动词结构，在语境中理解。

翻找出来；挖出

I'll dig out the charger before we leave.

挖出；查出（隐藏的信息）

The reporter managed to dig up a memo that changed the story.

动用（储蓄、储备）；随手翻阅

I had to dip into my emergency savings to replace the broken tire.

不同意；与……意见不一致

I disagree with the recommendation because it overlooks the cost of replacing the equipment.

省去；不再采用

The chair chose to dispense with opening remarks and begin the meeting.

妥善处理；处置（废弃物或不需要的物品）

The lab must dispose of chemical waste through a licensed facility, even when the volume is small.

废除；取消；去掉

The store did away with plastic bags last year and now offers paper ones.

重做；重新完成

The editor asked me to do over the opening paragraph because its main point was unclear.

亏待某人；对某人不公

She felt I had done her wrong by taking credit for her work.

系好；扣好

Could you do up the top button on my coat?

没有……也行；将就；没有……也能应付；不使用……而继续

We had to do without the heating for one night, so the family stayed together in the living room.

打瞌睡；睡着

If I read on the sofa after lunch, I sometimes doze off for a few minutes.

拖累；使（士气、表现等）下降

The constant delays could drag down morale across the entire department.

拖延；使持续过久

The committee chose to drag out the debate until late afternoon.

利用；借鉴（知识、经验或资源）

There is a need for interdisciplinary teams of researchers who can draw on one another's knowledge and strengths.

引出；使（谈话或过程）持续更久

The facilitator used open questions to draw out more detail from each speaker.

严厉训斥

The supervisor dressed down the crew for ignoring the safety checklist.

盛装打扮；穿正式些；穿得正式；盛装打扮

We dressed up for the wedding because the invitation said formal attire.

渐渐睡着

After listening to the rain, he drifted off to sleep before midnight.

深入分析；逐层细查

Before changing the policy, the team plans to drill down into the survey responses.

为……举杯祝酒；祝愿……

Let's drink to a quiet year and a successful launch.

开车返回

We can drive back before the roads freeze tonight.

压低；降低

A new supplier contract could drive down delivery costs.

赶走；迫使离开

Higher rents may drive out the small businesses that made the street popular.

推高；抬高

A sudden shortage can drive up the price of wheat.

顺道拜访；短暂造访；顺道拜访；顺便去看看

I'll drop by after work to return the book you lent me last weekend.

送去；顺路放下；顺路送到；让……下车

I'll drop off the signed forms at reception before I head to the airport.

努力争取；设法招徕

The volunteers are trying to drum up support for the neighborhood clinic.

干涸；枯竭

Without regular rain, the small stream may dry up by August.

拂去灰尘；重新启用（旧物或旧计划）

Maya chose to dust off her old sketchbook and start drawing again.

逐渐侵蚀；慢慢消耗

Uncertainty can eat away at a team's confidence.

最终处于；结果变成；最终（处于某种状态或做某事）；最终处于；最后做了某事

Put those things together, and you end up with a strong case for higher stock prices.

订立；开始参与（协议或关系）

The two clinics can enter into an agreement to share weekend staff.

使相等；扳平

A late goal can even up the score just before halftime.

勇敢面对并克服；迎战

The mayor promised to face down the threat of closure rather than abandon the local library.

把……考虑在内

Before booking the venue, we need to factor in the cost of parking.

逐渐消失；慢慢减弱

The worry began to fade away once we had a clear plan.

逐渐消失；渐弱或淡出

The old logo will fade out gradually as the company updates its packaging.

散架；破裂；崩溃；崩溃；瓦解；分崩离析

My old backpack started to fall apart during the hike, so I carried the snacks in my coat pockets.

入睡；睡着

The passenger fell asleep on the train and woke up just before the final station.

逐渐减少；逐渐消失

As the initial excitement faded, some early supporters began to fall away.

后退；撤退

When the alarm sounded, the guards fell back behind the inner gate.

转而依靠；求助于

If the first supplier cannot deliver, we can fall back on our local partner.

落后；进度跟不上

It's "a sure-fire way to fall behind," he explains, using the language not of a pulpit but of a Planned Parenthood clinic.

上当；受骗；爱上；上当受骗

Don't fall for the fake delivery text; the company never asks you to pay through that link.

陷入（某种处境或困境）；陷入；开始处于；属于

I don't want to fall into the trap of disagreeing with you by defending Edmund Morris.

下降；减少；下降；减少；从……掉落

Attendance fell off once the weather turned cold, so the club moved its meetings indoors.

落在；由……承担

The final decision will fall on the director after the review.

闹翻；发生争吵

The two neighbors sometimes fall out over minor disputes, but they always make peace.

摔倒；失去平衡

If the walkway is icy, even a careful walker can fall over.