主题
日常英语:高频动词短语与地道替换
定位:最高频、最实用、不用学语法也能用的表达。重点是:
- 动词短语(Phrasal verbs):老外天天说,课本不怎么教
- 场景高频词:出国/开会/写邮件直接套
- 地道替换:别总说 I think / very good,换更自然的
一、30 个最高频动词短语(Phrasal Verbs)
动词短语 = 动词 + 介词/副词,意思经常和原动词完全不一样。是口语地道不地道的第一标志,用对 10 个你就比读了 10 年语法的同学说的更像老外。
| 动词短语 | 中文意思 | 例句 / 场景 |
|---|---|---|
| Figure out | 搞明白 / 想出来 | "I can't figure out why this bug happens"(我搞不懂这 bug 为什么出) |
| Work out | ①算出/解决 ②健身 | "Let me work out the total cost for you"(我给你算总花费);"I work out 3 times a week"(我一周健 3 次身) |
| Pick up | ①捡起 ②接人 ③学会(语言/技能) | "I'll pick you up at the airport"(我去机场接你);"I picked up some Japanese when I lived there"(我在那住的时候学会了一点日语) |
| Run into | ①碰到(人)②遇到(问题) | "I ran into Tom at the supermarket yesterday"(我昨天在超市碰到 Tom);"We ran into a problem with the deployment"(我们部署碰到个问题) |
| Come up with | 想出(主意/方案) | "Can you come up with a better idea by tomorrow?"(明天之前你能想出个更好的主意吗?) |
| Bring up | ①提起(话题)②抚养长大 | "Don't bring up politics at dinner"(吃饭时别提政治);"I was brought up by my grandma"(我是奶奶带大的) |
| Look forward to | 期待 | "Looking forward to meeting you in person"(期待见到你本人)——邮件结尾神句,10 封邮件 8 封用这句 |
| Go over | ①复习/过一遍 ②检查 | "Let me go over the slides one more time before the meeting"(开会前我再过一遍幻灯片) |
| Put off | 推迟 / 拖延 | "Stop putting off your dentist appointment"(别再拖看牙医的预约了) |
| Turn out | 结果是 / 最终发现 | "The project turned out to be easier than we thought"(这项目结果比我们想的简单);"It turns out he was right all along"(结果一直是他对) |
| Point out | 指出 | "Can you point out where I made a mistake?"(你能指出我哪错了吗?) |
| Carry out | 执行 / 开展(计划/实验) | "We'll carry out the test next Monday"(我们下周一开展测试) |
| Set up | ①搭建/安装 ②设立(公司) ③陷害(口语) | "Can you help me set up the new printer?"(帮我装下新打印机?);"He set up his own company last year"(他去年开了自己的公司) |
| Find out | 发现 / 查明(真相) | "I found out he was lying the whole time"(我发现他一直在撒谎);"Let me find out and get back to you"(我查一下然后回复你) |
| Give up | 放弃 | "Don't give up, try one more time"(别放弃,再试一次) |
| Take off | ①(飞机)起飞 ②火了/爆红 ③脱掉 | "The flight takes off at 9 am"(航班 9 点起飞);"This new app really took off last month"(这个新 App 上个月爆红了) |
| End up | 最后(以某种状态结束) | "We got lost and ended up in a small village"(我们迷路了最后到了个小村庄);"If you don't study hard, you'll end up regretting it"(不努力学习你将来会后悔的) |
| Go through | ①经历(困难)②仔细检查 | "He went through a really hard time after his wife left"(妻子离开后他经历了一段很难的日子);"Go through the contract before you sign"(签合同前仔细读一遍) |
| Keep up with | 跟上 / 保持同步 | "I can't keep up with all the new AI tools coming out every week"(我跟不上每周出的新 AI 工具了);"Keep me updated / Keep me posted"(有进展随时告诉我,邮件高频) |
| Make up | ①和解/和好 ②编造(谎话)③化妆 | "They fought yesterday, but they made up already"(他俩昨天吵架了,但已经和好了);"Stop making up excuses"(别编借口了) |
| Cut down on | 减少(摄入量/开支) | "I'm cutting down on coffee this month"(我这月在减咖啡饮用量);"We need to cut down on unnecessary expenses"(我们要削减不必要开支) |
| Call off | 取消(活动/会议) | "They called off the football match because of the storm"(因为暴风雨他们取消了足球赛) |
| Get along with | 和……相处得好 | "I get along really well with my new colleagues"(我和新同事处得特别好) |
| Check in | ①(酒店)办理入住 ②(机场)办理值机 ③报个平安 | "Check in online 24 hours before your flight"(航班前 24 小时网上值机);"Just checking in to see how you're doing"(就是打个招呼看看你最近怎么样——朋友/同事间常用) |
| Drop off | ①放下(人/东西)②打盹睡着 | "I'll drop off the package at your office on my way home"(我回家路上把包裹放你公司);"I dropped off during the boring meeting"(我在无聊的会上睡着了) |
| Back up | ①倒车 ②备份(数据) ③支持 | "Always back up your files before formatting"(格式化前永远备份文件);"My team backed me up during the meeting"(会议上我团队全力支持我) |
