动词短语是动词+介词的形式，偏锋出国将会更新400多个动词短语的用法，相同的动词短语会给出不同的用法和例句，建议大家收藏起来，对于平时理解阅读内容和写作会有很大的帮助。
| 动词短语 | 解释 | 定义 |
| act up | 行为或功能不当 | behave or function improperly |
| I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it's acting up again. | ||
| add * up + | 计算总和 | calculate a sum |
| I added up the receipts and it totaled $135.46. | ||
| add up to + | 等量 | equal an amount |
| The total expenses added up to $325.00. | ||
| add up | 有道理 | make sense |
| Her story doesn't add up. I think she is lying. | ||
| ask * out + | 约会时邀请 | invite on a date |
| I can't believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date! | ||
| ask * over + | 邀请到家 | invite to one's home |
| Why don't we ask the Johnsons over for dinner? | ||
| back down | 不要在辩论中维护你的观点 | stop defending your opinion in a debate |
| Jane never backs down. She always wins arguments. | ||
| back out | 不遵守（诺言、协议、交易） | not keep (a promise, agreement,deal) |
| Sam backed out at the last second. | ||
| back out of + | 不遵守（诺言、协议、交易） | not keep (a promise, agreement, deal) |
| Sam backed out of the agreement at the last second. | ||
| back * up + | 给予支持 | give support |
| You need examples to back up your opinion. | ||
| back up | 后退 | move backwards, reverse |
| Could you back up a little so I can open this drawer. | ||
| bawl * out | 批评、斥责 | criticize, reprimand (inf.) |
| She bawled him out for arriving late. | ||
| bear down on + | 咬 | bite |
| The soldier had to bear down on the leather strap while the doctor removed a bullet from the soldier's arm. | ||
| bear down on + | 采取有力措施 | take strong measures against |
| The U.S.A. is bearing down on drug traffickers. | ||
| bear on + | 与…有关 | have to do with |
| This information may bear on this case. | ||
| bear up | 承受 | withstand |
| I didn't think he would bear up so well in that situation. | ||
| bear up under + | 承受 | withstand |
| How did he bear up under such extreme pressure. | ||
| bear with + | 耐心点 | be patient |
| Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork. | ||
| blow in | 意外访问 | visit unexpectedly (inf.) |
| My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his entire family. | ||
| blow over | 通过而不产生问题 | pass without creating a problem |
| All this negative publicity will blow over in a couple of weeks. | ||
| blow * up + | 使爆炸 | make explode;destroy using explosives |
| The terrorists blew the bridge up. | ||
| blow up | 爆炸 | explode |
| The bomb blew up before they could defuse it. | ||
| blow up | 突然变得很生气 | suddenly become very angry |
| When Joan heard the news, she blew up and rushed out of the room. | ||
| break * down + | 详细分析 | analyze in detail |
| We need to break this problem down in order to solve. | ||
| break down | 停止正常工作 | stop working properly |
| The truck broke down in the desert. | ||
| break down | 精神病 | become mentally ill |
| She broke down after her husband died. | ||
