Phrase Verbs 5

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 "L"
Phrase Verb	Meaning		For Example
laugh off	Make light of something; minimise.		The author laughed off the unflattering review of his latest book.
lay off	Fire, dismiss, let go.		Many factories have had to lay off workers.
leaf through	Turn over pages quickly.		Sophie leafed through a magazine in the waiting room.
leak out	Become known to the public unofficially (information).		News of the planned merger leaked out before the end of the negotiations
leave out	Omit, not mention		Tom's name was left out of the report so he got no credit for his work.
let down	Disappoint		You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down.
	Lengthen (skirt, pants)		The skirt is too short? We can have it let down for you if you like.
light up	Illuminate		I watched the floodlights light up the castle. Her face always lights up when she sees her grandson. The screen lights up when you turn on a computer.
	Stand in a row.		The books were lined up neatly on the shelves.
live through	Experience something and survive.		My grandparents lived through two wars and learned to survive.
liven up	Make something livelier or more attractive.		We've got to find a way to liven up the presentation somehow.
log in/on (to)	Access a program or database using a password.		You need to log in to your account before you can use our services.
log off	End access to a database.		First log off the system and then turn off the computer.
look after	Take care of		A baby sitter looks after the children when their parents go out.
look ahead	Think of the future		Don't keep thinking about the past . It's time to look ahead and plan the future.
look at	Pay attention to something you see.		Look at this picture of my grandfather when he was young.
	Read in order to give an opinion.		Have you got time to look at my business plan?
	Examine closely.		That's a nasty bruise. You should ask a doctor to look at it.
	Examine or study carefully.		We are going to look at all possible options.
look away	Turn your head away so as not to see.		The scene was so horrible that I had to look away.
look back on	Remember the past.		My parents and their friends like to look back on "the good old days".
look down on	Consider as inferior.		He tends to look down on anyone who is not successful.
look for	Try to find something.		Jane went shopping to look for an outfit for the wedding.
look forward to	Await or anticipate with pleasure.		I look forward to seeing you next week-end.
look into	Examine or investigate		Our after-sales service will look into the matter and call you back.
look on	Be a spectator at an event.		Billy didn't take part in the fight. He just looked on.
look out	Be careful, pay attention.		Look out! There's a car coming.
look over	Examine, review		The editor will look over the article before it is published.
look through	Examine, usually quickly		I'll look through my mail to see if I can find your message.
look up to	Admire		He was a wonderful teacher and many students looked up to him.
lose out	Be unsuccessful, suffer a loss.		I'm the one who will lose out if our plan goes wrong.
lose out on	Miss or be deprived of something.		I watched the documentary until the end so as not to lose out on anything. Because I left before the end of the year I lost out on the annual bonus.
lose out to	Be less successful than another		Jose was called for an interview but he lost out to a candidate who spoke fluent English.

 

Phrase Verb "M & L"
Phrase Verb			Meaning						For Example
make do with			Use something less satisfactory as an alternative.						There were no chairs to sit on so we had to make do with a pile of boxes.
make for			Move in the direction of, head for						Let's make for the exit before the crowd starts to leave.
make fun of			Laugh at, make jokes about						The old lady dresses so strangely that the children make fun of her.
make (something) into			Convert or change into						We're going to make our garage into a playroom.
make of			Have an opinion about something.						What do you make of his latest suggestion?
make off with			Steal and hurry away						A young man made off with my briefcase while I was checking the timetable.
make out			Be able to hear or read something.						I need glasses!  I can't make out what's written on the board.
			Fill in the details (e.g. cheque).						Please make out the cheque to ABC Wizards.
make oneself out (to be)			Claim to be/pretend to be						In an attempt to find more details, he made himself out to be a journalist .
make over			Legally make someone the owner of something.						Before she died she made over all her property to her children.
make up			Invent (excuse, story)						Some employees make up excuses when they arrive late for work.
			Prepare a bed for use						You can stay here tonight. I'll make up a bed for you in the spare room
			Form, constitute						n your opinion what qualities make up his character?
			Put on powder, lipstick, etc.						Cynthia spends ages making herself up/putting on make-up.
make up (with)			End a quarrel and become friends again.						Come on you two! It's time to shake hands and make up.
make up for			Compensate for						If I work longer the next few days I can make up for the time I was absent.
mark down			Reduce the price						The coat was marked down by 40% - a real bargain.
miss out on			Lose an opportunity to do something.						What a shame. If you leave before Saturday you'll miss out on the party.
mix up			Mistake one thing or person for another						I don't know the members' names yet. I tend to mix them up.
move in			Arrive in a new home or office						You've bought a new house? When are you moving in?
move out			Leave your home/office for another one						My neighbour is leaving. He's moving out next Saturday.
nail down			Make someone say something precisely						Alex promised to come for a week-end but we'll have to nail him down to a date.
name after			Give the same name as another person						My husband wanted William to be named after his grandfather.
narrow down			Reduce a list or a number of options						The list of suspects has been narrowed down to three people.
nod off			Fall asleep						My grandfather very often nods off in front of the television.
nose about/around			Try to discover by searching						The boss hates people nosing around his desk.
note down			Write something down						I'll call the station and note down the departure times.

