动词（或谓语结构）是句子的灵魂。无论是对话还是段落，对句意的把握很大程度上依赖对句中谓语结构的理解。看似简单、幼稚的小词只要搭配不同，其含义便有天壤之别。正是这种动词的多变性，给我们的解题带来了巨大干扰，因而掌握和突破这些动词显得犹为重要。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Catch

catch a cold  感冒；受凉

catch fire  着火；变得流行，火起来

catch hold of  抓住

catch on  流行；领会

catch on to  理解

catch one’s breath喘气；休息

catch one’s eye /attention 引人注目/引起注意

catch sight of  看见

catch up with  赶上

2. Come

come along  过来；进展，发展

come along with  随同

come across  偶尔遇见，偶尔发现

come at  袭击；拜见

come by  从旁走过

come around  到来/苏醒，恢复/改变看法或立场

come around / round to  赞成；同意

come back  回来/想起，记起

come by获得,得到；拜访，串门

come between 离间，使分开，使产生隔阂

come down with  因……而病倒；患…病

come down 流传

come to the point  抓住要点

come into contact with  与……接触

come in for 遭到，受到（责备等）：The reporter’s work came in for criticism.

come on  发生，赶快

come off 发生，举行   come off it 别傻了，别闹笑话了，别出洋相了

come out  发行；被告知；结果是；公开宣称

come into operation  启用

come to a standstill  停止

come to a stop  停止;到站

come to an end  结束

come to light  真相大白；显露

come true  梦想成真 

come through 按要求（或期望）做：I asked for their help, and they came through.我向他们求助，他们就帮了我。

come up to达到；符合；不辜负（live up to）

come up with  提出;赶上

come upon 偶然发现（或遇见）

come a long way  取得进展；明显提高

come all the way  远道而来；大老远跑来

come in handy  迟早有用

come into being  诞生，形成

come out of  从（某场所）出来；出自

come to one’s mind  想起

come to think of it  回头想起

come to an agreement  达成协议

come what may  无论如何

3. Do

do a favor  帮忙

do good to  有益于

do harm to  有害于

do damage  使受到损失

do (one) in 使精疲力竭；杀死

do (one) out of 骗取：His partners did him out of his fair share of the money.他的生意伙伴把他该得的那笔钱骗走了。

do away with  废除；去掉 

do （one’s） own thing 做自己最喜欢（最擅长的事）的事

do or die 需要拼命，需要全力以赴

do over  重做，返工；重新装饰（或装修）

do one’s best  竭尽全力

4. Get

get across  穿过；清楚表达；使理解

get accustomed to = get used to  习惯于

get along  进展；相处；度日

get at  暗示；够得着，触及；

get away with  逃脱

get bored doing  厌倦做某事 

get by (勉强)对付过去，(勉强)过活；溜走；勉强过得去

get down to  开始处理；开始认真对待  

get down 使难过

get hurt  受伤

get one’s hopes up  使某人产生希望

get even with  扯平

get going  开始

get hold of  掌握；了解

get in the way  挡道    

get in 进入，被允许进入；到达

get in touch with  与……建立联系

get somewhere/nowhere  有（无）进展

get off the ground  有所进展；突破  

get off 被允许离开；逃脱惩罚，逃避义务；

get on one’s nerves  使……心烦 

get on 和睦相处；变老；继续，继续进行，进步；

5. Go

go about  流传；开始做（复杂的事）；继续

go after  追求；追逐

go along 配合：she decided to go along with their plans for the surprise party.

go around  足够供应，谣言流传；四处走动

go beyond  超出；胜过

go back on 违背（诺言等）

go by  凭……判断；顺便拜访

go down  下降；下跌；消肿；被记住（铭记）

go Dutch  各付个的；AA制

go in (into)  详细调查；从事

go in for  赞成；参加（考试）；热衷于

go off  消失；变质；爆炸，发出响声

go off on me 对我发脾气

go on with = go ahead  继续

go out  出去；泄密；过时；停止运转，熄灭；约会

go out of one’s way to do sth.不辞辛苦做...

