原创Collins COBUILD Phrasal Verbs Dictionary.docVIP

1. ahead: 1) plan ahead: you make plans about what you may do in the future. 2. along: 1) a project is coming along: it is making progress 2) a job is dragging along: the speaker thinks it is taking him a long time to do it 3) you bring along a friend to a party: you bring them with you 4) you go along with a plan: you agree with it and accept it 3. apart: If two people grow apart, their relationship becomes less close as they develop separate intesests. 4. around: 1) loll around: you spend time being lazy and doing nothing 2) spin around: turn quickly and face in the opposite direction 3) if you talk around a subject, you avoid talking about it directly 4) a discussion centre around or revolve around a subject: concentrate on that subject 5. aside: 1) if you brush aside someone’s comments, you reject or ignore what they say 2) if you lay aside a book, you place it somewhere near you until you are ready to read it again 3) if you leave aside a suggestion, you do not deal with it immediately because you intend to consider it or discuss it later 4) if you pull someone aside, you take them somewhere where other people cannot hear what you are saying 6. at: 1) if you get at someone, you attack them verbally by shouting at them or criticizing them 2) If you pick at your food, you only eat small amounts of it. 3) If you grab at or leap at an opportunity or offer, you try to take advantage of it. 4) You guess at a question or problem: you try to understand it and provide an answer, although you do not really have enough information. 7. back: 1) if you tie back your hair, you tie it so that it is away from you face 2) if something carries you back, it makes you think about something in the past 3) if you choke back tears, you suppress them and stop them from coming 8. behind: 1) if you get behind with your work, you do not make as much as progress as you should 2) if you hind behind something, you use it as an excuse so that you can conceal you feelings 3) if you get behind