A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or preposition.

短语动词由动词和副词或介词搭配构成。

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A phrasal verb refers to a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both, to give a new meaning.

短语动词指的是动词与副词或介词，或者有时两者结合，赋予新的意义。

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In those cases, you translate the verb or noun and don't give a thought to the preposition in the source language: just use the preposition required in the target language.

在这种情况下，你翻译动词或者名词，不要考虑源语言中的介词：只使用目标语言中要求的介词。

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And I think, you know, if you're thinking about those prepositions or if you're at the level of wondering which preposition to use it's a good sign.

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