구동사 모음 A (Phrasal Verbs_A)

 

구동사(phrasal verbs)는 '동사+부사' 형태나 '동사+전치사' 구조를 통해 동사 원래의 의미와는 다른 새로운 의미 단위를 만들어 낸 구성입니다. 흔히 영어 숙어라고 부르는데, 숙어는 엄밀히 말하면 관용어를 포함합니다. 영어의 구동사는 관용어의 조건을 충족하지는 않으면서 단어들의 조합으로 새로운 의미 단위를 만드는데, 이와 같은 관계를 연어 관계라고 합니다. 

Phrasal Verb	Definition	Example
act up	behave or function improperly	I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it's acting up again.
add * up +	calculate a sum	I added up the receipts and it totaled $135.46.
add up to +	equal an amount	The total expenses added up to $325.00.
add up	make sense	Her story doesn't add up. I think she is lying.
ask * out +	invite on a date	I can't believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date!
ask * over +	invite to one's home	Why don't we ask the Johnsons over for dinner?

Phrasal Verb

Definition

Example

act up

behave or function improperly

I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it's acting up again.

add * up +

calculate a sum

I added up the receipts and it totaled $135.46.

add up to +

equal an amount

The total expenses added up to $325.00.

add up

make sense

Her story doesn't add up. I think she is lying.

ask * out +

invite on a date

I can't believe that Joe finally asked me out on a date!

ask * over +

invite to one's home

Why don't we ask the Johnsons over for dinner?