Content text Chủ điểm 2 - PHRASAL VERBS (CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ).doc
- stand for = represent: đại diện cho, viết tắt của E.g: 'The book's by T.C. Smith."What does the 'T.C: stand for?' - take after = resemble: giống E.g: I take after my father. - take off: cởi (quấn áo, giày, mũ,...), (máy bay) cất cánh E.g: The plane took off. - take on: nhận, đảm nhận (công việc) E.g: I can't take on any extra work. - take over: đảm nhiệm, tiếp quản, tiếp tục - throw away: ném đi, vứt đi - try on: mặc thử (quẩn áo) - turn down = refuse: từ chối E.g: Why did she turn down your invitation? - turn into: trở thành, biến thành E.g: Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare. - turn off: tắt E.g: You should turn off the computer now. - turn on: mở E.g: I'll turn the television on. - turn up = show up, arrive / appear: đến, xuất hiện E.g: We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up. - face up to: đối mặt với (điều gì khó khăn). E.g: She had to face up to the fact that she would never walk again. - break out in: bất ngờ trở nên bị bao bọc bởi E.g: Her face broke out in a rash. - come down with: mắc bệnh gì (không nghiêm trọng) - check up on: kiểm tra, giám sát ai làm gì E.g: My parents are always checking up on me. - look down on # look up to: coi thường # tôn trọng, kính trọng E.g: She looks down on people who haven't been to college. - come up with: đưa ra, tìm ra (ý tưởng,...) E.g: She came up with a new idea for increasing sales. - wriggle out of: (informal, disapproving) thoái thác làm gì E.g: He tried desperately to wriggle out of giving a clear answer. - make off with: cuỗm đi thứ gì (ăn trộm được) E.g: Thieves made off with over a million dollars in the robbery. - go along with/ get on (well) with somebody: hòa hợp với ai E.g: She and her sister have never really got on. - live up to something: tốt/giỏi như người khác mong đợi ở bạn E.g: He failed to live up to his parents' expectations. - make sure of sth/ that: đảm bảo chắc chắn E.g: They scored another goal and made sure of victory. - feel up to: cảm thấy khỏe hay sẵn sàng làm gì E.g: After the accident she didn't feel up to driving. - jump out at: rất rõ ràng và dễ thấy
E.g: The mistake in the figures Jumped out at me. - break sn on: cắt ngang hoặc quấy rầy ai. E.g: She wanted to break in on their conversation but didn't want to appear rude. - add up to: tổng cộng (thành/lên đến) E.g: The numbers add up to exactly wo. - break up (with sb): chia tay với ai, chấm dứt mối quan hệ với. E.g: She's just broken up with her boyfriend. - make up for ~ compensate: bù đắp cho E.g: Nothing can make up for the loss of a child. - think back (to sth): nhớ lại điều gì. E.g: I keep thinking back to the day I arrived here. - tie in (with sth): khớp với E.g: This evidence ties in closely with what we already know. - get back at: trả đũa, trả thù ai. E.g: I’ll find a way of getting back at him! - get away with: thoát khỏi sự trừng phạt E.g: Thieves got away with computer equipment worth $30000. - get on to: liên lạc với ai đó E.g: The heating isn't working; I'll get on to the landlord about it. - go in for: làm điều gì vì bạn thích nó E.g: I don't really go in for playing football. - get round to = cần/ tìm thời gian để làm gì E.g: I meant to do the ironing but I didn't get round to it. - go down with: bị ốm, mắc bệnh E.g: Our youngest boy has gone down with chickenpox. - put down to ~ attribute = do, quy cho là do E.g: What do you put her success down to? - put up with: chịu đựng E.g: She always puts up with the noise. - stand up for sb/ sth: ủng hộ, bênh vực, bảo vệ E.g: You must stand up for your rights. - get through with: hoàn thành, hoàn tất E.g: I will get through with this project soon. - do away with ~ abolish: loại bỏ, bài trừ E.g: He thinks it's time we did away with the monarchy. - drop out (of sth): bỏ học nửa chừng E.g: She started a degree but dropped out after only a year. - get down to: bắt đầu công việc một cách nghiêm túc E.g: Let's get down to business.