Phrase Verbs 2

구문동사

구문 동사(phrasal verbs)란 '동사 + 전치사'를 마치 하나의 단어처럼 사용하는 것으로 이렇게 조합이 되어 사용하게 되면 원래 동사와 다른 의미로 쓰이게 됩니다. 예를 들어 act on, look after, pass on, take over같은 단어를 말합니다.  여기에서 이런 구문 동사에 대해서 알아 보겠습니다.

Phrase verb "C"
Pharse Verb			Mesning						For Example
call after			Give a child the same name as someone else.						His name is Charles. He's called after his grandfather.
call at			Stop at a place briefly (harbour, port, station...)						The train calls at Newbridge and Glenville on the way to the capital.
call back			Return a phone call.						I'll call you back as soon as possible.
call for			Go somewhere to get someone.						I'll call for you at 8 o'clock. Make sure you're ready!
			Demand that something be done.						The opposition has called for an investigation into the misuse of public funds
			Be required or necessary.						The job calls for excellent computer skills.
			Be an appropriate occasion for something.						The happy announcement calls for champagne.
call forth			Produce a reaction or result, evoke.						The politician's statement called forth a hostile reaction from the crowd. That song calls forth sad memories.
call in			Make a telephone call to a place.						Caroline called in to say that her plane had been delayed and that she would arrive late.
			Ask someone to come and do a job.						The dishwasher has stopped working. I don't know whether to call in an electrician or a plumber.
call in (on)			Stop and pay a visit to someone.						I'm going to call in on my parents on my way home from work this evening
call off			cancell						The meeting was called off because of the strike.
call on/upon			Formally request or invite.						I now call upon the President to address the assembly.
call out			Shout something.						The  child disappeared from the playground. His mother called out his name but he didn't answer.
call round			Go to a place to see someone.						The nurse said she would call round this afternoon to check on my mother.
call up			Phone someone.						The secretary called up all the area manageres to arrange a meeting.
			Summon someone for military service.						My father was called up to active duty as soon as the war broke out.
calm down			Become more relaxed or less angry/upset.						He was angry at first, but he eventually calmed down.
carry on			Continue.						Charlie carried on gardening in spite of the rain.
carry out			Do something as specified (plan, order, threat...)						The plan was carried out to perfection.
			Perform or conduct (test, experiment ...)						Tests are carried out to determine the efficiency of a new drug.
carry over			Postpone until later.						As regards holidays, can we carry over days from one year to the next?
catch up on			Acquire information you have missed.						I must call my mother to catch up on the latest family events.
catch up with			Reach the same stage as someone else.						I've missed some classes so I'll have to work hard to catch up with the others.
check in			Register at a hotel or an airport.						For security reasons, you have to check in two hours before your flight.
check out			Pay one's bill and leave (a hotel)						Is Mr. Brown still at the hotel? No, he checked out this morning.
			Investigate or verify something.						I don't know if the address is still valid. I'll check it out.
cheer up			Put someone in a better mood						I told her a joke to try and cheer her up.
chip in			Contribute to or participate in something done by a group.						Bob has decided to retire and we're going to buy him a present. Do you want to chip in?
clam up			Refuse to speak.						When the police arrived, the boy clammed up.
clamp down on			Act strictly to prevent something.						The government decided to clamp down on smoking in public areas.
close down			Stop operating (company, restaurant, cinema ...)						When the factory closed down, the employees lost their jobs.
come about			Happen or occur.						How did such a complicated situation come about?
come across			Find by chance, encounter.						Julie came across some photographs of her grandparents in the attic.
			Appear, seem, make an impression.						The candidate came across as a dynamic person during the interview.
come along			Go somewhere with someone.						I wanted to watch the parade and Alex decided to come along with me.
			Tell someone to hurry.						Come along Emily. You don't want to be late for school.
			Arrive, appear.						Tony needs a job. If an opportunity comes along he's determined to seize it.
			Improve, develop or make progress.						How's your mother coming along since she broke her leg?
come apart			Separate into pieces.						I need to get my glasses repaired. They came apart when they fell off the table.
come before			Be more important.						She always says that her family comes before her career.
come by			To get, especially something that is difficult to obtain or find.						How did you come by such a beautiful location to build your house?
come down with			Become ill with.						The architect planned to attend the inauguration but unfortunately he came down with the flu yesterday.
come forward			Present oneself; volunteer.						The police have asked any witnesses to come forward.
come out			Become known.						The truth will come out sooner or later. It's just a matter of time.
come to			Regain consciousness.						She fainted when the news was announced but she came to quite quickly.
			Reach a total amount.						Let's see... two coffees and two orange juices, that comes to 7€ please.
come up against			Be faced with or opposed by.						The plan to demolish the old theatre came up against a lot of criticism.
come up with			Produce an idea or plan.						Sacha came up with a great idea for the party.
come upon			Find or discover.						The police came upon a stock of firearms in a disused mine.
conk out			Stop working.						The car conked out on the motorway.
			Fall asleep (from exhaustion).						He was so exhausted, he conked out in front of the television.
consist in			Have something as its principal or only feature.						The elegance of the building consists in its simplicity.
consist of			Be composed or made up of.						The jury consists of five members.
count on			Rely or depend on.						I'm counting on the taxi driver to find the theatre.
cross out			Remove by drawing a line through.						In some exercises you are asked to cross out the incorrect word.
cut across / through			Go across to shorten one's route.						I usually cut across the park on my way to work.
cut back			Reduce or decrease.						It was decided to cut back production.
cut down			Strike down, cut at the base.						A number of trees were cut down before the construction work started.
			Kill or cause to die.						He was cut down by pneumonia.
cut down on			Reduce in number or size.						The doctor told him to cut down on cigarettes.
cut in			Interrupt somebody speaking.						During his presentation of the project a journalist cut in.
cut off			Discontinue; interrupt.						The operator cut off our conversation before we had finished.
			Be separated or isolated.						Our group was cut off from the others so we got lost.
cut out			Remove using scissors.						She cut out a picture of the actor in a magazine.
			Stop doing something.						I'm going to cut out eating sweet food.

