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People and things

1.People​

pack into​

  • fit into a place in large numbers 挤进，塞满（某个空间）

Hundreds of people packed into the town hall to watch the debate. (数百人涌入市政厅观看辩论。)

watch over​

  • make sure nothing bad happens to someone or something 照看

My sister watched over our son while Ania and I went shopping. (当我和安雅去购物时，我的姐姐照看着我们的儿子。)

fit in (with)​

  • feel like you belong in a group 融入群体

I found it really hard to fit in with the art class. They're all much younger than me. (我发现很难融入艺术班。他们全都比我年轻得多。)

gang up (on)​

  • form a group to hurt someone 联合起来欺负某人

Some of the older children have been ganging up on me and calling me names. (一些年纪较大的孩子总是联合起来欺负我，还对我出言不逊。)

turn on​

  • attack someone without warning 突然对某人发怒或攻击

Adi has got a temper. He turned on me the instant I suggested he buy a new suit. (阿迪脾气有点暴躁。我一建议他买套新西装，他就冲我发火了。)

look down on​

  • think you are better than another person

Sheila's neighbors look down on her because her house is smaller than theirs. (希拉的邻居看不起她，因为她的房子比他们的小。)

wear down​

  • convince someone to do what you want (often by asking many times) （通过持续的要求、压力等）使某人疲累不堪最终让步。

I got my son a puppy for his birthday. After asking me for months, he finally wore me down. (我儿子生日时，我给他买了只小狗。他求了我好几个月，终于把我磨得心软了。)

butter up​

  • praise or flatter someone so that they will do you a favor 讨好或奉承

Toshiro's been buttering his brother up because he wants to borrow his car. (Toshiro一直在讨好他哥哥，因为他想借哥哥的车。)

ask after​

  • ask for news about someone 问候关心

I bumped into Sandra at the park. She was asking after you. (我在公园偶遇了桑德拉，她问起你的近况。)

flood in(to)​

  • enter a space in large numbers

Thousands of fans flooded into the stadium to watch the singer perform. (数千人涌入体育场观看歌手表演。)

fuss over​

  • pay a lot of attention to someone 对某人过分关心或呵护（常带唠叨或忙碌之意）

Jordan's aunts always fuss over him when they come to visit. (乔丹的姑姑们每次来看他时，总是对他呵护有加。)
She always fusses over her grandchildren, making sure they're wrapped up warm. （她总是对她的孙子孙女过分操心，确保他们穿得暖和。）

spill out (of)​

  • leave a space in large numbers

After the concert, everyone spilled out of the stadium and made their way to the train station. (演出结束后，大家涌出体育场，前往火车站。)

look up to​

  • admire someone 尊敬，钦佩

Barney really looks up to his grandfather. He loves listening to his stories. (巴尼特别崇拜他爷爷，超爱听他讲故事。)

2.Things​

gather up​

  • collect things together

Nuwa gathered up the plates from the table and took them to the kichen.

part with​

  • relinquish something important to you 放弃、与...分离; 割离，舍弃

It was really hard to part with my old car. I'd had it since I was a student.(跟我的旧车说再见真不容易。我从学生时代就开着它了。)

come across​

  • find something by chance 偶然发现

While looking through things in my attic, I came across an old portrait of my great-grandfather. (在整理阁楼里的东西时，我偶然发现了一幅我曾祖父的旧肖像画。)

get back (from)​

  • retrieve something 收回（某物），拿回（某物）

Mel lent Dave her lawnmower a month ago, and she finally got it back from him. (梅尔一个月前把割草机借给了戴夫，最近她终于把割草机要回来了。)

turn up​

  • be found (usally by chance)

Ava lost her passport ages ago. It turned up when she was cleaning the living room. (艾娃很久以前就丢了护照，结果在打扫客厅时找到了。)