2019/10/23 TutorABC 第一次上課學習筆記

Topic of today:Phrasal Verb
Teacher:Earl

Phrasal Verb = A combination of a verb and another word(usually a preposition)that has a different meaning than the verb by itself. For example: "to get" and "to get by" has two different meaning.

Preposition: We commonly use prepositions to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places or things. Prepositions are most commonly followed by a noun phrase or pronoun (underlined):

I live in a house.
The circle is above the square.
The square is below the circle.


to get by: to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money.(link)In another word, it means 'to survive'.


to talk ≠ to talk down
to get ≠ to get up

to talk down: to speak loudly or without stopping to prevent someone else from speaking.(link

back = the last part of something
to back up = to move backwards
to back something up: make a copy
back-up(noun): Do you have any backup if this machine fails?

Key in

Statistic = number that provide information, e.g. population statistics

Print something out(verb)
Printout(noun)

back a file up = back up a file


log in/on
log out/off

to check out ≠ to check

to check out = to see what something is like
to check = to make certain that something is correct

timeout --> in sport, like basketball or tennis(a short period during a game in some sports when the players stop playing in order to rest, plan what they are going to do next, etc.)

It hasn't been hacked into. (不曾被駭入過)


聊天中非預期習得的好說法
Once a year --> 今天忘記一年一次的說法
I haven't forgotten. --> 要注意完成式
manage personal time

關於 Phrasal verb(片語動詞),這篇寫得很好,活用 phrasal verb 讓英文更上一層樓!
這個兩分鐘短片也不錯!

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