【口语小词】Day 54--100小词走天下

70—keep

1.       Keepacross

Meaning: Keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of

Example: We’ll keepacross this story for you as the events unfold.

2.       Keeparound

Meaning:Keep something near one

Example: It’s worth keeping adictionary around in case you come across an unfamiliarword.

3.       Keepat

Meaning: Continue with something difficult

Example: The secret of dietingis to keep at it.

4.       Keepaway

Example: Keep yourchildren away from the construction site

Example: He tried to keepaway from danger.

Example: He triedto keep Peter away from Laura.

5.       Keepback

Meaning: Maintain a safe distance

Example: Police were warningpeople to keep back.

6.       Keepdown

Meaning:Repress

Example: Koreakeeps down herdissidents very efficiently.

7.       Keepdown

Meaning: Restrain or control (a sound)

Example: You better keep itdown, because everyone is studying.

8.       Keepdown

Meaning: Not to vomit

Example: It is difficultto keep anything down when youhave the flu.

71—pay

1.       Payoff

Meaning: if something that youdo pays off, it brings you some benefit

Example: All those weeks of studying will pay offwhen you take the exam.

Meaning: to give someoneall the money that you have borrowedfrom them to buy something

Example: Only after six months and the house was paid off.

2.       Payback 

Meaning: to give someonethe same amount of money that you borrowed from them

Example: I’ll be able to pay youback next week.

Example: I don’t think we can afford to pay thefull amount back now.

3.       paysomeone back for something:

Meaning:  to dosomething bad tosomeone because they have done something bad toyou

She knew howto pay them back for the trouble they had caused.

4.       payfor: 

Example: Let mepay for dinner.

5.       payby

Example: Will you be paying by cash, cheque, or credit card?

6.       paywith

Example: I’d like to pay with my card.

7.       pay(in) cash

Example: There’s a reduction if you pay cash.

8.       paythe bill

Example: Can I pay the bill, please?

71—pay

9.       Payoff

Meaning: if something that youdo pays off, it brings you some benefit

Example: All those weeks of studying will pay offwhen you take the exam.

Meaning: to give someoneall the money that you have borrowedfrom them to buy something

Example: Only after six months and the house was paid off.

10.    Payback 

Meaning: to give someonethe same amount of money that you borrowed from them

Example: I’ll be able to pay youback next week.

Example: I don’t think we can afford to pay thefull amount back now.

11.    paysomeone back for something:

Meaning:  to dosomething bad tosomeone because they have done something bad toyou

She knew howto pay them back for the trouble they had caused.

12.    payfor: 

Example: Let mepay for dinner.

13.    payby

Example: Will you be paying by cash, cheque, or credit card?

14.    paywith

Example: I’d like to pay with my card.

15.    pay(in) cash

Example: There’s a reduction if you pay cash.

16.    pay thebill

Example: Can I pay the bill, please?