tear down
拆除建築物或大型結構
寫作用途
demolish a building or other large structure completely
Workers tore down the unsafe bridge before building a wider one.
工人拆除了不安全的橋,之後才興建一座更寬的橋。
寫作技巧
Use tear down for removing a structure; the past form is tore down.
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拆除建築物或大型結構
寫作用途
demolish a building or other large structure completely
Workers tore down the unsafe bridge before building a wider one.
工人拆除了不安全的橋,之後才興建一座更寬的橋。
寫作技巧
Use tear down for removing a structure; the past form is tore down.
使活動或過程比預期提早結束
寫作用途
make an activity or process end earlier than expected
A sudden power failure cut our rehearsal short on Friday.
突然停電使我們的排練提早結束,事情發生在星期五。
寫作技巧
Put the interrupted event between cut and short; the phrase explains an early ending.
從坐姿站起來,常用來採取行動
寫作用途
rise from a seated position, often to take action
Eli stood up to explain why the proposal was unfair.
Eli 站了起來,說明為什麼那項提案不公平。
寫作技巧
Use stand up without an object for rising; stood up is the past form.
有意而非意外地做某事
寫作用途
deliberately rather than by accident or without awareness
Tara left the first page blank on purpose for notes.
Tara 故意把第一頁留白,準備用來做筆記。
寫作技巧
Place on purpose after the deliberate action; it contrasts with by accident.
使記憶或感受浮現在心中
寫作用途
cause a memory or feeling to return to mind
That familiar melody called up memories of our school festival.
那段熟悉的旋律勾起了我們對校慶的回憶。
寫作技巧
Use call up when a sight, sound, or smell brings a memory back.
詢問某人或某事後來的結果
寫作用途
ask what eventually happened to a person or thing
Our class planted seedlings last spring; what became of them?
我們班去年春天種下幼苗;它們後來怎麼了?
寫作技巧
This phrase normally appears in a what-question; became of asks about a later outcome.
公開支持某人的說法或立場
寫作用途
support someone's statement or position with words or action
Two classmates backed up Nia when she challenged the unfair rule.
兩位同學支持 Nia,當時她正在質疑不公平的規定。
寫作技巧
Use back up for support; put an object pronoun between back and up.