动词短语及练习

一、动词短语

1. add...to... 把...加到...上 If you add 5 to 5, you will get 10.

2. add to 增添 The balloons added to the festival atmosphere. 气球增添了节日气氛。

3. add up to 总计；合计为 The number of students add upto 100. 学生人数总计达100人。

4. agree with sb. 同意某人的观点。 I agree with you.

5. break down 失败；垮掉 The peace talk have broken down. 和谈失败了。

6. call for 需要；要求 The students call for favorable environment. 学生们需要良好的环境。

7. carry on 继续进行 After a short break, they carry on their meeting. 稍事休息之后，他们继续开会。

8. carry out 完成；履行；执行 He carries out his promise to us. 他履行了诺言。

9. catch up with 赶上；超过 He work hard to catch up with his classmates.

10. check in （为住旅馆或登机等）办理登记手续 Passengers check in for flight BA

125. 旅客们正在办理BA125航班的登机手续。

11. check out 结账离开；办理退房

12. come true （愿望；理想等）实现 My dreams come true. 我的梦想实现了。

13. come across 偶然遇见 I come across the book in a old bookstore.

14. come on 加油；快点

15. come out 出来；出版 This newspaper comes out everyday.

16. cut off 切断 Earthquake cut off their relationship with outside world. 地震切断了他们与外界的联系。

17. cut up 切碎

18. cut down 砍到 cut down the tree 砍倒大树。

19. come up with 提出 He come up with an idea. 他提出一个观点。

20. do harm to sb. 对某人有害

21. do good to sb. 对某人有益

22. end up with 以...结束 We end up the party with a song. 我们以一首歌结束

了晚会。

23. fall behind 落后于 We fall behind other cities in economy. 我们在经济上落后于其他城市。

24. fall in love with 爱上；喜欢上 He has fallen in love with the girl.

25. get back 取回；拿回

26. get up 起床

27. get through 给...接通电话；通过 John has got through the examination. 约翰通过了考试。

28. get on/along with 与...和睦相处

29. give away 捐赠；赠送 He gave away most of his fortune to the poor. 他把大部分财产都捐赠给了穷人。

30. give in 投降；让步；上交

31. give out 分发

32. give up 放弃

33. give off 发出（光；热）The roses give off a rich perfume. 玫瑰发出浓郁的芳

香。

34. give back 归还

35. get on 上车 get off 下车

36. Hand in 上交 hand out 分发

37. hold back 退缩；隐瞒；阻止；犹豫不决 (过去式：held 过去分词：held)

She held up , not knowing what to do. 她犹豫不决不知如何是好。

38. hold out 伸出 hold out your hands 伸出你的手

39. hold up 举起

40. heard of 听说 heard from 收到来信；得到消息

41. look for 寻找 look after 照顾 look forward to + doing 期待做某事 look down 看不起

42. lose heart 失去信心 lose one’s heart to 爱上 He loses heart to this book. 他喜欢上这本书

43. make up 化妆；编造 make up for 弥补

44. be made of 由...构成（可以看出原材料） be made from ...由...构成（看不出原材料）

45. pick up 捡起 He picks up the little book on the ground.

46. put up 举起 Put your hand up. 举起手来

47. send up 发射 Send up the satellite 发射卫星

48. see off 送别

49. think of 考虑；思考；想起

50. Listen to music 听音乐

51. turn on 打开 turn off 关闭

52. take off 起飞 take out 拿出 take away 拿走 take down 记下；拿下

53. put away 收起来 Put your book away 把你的书收起来。

. put on 穿上（鞋袜） put off 脱下（鞋袜）

55. put down 放下；（、）；写下

Put down that knife. 放下刀。

Put down the rebellion. 反抗。

Put it down on the notebook. 把它记在笔记本上。

练习题:

1. She hurriedly _______ the child and took him downstairs.

A. put on B. wore C. dressed D. had on

2. Here is the book. First _______ it and then tell me what you think of it.

A. look into B. look through C. look up D. look after

3. --- Would you please see the film Iron Man 3 with me tonight, Kate?

---- I'd love to, but I've _______ Linda's invitation to dinner.

A suffered B. earned C. received D. accepted

4. -- Can I _______ your bike? ---- With pleasure.

But you mustn't _______ it to others.

A lend; borrow B. borrow; lend C. lend; lend D. borrow; borrow

5. ---- I don't know where to go this summer vacation

----- Why not _______ visiting Huanggang?There are many places of interest there.

A. suggest B. wonder C. consider D. regard

6. His family are worried about him because they haven't _______ letters from him for a long time. A. accepted B. received C. written D. collected

7. --- Would you mind _______ the music a little? Don't you think it's too loud? ---- Sorry! I'll do it in a minute. A. turning on B. turning off C. turning up D. turning down

8. ---- Do you know why he didn't _______ a word when he _______ to? ----- Because he was too nervous.

A. speak; speaks B. say; was spoken C. say; spoke D. speak; is spoken

9. ----- How much is the ticket to Cen tral Park? ----- A one-way ticket _______ $40, and you can _______ another $ 2 0 for a round-trip.

