settle up . pay a bill or debt 结帐或付债

He asked the waiter for the bill，and settled up．他向侍者要来了帐单，结了帐。

You paid for the theatre tickets and the meal．I'd better settle up with you now．你付了戏票和饭钱，现在我们最好把帐结了。

settle with . take revenge on 向…报复

I'll settle with him one day for telling people I am a thief．我总有一天会向他报复的，因为他对别人说我是个小偷。

 sew up . mend completely by sewing 缝合；缝补好

She sewed the tear up．她缝好了撕破的口子。

The cut in his finger was sewn up with a piece of fine silk．他手指上的伤口是用细丝线缝合起来的。

 sew up .  complete or settle 解决；顺利完成

He was determined to sew up the deal before the meeting ended．他决定在会议结束前做成交易。

All the details of the project are sewn up．这项工程的细节已经全部定了下来。

shake down . cause to fall by shaking 摇落

He shook some pears down from the tree．他从树上摇落下几个梨子。

shake down . become used to a new place of work，way of living，适应下来

You'll soon shake down at the new post．你很快就会适应新的工作岗位的。

The boy will soon shake down at his new school．孩子很快就会适应他的新学校。

shake down . take up temporary quarters；sleep 临时寄宿；睡觉

Let's spread the blankets on the floor；we can shake down on them for the night．我们在地板上铺了几条毯子，这样就能在地铺上过夜了。

Let's shake down here．我们就睡这儿吧。

 shake off . remove by shaking 抖落

He stamped his feet to shake the snow off his boots．他跺了跺脚，把靴子上的雪抖掉。

The dog shook off the drops of water．那狗抖落掉身上的水珠。

 shake off . escape from somebody 逃脱

After a three-mile chase through the woods，he was able to shake off the police．他在树林中被警察追了三英里，终于把他们甩掉了。

Our pilot dived into a bank of cloud and shook off the enemy fighters．我们的飞行员驾机钻入云层，甩掉了敌人的战斗机。

 shake off . free oneself from（trouble，illness）摆脱（麻烦、病）

I can't seem to shake off this fever．这次发烧我似乎好不了。

Only in this way can we shake off their evil influence．只有这样我们才能摆脱掉他们的恶劣影响。

She found it difficult to shake off this feeling．她感到很难摆脱这种情绪。

shake up . shake as fully as possible 摇匀；摇松

You must shake up the medicine each time before you take it ．每次服药前都必须把药摇匀。

Shake them all up together．把它们摇匀。

shake up . disturb；agitate 干扰；震动；震惊

The notice about a cut in pay shook up everybody in the office．减薪的通知使办公室里人人忧心忡忡。

The news shook him up a bit．那消息使他有点震惊。

shake up . rouse by shaking 激励；使振作

Shake yourself up，young man．振作起来，年轻人。

I hope her closeness to failure in the exam will shake her up．我希望她这次考试几乎失败能使她清醒起来。

shape up . assume a shape 形成；成型

Try to shape up your work in the next few weeks．设法在下几周内把你的工作搞出个样子来。

shape up . make progress 取得进步

How are the new boys in your team shaping up? 你们队里新来的小伙子现在取得了什么进展?

These students are shaping up well．这些学生正在顺利成长。

share in . have a share or part in 分享；分担

He wished we were there to share in his joy．他希望我们在那儿共享他的喜悦。

She shares in his troubles as well as in his joy．她与他同患难，共欢乐。

share out . divide and assign in portions 分配；分摊

The money has been shared out．钱已经分了。

See that these things are shared out fairly．设法使这些东西得到公平分配。

 shell out . pay out too much，usu．unwillingly 支付；付出

I'm always asked to shell out for my child's dancing lessons．我总是被告知要支付我孩子上舞蹈课的费用。

It is not worth shelling out any more money on my car．不值得在我的车上再花任何钱。

ship off . send off by ship 用船运去；运走

We'll ship the goods off to them immediately．我们将立即把货物运给他们。

The men were shipped off to the Far East．那些人被用船运去远东。

 shoot down . bring down by shooting 击落

They shot down three enemy planes in their first engagement．在第一次空战中，他们击落了三架敌飞机。

 shoot down . criticize and dismiss an idea，suggestion，极严厉地批评

The headmaster shot down my plan for making money for the school．校长极严厉地批评了我那为学校赚钱的计划。

Why did you shoot him down like that? 你为何那么严厉地批评他?

shoot out . emerge quickly and suddenly from somewhere 猛然出现

Rice was shooting out into ears．稻子已经抽穗了。

The snake shot out its tongue．蛇猛地伸出舌头。

He was shot out of the seat as the two cars collided．两车相撞时，他被甩出了座位。