أفعال مركّبيّة
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| burn up vi phrasal | figurative, informal, US (have a high fever) | ترتفع حرارة جسمه، يصاب بحمى شديدة |
| | When Cathy felt her son's forehead, he was burning up. |
| burn [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, US (make [sb] very angry) | يُغضب شخصًا، يثير غضب شخص |
| | It burns me up to see that man making my mom cry. |
| burn up vi phrasal | US, slang, figurative (be very angry) | يَغضب، يهتاج |
bust [sth] up,
bust up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, US (end) | يفضّ |
| | Seems like I have to bust up a fight between those kids every day. |
| bust up vi phrasal | US, slang, figurative (couple: separate, split) | يفترق |
butter [sb] up,
butter up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (flatter, sweet-talk) | يطرئ |
| | | يتملق، يتملق لشخص |
| | He tried to butter up his boss in hopes of getting an extra day off. |
| | Stop trying to butter me up and just tell me what you want. |
button [sth] up,
button up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (fasten buttons) | يزرّر شيئًا |
| | Button up your jacket; it's cold outside. |
| button up vi phrasal | (clothing: be fastened) | يتزرَّر |
| | This jacket buttons up on the right. |
| button up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, slang (keep silent) | يتكتم على شيء، يلتزم الصمت بشأن شيء |
| | You'd better button up about the missing cookies. |
| buy [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (purchase all of [sth]) | يشتري الكل |
| | We bought up all the store's balloons for the party. |
| | اشترينا كل ما في المتجر من بالونات لأجل الحفلة. |
| call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (phone) | يتصل بشخص، يتلفن لشخص |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun. |
| | Let's call her up and check the plans. |
| call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | usu passive (military: enlist) (للخدمة العسكرية) | يستدعي شخصًا |
| | Conscripts were called up for military service according to their birthdates. |
| can up vtr phrasal sep | (preserve in a jar, etc.) | يعلّب |
| | They canned up a lot of the berries for later use. |
carve [sth] up,
carve up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cut into pieces) | يقطّع شيئًا |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Paul carved up the slices of ham into small pieces so that his daughter could eat them. |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (divide) | يقسّم شيئًا |
| | After the war, the victors carved the defeated nations up into new administrative regions. |
| carve [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (drive fast along: road) | يقود شيئًا بسرعة جنونية |
| | He enjoys carving up the road in his flashy sports car. |
| carve [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (injure with knife) | يجرح شخصًا بسكين، يشطب شخصًا |
| | The attacker carved up his victim, leaving him with scars that took a long time to heal. |
carve [sb] up,
carve up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, UK (swerve in front of another vehicle) (في بعض المناطق) | يكسر على شخص |
| | An idiot in a sports car carved me up as I was approaching a junction! |
| cash up vi phrasal | (cashier: count final takings) | يحصي أموال الصندوق |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (ocean: wash [sth] ashore) (إلى الشاطئ) | يجرف شيئًا |
cast up [sth],
cast [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | dated (add up: numbers) | يجمع شيئًا |
| cast up vi phrasal | US (vomit) | يتقيأ |
| cast up to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, regional (reproach [sb] with [sth]) | يعيِّر شخصًا |
| | Jock cast up to Mary that she was to blame for their situation. |
| cast up vi phrasal | UK, regional (show up unexpectedly) | يظهر فجأة |
| catch up vi phrasal | (go as fast) | يلحق بشخص، يدرك شخصًا |
| | Mira slowed down so that her younger sister could catch up. |
catch up with [sb/sth],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (go as fast as) | يدرك شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | يلحق بشخص |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | يعوّض عن التأخير |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | يلحّق |
| | I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up. |
| catch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (join, reach) | يلحق بشخص، يلاقي شخصًا |
| | Start walking and I'll catch you up; I need to fetch my coat first. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | يعوّض عن التأخير في شيء |
| | Audrey sighed when she saw that she had to catch up on a huge pile of work. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) (مجازي) | يدفع ثمن شيء |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (apprehend: criminal) | يمسك بشخص |
| | The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) | يطّلع على آخر المستجدات |
| | | يطلّع على ما فاته من أخبار |
