AEE 2538: Are You Working Away at Learning Phrasal Verbs?

AEE 2538: Are You Working Away at Learning Phrasal Verbs?

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AugsReiko
AugsReiko
2025.12.29
1.munching on
eating casually , very much for snacks , not an official meal .
⭐️➕away (more conversational/continuous)更生动
ex:
.I'm munching away on some chips .
其他吃的描述:
.I was nibbling on sth/ just eating sth/ snacking on sth

⭐️v+away
2. study away
ex:
.she's been studying every day.(normal)
.she's been studying away every day.(she had been doing it for a while. she's really absorbed in it)

3.chat away
ex:
.girls are still chatting away .should we call them over ?
(they had been in there talking for quite some time. ⭐️add away you're emphasizing how long it has been )

4.work away
ex:
.don't bother him. he's still working away.
(emphasizing where they've been and how long they've been there .they're still absorbed in it longer than you would expect.)

5.read away
ex:
.I can't believe it he's been reading away all afternoon .
(wasting away the afternoon .this afternoon you're not doing anything else. you're wasting time .)

⭐️v+up a storm积极好的事
ex:
.he's been studying up a storm /he's been chatting up a storm /reading up a storm.

(emphasizing how long someone's doing something. but it has a positive connotation. if someone was doing something too much .🈲 up a storm看个人 )
Silkcloud
Silkcloud
2025.12.31
up a storm
AugsReiko
AugsReiko
2025.12.29
A:hi Aubrey! what's new ?still studying away for the LSA ?

B:yes . it's consuming my life. I can't wait till it's over .

A:what about you ?

B: oh I've just been working away .same old same old .

A:how's Dan ? is he still into cooking ?

B: oh. he's been cooking up a storm. he's gotten really good.

A: amazing!
AugsReiko
AugsReiko
2025.12.29
04:25 macaroni and cheese通心粉
put on weight