二十一、动词set,send构成的短语动词
1.send for派人去请
The police were sent for as soon as the accident took place.
2.send out发出(光亮等)
The sun sends out light and heat.
3.send up发射
A number of man-made satellites have been sent up into space in the past few years.
4.send off寄出,派遣;给……送行
send in寄送某处进行处理 、
Many of his friends sent him off at the airport. (see him off)
He sent in 3 drawings for the competition.
5.set about doing sth.(=set to do sth./set out to do sth./get down to doing sth.)开始……;着手……
We'll set about doing this next month.
6.set out/off出发;开始
We set out to work at five in the early morning and hoped to finish it before dark.
7.set up建立;树立;设立
Many new buildings have been set up in this area in the past ten years.
8.set sb.free释放
In the end all slaves were set free.
set fire to/set…on fire放火烧……
The man who set fire to the building was arrested.
9.set an example to树立榜样
His courage set an example to us.
二十二、动词show,point,agree,pay构成的短语动词
1.show sb.in领某人进来
The man in charge of the shop came up to show us in.
2.show sb.out领某人出去Please show the lady out.
3.show sb.around领某人参观
We were showed around the new factory by the chief engineer.
4.point out指出
If I have done anything wrong,please point it out
5.point at指指点点
In part of Asia you must not sit with feet pointing at another person.
6.agree to do sth.同意做某事
He agreed to help me with my English.
7.agree with同意某人的意见;适合于
He agreed with me at last.
The climate here doesn't agree with me.
8.agree on意见一致
The building of a new factory was agreed on last month.
9.pay for付钱
I paid 100 yuan for that shirt.
10.pay off还清债务
It took the couple ten years of hard work to pay off the debts.
11.pay back把钱还回给某人
I can lend the money to you on condition that you must pay it back in two days.
二十三、动词try,wait构成的短语动词
1.try on试穿
He is trying on a new suit.
2.try out试用
Any TV set must be tried out before it leaves the factory.
3.try one's best to do尽力去做……
We all try our best to help others.
4.wait for等待
Hurry up! They must be waiting for us.
5.wait on服侍;伺候
Mrs.Smith waited on her husband from morning till night