139. 동사와 함께 쓰이는 up / down
- up vs down
put ... up / 벽 등에 걸다, 올리다
- I put some pictures up on the wall.
pick ... up / 줍다
- There was a coin on the floor. I picked it up and looked at it.
stand up / 일어서다
- Daewon stood up and walked out.
turn ... up / 소리 등을 높이다
- I can't hear the TV. Can you turn it up a little?
take ... down / ( 벽 등에서 ) 내리다
- I didn't like the picture, so I took it down from the wall.
put ... down / 내려놓다
- I stopped writing and put down my pen.
sit down, bend down, lie down / 앉다, 굽히다, 눕다
- I bent down to tie my shoes.
turn ... down / 소리 등을 낮추다
- The oven is too hot. Turn it down to 325 degrees.
- tear down / cut down 등
tear down a building ( 건물을 ) 부수다 / cut down a tree ( 나무를 ) 베다 / blow something down ( 바람이 불어 ) 넘어뜨리다
- Some old house torn down to make room for the new shopping mall.
- A: Why did you cut down the tree in your yard?
B: I didn't. It was blown down in the storm last week.
burn down 불에 타서 무너져내리다
- They were able to put out the fire before the house burned down.
- down = 줄어드는, 내려가는
slow down / 속도를 줄이다
- You're driving too fast. Slow down.
calm somebody down / 진정하다, 진정시키다
- Calm down. There's no point in getting mad.
cut down ( on something ) / 줄이다 ( 음식 등의 양을 )
- I'm trying to cut down on coffee. I drink too much of it.
- 기타 동사 + down
break down / ( 기계, 차 등이 ) 고장나다 or ( 토의, 회당 등이 ) 결렬될 때도 사용
- The car broke down and I had to call for help.
- Talks between the two groups broke down without a solution being reached. ( = the talks failed )
close down / 사업을 접다, 문을 닫다
- There used to be a shop on this street, it closed down a few years ago.
let somebody down / 실망시키다
- You can always rely on Daewon. He'll never let you down.
turn somebody / something down ( 지원 / 제안 등을 ) 거절하다
- I applied for several jobs, but I was turned down for all of them.
- My mom was offered the job, but she decided to turn it down.
write ... down / 적다, 메모하다
- I can't remember Jungwook's address. I wrote it down, but I can't find it.