Verb Master 動詞達人

【自然動詞】Bubble
Bubble(泡沫)，動詞「冒泡」「沸騰」

Heat the water until it bubbles.
(把水煮到開)
The soda will bubble up.
(汽水會冒泡)
The rumor had been bubbling away for years.
(謠言沸沸揚揚了好多年)
She was bubbled over like crazy.
(她非常亢奮)

【自然動詞】Steam
Steam，動詞「冒蒸氣」「蒸」

A steaming soup
(熱騰騰的湯)
Your head is steaming.
(你的頭熱得冒煙)

Steam a fish
(蒸魚)
Steamed buns
(小籠包)

Steam the sticker off the windshield
(把擋風玻璃貼紙吹下來)

The mirror steams over.
(鏡子被蒸氣覆蓋)
The window is steamed up.
(窗戶都是蒸氣)

片語 Steam (up) someone，使人生氣
His manner steamed me up.
(他的態度實在令人生氣)

片語 Steam ahead，加速工作
Titanic steamed at 8 knots.
(鐵達尼號用巴結速度快速前進)
We need to steam ahead with our work.
(我們工作要快一點)

【自然動詞】Cool
Cool(涼爽)，動詞「冷卻」
Her temper has cooled. (她的怒氣消退了)

成語 Cool it，冷靜下來
Cool it, girl. Not in public.
(冷靜一點，這裡是公開場合)

成語 Cool your heels，安分一點
I’ll have to put him in jail to cool his heels.
(我只能把你關起來讓他安分下來)

片語 Cool off，回到正常溫度

【自然動詞】Ice
片語 ice up，結冰，ice over，完全結冰
The road has iced up. (馬路結冰了)
The engine had iced over. (引擎這個結冰了)

片語 ice down，冰敷、冰鎮
to ice the beer down (冰鎮啤酒)

 
to ice down the sore muscle (冰敷痠痛肌肉)

【自然動詞】Warm
Warm(溫暖)，動詞「溫暖」「加熱」
to warm your hands (溫暖你的手)
to warm yourself (溫暖你自己)  

片語：Warm to someone，對人親切、有好感
Fiona didn’t warm to me as she did to others.
(Fiona對我很冷漠，不像她對其他人這麼熱情)

片語：Warm to something，喜歡、熱衷於
They are warming to my proposal.
(他們喜歡我的提案)
I’m trying to warm the board to my proposal.
(我要讓董事會喜歡我的提案)

片語：Warm up，取暖、加熱
Warm up the hands, feet by fire (生火取暖)

Warm up dinner, coffee (加熱食物、咖啡)

片語：Warm up，運動熱身、機器熱身
Warm up the engine
(引擎熱身)
The players start to warm up.
(選手開始熱身)

片語：Warm up，升溫，越來越火熱
The party begins to warm up.
(派對升溫)
The election is beginning to warm up.
(選情升溫)

 
【自然動詞】Wet
Wet (濕)，動詞「弄濕」
to wet the hair (弄濕頭髮)
to wet the pants (尿褲子)
to wet the bed (尿床)