趕上Let's hurry and catch up with the group ahead. 我們快點, 趕上前面的那一伙人。You have to work hard in order to catch up with the rest of the class. 你要努力學習好趕上班上其他的人。
保持同一速度; 跟上(形勢)Workers incomes are not keeping up with inflation. 工人的收入趕不上通貨膨脹。She is careful to keep up with the latest fashions in clothes. 她特別注意跟上最新的服裝式樣。
與...友好His conventional parents were alarmed to find that he had taken up with a group of long-haired anarchists. 他的守舊的父母, 看到他與一群長髮的無政府主義者在一起鬼混的時候, 大為震驚。She's taken up with an unemployed actor. 她跟一個失業的男演員混得很熟了。
以...告終We had an excellent dinner, and finished up with a glass of brandy. 我們飽餐了一頓, 最後喝了一杯白蘭地。They held a celebration, with a new film to finish up with. 他們舉行了一個慶祝會, 最後放映了一部新電影。
混淆某人(某事物)與他人(他事物); 分辨不出(兩人或兩事物)You're always mixing me up with my twin sister! 你老是把我和我的攣生妹妹弄混了!I got the tickets mixed up and gave you mine. 我把票混在一起了, 結果把我的給你了。
容忍, 忍受If she could put up with the conditions there, we could take her. 假如她能忍受那邊的條件, 我們可以帶她去。If I were you I would't put up with his behaviour any longer. 假如我是你, 我無法再容忍他的行為。
