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phrasal verb
phrasal verbPhrasal verbs are verb phrases that have idiomatic meanings—that is, their meaning is not obvious from the individual words that make up the phrase.Phrasal verbs are made up of a verb + a preposition or an adverbial particle, and their meaning is uniquely tied to each particular combination.Continue reading...phrasal verbn. An English verb complex consisting of a verb and one or more following particles and acting as a complete syntactic and semantic unit, as look up in She looked up the word in the dictionary or She looked the word up in the dictionary.phrasal verb n (Grammar) (in English grammar) a phrase that consists of a verb plus an adverbial or prepositional particle, esp one the meaning of which cannot be deduced by analysis of the meaning of the constituents: "take in" meaning "deceive" is a phrasal verb. phras′al verb′
n. a combination of verb and one or more adverbs or prepositions, as catch on, take off, or put up with, functioning as a single semantic unit and often having an idiomatic meaning not predictable from the meanings of the individual parts. [1875–80] phrasal verbA verb made up of a verb plus one or more particles, for example “clean up.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | phrasal verb - an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit; "`turn out' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?'"verb - the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence |
Translationsphrase (freiz) noun1. a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence. He arrived after dinner. 短語，慣用語，詞組 短语，惯用语，词组 2. a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody. the opening phrase of the overture. 短句 短句 verb to express (something) in words. I phrased my explanations in simple language. 用話表示，措詞 用话表示，措词 phraseology (freiziˈolədʒi) noun the manner of putting words and phrases together to express oneself. His phraseology shows that he is a foreigner. 措詞 措词ˈphrasing noun1. phraseology. 措詞 措词2. the act of putting musical phrases together either in composing or playing. 短句的組成 短句的组成ˈphrase-book noun a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language. 短語集 短语集phrasal verb a phrase consisting of a verb and adverb or preposition, which together function as a verb. `Leave out', `go without', `go away', are phrasal verbs. 動詞片語 动词词组
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