구동사 모음 S (Phrasal Verbs_S)

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. 

save * up +	accumulate (money)	I hope I will be able to save up enough money to go to school.
see about +	arrange or consider something	My dad said he was going to see about buying me a car.
see * off	say good-bye to someone at the beginning of their trip (at the airport, train station)	Did you see your sister off at the train station?
see to +	make sure something happens, arrange	I'll see to it that Mr. Ramirez gets your message.
see * through	finish something despite difficulties	Are you going to be able to see your studies through now that you have a baby?
sell * out	tell on someone	My partner in crime sold me out for a reduced jail sentence.
set * up	arrange a relationship	My mom set me up with her friend's son.
set * up	falsely incriminate a person	I don't think he killed those men. Somebody set him up.

set up +	arrange (an appointment, a meeting,etc.)	I set up an appointment with my doctor at 3:30 this afternoon.
settle on +	make a decision after a period of time	I settled on the job at the oil company.
settle up	pay one's debts	We need to settle up before you move.
show * off +	show to everybody with a lot of pride	He always shows off his new things.
show off	boast, draw attention to oneself	Young boys show off in order to impress girls.
show * up	make someone seem inferior	He's always trying to show up his co-workers in order to get ahead.
show up	arrive without previous notice	I hadn't seen my cousin for years, and all of a sudden, he showed up at my workplace yesterday!
shut * off	stop from functioning	If you don't pay your electric bill, your power is going to get shut off.
shut * up	make quiet	Would someone shut him up! He's talking so loudly that we're going to get in trouble.
slow * down +	make move more slowly	Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class down.
slow * up +	make move more slowly	Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class up.
spell * out +	to explain something in a detailed way so that the meaning is clearly understood	He's so stupid that you have to spell everything our for him.
stand by	wait	I need you to stand by and answer the phone when my broker calls.

stand for +	represent	SCUBA stands for "self contained underwater breathing apparatus."
stand for +	tolerate	I won't stand for people criticizing me.
stand out	be very noticeable	Soledad is so beautiful! She really stands out in a crowd.
stand * up	not arrive to a date or an appointment (inf.)	I arranged to meet Joe at the library at 8:00, but he stood me up. I hope he has a good excuse.
stand up for +	defend (something one believes in)	Every individual must stand up for what they believe in.
stand up to +	defend oneself against someone or something	I think you should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around.
stay over	spend the night at a person's house	It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don't you just stay over?
stick it to +	severely criticize a person (inf.)	My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week.
stick to +	persevere, keep trying	Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it!
stick up for +	defend oneself or opinions	Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country.

save * up +

accumulate (money)

I hope I will be able to save up enough money to go to school.

see about +

arrange or consider something

My dad said he was going to see about buying me a car.

see * off

say good-bye to someone at the beginning of their trip (at the airport, train station)

Did you see your sister off at the train station?

see to +

make sure something happens, arrange

I'll see to it that Mr. Ramirez gets your message.

see * through

finish something despite difficulties

Are you going to be able to see your studies through now that you have a baby?

sell * out

tell on someone

My partner in crime sold me out for a reduced jail sentence.

set * up

arrange a relationship

My mom set me up with her friend's son.

set * up

falsely incriminate a person

I don't think he killed those men. Somebody set him up.

set up +

arrange (an appointment, a meeting,etc.)

I set up an appointment with my doctor at 3:30 this afternoon.

settle on +

make a decision after a period of time

I settled on the job at the oil company.

settle up

pay one's debts

We need to settle up before you move.

show * off +

show to everybody with a lot of pride

He always shows off his new things.

show off

boast, draw attention to oneself

Young boys show off in order to impress girls.

show * up

make someone seem inferior

He's always trying to show up his co-workers in order to get ahead.

show up

arrive without previous notice

I hadn't seen my cousin for years, and all of a sudden, he showed up at my workplace yesterday!

shut * off

stop from functioning

If you don't pay your electric bill, your power is going to get shut off.

shut * up

make quiet

Would someone shut him up! He's talking so loudly that we're going to get in trouble.

slow * down +

make move more slowly

Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class down.

slow * up +

make move more slowly

Because Mary's level in English is lower than the rest of the students, she slows the class up.

spell * out +

to explain something in a detailed way so that the meaning is clearly understood

He's so stupid that you have to spell everything our for him.

stand by

 
wait

I need you to stand by and answer the phone when my broker calls.

stand for +

represent

SCUBA stands for "self contained underwater breathing apparatus."

stand for +

tolerate

I won't stand for people criticizing me.

stand out

be very noticeable

Soledad is so beautiful! She really stands out in a crowd.

stand * up

not arrive to a date or an appointment (inf.)

I arranged to meet Joe at the library at 8:00, but he stood me up. I hope he has a good excuse.

stand up for +

defend (something one believes in)

Every individual must stand up for what they believe in.

stand up to +

defend oneself against someone or something

I think you should stand up to your older brother and tell him to stop pushing you around.

stay over

spend the night at a person's house

It takes you so long to take the bus home, so why don't you just stay over?

stick it to +

severely criticize a person (inf.)

My boss really stuck it to me when I arrived late to work for the third time this week.

stick to +

persevere, keep trying

Even though English is a hard language to master, you must stick to it!

stick up for +

defend oneself or opinions

Joseph joined the army because he believes he must stick up for his country.