Chickened out? Is that a verb?

Chickened out？那是個動詞嗎？

Ah, yes, it's a phrasal verb.

是的，這是一個片語動詞。

I forgot students often freak out about them.

我忘了學生們經常為他們抓狂。

Freak out? Is that another phrasal verb?

Freak out？這又是一個片語動詞嗎？

Yeah.

是的。

Please, explain more.

請再解釋一下。

Okay, here are some things you should know about phrasal verbs. Let's get into it.

好的，下面是一些關於片語動詞的知識。一起深入瞭解吧！

Phrasal verbs are verbs with more than one word like freak out, wake up and put on.

片語動詞是指帶有多個詞的動詞，如：freak out（抓狂）、wake up（醒來）、put on（穿上）。

They consist of a basic verb plus one and sometimes two extra words.

它們由一個基本動詞加上一個詞組成，有時也會加上兩個詞。

Phrasal verbs can be split in two categories.

片語動詞可分為兩類，

The first distinction is between phrasal verbs which need an object and phrasal verbs which do not need an object.

第一種是需要受詞的片語動詞，跟不需要受詞的片語動詞。

Okay, whoa, whoa, whoa don't freak out

好，天阿，別抓狂。

Let's look at some examples.

我們來看看一些例子。

For verbs like pick up, put on and turn on, you are doing the action to something.

像是 pick up、put on 和 turn on 等片與動詞，你在對某物做動作。

These phrasal verbs require an object.

這些片語動詞需要受詞。

You can't say "I put on" on its own without adding something.

你不能沒加受詞直接說「I put on」。

You put on what?

你穿上什麼？

I put on my scarf. My scarf is the object.

我戴上圍巾。我的圍巾是受詞。

Okay, and what about the other type?

那其他類型的呢？

Verbs like stand up and freak out do not require an object.

比如 stand up（站起來）和 freak out（抓狂）是不需要受詞的種類。

When I stand up, I stand up and that's it.

當我說我站起來，我就站起來，就這樣。

I am not doing the action to anything.

我沒有對任何事做什麼動作。

We don't need an object.

我們不需要受詞。

Okay, and that's it?

好吧，就這樣而已嗎？

No. Phrasal verbs that require an object can be split again into phrasal verbs that can be separated by their object and phrasal verbs that cannot be separated by their object.

還沒完。需要受詞的片語動詞可以再分成可以被受詞分隔的片語動詞，和不能用受詞分隔的片語動詞。

For example, the verb put on can be separated.

例如，動詞 put on 可以分開。

You can say, "I put on my scarf" or "I put my scarf on."

你可以說「I put on my scarf」或者「I put my scarf on」。

You can put the object in the middle of the verb or at the end and it means exactly the same thing.

你可以把受詞放在動詞中間，也可以放在動詞末尾，意思完全一樣。

However, the verb look after cannot be separated.

但是，look after 就不能被分開。

You can say, "My cousin looks after my dog," but you cannot say, "My cousin looks my dog after."

你可以說「My cousin looks after my dog」但你不能說「My cousin looks my dog after」。

It sounds strange and very wrong.

聽起來很奇怪也很不對。

Okay, I'm freaking out.

好喔，我要瘋了。

How am I supposed to learn all of this?

我怎樣才能學會這些阿？

Don't freak out.

不要慌張。

Just come back to BBC learning English, where we'll teach you more phrasal verbs and how to use them.

回到 BBC 英語學習網站，我們會教你更多片語動詞及其使用方法。

See you next time.

下次再見。