Health & Wellness

Phrasal verbs for health situations

はじめに

健康に関する語彙は医学用語だけにとどまりません。風邪に「come down with（かかる）」し、病気を「get over（乗り越える）」し、疲れて「pass out（気を失う）」し、体を鍛えるために「work out（運動する）」する。句動詞は日常の身体的経験を捉えてくれます。

この章では、健康に関連する句動詞を学びます。病気になること、回復すること、運動すること、そして健康を維持すること。

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この章の句動詞一覧（57）

• come down with To become ill with something
• pass out To lose consciousness
• work out To exercise
• throw up To vomit
• burn out To become exhausted from overwork
• come around To regain consciousness
• fight off To resist an illness
• wear off To gradually diminish in effect
• pull through To survive a serious illness or difficulty
• break out To develop spots or rash suddenly
• flare up When a condition or problem suddenly becomes worse
• swell up To become swollen
• seize up When muscles or joints become stiff and painful
• keel over To collapse suddenly
• warm up To prepare for exercise; to become friendlier
• black out To lose consciousness temporarily
• ease off To become less intense; to relax effort
• come round To regain consciousness
• shake off To recover from illness; to escape
• come to To regain consciousness
• lay up To be confined to bed due to illness
• run down To be exhausted and susceptible to illness
• bring up To vomit
• come out in To develop spots or rash
• go down with To become ill with something
• pick up To catch an illness
• slim down To lose weight
• bulk up To gain muscle mass
• come over To suddenly feel
• go out To lose consciousness
• feel up to To feel well enough
• go through To undergo treatment
• pass on To transmit disease
• knock out To render unconscious
• spit out To expel from mouth
• choke on To have difficulty swallowing
• act up For a body part to cause problems
• puff up To become swollen
• dry out To become dehydrated
• burn off To lose through exercise
• tone up To improve muscle definition
• tire out To exhaust
• stress out To cause stress
• drop off To fall asleep
• drift off To fall asleep gradually
• sleep in To sleep later than usual
• stay up To remain awake
• sit up To stay awake late
• patch up To treat injuries
• bandage up To apply bandages
• stitch up To close a wound
• clean up To sterilize a wound
• operate on To perform surgery
• put under To anaesthetize
• bring round To revive
• heal up To recover completely
• sober up To become sober