| | My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (exchange news) | يعرف أخبار شخص |
| | It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (get up to date) | يطّلع على آخر... |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (achieve [sth]) | يحرز شيئًا، يحقق شيئًا |
| | Fangio chalked up many victories in motor racing. |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (write [sth] in chalk) | يكتب شيئًا بالطبشور |
| | The teacher chalked up an equation on the blackboard. |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (rub chalk on: billiard cue) (عصا البلياردو) | يغطي شيئًا بالطبشور، يمسح شيئًا بالطبشور |
| chalk [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (attribute, ascribe [sth] to [sth]) | يعزو شيئًا إلى شيء |
| | | يعتبر أن مردّ شيء هو إلى شيء |
| | | يبرّر شيئًا على أنه بسبب شيء |
| | Don accidentally ran a red light; he chalked it up to tiredness. |
| change up vi phrasal | (vehicle: shift to higher gear) (في مركبة) | يغيِّر إلى سرعة أعلى |
| | When the car goes faster you need to change up to prevent the engine revving excessively. |
charge up [sth],
charge [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (renew battery power of) | يشحن شيئًا |
| | It is so annoying that I have to charge up my cordless drill every twenty minutes if I want it to work well. |
chase [sth] up,
chase up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (check, assist progress) (يتابع تقدمه) | يلاحق شيئًا |
| | Those books should have arrived yesterday; could you please chase up the order? |
| | كان من المفترض أن تصل تلك الكتب أمس. هل من الممكن أن تلاحق الطلبية؟ |
| chase [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (find [sb]) | يجد شخصًا |
| | Where's Billy? Can you chase him up and tell him I want to speak to him? |
| chat [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (try to seduce [sb]) | يغازل، يغوي |
| | When he goes to restaurants, he always tries to chat up the waitresses. |
| check up vi phrasal | (verify [sth]) | يتحقق من شيء |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| check up on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (observe progress) | يطمئن على شخص/شيء |
| | | يتحقَّق من شيء |
| | When it's very hot, remember to check up on your elderly neighbors every couple of hours. |
| cheer [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (make happier) | يبهج شخصًا |
| | Here's a plate of chocolate ice cream to cheer you up. |
| cheer up vi phrasal | (become happier) | يبتهج، يفرح، يُسرّ |
| | Mrs. Mills cheered up when the tea and cake were served. |
| chew [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (grind with teeth) | يَمْضٌغ، يأكل |
| chew [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (use rapidly) | يستنزف شيئًا |
| | Using 4G chews up the battery life of your phone. |
| choke up vi phrasal | (be emotional, unable to speak) | ينفعل ويعجز عن الكلام |
| | Barry choked up while thanking his colleagues for their retirement gift. |
| chop [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (cut into small pieces) | يقطّع شيئًا |
| | Chop up the onions and add them to the pan. |
| chub up vi phrasal | slang ([sb]: get fatter) | يصير بدينًا، يزيد وزنه كثيرًا |
| chuck up vi phrasal | slang (vomit) | يتقيأ |
| | (عامية) | يستفرغ |
| clam up vi phrasal | slang (be unable to speak) | يهدأ، يتوقف عن الكلام |
| | Once he realizes everyone is listening to him, he will clam up. |
class [sth] up,
class up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (make more stylish) | يزيد شيئًا أناقة، يزيد شيئًا رقيًّا |
| clean up vi phrasal | (make things clean) | ينظّف المكان |
| | We have to clean up before the guests arrive. |
clean [sb/sth] up,
clean up [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove dirt) | ينظّف شيئًا/شخصًا |
| | Clean up your face and change your clothes before dinner. |
| clean up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (win, make: lot of money) (مالاً كثيرًا) | يكسب، يربح |
| | He really cleaned up at the poker table. |
| clean up vi phrasal | figurative, slang (stop abusing drugs) | يقلع عن تعاطي المخدرات |
| | Ralph promised to clean up and be a better husband. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| burning up adj | figurative, informal (with fever) | محموم |
| | I felt Samantha's forehead: she was burning up. |
burp cloth,
also US: spit-up rag,
spit-up cloth n | (to catch baby's vomit) (لالتقاط قيء الطفل) | فوطة تجشؤ، فوطة تقيؤ |
| bust-up n | figurative, informal (friends: disagreement) | خلاف، خناقة |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Marie's not talking to Sarah, they've had a bust-up. |
| bust-up n | figurative, informal (couple: separation) | انفصال الزوجين |
| | His hard drinking caused the bust up between those two. |
| butt up against [sth] v expr | (be adjacent to) | يحاذي |
| | | يتاخم |
| | | يحد على شيء |
| | The decorative moulding butts up against the door. |