Phrase Verb "O & P"
Phrase Verb	Meaning		For Example
opt out (of)	Leave a system or decide not to participate.		I enjoy tennis but I'm so busy I had to opt out of the tournament.
own up	Admit or confess something		The boy owned up. He said he kicked the ball through the window.
pass away	Die		The old lady passed away peacefully.
pass on	Transmit		Don't forget to pass on the information to all the members.
pass out	Faint, lose consciousness		She passed out when she received confirmation that the plane had crashed.
pay back	Reimburse		I will lend you 20€ provided you pay me back before the end of the week.
phase in/out	Introduce or discontinue something gradually		The government decided to phase in the new regulations.
pick on	Choose someone to blame, punish, bully, etc.		The other children were always picking on Charlie because of his red hair.
pick out	Select, choose		Will you help me pick out a handbag to go with my outfit?
pick up	Learn		Children are quick to pick up a new language.
	Collect somebody/something; give someone a lift.		James is coming to pick me up at the station.
play up	Cause pain or discomfort		My stomach is starting to play up again after all that heavy food.
	Emphasise the value or make something seem more important.		Donald always plays up his achievements.
play dowm	Minimise the value or make something appear less important.		The government tried to play down the gravity of the situation.
pop across /over/down/out	Come or go quickly in the direction specified.		She popped over to the shop to buy a sandwich.
pop in	Make a brief visit.		My daughter sometimes pops in for a cup of coffee.
pop up	Arise, occur		The question of security popped up during the meeting.
pull in	Move to a designated place at the side of the road.		A police car signalled to me to pull in.
pull off	Leave the road momentarily		I was tired from driving so I pulled off for a rest and a cup of coffee.
pull out	Move out from the roadside onto the road.		A motorbike suddenly pulled out in front of me.
pull over	Move over to the side of the road		She pulled over to make way for the ambulance.
pull up	Stop		All vehicles must pull up at the traffic lights.
pull through	Overcome difficulties or illness		My grandmother caught pneumonia last winter but she pulled through.
put away	Return something to the place where it is usually kept.		Please put away the dictionary when you've finished using it.
put back	Replace, return to its proper place.		Please put the dictionary back on the shelf beside the others.
put forward	Propose or recommend something.		The chairman put forward a proposal to move to bigger offices.
put off	Postpone; delay; arrange a later date.		The meeting has been put off until next week because of the strike.
put on	Turn on / switch on		Could you put on the light please?
	Wear a garment or piece of clothing		You'd better put on your coat - it's cold outside today.
put out	Extinguish		It took the fire fighters a long time to put out the fire
put (yourself) out	Go to a lot of trouble, be inconvenienced.		Please don't put yourself out for us.
put (something) out	Leave or place something outside the house.		Don't forget to put out the dustbin this evening.
put through	Connect two people (on the phone)		Just a moment please. I'll put you through to Mr. Brown.
put up	Erect, build		Danny put up a tent in the garden to keep the children happy.
put (someone) up	Accommodate, give someone a bed		We can put you up if you'd like to come for the week-end.
put up with	Tolerate		I don't know how you can put up with the noise of all that traffic.
point out	Indicate; direct attention to something.		My mother pointed out the house where she grew up.

 

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