go over  参观；复习；仔细检查；被接受（得到赞许）；

go through  通过；经历；完成

go through with 把…进行到底，完成，实现

go steady （和某人）正式确定恋爱关系

go up  上升；增长；上涨 

go under 倒闭，失败，垮掉

go all out  全力以赴；竭尽全力

go out of business  歇业；停业 

go without saying 不用说，不言而喻

on the go 忙个不停的

go through a lot of money  花了很多钱

6. Keep

keep an eye on sth.  照看；密切注视

keep in mind  记住

keep in touch with  与……保持联系

keep pace with  与……同步前进

keep off 避开

keep back 隐瞒（信息），拒不告诉；保留，储存

for keeps 永久地

keep on (doing) 继续(做某事)

keep one’s finger crossed  祝……好运

keep (one’s) eyes open or peeled 密切注视

keep (one’s) head above water (通过持续努力)生存，继续；勉强对付

keep track of  追踪；知道；理解

keep (one’s) sanity 保持镇静

keep up with  跟上；继续

keep up one’s spirits  振作精神

keep cool  保持冷静

keep count on  保持联系

keep sth. in mind  把……记在心上

keep sb. from doing sth  阻止某人做某事

keep（sth.）to oneself  不与人交往；保守某事

keep one’s opinion / idea to oneself  不把想法告诉别人

7. Make

make a fuss  大惊小怪；小题大做

make advances  取得进展

make war 发动战争

make an effort  努力

make a night of it  痛快的玩一晚

make a day of it  做了一整天

make a living  谋生

make a comeback  东山再起

make a face  扮鬼脸 

make away with 拿走，偷走

make a point of  坚持要

make believe 假装，假扮

make certain  肯定；确认

make do 凑合，将就

make ends meet  收支平衡

make friends  交朋友

make for 有利于，有助于

make it  成功

make light of 认为…不重要

make much of 重视

make the deadline  赶上最后期限

make a fortune = make big bucks  挣大钱

make no difference  毫无区别

make a difference 有影响，有关系

make out  辨认出；理解；填写

make off with （迅速）拿走，偷走

8. Put

put an end to = put a stop to  终止

put aside  撇开

put across 沟通，交流，被理解

put away 把……放回原处；收起来

put by 留存，积蓄

put down  把……记下来；镇压；贬低，看不起；

put forward  提出

put off  延期

put into practice  实践

put on  穿上；上演

put sth. in order  把……弄整齐

put to use  使用

put up举起；安顿；参与；建立

put up with  容忍；忍受  

put up to （doing）怂恿，唆使

put out  熄灭；解雇；给…添麻烦，冒犯

put out with  对某人生气

put out by  由于某事而生气

put through to  电话接通 

put over on 欺骗，愚弄

9. Take

take action  采取行动

take advantage of  利用

take after  仿效；（相貌、脾气或性格）与…相似，像

take care of  照顾

take effect  生效

take(sb.)for a ride 欺骗，蒙骗(某人)

take charge of  负责；管理

take in 接待；减小，改小；理解，明白；欺骗

take into account = take account of  把……考虑进去

take into consideration  考虑到

take it easy 不要紧张；慢慢来

take it for granted  把……当成理所当然

take measures = take steps  采取措施；步骤

take off  起飞

take one’s time doing sth.从容不迫做某事

take over  接管；接收

have what it takes 有能力，能够

take part in  参加 take potshots at 拐弯抹角地批评，指桑骂槐

take place  代替;发生，出现

take out sth. on sb.  向某人出气

take turns  轮流

take up占有；着手

take a break  休息，放松

take a close look  仔细看一看

10. Turn

turn around  转身

at every turn 到处，时时

in turn 轮流地→（反义）out of turn

turn down  关小；拒绝

turn in = hand in上交

turn into  把……变成

turn off  关闭

turn away 把（某人）打发走 turn blue/green 冻得青紫/羡慕，嫉妒

turn on  打开

turn over  移交；再三考虑；翻转

turn over a new leaf 改变，（尤指）改过自新

turn to  翻到；转向；求助于

turn(one’s) stomach 使恶心；使作呕

turn up  突然发现；找到；出现      turn up (one’s) nose 拒绝

turn out  结果是；培养；生产；打扮