1~20

　　1

　　ask someone out 約會

　　英文含義：invite on a date

　　適合話題：leisure time and relaxing

　　例句：I will ask my best friend out to go shopping on weekends.

　　2

　　ask around 到處打聽

　　英文含義：ask many people the same question

　　適合話題：travel

　　例句：People used to ask around when they go to a new place.

　　3

　　back someone up 支持

　　英文含義：support

　　適合話題：friends and family

　　例句：My wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.

　　4

　　blow up 夸大

　　英文含義：exaggerate

　　適合話題：newspaper

　　例句：Newspapers sometimes will blow up the story.

　　5

　　blow something up 往…里面充氣

　　英文含義：add air

　　適合話題：leisure time and relaxing

　　例句：We have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.

　　6

　　break down 出故障

　　英文含義：stop functioning (vehicle, macine)

　　適合話題：travel

　　例句：Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

　　7

　　break down 情緒失落

　　英文含義：get upset

　　適合話題：gifts

　　例句：Some people may break down if they have not received birthday gifts.

　　8

　　break something down 分解

　　英文含義：divide into smaller parts

　　適合話題：games

　　例句：We break the procedures down to make them understandable.

　　9

　　break-in 闖入

　　英文含義：force entry to a building

　　適合話題：illegal

　　例句：Any break-ins without owners' permission would be illegal.

　　10

　　break into something 破門而入

　　英文含義：enter

　　適合話題：wedding ceremony

　　例句：The bridegroom and his best men will break into the room at the wedding day.

　　11

　　break something in 逐漸習慣

　　英文含義：wear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel new

　　適合話題：sports

　　例句：It is necessary that we break the sports shoes in before we work out.

　　12

　　break in (on sth.) 打斷

　　英文含義：interrupt

　　適合話題：TV and Radio

　　例句：The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.

　　13

　　break up 分手

　　英文含義：end a relationship

　　適合話題：friends and family

　　例句：Two people are easily to break up if they do not have the same world outlook.

　　14

　　break up 大笑

　　英文含義：start laughing (informal)

　　適合話題：friends and family

　　例句：Best friends usually will break up when they get together.

　　15

　　break out 越獄

　　英文含義：escape

　　適合話題：TV and Radio

　　例句：Some people like watching the kind of TV series of breaking out.

　　16

　　break out in something 突然…

　　英文含義：develop a skin condition

　　適合話題：travel

　　例句：I broke out in a rash after our camping trip.

　　17

　　bring someone down 使情緒沮喪

　　英文含義：make unhappy

　　適合話題：music

　　例句：Blues usually bring me down.

　　18

　　bring someone up 養(yǎng)大

　　英文含義：raise a child

　　適合話題：family members

　　例句：My grandparents brought me up when I was a child.

　　19

　　bring something up 提出

　　英文含義：start talking about a subject

　　適合話題：communication

　　例句：My mother has no patience to listen when my father brings up sports.

　　20

　　bring something up 嘔吐

　　英文含義：vomit

　　適合話題：travel

　　例句：I can not take long travel because I will bring up if staying too much time on the vehicle.

　　21~40

　　21

　　call around 詢問

　　英文含義：phone many different places/people

　　適合話題：travel

　　例句：We should call around the policeman when we get lost in somewhere.

　　22

　　call someone back 回電話

　　英文含義：return a phone call

　　適合話題：interviewing

　　例句：I called the company back but the offices were closed for the weekend.

　　23

　　call something off 取消

　　英文含義：cancel

　　適合話題：interviewing

　　例句：It is rude to call off the appointment with the manager before the interview.

　　24

　　call on someone 詢問

　　英文含義：ask for an answer or opinion

　　適合話題：study

　　例句：I always call on my professor when I have problems in my study.

　　25

　　call on someone 拜訪

　　英文含義：visit someone

　　適合話題：Festival

　　例句：I will call on my teacher on Teachers' Day.

　　26

　　call someone up 打電話給…

　　英文含義：phone

　　適合話題：family

　　例句：I often call up my mother twice a week and talk about my study and life in school.

　　27

　　calm down 冷靜

　　英文含義：relax after being angry

　　適合話題：film

　　例句：It is hard to calm down when I watch the horror movie.

　　28

　　cut in 打斷

　　英文含義：interrupt

　　適合話題：child

　　例句：Children like to cut in their parents when they want to talk about something interesting.

　　29

　　cut in 超車

　　英文含義：pull in too closely in front of another vehicle

　　適合話題：transport

　　例句：It is dangerous to cut in others in the street.

　　30

　　not care for someone/something 關心

　　英文含義：not like (formal)

　　適合話題：reading

　　例句：We should not care too much for the grammar of the passage when we read.

　　31

　　catch up 趕上

　　英文含義：get to the same point as someone else

　　適合話題：societal changes

　　例句：We should try our best to catch up with the speed of changing technology.

　　32

　　check in 登記入住

　　英文含義：arrive and register at a hotel or airport

　　適合話題：travel

　　例句：We will get the hotel keys when we check in.

　　33

　　check out 結賬離開

　　英文含義：leave a hotel

　　適合話題：travel

　　例句：Do not forget to check out when we leave the hotel.

　　34

　　check someone/Something out 考察

　　英文含義：look at carefully, investigate

　　適合話題：work

　　例句：The company will check out all new employees.

　　35

　　check out someone /something 看

　　英文含義：look at (informal)

　　適合話題：clothing

　　例句：People are inclined to check out the fashionable clothes in the market.

