Dixon - 6~20

6. eat up 吃完;吃掉
....eat 吃 / up徹底;完全
....Who ate up my apple pie? 誰吃掉我的蘋果派?
7. wait on 服務;接待
....wait 服侍 / on 對
....That rich man has five servants waiting on him.
....那個有錢人有五個僕人伺候他。
8. dish out 分裝;分配
....dish 用盤子裝 / out 出去;向外
....Tim, could you dish out the potatoes for me,
....please? Tim，麻煩幫我盛些馬鈴薯，好嗎?
9. throw up 嘔吐
....throw丟 / up 向上 → 向上拋 (口語用法)
....John felt sick and started to throw up after
....eating the spoiled food.
....吃到壞掉的食物後，約翰覺得作嘔，並開始嘔吐。
10. pick up the tab 付帳
.....pick up 拿起 / the tab 帳單
.....Tina picked up the tab when we had dinner
.....together. 我們一起去吃晚餐，由Tina買單請客。
11. inside out 內外反過來
.....inside 裡面 / out 向外
.....Dad put his sweater on inside out by mistake.
....爹不小心把毛衣給穿反了。
12. go Dutch 各自付帳
.....go在…的狀態 / Dutch 荷蘭式的 (採荷蘭的方式)
.....They decided to go Dutch. 他們決定各自付帳
13. up to date 最新 ; 流行的
.....up to 直到 / date 日期
.....Tom, long time no see. So, bring me up to date
.....on your life.
.....湯姆，好久不見。來，告訴我你近況如何。
.....It's an up-to-date report.
.....這是有關最新情況的報告。
14. take off 脫掉
.....take 拿 / off 離開
.....The boy took off his shoes before diving into the
.....lake to save the dog.
.... 那男孩脫掉鞋子，跳到湖裡去救那隻狗。
15. wear out 穿破;穿壞
.....wear 磨損 / out 完全地
.....My daughter's shoes are beginning to wear out.
.....我女兒的鞋子開始有些破損。
16. pick out 挑選
…..pick 挑 / out 出來
.....Could you help me pick out some new clothes?
.....請幫我挑選一些新的衣服好嗎?
17. be in 流行 / be out 過時的
…..in 流行的 / out 過時
.....Miniskirts are in at the moment, but long skirts
.....are out right now.
.....現在流行迷你裙,但長裙已不流行。
18.make room for 讓位;騰出空間
….make 製造 / room 空間 / for 給
….My daughter made room for an old man on the
....train.
….我女兒讓位給火車上一位老先生。
19. stay in 待在家
..…stay 待 / in 在家
..…My sister plans to stay in this weekend and read
.....some good books.
..…我姐姐這週末打算待在家裡讀些好書。
..…stay out待外面
..…stay 待 / out 出去
..…My parents won’t let me stay out late.
.....我爸媽不會讓我在外頭待太晚。
20. try on 試穿
...…try 嘗試 / on 穿..衣在身上
......You should try on that skirt before you buy it.
......妳在買那件裙子之前最好先試穿看看。