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seek：look for；try to find 寻找；设法找到
　　　ask for 请求    try；attempt(to do sth.)试图；设法
seek fame/help 求名；求助
seek after(for) 寻找；追求
　　seeking (for) solutions to current problems.
hide and seek 捉迷藏
seek to do sth. 企图、试图做某事
　　they are seeking to mislead us.  

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cut：
cut across：抄近路穿过；遮断、打断
　　We may as well cut across the playground.
cut back：减短；迅速回来
　　The gardener cut back all the bushes.
cut down：把……砍倒；杀死、伤害、夺去……的生命
　　We were busy cutting trees down.
cut in：向中心切入；超车；插入、插嘴、打断
　　Suddenly a car cut in.
cut off：切去、剪掉、砍掉；使中止通话、打断……通话；切断、阻断
　　The wall cut off our wiew.
cut out：切去、剪下；删去、略去
　　You had better cut out the last two paragraphs of your article.
cut up：把……切成小块、切碎；伤害、毁坏；使难过、使悲伤
　　The cook is cutting up the meat. 

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show：
show in(out of)：带某人进入（离开）
　　Please show the gentleman out.
show off：炫耀；卖弄
　　His sister is a woman who is always showing off.
show up：显眼；易见
　　Her winkles showed up in the strong sunlight.
on show：在陈列着；在展览中
　　These washing-machines are on show. 

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clear：
clear off：走开；清理；收拾
　　We don't give money to beggars. Clear off!
clear out：把……清出
　　He cleared out his desk before he was moved to another class.
clear up：晴朗；澄清；收拾；整理
　　The weather has cleared up, we can go out. 
 
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keep：
keep back：忍住（眼泪）；阻止……前进；隐瞒
　　I'll keep nothing back from you.
keep down：蹲下；伏倒；抑制；控制
　　He couldn't keep down his anger.
keep in：留在家里
　　The doctor kept him in for a week.
keep in with：保持友好关系；不得罪
　　The shopkeeper managed to keep in with his customers.
keep off：（使）站开；（使）不接近
　　Danger! keep off!
keep on：继续前进；往前走；继续（做某事）
　　He kept his hat on.
keep out：关在外面；不让……入内
　　Shut the windows and keep the cold out.
keep...out of ...：使……不进入；使……置于……之外
　　To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor QinShiHuang had all walls joined up.
keep up：坚持；不使（斗志等）低落；继续（做某事）
　　Keep it up; don't stop now!
keep up with：跟上；不落后
　　We must keep up with the times. 

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far：
far away：遥远；很远
　　Australia is far away from Europe.

far from：远离；远不；完全不
　　Your study is far from (being) satisfactory.

as(so) far as：一直到；就……而言；尽……所能
　　I'll help you as far as I can.

by far：……得多；最最
　　This is better by far. 
 
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stand：

stand aside：往旁边站
　　He stood aside to let me pass.

stand at(to) attention(ease)：立正（稍息）
　　The officer ordered the soldiers to stand at attention.

stand back：往后站；处在离……较远的地方
　　The artist stood back to judge it better.

stand behind：支持
　　People stood behind me in this.

stand by：袖手旁观；支持；站在……一边
　　They stood by me to the last.

stand for：代替；代表
　　"B.C." stands for "Before Chist".

stand in for：代替
　　He stands in for the man.

stand out：显著；突出
　　His work stands out from that of others.

stand up：站起身
　　A gentleman stands up when a lady enters a room.

stand up for：坚持；支持
　　If you don't stand up for your rights, no one else will do it for you. 
 
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set：

set back：阻碍；耽搁；花费
　　The hair set me back $5.

set down：放下；让下车；记下
　　The bus stopped to set down an old lady.

set in：开始
　　The rainy season has set in.

set off：起程；出发；爆炸；点燃；使更明显；衬托
　　They've set off on a journey round the world.

set out：出发；起程
　　They set out at dawn.

set up：建立；设立；创（纪录）；造成；引起；使康复
　　His hoilday in the country has set him up again. 
 
 
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take：

take after：像；与（尤指父母）相似
　　Tom takes after her mother in any way.

take away：拿走；移动
　　You can't take it away.

take back：收回；撤回；拿回
　　I take back my promise.

take down：取下；拿下；记录下；写下
　　Take down what I say.

take in：收留；接纳；把（衣服的某一部分）改小；包括
　　I took the poor girl in for the night.

take off：脱衣服；（飞机）起飞
　　The plane took off five minutes ago.

take on：承担；接受
　　I'd like to take on some additional work.

take...out：拿出；取出；拿掉；除去
　　I took out my name card.

take over：接管；接任；接办；把……带到；使搭车
　　He will take over his father's business.

take to：沉醉于；热衷于；开始喜欢
　　She takes to dancing.

take place：发生
　　The strike took place last month.

take up：拿起；举起；占据（空间，时间）；着手；开始；从事
　　Let's take up the problem.