　　36

　　cheer up 變得高興

　　英文含義：become happier

　　適合話題：friends and family

　　例句：Our parents will be cheered up if we call them regularly.

　　37

　　cheer someone up 使…高興

　　英文含義：make happier

　　適合話題：friends and family

　　例句：Best friends can often cheer us up when we are together.

　　38

　　chip in 幫忙

　　英文含義：help

　　適合話題：hometown

　　例句：In our hometown, people often chip in each other to build a good relationship.

　　39

　　clean something up 打掃

　　英文含義：clean something up

　　適合話題：hobbies

　　例句：Some people like cleaning up their room when they have time.

　　40

　　come across something 突然找到

　　英文含義：find unexpectedly

　　適合話題：photo

　　例句：I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.

　　41~60

　　41

　　come apart 被拆開

　　英文含義：separate

　　適合話題：technology

　　例句：The camera just came apart the first time I used it.

　　42

　　come down with something 染上病

　　英文含義：become sick

　　適合話題：Health

　　例句：It is easy to come down with some strange illness if we do not notice hygiene.

　　43

　　come forward 自告奮勇

　　英文含義：volunteer for a task or to give evidence

　　適合話題：experience

　　例句：She came forward to be a volunteer of the Olympic games.

　　44

　　come from somewhere 來自于

　　英文含義：originate in

　　適合話題：history and arts

　　例句：The art of origami comes from Asia.

　　45

　　count on someone/something 依靠

　　英文含義：rely on

　　適合話題：family and friends

　　例句：I am counting on you to make dinner while I am out.

　　46

　　cross something out 刪去

　　英文含義：draw a line through

　　適合話題：study

　　例句：Our composition will read better if we cross out these worn-out figures of speech.

　　47

　　cut back on something 減少

　　英文含義：consume less

　　適合話題：health

　　例句：My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.

　　48

　　cut something down 砍倒

　　英文含義：make something fall to the ground

　　適合話題：environment

　　例句：We had to cut the old tree in our yard down after the storm.

　　49

　　cut in 啟動

　　英文含義：start operating (of an engine or electrical device)

　　適合話題：technology

　　例句：The air conditioner cuts in when the temperature gets to 22°C.

　　50

　　cut something off 切斷

　　英文含義：remove with something sharp

　　適合話題：experience

　　例句：When it is on fire, we should cut off the power at once.

　　51

　　cut something off 中斷

　　英文含義：stop providing

　　適合話題：work

　　例句：Our parents will cut off our living expenses immediately when we begin to work.

　　52

　　cut someone off 剝奪繼承權

　　英文含義：take out of a will

　　適合話題：family

　　例句：My grandparents cut my father off when he remarried.

　　53

　　cut something out 剪下來

　　英文含義：remove part of something (usually with scissors and paper)

　　適合話題：scissors and paper

　　例句：I cut this ad out of the newspaper and study it carefully.

　　54

　　do someone/something over 洗劫

　　英文含義：beat up, ransack

　　適合話題：public event

　　例句：He's lucky to be alive. His shop was done over by a street gang.

　　55

　　do something over 重做

　　英文含義：do again

　　適合話題：study

　　例句：My teacher wants me to do my essay over because she doesn't like my topic.

　　56

　　do away with something 廢除

　　英文含義：discard

　　適合話題：public event

　　例句：It's time to do away with all of these old tax records.

　　57

　　do something up 扣緊

　　英文含義：fasten, close

　　適合話題：clothes

　　例句：Our parents always do our clothes up before we go out when it is snowing.

　　58

　　dress up 打扮

　　英文含義：wear nice clothing

　　適合話題：party

　　例句：It's a fancy party so we have to dress up.

　　59

　　drop back 落后

　　英文含義：move back in a position/group

　　適合話題：study

　　例句：If we do not strive, we will drop back.

　　60

　　drop in/by/over 順便走訪

　　英文含義：come without an appointment

　　適合話題：leisure time

　　例句：I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.

　　61~80

　　61

　　drop someone/something off 讓…下車

　　英文含義：take someone/something somewhere and leave them/it there

　　適合話題：a shopping place

　　例句：I have to drop my sister off at work before I go to the market.

　　62

　　drop out 退學

　　英文含義：quit a class, school etc

　　適合話題：study

　　例句：I dropped out of science because it was too difficult.

　　63

　　eat out 出去吃

　　英文含義：eat at a restaurant

　　適合話題：friends

　　例句：We would like to eat out when our friends come.

　　64

　　end up 最終

　　英文含義：eventually reach/do/decide

　　適合話題：movie

　　例句：We ended up renting the movie instead of going to the theatre.

　　65

　　fall apart 裂開

　　英文含義：break into pieces

　　適合話題：clothes

　　例句：My new dress fell apart in the washing machine.

　　66

　　fall down 落下

　　英文含義：fall to the ground

　　適合話題：child

　　例句：Babies often fall down when they are learning to walk.

　　67

　　fall out 離開

　　英文含義：separate from an interior

　　適合話題：shopping

　　例句：The money must have fallen out of my pocket.

　　68

　　fall out 脫落

　　英文含義：(of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached

　　適合話題：friends

　　例句：His hair started to fall out when he was only 35.

　　69

　　figure something out 弄明白

　　英文含義：understand, find the answer

　　適合話題：interests

　　例句：I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.

　　70

　　fill something in 填空

　　英文含義：to write information in blanks, as on a form

　　適合話題：interview

　　例句：Please fill in the form with your name, address, and phone number.