14. hang up 掛斷(電話)；懸掛，掛起　　

He said good-bye and hung up. 他說了聲再見，然后把電話掛了。　　

It’s a very bad line. I’ll hang up and call again. 雜音太大，我掛上重打吧。　　

15. hold back 阻擋，抑制；躊躇，退縮；保守(秘密等)，隱瞞　　

She held back from telling him what she thought of him. 她要把自己對他的看法告訴他，但又覺得難以啟齒。 　　

I think he’s holding something back. I’m sure he knows more than he admits. 我認為他有所隱瞞，他知道的比他承認的要多。　　

They felt the British economy was being held back by excessive government controls. 他們認為由于政府過度控制，英國的經濟發展受到了阻礙。　　

Do you think that mixed ability classes hold back the better students? 你認為把不同能力的學生混合在一起的班級會妨礙較高水平的學生的進步嗎? 　　

16. look after 照料，照顧，照管；注意，關心　　

Don’t worry about me — I can look after myself. 別擔心我，我可以照顧好自己。　　

Who will look after the children while their mother is in hospital? 孩子們的母親住院期間誰照顧他們呢? 　　

17. look down on [upon] 看不起，輕視　　

I wasn’t successful, so they looked down on me. 我沒有成功，所以他們就瞧不起我。　　

She thinks her neighbours looked down on her a bit because she’s never been abroad. 她認為她的鄰居們因她從來沒有出過國而有點瞧不起她。　　

該短語動詞的反義詞是look up to（尊敬）。如：　　

You’re a popular girl, Grace, and a lot of the younger ones look up to you. 格雷絲，你是個受歡迎的女孩，許多年輕的女孩都尊敬你。　　

18. look into 調查，研究，認真考慮　　

I wrote a letter of complaint and the airline has promised to look into the matter. 我寫了一封投訴信，航空公司答應調查此事。　　

We’re looking into the possibility of moving to France. 我們正在考慮遷往法國的可能性。　　

19. look out (for) 注意，留神　　

Do look out for spelling mistakes when you check your work. 你檢查作業時要當心拼寫錯誤。　　

“Look out!” somebody shouted, as the truck started to roll toward the sea. 當卡車開始向海邊滾下去時，有人大聲喊道：“當心。”　　

20. look through (從頭至尾)瀏覽；詳盡核查　　

Peter starts looking through the mail as soon as the door shuts. 門一關上，彼得就開始瀏覽信件。　　

I’ll look through these files and see if I can find a copy of my résumé. 我會瀏覽這些文件，看看是否能找到一份我的簡歷。　　

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