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Socializing

1. Socializing​

come out​

  • go somewhere with someone

Katie asked Lisa if she wanted to come out to play.

catch up (with)​

  • talk to friends who you have not talked to recently (与某人) 叙旧，了解近况

Once a year, my school friends and I go out for a meal together to catch up.

mill around​

  • slowly move around a room or space (often waiting for something) 无目的地四处走动或聚集；闲逛

Lots of guests were milling around, waiting for Raj to make his speech. 许多客人来回走动，等待着拉杰发表讲话。
People were milling around the market square, chatting and shopping. 人们在集市广场上闲逛，聊天购物。

tag along​

  • go somewhere with someone (Often without an invitation) 跟着去；尾随

Amara let her little sister tag along when she went to the ice rink with her friends. 阿玛拉和朋友们去溜冰场时，允许她的小妹妹跟着一起去。
The little boy always tags along when his brother goes out to play. （这个小男孩在他哥哥出去玩时总是跟着去。）

hang out (with)​

  • spend time at a certain place with your friends(informal)

come along (with)​

  • accompany someone, go somewhere with someone

As I was leaving for the art exhibition, I asked Joe if he wanted to come along.

go out​

  • go somewhere with someone, socialize with friends

Fleur and Clare were getting ready to go out for evening. 弗勒尔和克莱尔正在准备出门参加晚间活动。

hire out​

  • allow someone to use something in exchange for money(UK) 出租；租出

Our local hotel has a large room that it hires out for parties. 我们这儿的酒店有个大房间，专门租给人办派对。
They hire out bicycles by the hour to tourists. 他们按小时向游客出租自行车。

stay in​

  • remain at home

Vincent and Maya decided to stay in. They ordered some pizza and watched a movie.

stay out​

  • remain away from home until late 待在户外；在外面逗留

The carnival was amazing. We stayed out until dawn. 狂欢节非常精彩。我们一直待到黎明。

liven up​

  • make something more exciting 使气氛活跃起来

I was glad to see Marvin at the party. He always manages to liven things up. 我很高兴在派对上见到马文，他总能让气氛活跃起来。
The band really livened things up at the wedding. 那支乐队让婚礼现场气氛一下子活跃起来。

  • 近义表达：spice things up（增添趣味） / enliven the atmosphere（活跃气氛）
  • 反义表达：kill the mood（破坏气氛） / dampen the spirit（打击情绪）

get together​

  • meet and spend time with friends

Ella likes to get together with her friends at the ice cream parlor on Friday evenings. 艾拉喜欢在星期五晚上和朋友们一起去冰淇淋店聚会。

2. Leaving​

take off​

  • leave (often unexpectedly) 突然离开；

Joe suddenly took off without saying where he was going. 乔突然一声不响地离开了(连去哪儿都没说)。

slip out​

  • leave without telling people 溜走；悄悄离开

The movie was terrible, so we slipped out halfway through.电影太烂了，我们中途溜了。

storm out (of)​

  • leave somewhere because you are angry 怒气冲冲地离开（某地）

Charlie stormed out of the store when the manager refuse to give him a refund. 查理在经理拒绝给他退款后，怒气冲冲地走出了商店。

tear away (from)​

  • make someone leave a place even though they want to stay 打断（谈话或活动）; 把某人拉开/使某人离开（常指不情愿地离开某地或停止做某事）。

I hate to tear you away, but we're going to miss the last train. 我不想打断你，但我们要错过末班车了。
It was hard to tear the children away from the playground. 很难把孩子们从游乐场拉走。

  • 近义表达： pull someone away (拉开某人)
  • 反义表达： keep someone engaged (使某人持续参与)

head off (to)​

  • leave, begin a journey

We headed off to the beach early because we wanted to avoid the crowds.

turn away (from)​

  • refuse to let someone enter 把…拒之门外；不准…进入

Neil was turned away from the nightclub because he was wearing casual clothes. 尼尔因为穿着休闲服装而被夜总会拒之门外。
The hotel had to turn away guests because it was fully booked. 因为酒店已预订满，他们不得不拒绝客人入住。

shoot off​

  • leave quickly (informal) (UK) 匆匆离开；迅速出发

Paul had to shoot off at the end of the meeting to catch his train home. 保罗不得不在会议结束时匆匆离开，赶回家的火车。
I’m sorry, but I have to shoot off—my next appointment starts in ten minutes. 抱歉，我得赶紧走了——我下一个约会十分钟后开始。

dash off​

  • leave quickly (informal) (UK) 匆匆离开；匆匆写下

Nadiya had to dash off to pick up the kids from school. 娜迪亚不得不赶紧去学校接孩子。
She dashed off a quick note before leaving. 她在离开前匆匆写了个便条。

3. Celine note​

sneak out​

  • 偷偷溜走; 偷偷带出

He sneaked out of the meeting when no one was looking.（他趁没人注意时偷偷溜出了会议）
She sneaked out some documents from the office.（她从办公室偷偷带出了一些文件）

creep out​

  • 蹑手蹑脚地出去

The cat was able to creep out of the room without anyone noticing. (那只猫悄悄地从房间溜走，没人察觉。)
I watched as the thief creeped out of the building and disappeared into the night. (我目睹着那个小偷悄悄地从建筑物里出来，消失在黑夜之中。)

rush off​

    1. 仓促离开

He had to rush off to catch his flight, so he didn't have time to say goodbye to everyone.
（他不得不仓促离开以赶飞机，所以没有时间向每个人道别。）
The boss rushed off without giving us any instructions, leaving us confused about what to do next.
（老板匆匆离开，没有给我们任何指示，让我们对接下来该做什么感到困惑。）

    1. 匆匆写完、寄出（信件等）

She quickly rushed off her resignation letter and handed it to her boss. （她迅速写完辞职信并递交给了老板。）
I need to rush off this application form if I want to meet the deadline. （如果我想在截止日期前递交申请表，我必须赶快寄出。）