 

 

Phrase verb "D"
Phrase Verb	Meaning		For Example
deal with	Handle, take care of, address (problem, situation).		The manager is good at dealing with difficult customers.
deck out (in/with)	Dress, decorate.		The women were all decked out in beautiful dresses. The exhibition hall will be decked out in the colours of Europe.
die down	Calm down, become less strong.		When the applause died down, she started to sing.
dig into	Plunge your hands deep inside something, especially to look for something.		He dug into his pocket and found the key.
	Press hard into something.		The strap of her bag dug painfully into her shoulder.
	Start to do something.		It was time to dig into the work that had accumulated on her desk.
	Take from something.		Dad had to dig into his savings to repair the roof.
dig up	Break up the soil/remove by digging.		Tom tried to dig up the tree by its roots.
	Discover or reveal information.		Some newspapers often try to dig up scandalous information.
dish out	Distribute or give away a lot.		He spent the day dishing out invitations to tourists.
dispense with	Decide to do without something.		They've dispensed with the paper version so you'll have to download it.
do away with	Get rid of, abolish.		Some people think it's time to do away with the monarchy.
do over	Clean or redecorate.		My parents will need to do over their living-room soon. The paintwork needs refreshing.
do up	Fasten (a garment).		Good boy Charlie! You know how to do up your coat now.
do without	Manage without.		The shops are closed so I'm afraid we'll have to do without sugar.
drag on	Last longer than expected.		We expected a short speech but it dragged on and on.
drag out	Make something longer than necessary.		Let's decide quickly and not drag out this discussion.
	Make someone reveal information that they are unwilling to give.		The police finally dragged out a confession from the suspect.
draw up	Write (contract, agreement, document).		An agreement was drawn up and signed by the two parties.
dress up	Wear elegant clothes.		Do people dress up to go to the opera in your country?
	Disguise oneself.		You know how children love to dress up at Halloween. It's part of the fun.
drift apart	Become less and less close.		We were childhood friends but we drifted apart over the years.
drift off	Gradually fall asleep.		Once he was on the train he sat back, closed his eyes and drifted off.
drive at	Insinuate, be trying to say.		I'm not sure I understand. What exactly are you driving at?
drop behind	Fall into a position behind others.		Our sales have dropped behind those of our competitors.
drop by/in	Pay a brief visit, usually on the way somewhere.		I don't see her often but she promised to drop by one day for a cup of coffee. Jimmy sometimes drops in to see his grandparents on his way home from school.
drop off	Deliver someone or something.		I'll drop you off at the bus stop if you like. I'm going that way.
	Fall asleep.		Granddad often drops off in front of the television.
drop out	Stop going to classes before finishing a course of study or the school year.		Emily decided to go to art school, then dropped out after the first term.
drown out	Be louder in order to cover another sound.		They turned up the music to drown out the noise of the children outside.

 

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