Verb Master 動詞達人

【外在動詞】
Clean, Long, Narrow, Shape, Slim, Style, Surface, Thin, Tidy

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Clean (乾淨)，動詞「打掃」、「清潔」
Clean down，介係詞down是加強語氣。

  
Clean one’s plate，吃完自己的飯菜

Clean out本意是把房子打掃得乾乾淨淨，後來引申為宰肥羊削凱子：
I was cleaned out by a young girl.
(我被一個女孩子當凱子削得乾乾淨淨)

Clean up，收拾乾淨：
to clean up a place (打掃收拾)
to clean up a job (完成工作)
to clean up the image (改善形象)
to clean up one’s act (改進行為)
to clean up in business (做生意發財)
to clean up the game (比賽全面獲勝)
to clean up a city (掃除犯罪、整頓城市)

Clean up after，善後：
to clean up after someone (幫人善後)
to clean up after your dog (清理狗大便)
to clean up after yourself (個人造孽個人擔)

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Long (長的)，動詞「渴望」：
I long to see her again.
(我希望再見到她)
I long for the chance to see her again.
(我希望有機會再見到她)

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Narrow (窄的)，動詞「縮小」：
narrow the eyes (瞇眼睛)
the chance is narrowing (機會越來越小)

Narrow down，縮小範圍，Narrow down to，把範圍縮小到：
narrow down the list of guests (把訪客名單數減少)
narrow the list down to 10 (把數目縮減到十)

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Shape (形狀)，動詞「塑造、成型」
to shape a clay into a pot 
(把陶土塑造成鍋子)
to shape the suit to fit the body
(改西裝合身)
to shape a plan
(做出計畫)
My childhood was shaped by good education.
(我受優良教育長大成人)

Shape up，「循規蹈矩」
You’d better shape up.
(你最好乖一點)
Shape up or ship out!
(【口語】不好好表現就給我滾！)

Shape up，「塑身」
She spent $10,000 to shape up.
(她花了一萬去塑身)

Shape up，「發展」
The plan is shaping up nicely.
(計畫進行得很好)
He is shaping up a great man.
(他發展成為了不起的人)
It is shaping up into a big disaster.
(發展成為大災難)
It has been shaping up as a major issue.
(變成一個大問題)

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Size (尺寸)，動詞「按大小排列」
to be sized from small to large
(由小到大排列)
to be sized in centimeter
(按公分大小來排列)

Size up，「估計大小」，up加強用，可省略
to size up my waist with a measuring tape
(用軟尺量腰圍)

Size up，「估計情勢」
to size up a situation (估計情勢)

Size up，「打量某人」
to size myself up in the mirror
(照鏡子打量自己)

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Slim (苗條)，動詞「瘦身、減肥」
to slim down a bit (減一點肥)
to slim down my hips (減屁股)
to slim down the organization (縮小公司規模)

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Style (風格)，動詞「特別設計」「特別命名」
to style the hair (做頭髮造型)
to style himself “The King” (自稱「大王」)

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Surface (表面)，動詞「浮出表面」「浮現」
to surface from the water (浮出水面)
to surface a scandal (公開醜聞)

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Thin (薄的)，動詞「變少、變稀薄、變稀疏」，可以配合介係詞Out加強語氣：

 
The war had thinned the ranks (戰爭讓人口變少)
* Thin the ranks是成語，因為某外力因素造成人口或人員的減少，比方戰爭、疾病、裁員等。

主詞可在Thin (out)之前或之後，但是意思不同
I’m thinning out my hair (打薄頭髮)
My hair is thinning out (頭髮越來越少)

Thin配合介係詞down，稀釋，通常是加水稀釋，等於water down：
to thin down the whisky a bit (加點水稀釋威士忌)
to thin down the blood (降低血液濃度)
to think down the staff (減少工作人員)

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Tidy (整齊的)，動詞「整理、收拾」，通常後面用介係詞Up加強語氣：
to tidy up your room (收拾房間)

Tidy up after someone，幫人收拾、擦屁股
Don’t expect me to tidy up after you.
(別指望我幫你收拾殘局)