice, relaxing vacation. _____________ 3. We tried for hour to solve our problem; Sallycame up withan answer after she studied the problem carefully. _____________ 4. Some peoplego in forsports like football, while other peoplego in forhobbies like reading. _____________ 5. The idea was too difficult and he couldn’t catch on to my explanation; I could neverget through tohim. _____________ 6. You canlook up toa teacher who really wants to help you and always does his or her best. _____________ 7. To lose weight, you have tocut down onsugar and other sweet things. _____________ 8. Because he did a very poor job and came up with bad results, his boss felt that he hadn’tlived up tohis responsibilities. _____________ 9. It’s not enough to cut down on atomic bomb production; we mustdo away withit completely. _____________ 10. During all four years of high school, Iran around withthe same group of friends; we did everything together. _____________ 11. Her social schedule was very busy, and she liked tobe in onevery party or activity. _____________ 12. When driving near a school,look out forchildren crossing the road. _____________ 13. My body was well-prepared for the ten-mile race, so I was able tokeep up withthe other runners. _____________ 14. My grandmother tells me many interesting historical facts when shelooks back onher youth. _____________ 15. Tom began as a local salesman, but after thirty years with the same company he hadworked up tosales manager. _____________ II 短语解释 1. To put up with–to tolerate, to accept unwillingly Usual subject: people Usual NPs:annoyance(noise, disturbance, music);bad behavior(manners, attitude, impoliteness); people This idiom means that the person does not like something but has to accept it, for some reason When you’re trying to sleep, it’s hard toput up withnoise. I can’tput up withthe children’s shouting and pushing. Can youput up withJerry when he’s in a bad mood? I can’t 2. To look forward to– to anticipate with pleasure Usual subjects: people Usual NPs: situation (going somewhere, doing something); a special occasion (holiday, vacation, birthday, party, date) This idiom means that the person likes something in the future, and thinks about it with pleasure. This idiom is often followed by a verb + ing form. I amlooking forward togetting many gifts next Christmas. Do youlook forward toyour next vacation or are you too busy working to think about it? I ‘ve been trying to meet that woman for a long time, so I’m reallylooking forward toour first date. 3. To come up with– to suggest, to offer; to find Usual subjects: people Usual NPs:mental concepts(idea, plan, information; answer, solution, suggestion) No one in class could find an answer, but finally Joecame up withone. The sciencecame up witha good plan for using solar energy. In a foreign language classroom, you should try tocome up withgood answers as often as possible, if you want to get ahead. 4. To go in for– to be interested in: to play (as a sport) Usual subjects: people Usual NPs:hobby(reading, chess, etc.);sports(football, soccer, etc.) This idiom is often followed by averb + ingform. Shegoes in forreading intelligent, interesting books. Some peoplego in forsports for good exercise. If yougo in forcooking, you’ll probably gain weight. 5. To get through to– to make (someone) understand; to communicate successfully Usual subjects: people Usual NPs: people This idiom means that the person (subject) cannot explain something so that someone (the NP) can understand, but finally succeeds. I spent hours trying toget through tohim; I was surprised that he never caught on. He never wants to talk about his problem; I’ve tried toget through tohim, but he won’t open up. My affection never pleased her, so I couldn’tget through toher. 6. To look up to– to respect, to admire greatly Usual subjects: people Usual NPs:people(boss, parents, big brother, friend) A manager should always try to make his workerslook up tohim. If a child does notlook up tohis parents, they probably are not very good to him. Look up toyour friends who are eager to help you. Younger children oftenlook up totheir older brothers or sisters for advice. 7. To cut down on– to reduce the use of, to lessen Usual subject: people; company, business, government Usual NPs: eating, drinking, smoking; spending, wasting, use This idiom is often followed by averb + ingform Overweight people shouldcut down oneating. Shouldn’t the governmentcut down onwasteful spending? The small businesscut down onits use of electricity in order to save money. 8. To live up to– to complete a responsibility, to equal an expected standard Usual subjects: people Usual NPs: responsibility, duty (of people); promise, claim, standard (for people or machines) When you get a job, your new boss expects you tolive up toyour responsibilities. She had agreed to work while her husband finished school, and shelived up toher promise by supporting both of them. This machine works very well; itlives up tothe company’s claim. 9. To do away with– to abolish, to get rid of Usual subject: people; government, state Usual NPs: rule, tax, law; a bad situation, which has existed for a long time (slavery, war, discrimination, dictatorship, crime) The state legislaturedid away withthe death penalty; now the state can’t punish criminals severely. Government could not survive if the people voted todo away withall taxes. The police are trying todo away withcrime, but the underworld is very strong. 10. To run around with– to associate with regularly, to hang around with Usual subjects: people Usual NPs: people After work, do yourun around withthe people from your company? If yourun around withbad people, you’ll turn into a criminal too. High school studentsrun around withtheir classmates after school. |