A. costs; pay B. cost; spend C. pay; spend D. spends; pay

10. Scientists are trying their best to _______ ways to treat the terrible disease

called H7N9.

A. come up with B. look forward to C. talk about D. give up

11. ---- What does the instruction say? ---- The colours in the dress will

_______ if you use hot water. A. fall B. appear C. run D. shine

12. The little boy _______ his seat to an old lady on the crowded bus.

A. lent B. offered C. took D. brought

13. ---- Show me your homework, Dave? ----- Sorry, Mrs Brown. I've _______ it at home.

A missed B. forgotten C. lost D. left

14. ---- Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow? ---- Well, it all _______ the weather.

A. belongs to B happens to C. depends on D. concentrates on

15. President Xi Jinping calls on Chinese people to_______ all the food each meal.

A. eat up B. use up C. pick up D. cut up

16. Anna is going on a tour of Xi'an, and she wants to _______ Chinese history.

A. dream of B. learn about C. look through D. pass on

17. --- Were you sick after six hours' journey on the coach? ---- Of course. I _______ quickly as soon as it stopped. A. got up B. got on C. got off D. got to 18. Many students write to Language Doctor to _______ advice about learning English

A. look through B. ask for C. give up D. worry about

19. The great writer has written many stories for children. It is said that a new one will _______ at the end of this month.

A .go out B. come out C. look out D. run out

20. Many social workers went to Ya'an to help _______ clean water and food to local people to reduce their pain from the earthquake.

A. put out B. come out C. work out D. give out

21. --- What are you packing so many books for, Grandma? ---- I'll _______ to the kids in West China. A. give them up B. give them away C. give them off D. give them in

22. If you want to buy this dress, you'd better_______ first to make sure it fits you.

A. pay for it B. take it off C. tidy it up D. try it on

23. If we Chinese work hard together, China Dream will _______.

A. come out B. come true C. achieve

24. --- Who's the most modest boy in your class? ----- Daniel. He never _______ in public.

A. gets off B. takes off C. shows off D. turns off

25. The heavy snow didn't _______ the international airlines.

A pay attention to B. add to C. make a difference to D. keep to

26. Because of the bad weather, we have to _______ the meeting till next week.

A. take off B. get off C. put off D. set off

27. I was late because the bus _______ on my way to school.

A. broke down B. broke off C. broke up

28. My bike is broken. Could you help me to _______?

A. fix it up B. set it up C. make it up D. put it up

29. Again and again the doctor _______ the crying baby girl, but he couldn't find out what was wrong with her. A. looked over B. looked after C. looked for D. looked out

30. ---- So many problems! I'm tired. ---- You should try to _______ them by yourself; you are not a child any longer. A. get into B. get off C. get on D. get over

31---- Which hobby do you think _______ the least time? ---- Collecting stamps.

A. takes up B. puts up C. gives up D. makes up

32. The teachers encourage their students to _______ the problems by themselves, and in this way students can enjoy success. A. give up B work out C. look, through 33. Many students in our school _______ the old and they usually offer their seats to them on buses. A. worry about B. care for C. agree with D. take care

34. ---- When are you' going to _______ for Shanghai? ----- Tomorrow morning.

A. get off B. turn off C. take off D. set off

35. There aren't many tickets left for the concert, You'd better _______ that you get one today.

A. make sure of B. make a decision C. make sure D. make plans

36. He _______ plenty of money to the people in the earthquake area_______.

A. put out; to work out well B. handed out; help them out

C. gave out; work out well D. gave away; to help them out

37.---- Would you mind speaking more slowly? I can hardly _______ you. ---- Of course not.

A read B. follow C. miss D. match

38. ---- What's wrong with you, Eric? You look tired. ---- I _______ to prepare for the final exam last night. A. picked up B. woke up C. stayed up D. put up

39. You don't have to _______ every new word in the dictionary while reading.

A. look for B. look up C. look at D. look after

40. We'll _______ an English play 'Snow White during this year's Art Festival.

A. look up B. look out C. put off D. put on

41. It seems that the aged people _______ the H7N9 more easily from the recent case.

A. pick up B. mix up C. set up D. use up

43. Lily is upset these days. Do you know how to ______ her ______?

A. cheer; up B. cheer; on C. pick; up D. put; away

44. Please _______these test papers to each student.

A. give off B. give out C. give up D. give in

1. All the students must ______your homework before ten o’clock, or you

will be punished.

A. hand out B. hand in C. hand over D. hand on

2. Would you please _______ the music a little, Lily? I am learning English.

A. turn up B. turn down C. turn off D. turn on

47. Attention, please! The plane will _____ in a minute. Every passenger, please fasten(系) your safety belt. A. take up B. take off C. take over D.

take down

48. This math problem is very difficult, so I can’t ______it ______.

A. work; out B. point; out C. set; up D. try; on

49. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, you can _______ it _______ in the dictionary.

A. look; up B. look; into C. make; up D. dress; up