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新加坡AEIS考试中有一对词语相信大家都很熟悉:up和down。
up是上、向上的意思,down则相反,是下、向下的意思。
今天AEIS考试培训中心就来给大家介绍一下up和down的动词短语,要好好记牢,运用到平时哦!
新加坡AEIS考试中带有up和down的动词短语常用来表示某种品质的增加或减少。
记住,动词短语既可以是可分割(separable)的,又可以是不可分割(inseparable)的。
当动词可以分割时,我们引用的就是动词短语分割的例子。
对于不可分割的动词短语,AEIS考试培训中心举出的就是动词短语连用的例子。
含有up的动词短语
1表示增值
①to put up 上升
We'll have to put our prices up to compete.
我们也会提高价格来参与竞争。
Have they put the price of corn up recently?
最近他们的玉米涨价了吗?
②to go up 增加
The price of gas went up in March.
三月份油价上涨了。
Our rent went up in January.
一月份我们的租金上涨了。
2表示大小上变大
①to bring up 抚养(通常是小孩)
They brought their children up to be responsible adults.
他们将孩子养大成人。
We're bringing up two children.
我们会把两个孩子抚养长大。
②to grow up 年纪增长
You've grown up since I last saw you.
你比我上次见到你时长大了。
The children grew up so fast.
孩子们长得真快。
3表示速度上加快
①to speed up 交通工具行驶速度加快
He quickly sped up to sixty miles an hour.
他很快将速度加到每小时六十英里。
His motorcycle can speed up to 100 quickly.
他的摩托车速度可以很快达到100英里每小时。
②to hurry up 做某事速度放快,快点做准备
Could you please hurry up?!
你能快点吗?!
I'll hurry up and finish this report.
我会加快速度完成这篇报告。
4表示温度上升
①to heat up 加热
I'll heat the soup up for lunch.
我会把汤热一热作为午餐。
What should I heat up for dinner?
晚餐我该热点什么吃呢?
②to warm up 加热
I'll warm this soup up for lunch.
我会把汤热一热当午餐。
Would you like me to warm your tea up?
我来帮你把茶热一下吧?
5表示更加快乐、兴奋
①to cheer up 使某人更快乐
Can you cheer Tim up?
你能为蒂姆鼓鼓劲吗?
I think we need to cheer them up with a song or two.
我觉得,咱们应该用一两首歌为他们加油。
②to liven up 使某事更加有趣
Let's liven this party up with a game.
我们来玩玩游戏,为聚会更有气氛吧。
We need to liven this meeting up.
我们要使会议更有趣味性。
6表示音量加大
①to turn up 调大音量
Please turn the radio up.
请把收音机音量调大点。
I like to turn the stereo up when nobody is home.
家里没人时,我会把音响声音调大。
②to speak up 说话音量加大
You need to speak up for people to understand you.
你说话声音要大点,好让别人听清。
Please speak up in this room.
在这里说话声音要大点。
7表示力度上加大
①to build up 逐渐增加
It's important to build your muscle strength up over time.
慢慢锻炼肌肉很重要。
They've built up an impressive stock portfolio.
他们已经加大了股票投资。
②to pick up 逐渐改善
My health has picked up over the past few days.
这段时间以来,我的身体慢慢好转了。
The stock market has picked up recently.
最近股票市场逐渐走热。
含有down的动词短语
1表示贬值
①to bring down 减少
They bring down prices after Christmas.
圣诞节后,他们降价了。
The summer brought heating oil prices down.
这个夏天,燃料油价格下降了。
②to go down 减少
The value of the house went down during the recession.
经济萧条期间,房价下跌了。
Gas prices have gone down dramatically over the past few months.
这几个月以来,油价剧烈下跌。
③to cut down 贬值
We've cut our research and development budget down significantly.
我们已经大大减少了研究和发展的预算。
They've cut their investments down to half.
他们已经将投资减少了一半。
2表示速度放慢
to slow down 减速
Slow down when you drive into town.
在城镇行驶时,注意减速。
My car slowed down and stopped at the intersection.
我的车慢慢减速,停在了市镇。
3表示温度降低
to cool down 降温
You'll cool down after you stop exercising.
兴奋过后,你的体温会降下来。
This cool towel will cool you down.
冷毛巾会让你的体温降下来。
4表示冷静、平静
①cool down还有冷静、放松下来的意思。
I need to take a moment to cool down.
我需要一会儿时间放松下来。
Tom should cool his friend down so we can continue the meeting.
汤姆应该让他的朋友放松下来,我们才能继续会议。
②to calm down 平静下来
I calmed the children down with a movie.
我用看电影的方式让孩子们安静下来。
It took him a while to calm down after the meeting.
开完会后片刻,他才安静下来。
5表示音量减少
①to turn down 调小音量
Could you please turn that music down?
能请你把音乐声音调小一点吗?
I think you should turn the volume down on the radio.
我觉得你应该把收音机的音量调小一点。
②to keep down 保持柔和
Please keep your voices down in the library.
图书馆里要保持安静。
I'd like you to keep it down in this room.
我想请你在这里保持安静。
③to quieten down 让某人安静一点
Could you please quieten your children down?
你能让你的孩子们安静一点吗?
I'd like you to quieten the class down.
我想请你管好班上的纪律。
6表示浓度减少
to water down 降低某物的浓度(经常是在酒后)
Could you water this martini down?
你能在马蒂尼里加点水吗?
You need to water down your argument.
你需要淡化你的观点。
这些与up和down有关的动词短语,你学会了吗?
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