MULTI-WORD VWEBS:WITH‘THROUGH’ through的短语动词
through有穿越空间的基本意思。
首先我们来看一下使用其字面意思的例子:
When we went from Lonwcastle, we drove through Nottingham. 当我们从伦敦到纽卡斯尔的时候,我们开车经过诺丁汉。
The enemy has broken through our defences.敌人突破了我们的防线。
I fought my way through the crowd to get to the front.我挤过人群到了前面。
而障碍物也不一定是物理上的东西:
We got through the first part of the course quite easily.我们很容易地通过了课程的第一部分。
Through有从某个过程的最初到最后的意思:
She quickly read through the letter, then bumed it.她很快把信读完,然后烧掉了。
I will first go through the method you must use.我会先用你用过的方法。
随着一起使用的动词的不同,它也开始有了惯用法的意思。be through(with)和get through有“结束”的意思:
We are through. I never want to see her again.我们结束了,我再也不想见到她。
When you are through with him, send him to see me.当你和他结束的时候,让他来找我。
It ltook me five hours to get through all that work.我花了五个小时完成这项工作。
在说与电话有关的be through,put through,get through的时候,它就变成了”连接,接通“的意思了:
Caller I can’t get through to your sales department.
Operator I’ll try to put you through… You’re through now.
go through有“用完”的意思:
We go through 250 balls every year.我们每年要用250个球。
pull through有“从重病中康复过来”的意思
He was very ill, but he pulled through.他得了重病,但是后来好了。
Fall through有‘无法实现“的意思:
Their plans for a new stadium have fallen through.他们建造新体育场的计划无法实现了。
See through有“看穿,看破”的意思:
We all saw through his little trick. 我们全都看穿了他的小伎俩。
另外,它也有“看着某事发展到最后‘的意思:
I will stay on to see project through.我留在这里看工程完工。
* be through中的through虽然是作为形容词使用而不是短语动词,但是我们可以这样全起来记忆。