1. “Call off” – to stop or cancel停止或取消

a) ”call off the search”停止搜索

b) “I called off today because I’m sick.”由于生病，我打電話請假。

c) “They called off the football match because of the weather forecast.聽了天氣預報后他們?nèi)∠俗闱虮荣悺?/p>

2. “Look up” – search for.尋找

a) I’ll go online and look up ‘phrasal verbs.[/en]”[cn]我會去網(wǎng)上尋找動詞詞組。

b)“Look me up the next time you’re in town.”[/en][cn]下次進城來找我。

3. “Get away with”: escape blame/punishment.逃避責備或懲罰

a)“He sure got away with that”他肯定跑掉了。

b)“The crook got away with 50 dollars”.騙子騙走了50美元。

c)”She is so spoilt. She gets away with murder” (used idiomatically)她真是被寵壞了。竟僥幸逃過謀殺罪懲罰。

4. “Pull through” – often used in discussing health渡過難關，恢復健康(通常討論健康時用)

a)”The surgery was rough, but he pulled through”手術很糟糕，但他挺過來了。

b)“The victim of the dog attack pulled through with no lingering injuries”.被狗攻擊的受害者恢復健康了，沒有留下什么后遺癥。

5. “Break up” – this usually refers to relationships but it can also refer to fights分手，鬧掰(通常指感情，但也可以指爭斗)

a)”Fred and Serena are going to break up”–but variations can be used to show an emotional state. 弗萊德和賽琳娜要分手了-在表達情緒時也可以使用下面的變體

“When Serena dumped Fred, he was pretty broken up about it.”當賽琳娜甩了弗萊德時，他感到內(nèi)心很受傷。

b)”The police were called to break up the fight at the pub”.警察被叫來分開了正在酒吧打架的。

6. “Blow out” - it means a tire flattens while driving, it can also mean a lopsided sports score or to indicate anger.指開車時輪胎漏氣了，也可以指體育比賽分數(shù)懸殊或暗指生氣

a) ”Mel had a blowout on the way to work.”梅爾在上班的途中車胎爆了。

b)“It was a blowout; the Packers beat the Bears 24 to 3.”這絕對是壓倒性勝利;Packers以24比3完勝Bears.

c)“Ed broke Bob’s window, and Bob had a complete blowout when he saw it”.艾德打碎了比伯家的窗戶，比伯看到后氣爆了。