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’11 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．
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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
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二十四、其他短语动词
1．connect with把??联接起来 he operator will connect you to／with our manager
2．deal with对付；处理；论述；和??做生意
I don’t know how to deal with the problem． 3．depend on依靠
I am your friend．You can depend on me to help you．
4．divide into把??分成
The train had divided into two parts in the station where it had stopped．
5．persuade sb．to do sth．说服某人做某事
I tried to persuade him to give up smoking．but I failed． 6．drive off把车开走
The traffic is held up，so I can’t drive
off．
7．drop in(on sb．／at a place)顺便拜访??
He usually drops in at my place on his way home．
8．refer to指；谈到；参照
When I said some people are stupid，I wasn’t referring to you．
9．spend?on sth．／in doing sth．在??花(钱，时间等)
She spent lots of her money on clothes．
10．stick to sth．／doing sth．坚持 Einstein stuck to his opinion and went on with his research
11．stick with和??在一起，保持联系 He stuck with(=remained in)the firm for 20 years.
12．wear out(使)筋疲力尽
I was worn out from the long walk． 13．work out算出；计算出
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The maths problem is too difficult for me to work out．
14．struggle against与??作斗争 We are struggling against pollution． 、
15．quarrel with sb．about sth．为??争吵
She often quarrels with her husband about housework．
16．devote?to sth．／sb．献身于；致力于
After he graduated from university，he devoted himself to the teaching work in the countryside．
What does“U．S．”stand for7 stand by支持
No matter what happens．I’11 stand by you．
stand by = support／take part with／take the side of／be in favour(support)of 20．begin at／start with／begin with以??开始
Today we shall begin at page 40． Autumn begins／starts with August． to begin with首先
21．end up最后落得??的结局／下场 end(up)with以??结束 22．act on照??行事 ．
17．used to do sth．过去常常
He acts on principles．
There used to be a brook in front of
23．answer for／be responsible for
my house when 1 was a little child．
对??负责
18．settle down定居
You will answer for what you said．
After years of traveling, Mr．Li
You will be responsible for what you
decided to settle down．
said．
19．stand for代表
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24．believe in信仰、信奉(真理、宗教、原则等)；信任
believe相信某人所说的话
trust相信某人的品德、为人、能力等 I trust you．=I believe in you. I don’t believe what she said． have trust in相信 She has trust in him． believe it or not信不信由你
Believe it or not，he walked 12 miles to help you
25．belong to属于
The house belongs to me． 26．burst into突然??起来 She burst into tears at the news． 27．put an end to sth结束(不好的事)；制止
We must put an end to this foolish behavior．
28．compare?to?把??比作?? Man’s life is often compared to a
candle．
compare?with?把??和??比较 Compare this with that，and you’11 see which is better．
compared to／with和??比起来(常在句中作状语)
Compared to／with many people，she was indeed lucky．
29．care for喜欢；照料；关心
care about关心；计较；在乎 I don’t care for playing the piano． I don’t care about／for what you said．
30．change?for?用??换取?? He changed his house for a car． change?with sb．和某人交换?? Will you change seats with me? change?into?把??变成?? The fairy changed the cat into a swan．
31．share(in)sth．with sb．与某人共同
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