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

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 )

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!

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