| buttoned-up adj | (clothing: with buttons fastened) | مُزَرَّر |
| buttoned-up adj | figurative, informal (person: reserved, repressed) | كتوم، متحفظ |
| call-up n | informal (military: order to report) | استدعاء |
| | 50,000 reserves got the call-up to join the campaign. |
| call-up n | (sports: summons to play) (في الرياضة: استدعاء للعب) | استدعاء |
| | The player was thrilled to receive the call-up to play for his national team. |
carton [sth],
carton [sth] up⇒ vtr | (pack into a carton) | يضع شيئًا في علبة، يضع شيئًا في كرتونة |
| | Carton the eggs securely, please. |
| carve-up n | informal (act of dividing [sth] up) | تقسيم، تقطيع |
| | The carve-up of the company led to a number of redundancies. |
| carve-up n | figurative, informal, UK (result-fixing) | مُدبَّر |
| | Sure, they won the match, but the whole thing was a carve-up. |
| carved-up adj | (meat, fruit, etc.: sliced) | مقطّع |
| carved-up adj | figurative (land, area: divided) | مقسَّم |
| carved-up adj | slang (person: cut, disfigured) | مشوّه، مشطوب |
| carved up adj | US, figurative, slang (emotionally wounded) | محطَّم، ممزَّق |
| | I'm all carved up inside when I think about how our relationship ended. |
| | أشعر بأني محطَّم في الصميم حين أفكر كيف انتهت العلاقة بيننا. |
| catch [sb] up v expr | informal (update [sb]) | يُطلع شخصًا على آخر المستجدات |
| | What's your news? Let's have a cup of tea and you can catch me up. |
| catch [sb] up on [sth] v expr | informal (update [sb] on [sth]) | يُطلع شخصًا على آخر مستجدات شيء |
| | Lisa's colleagues caught her up on the staff changes that had taken place while she was off sick. |
| catch-up n | informal (meeting to get up-to-date) | لقاء لمعرفة المستجدات |
| | I haven't seen you for ages; we'll have to have a proper catch-up soon. |
| | لم أرَك منذ وقت طويل. يجب أن نلتقي قريبًا لنعرف آخر المستجدات. |
| catch-up n | informal (attempt to match, compete) | محاولة لحاق، محاولة مجاراة |
| | The cyclist's catch-up ultimately failed, and he finished third in the race. |
| | لم تنجح محاولة الدرَّاج اللحاق بمنافسيه، وحلَّ في المرتبة الثالثة في السباق. |
| catch-up adj | informal (aimed at matching, competing) | تعويضيّ |
| | Inflation is rising fast, so the company intends to give its employees a catch-up pay rise. |
| | يرتفع التضخّم بسرعة كبيرة، ولذا تنوي الشركة إعطاء موظفيها زيادة تعويضية على الراتب. |
| be caught up in [sth] v expr | (be engrossed in [sth]) | مستغرق في شيء |
| | My mother was caught up in her book and didn't notice what we were doing. |
| | كانت أمي مستغرقة في قراءة كتابها فلم تنتبه لما كنا نفعله. |
| be caught up in [sth] v expr | (find oneself involved in [sth]) | يجد نفسه متورطًا في شيء |
| | Unwittingly, he had got caught up in a corruption scandal inside the company he was working for. |
| | وجد نفسها متورطًا، دون أن يدري، في فضيحة فساد في الشركة التي يعمل فيها. |
chain [sth] up,
chain up [sth] vtr + adv | (secure with a chain) | يوثق شيئًا بسلسلة |
chain [sb/sth] up,
chain up [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (restrain with a chain) | يوثق شخصًا/شيئًا بسلسلة، يقيّد شخصًا/شيئًا بسلسلة |
| chain up vi + adv | US (vehicle: snow chains) (لسيارة) | يضع سلاسل معدنية للثلج |
| chain-up adj | US (for snow chains) | وضْع سلاسل معدنية للثلج |
| | This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| change-up n | (baseball: slower pitch) | رمية بطيئة |
| | The pitcher's change-up came across home plate 20 miles per hour slower than his fastball. |
| charge up [sth] vi + prep | (hills, stairs: run up) | يصعد، يرتقي |
| | The infantry charged up the hill to meet the attack. |
| chat-up line n | UK, informal ([sth] said to seduce) | جملة غزل |
| | The boy tried to gain the girl's attention with his chat-up lines. |
check-up,
checkup n | (routine medical examination) | فحص طبي |
| | My company insists I have a check-up once a year. |
checkup,
check-up n | (routine medical exam) | فحص |
| | I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but don't worry--it's just a regular checkup. |
| Cheer up! interj | (don't be sad) | هوّن عليك |
| | Cheer up! Losing a race isn't the end of the world. |
| chin up interj | figurative, informal (encouragement) | تشجّع! |
| | Chin up – it'll soon be over! |
chin-up,
chinup n | often plural (exercise with horizontal bar) | تمرين رفع الجسم بقضيب أفقي |
| | Can you do a chin-up? |
| | Lara does chinups every day. |
| choke up on [sth] v expr | (baseball bat: hold higher up) (على مضرب البيسبول) | يرفع يده على مقبض شيء |
| | The player claimed he had better control when he choked up on the bat. |
| choked up adj | informal (speechless with emotion) | عاجز عن الكلام |
| | Darren was choked up when his stepson told him he loved him. |
| clamber up [sth] vi + prep | (ascend by climbing) | يصعد متسلقاً |
| clamber up vi + adv | (climb upwards) | يتسلق صاعداً |
clean checkup,
clean check-up n | US (confirmation of good health) | تأكيد بخلو الأمراض |
| | He was worried by a chest pain but the cardiologist gave him a clean checkup. |