Beat, Bend, Bring 构成的动词短语
Beat 原意:v. (心脏等)跳动,搜索 ,打败,敲打,控制
1. beat about (the bush)打探,寻思,兜圈子。
例句:Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
2. beat down 击败,摧毁,压低。
例句:I beat down the price to $6000.
3. beat up <美俚>痛殴,毒打。
例句:The taxi driver was beaten up.
Bend 原意:v. (使)弯曲,屈身,拉弯
1. bend down 弯腰,把...弄弯。
例句:The young mother bent down and kissed her child.
2. bend over backwards 拼命,竭尽全力。
例句:I've bent over backwards to help him.
3. bend to 弯腰,屈身,屈从,屈服。
例句:Most people bend to fate, but I don't.
Bring 原意:v. 带来,引来,促使,引起
1. bring up 养育,提出,谈到。
例句:Bring it up at the meeting.
2. bring about 引起,导致,创造。
例句:What brought about the change in his attitude?
3. bring down 降低,击落,使...掉下。
例句:We aim to bring down prices on all our computers.
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