Phrasal Verbs

1. afraid of – frightened 害怕

My sister sleeps with a light on because she is afraid of the dark .

2. ask politely- 礼貌地询问

She asks politely before entering the classroom.

3. belong to – be owned by 属于

The cats belong to my neighbours.

4. break off – end 断绝（关系）

They break off their relationship after a fight.

5. blow up – to explode 爆炸

A police officer was killed when his car blew up.

6. blow out – to put out a flame 吹熄

She blew out the candles on the cake and made a wish.

7. boil over – to boil and flow over the side of a pan 沸溢

The milk boiled over and left a terrible mess on a stove.

8. care for –look after 照顾

We must care for our parents when they grow old.

9. carry out – conduct 引导

She is carrying out a survey on children’s reading habits.

10. cheers happily –大声欢呼

She cheered happily when she won the competition.

11. decide on – agree on 决定

There were so many beautiful dresses that I could not decide on which

to buy.

12. dislike for – hate 不喜欢

My aunt from England has a strong dislike for the durians because of its

strong smell.
13. disagree with – upset 否认

In debate competitions , you cannot disagree with the judges as their

decisions is final.

14. dream of – imagine 幻想

Do not dream of doing well for your exam if you did not study hard.

15. eat out – go out to have a meal 在外吃饭

I enjoy eating out with my family and friends.

16. famous for- well-known 著名

Melaka is a popular tourist destination as it is famous for its historical

buildings.

17. fond of - attached to 喜欢；喜爱

My grandfather is fond of his grandchildren and he often takes them

on trips with him.

18. fill with – make it full 填满

I will fill up the tank at the petrol station near my house.

19. good at – skillful 擅长

Henna’s mother is very good at cooking and she loves baking.

20. get up – (i)wake up 起床

(ii) stand up 起立

i． She gets up early and goes for a run every morning.

ii． Get up off the foor. Your clothes will get dirty.

21. get on – to get into a bus,train etc 登上(车、火车)

We have to get on Bus Number 21 to go Universal Studio Singapore.

22. get off – to start out 出发

We have to get off after breakfast.

23. go through – review 回顾

The teacher went through the test questions with the pupils.
24. give up – to stop doing something else you do regularly 放弃

Jason wanted to finish the marathon but he had to give up after ten

miles.

25. grow up – to become older or elder 长大

When I grow up, I want to be a lawyer.

26. hand in – to give something 交

“Please hand in your homework, ” said Miss Tan.

27. hang around – to spend time somewhere else 闲荡

The headmaster warned the pupils not to hang around at shopping mall

after school.

28. hang up – hang something up 悬挂

Your grandmother is coming today, so don’t forget to hang up your

clothes when you tidy up your room.

29. happy with – content 开心；满足

All teachers were very happy with the UPSR results obtained by the

school.

30. hurry up 赶快

Hurry up, or we cannot get to the raiway station.

31. invite out – ask someone to go out 邀请

The manager invited me out to the dinner today.

32. join in - to involve in an activity with someone 参加

Amy is very shy. She never join in with other children’s games.

33. listen to – take note of 听取

Children must listen to the advice given by their parents and teachers.

34. look down – despire 看不起

Although she is rich , she never looks down on people.

35. look for - to find 找

I have lost my earrings. Can u please help me look for them ?

36. look up – i.)find 寻找

ii) visit someone you have not seen for a long time 探望

i. Our teacher asked us to look up the meanings of the words in

the dictionary.

ii. I went to Australia on business last week and I looked up an

old friend.

37. look after – take care of 照顾

Sofiah always helps her mother to look after her baby sister after

school.

38. made up – invented 捏造

I made up that story about getting late to school.

39. meet up – meet someone 会见

We meet up at the library.

40. move in – start living in a new place 搬进

Leena and her family have bought a new house and they are moving in

today.

41. move out – to leave a place 搬出

She is moving out of her old flat today.

42. pick up – to lift something or someone by using hands 拾捡

He picked up his suitcase and put it in the boot of the car.

43. put on – gain weight 增加体重

Tan has put on weight after operation..

44. put off – to do something at later time or to postpone it 延期

The football match was put off vecause of rain.

45. put out – 扑灭

The firefighters put out fire.

46. queue up – line up 排队

The children queue up in the canteen to buy food.

47. run out of – don’t have anythings left 用完了

I have run out of the butter so I will have to use margarine to make the

cookies.

48. sell out : sell all of it and have no more left for people to buy 卖完

He sells out of his homemade cookies every day.

49. show off – to do somethins to impress people 炫耀

The dancer tried to show off her skills.

50. work out – do exercise to keep fit 运动

My brother and I work out in the gym every week.