For example, a verb phrase can become a subject.

例如，动词短语可以成为主语。

Here the verb phrase " drinking tea" is the object.

这里的动词短语“喝茶”是宾语。

The verb phrase is " can't help" .

这个动词短语就是 can't help。

Here, we've replaced three phrasal verbs with different verb phrases.

我们用不同的动词短语取代了三个短语动词。

It's actually quite informal as a phrase, a nice verb phrase here.

事实上它是一个非常不正式的短语，一个不错的动词短语。

The verb phrase had better is similar to should.

动词短语 had better 和 should 很相似。

The sentence contains a conjunction — then, and then two verb phrases linked with the conjunction and.

句子包含了一个连词——then，然后用连词“and”连接的两个动词短语。

Look at this sentence and tell me how the verb phrase " had had" should be pronounced.

看这些句子，然后告诉我动词短语 “had had” 要如何发音。

If the main verb phrase is affirmative, the question tag should be negative and vice versa!

如果主句谓语动词是肯定的，反义疑问句就是否定的，反之亦然！

That's right: we're looking into verb phrases that are made up of more than one word.

我们将学到由一个以上的单词组成的动词短语。

Use an auxiliary verb that matches the main verb phrase, but opposite – such as positive to negative.

用匹配主句动词短语的助动词，但是要是相反意思的，比如积极的对消极的。

Remember that adverbs of manner can also follow a verb phrase.

请记住， 方式副词也可以跟在动词短语之后。

So the full verb phrase 'can calculate' becomes 'can be calculated'.

所以完整的动词短语“can calculate” 变成了“can be calculated” 。

The full verb phrase I have got to is extremely strong in English.

I have got to 的完整动词短语在英语中非常强大。

Adverbs of manner go after the verb or verb phrase which they describe.

方式副词跟在它们所描述的动词或动词短语之后。

" Was canceled" is a verb phrase, which makes " because of" the right choice.

“Was cancelled” 是一个动词短语， 所以“because of” 是正确的选择。

You can use it in the verb phrase 'have something  in stock'.

您可以在动词短语“有库存”中使用它。

As separate words, " may be" acts as a verb phrase and means " might be" or " could be" .

作为单独的两个单词，" may be" 充当动词短语，意思是" might be" 或" could be" （可能是）。

So if we have a verb phrase like singing, for example, singing is a verb.

例如，如果我们有一个动词短语，例如“唱歌”，“唱歌”就是一个动词。

There are other verb phrases with get, like get dressed or get undressed.

有其他的带get的动词短语，像是 get dressed或get undressed。