動詞（或謂語結構）是句子的靈魂。
無論是對話還是段落，對句意的把握很大程度上依賴對句中謂語結構的理解。
看似簡單、幼稚的小詞只要搭配不同，其含義便有天壤之別。
正是這種動詞的多變性，給我們的解題帶來了巨大干擾，因而掌握和突破這些動詞顯得猶為重要。
1. Catch
catch a cold 感冒；受涼
catch fire 著火；變得流行，火起來
catch hold of 抓住
catch on 流行；領會
catch on to 理解
catch one’s breath喘氣；休息
catch one’s eye /attention 引人注目/引起注意
catch sight of 看見
catch up with 趕上
2. Come
come along 過來；進展，發展
come along with 隨同
come across 偶爾遇見，偶爾發現
come at 襲擊；拜見
come by 從旁走過
come around 到來/甦醒，恢復/改變看法或立場
come around / round to 讚成；同意
come back 回來/想起，記起
come by獲得,得到；拜訪，串門
come between 離間，使分開，使產生隔閡
come down with 因……而病倒；患…病
come down 流傳
come to the point 抓住要點
come into contact with 與……接觸
come in for 遭到，受到（責備等）：The reporter’s work came in for criticism.come on 發生，趕快
come off 發生，舉行
come off it 別傻了，別鬧笑話了，別出洋相了
come out 發行；被告知；結果是；公開宣稱
come into operation 啟用
come to a standstill 停止
come to a stop 停止;到站
come to an end 結束
come to light 真相大白；顯露
come true 夢想成真
come through 按要求（或期望）做：I asked for their help, and they came through.我向他們求助，他們就幫了我。
come up to達到；符合；不辜負（live up to）
come up with 提出;趕上
come upon 偶然發現（或遇見）
come a long way 取得進展；明顯提高
come all the way 遠道而來；大老遠跑來
come in handy 遲早有用
come into being 誕生，形成
come out of 從（某場所）出來；出自
come to one’s mind 想起
come to think of it 回頭想起
come to an agreement 達成協定
come what may 無論如何
3. Do
do a favor 幫忙
do good to 有益於
do harm to 有害於
do damage 使受到損失
do (one) in 使精疲力竭；殺死
do (one) out of 騙取：His partners did him out of his fair share of the money.他的生意夥伴把他該得的那筆錢騙走了。
do away with 廢除；去掉 do （one’s） own thing 做自己最喜歡（最擅長的事）的事
do or die 需要拚命，需要全力以赴
do over 重做，返工；重新裝飾（或裝修）
do one’s best 竭盡全力
4. Get
get across 穿過；清楚表達；使理解
get accustomed to = get used to 習慣於
get along 進展；相處；度日
get at 暗示；夠得著，觸及
get away with 逃脫
get bored doing 厭倦做某事
get by (勉強)對付過去，(勉強)過活；溜走；勉強過得去
get down to 開始處理；開始認真對待
get down 使難過
get hurt 受傷
get one’s hopes up 使某人產生希望
get even with 扯平
get going 開始
get hold of 掌握；了解
get in the way 擋道
get in 進入，被允許進入；到達
get in touch with 與……建立聯繫
get somewhere/nowhere 有（無）進展
get off the ground 有所進展；突破
get off 被允許離開；逃脫懲罰，逃避義務
get on one’s nerves 使……心煩
get on 和睦相處；變老；繼續，繼續進行，進步
5. Go
go about 流傳；開始做（複雜的事）；繼續
go after 追求；追逐
go along 配合：she decided to go along with their plans for the surprise party.go around 足夠供應，謠言流傳；四處走動
go beyond 超出；勝過
go back on 違背（諾言等）
go by 憑……判斷；順便拜訪
go down 下降；下跌；消腫；被記住（銘記）
go Dutch 各付個的；AA製
go in (into) 詳細調查；從事
go in for 讚成；參加（考試）；熱衷於
go off 消失；變質；爆炸，發出響聲
go off on me 對我發脾氣
go on with = go ahead 繼續
go out 出去；泄密；過時；停止運轉，熄滅；約會
go out of one’s way to do sth.不辭辛苦做...
