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Phrasal Verb | Meaning(ความหมาย) | Example |
take after | resemble a parent or relative(ถอดแบบจากพ่อแม่, ญาติ) | I take after my father. Who do you take after? |
take something away | remove, seize or capture(ปลดปล่อยจาการกักขัง) | The soldiers took the captives away. |
take back | retract something you said(ถอนคำพูด) | I demand that you take back what you said. |
take something back | return an item to a store(คืนสินค้า) | The dress my grandmother bought for me didn't fit, so I took it back and exchanged it for a pair of pants. |
take down | write down what is said(เขียนตามที่พูด) | Would you mind taking down my messages while I am on vacation? |
take down | remove (from a high place)(เอาออกจากที่สูง) | The city government made the shop take down their bright, neon sign. |
take someone for | consider, view as(มองว่าเป็น) | Do you take me for an idiot? |
take in | learning(เรียนรู้) | Are you taking in all of these phrasal verbs? |
take in | deceive a person(หลอกลวงคน) | He was taken in by the con artist. |
take in | make smaller when sewing(เย็บเข้าให้เล็กลง) | I lost weight, so I need to take some of my skirts to the tailor to have them taken in. |
take off | when a plane or rocket leaves the ground(เครื่องบินหรือจรวด ออกตัว) | My stomach felt funny when the plane took off. |
take off | remove(ถอดออก) | In many cultures, it is appropriate to take off your shoes when entering a house. |
take something off | leave work or school for a period of time(พักการเรียน, การทำงาน) | I was sick last week,so Itooka few days offof work. |
take off | leave(ออกจาก) | We took off after dinner. |
take on | accept (responsibilities, work)(รับหน้าที่) | She has taken on too much responsibility in this project. |
take over | take control of(เข้าควบคุม) | Who is going to take over the family business when Aretha's father dies? |
take over | take control o(เข้าควบคุม) | If the President is assassinated, the Vice-president will take over. |
take someone out | accompany a person on a date (for dinner, the movies)(ชวนไปเดท) |
I can't meet you tonight because I am taking Fernanda out to dinner. |
take up | begin a new hobby(เริ่มงานอดิเรกใหม่) | Have you taken up any new hobbies since you moved here? |
take something up | discuss (at a later date)(ปรึกษาในเวลาต่อมา) | We should take this issue up in the meeting tomorrow. |
take something up | shorten a garment when sewing(ทำให้สั้นลง) | This dress is too long, I am going to take it up. |
take up | occupy space(กินเนื้อที่) | This couch takes up too much space in the living room. |
talk back | respond in an impolite way to an adult(ขานรับไม่สุภาพ) | Don't talk back! |
talk something over | discuss(ปรึกษา) | I hope my parents talk their relationship problems over before they get divorced. |
tear down | destroy(ทำลาย) | The county decided to tear down the dilapidated school and build a new one. |
tear up | tear or rip into small pieces(ฉีกเป็นชิ้นเล็กๆ) | I always tear up my personal papers before I throw them out. |
tell someone off | criticize a person severely, reprimand (inf.)(วิพากษ์วิจารณ์อย่างรุนแรง) |
Carolina told me off when she found out I was gossiping about her date with Martin. |
tell on | report a crime to the police or bad behavior to a parent (แจ้งเบาะแส) |
Every time I did something wrong when I was a child, my sister would tell on me. |
think over | consider(ให้ความสำคัญ) | Think over the offer before you sign the contract. |
think something through | consider carefully(ให้ความสำคัญอย่างระมัดระวัง) | You need to think this through carefully before you make a decision. |
think up | create or invent a false story(หาข้อแก้ตัว) | I need to think up an excuse for not going to her party. |
throw away | discard(ละทิ้ง) | Don't throw away those bottles; we can recycle them. |
throw out | discard(ละทิ้ง) | I asked him not to throw out the Sunday newspaper because I wanted to save an article. |
throw out | remove by force from (a room, school, a house, etc.)(ออกไปด้วยการบังคับ) |
Mary threw out her roommate because she stopped paying rent. |
throw up | vomit(อาเจียน) | If you drink too much alcohol, you mightthrow up. |
tie something up | tie securely(ผูกเรือ) | When we dock, make sure you tie the boatup. |
tire someone out | cause someone to be very tired(ทำให้เหนื่อยมาก) | Speaking English all day tires me out. |
touch on | talk about for a short time(พูดสั้นๆเกี่ยวกับ) | The presidential candidates touched on the subject of health care during the debates. |
touch up | make the final improvements(ตัดสินใจเด็ดขาด) | We didn't paint the whole kitchen, we just touched up the cabinets. |
try on | put on to make sure a piece of clothing fits(ลองเสื้อผ้า) | Try on the pants before you buy them. |
try out | test(ทดลอง) | Try out this massage chair - it feels great! |
turn someone away | refuse to deal with or give service(ไม่ต้อนรับ) | They turned us away at the border because we didn't have visas. |
turn something around | change or reverse direction(เปลี่ยนเป้าหมาย) | Turn the car around and go back home. |
turn down | refuse an offer; reject an application(ปฎิเสธคำร้องขอ) | She turned down the new job in New York, because she didn't want to move. |
turn down | lower the volume or intensity of a TV, radio, or other machine(ลดระดับเสียง) | I'm studying! Please turn down the TV. |
turn something in | submit(ส่ง) | You need to turn your essays in next week. |
turn in | go to bed (inf.)(เข้านอน) | It's getting late. I think it is about time to turn in. |
turn into | become something different, transform(กลายเป็น) | When she kissed the frog, it turned into a handsome prince. |
turn off | stop the function of (a stove, a water faucet, a car, etc.)(ปิดเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้่า) |
Don't forget to turn off the iron before you leave the house. |
turn on | attack unexpectedly(จู่โจมโดยไม่ได้คาดคิด) | The pit bull suddenly turned on the small child. |
turn someone on | cause to be excited sexually (กระตุ้นอารมณ์) | Scientists have discovered that the smell of cinnamon turns many people on. |
turn on | start the function of a TV, a radio, a machine(เปิดเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้่า) |
Turn on the TV. The baseball game starts in a few minutes. |
turn out | produce (ผลิต) | The weavers can turn out two or three rugs a month. |
turn out | switch off a light(ปิดไฟ) | Turn out the light before you go to bed. |
turn out | audience members to a function(ผู้ชมเข้าร่วม) | Over 100,000 people turned out for the concert. |
turn out | end up being(ท้ายที่สุดก็กลายเป็น...) | She turned out to be the murderer after all. |
turn something over | give to authorities (said of evidence or stolen / lost property)(มอบอำนาจให้) | They turned the wallet over to the police. |
turn up | increase the volume or intensity of a TV, radio, or other machine(เพิ่มระดับเสียง) | Turn up the TV. I can't hear what they're saying. |
turn up | find unexpectedly(พบโดยบังเอิญ) | My keys turned up in the bedroom. |
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