柯林斯詞典phrasal verb /?fre?z?l ?v??b/ (phrasal verbs) 1. N-COUNT A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or preposition, for example, "shut up" or "knock back," which together have a particular meaning. 短語動詞 返回 phrasal verb劍橋詞典a phrase that consists of a verb with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of which is different from the meaning of its separate parts 短語動詞 "Pay for", "work out", and "make up for" are all phrasal verbs . pay for， work out 和 make up for 都是短語動詞。 例句 The phrasal verb 'heal up' is intransitive .Some phrasal verbs consist of three words, such as 'look up to'. 返回 phrasal verb