go over 參觀；複習；仔細檢查；被接受（得到讚許）；
go through 通過；經歷；完成
go through with 把…進行到底，完成，實現
go steady （和某人）正式確定戀愛關係
go up 上升；增長；上漲
go under 倒閉，失敗，垮掉
go all out 全力以赴；竭盡全力
go out of business 歇業；停業
go without saying 不用說，不言而喻
go through a lot of money 花了很多錢
6. Keep
keep an eye on sth. 照看；密切注視
keep in mind 記住
keep in touch with 與……保持聯繫
keep pace with 與……同步前進
keep off 避開
keep back 隱瞞（資訊），拒不告訴；保留，儲存for keeps 永久地
keep on (doing) 繼續(做某事)
keep one’s finger crossed 祝……好運
keep (one’s) eyes open or peeled 密切注視
keep (one’s) head above water (通過持續努力)生存，繼續；勉強對付
keep track of 追蹤；知道；理解
keep (one’s) sanity 保持鎮靜
keep up with 跟上；繼續
keep up one’s spirits 振作精神
keep cool 保持冷靜
keep count on 保持聯繫
keep sth. in mind 把……記在心上
keep sb. from doing sth 阻止某人做某事keep（sth.）to oneself 不與人交往；保守某事keep one’s opinion / idea to oneself 不把想法告訴別人
7. Make
make a fuss 大驚小怪；小題大做
make advances 取得進展
make war 發動戰爭
make an effort 努力
make a night of it 痛快的玩一晚
make a day of it 做了一整天
make a living 謀生
make a comeback 東山再起
make a face 扮鬼臉
make away with 拿走，偷走
make a point of 堅持要
make believe 假裝，假扮
make certain 肯定；確認
make do 湊合，將就
make ends meet 收支平衡
make friends 交朋友
make for 有利於，有助於
make it 成功
make light of 認為…不重要
make much of 重視
make the deadline 趕上最後期限
make a fortune = make big bucks 掙大錢
make no difference 毫無區別
make a difference 有影響，有關係
make out 辨認出；理解；填寫
make off with （迅速）拿走，偷走
8. Put
put an end to = put a stop to 終止
put aside 撇開
put across 溝通，交流，被理解
put away 把……放回原處；收起來
put by 留存，積蓄
put down 把……記下來；鎮壓；貶低，看不起
put forward 提出
put off 延期
put into practice 實踐
put on 穿上；上演
put sth. in order 把……弄整齊
put to use 使用
put up舉起；安頓；參與；建立
put up with 容忍；忍受
put up to （doing）慫恿，唆使
put out 熄滅；解雇；給…添麻煩，冒犯
put out with 對某人生氣
put out by 由於某事而生氣
put through to 電話接通
put over on 欺騙，愚弄
9. Take
take action 采取行動
take advantage of 利用
take after 仿效；（相貌、脾氣或性格）與…相似，像take care of 照顧
take effect 生效
take(sb.)for a ride 欺騙，蒙騙(某人)
take charge of 負責；管理
take in 接待；減小，改小；理解，明白；欺騙
take into account = take account of 把……考慮進去take into consideration 考慮到
take it easy 不要緊張；慢慢來
take it for granted 把……當成理所當然
take measures = take steps 采取措施；步驟
take off 起飛
take one’s time doing sth.從容不迫做某事
take over 接管；接收
have what it takes 有能力，能夠t
ake part in 參加
take potshots at 拐彎抹角地批評，指桑罵槐
take place 代替;發生，出現
take out sth. on sb. 向某人出氣
take turns 輪流
take up佔有；著手
take a break 休息，放鬆
take a close look 仔細看一看
10. Turn
turn around 轉身
at every turn 到處，時時
in turn 輪流地（反義）out of turn
turn down 關小；拒絕
turn in = hand in上交
turn into 把……變成
turn off 關閉turn away 把（某人）打發走
turn blue/green 凍得青紫/羨慕，嫉妒
turn on 打開
turn over 移交；再三考慮；翻轉
turn over a new leaf 改變，（尤指）改過自新
turn to 翻到；轉向；求助於
turn(one’s) stomach 使惡心；使作嘔
turn up 突然發現；找到；出現
turn up (one’s) nose 拒絕
turn out 結果是；培養；生產；打扮
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