| Count on | 指望 / 依靠 | "You can count on me, I won't let you down"(你可以信我,不会让你失望的) |
| Let someone down | 让某人失望 | "I know I let you down, I'll do better next time"(我知道我让你失望了,下次会做好) |
| Put up with | 忍受 | "I can't put up with his smoking in the office anymore"(我再也受不了他在办公室抽烟了) |
| Look into | 调查 / 看看(问题) | "I'll look into this issue and get back to you by EOD tomorrow"(我会调查这个问题,明天下班前给你回复)——客服/IT 必说句 |
二、别总说 I think / very good:50 个地道替换
2.1 表达「我认为」(10 种,语气从弱到强)
| 替换说法 | 语气 / 适用场景 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| I think / I believe | 通用(最基础) | I think this is a good idea. |
| I feel / I feel like | 个人感受,不那么硬 | I feel like we should wait another week. |
| In my opinion / In my view | 正式,写邮件/汇报用 | In my opinion, option B is better for long-term growth. |
| From my perspective | 同上,更书面一点 | From my perspective, the cost is too high. |
| I would say / I'd say | 稍微不那么确定 | I'd say it'll take about 2 weeks to finish. |
| It seems to me that / It looks like | 基于观察得出的看法,留有余地 | It seems to me that he's not really interested in this offer. |
| As far as I know / To my knowledge | 据我所知(暗示我可能不知道全部) | As far as I know, the deadline hasn't changed. |
| I reckon | 英式口语(日常闲聊用) | I reckon it'll rain tomorrow. |
| I'm convinced that / I'm sure that | 我坚信(语气强) | I'm convinced that this is the right decision. |
| There's no doubt that | 毫无疑问(最强) | There's no doubt that he's the best candidate for the job. |
2.2 表达「很好 / 不错」(10 种,避免只会说 very good)
| 替换说法 | 适用场景 |
|---|---|
| Great / Awesome / Fantastic | 口语通用,随便说 |
| Perfect | "完美",别人做了你想要的事情就说这句 |
| Brilliant / Brilliant idea | 英式常用,"真聪明,太棒了" |
| Impressive | 别人表现超预期时:"哇这个成果 impressive"(挺厉害啊) |
| Solid work / Nice work | 同事/下属做完了一件事,你说"活儿不错,很扎实" |
| Spot-on | "完全准确,说到点上了":Your analysis is spot-on.(你分析得太准了) |
| Excellent / Outstanding / Exceptional | 从优到极优,正式评价用(年终考核、简历评价) |
| Top-notch / World-class | 顶级的/世界级的(口语/正式都行) |
| Way better than expected | 远超预期(比预期好太多了) |
| It's exactly what I wanted / It's just right | 正是我想要的/刚刚好(不说好,但对方听了比"好"还开心) |
2.3 表达「不好 / 不满意」(8 种,从委婉到直接)
| 替换说法 | 语气 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| Not bad / Not great | 最委婉(其实就是不好但不好意思直说) | "How's the food?" "Not bad…"(一般般吧,不怎么样) |
| Could be better | 还有提升空间(字面:能更好) | The presentation could be better.(这个 PPT 做得不太行) |
| It's not quite right | 不太对 / 不是我想要的 | This design is not quite right, can we change the color?(这个设计不太对,颜色能改改吗?) |
| Less than ideal | 不够理想(正式邮件用) | The current performance is less than ideal.(当前表现不够理想) |
| I'm not a big fan of… | 我不太喜欢……(不伤人) | I'm not a big fan of this color scheme.(我不太喜欢这个配色) |
| There's room for improvement | 还有提升空间(极其委婉) | — |
| Disappointing / Not up to par | 令人失望 / 没达到标准(比较直接) | The final deliverable is disappointing.(最终交付物令人失望) |
| Unacceptable | 完全不可接受(最强,慎用) | This quality is unacceptable for production.(这个质量上生产不可接受) |
2.4 高频形容词替换(12 个 very + adj 换一个词)
| 不说这个 | 换成这个(更地道一个词搞定) |
|---|---|
| very good | excellent / outstanding / great |
| very bad | terrible / awful / horrible |
| very big | huge / enormous / massive |
| very small | tiny / minuscule |
| very important | crucial / vital / essential |
| very happy | delighted / thrilled / over the moon |
| very sad | devastated / heartbroken |
| very angry | furious / outraged |
| very tired | exhausted / worn out |
| very hungry | starving |
| very busy | swamped / buried |
| very surprised | shocked / stunned / amazed |