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Example

advocate (v)

/ˈædvəkeɪt/

chủ trương, tán thành

Heart specialists strongly advocate low-cholesterol diets.

Age of Enlightenment

/eɪdʒ əv /ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt/

Thời đại khai sáng

childbearing (n)

/ˈtʃaɪldbeərɪŋ/

việc sinh con

Some women defer childbearing in favour of a career.

deep-seated (a)

/ˌdiːp ˈsiːtɪd/

ăn sâu, lâu đời

The country's political divisions are deep-seated.

discriminate (v)

/dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/

phân biệt đối xử

The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers.

homemaking (n)

/ˈhəʊmmeɪkɪŋ/

việc chăm sóc gia đình

intellectual (a)

/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

thuộc trí tuệ

an intellectual novel

involvement (n)

 /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/

tham gia

He spoke openly about his involvement with the singer.

look down upon

 /lʊkdaʊn əˈpɒn/

coi thường, khinh rẻ

She looks down upon people who haven't been to college.

lose contact with

/luːz ˈkɒntækt wɪð/

mất liên lạc với

She's lost contact with (= no longer sees or writes to) her son.

lose one’s temper

/luːz ˈtempə(r)

nổi giận, cáu

She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.

lose touch with

/luːz tʌtʃ wɪð/

mất liên lạc với

I've lost touch with all my old friends.

neglect (v)

/nɪˈɡlekt/

sao lãng, bỏ bê

The buildings had been neglected for years.

nonsense (n)

/ˈnɒnsns/

sự vô lý, lời nói càn

Ministers have dismissed the rumours of a bribery scandal as nonsense.

philosopher (n)

/fəˈlɒsəfə(r)/

nhà triết học, triết gia

He seems to be a bit of a philosopher.

pioneer (n)

/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/

người tiên phong

a pioneer in the field of microsurgery

rear (v)

/rɪə(r)/

nuôi dưỡng

A high gate blocks the only entrance to the rear.

rubbish (n)

/ˈrʌbɪʃ/

chuyện nhảm nhí, điều vô lý

The streets were littered with rubbish.

struggle (v-n)

/ˈstrʌɡl/

(sự) đấu tranh

She struggled for 10 years to achieve success as an actress.

Phrase Verbs

Nghĩa

Ví dụ

to belong to

thuộc về

Who does this book belong to ?

collide (v) with

đụng vào, chạm vào

There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car

complain (v) to sb about something

phàn nàn với ai về điều gì

We complained to the manager of the restaurant about the food.

concentrate (v) on

tập trung vào

Don’t look out of the window. Concentrate on your work!

consist (v) of

bao gồm

They had a large house. It consisted of seven bedrooms.

depend (v) on

tùy vào, lệ thuộc vào

We depend on the sun for light and heat.

laugh/smile (v) at

cười nhạo

I look stupid with this haircut. Everyone laugh at me.

look (v) for st

tìm kiếm cái gì

Can you help me look for my keys ?

look (v) after

chăm sóc

My grandmom needs someone to look after her.

pick (v) up

nhặt, đón ai

She goes to school to pick up her children.

wait (v) for

chờ ai

I’m waiting for the rain to stop

write (v) to

viết thư cho ai

Sorry I haven’t written to you for such a long time

speak/talk to

nói chuyện với ai

I want to speak to the manager.

accuse (v) someone of st

cáo buộc ai về việc gì

Three students were accused of cheating in the final exam

ask someone for something

hỏi xin

I am asking for more information about the job

congratulate (v) sb on (doing) st

chúc mừng ai về điều gì

I phoned him to congratulate him on passing the exam

divide/ cut/ split (v) st into st

chia/ cắt/ chẻ cái gì thành

Cut the meat into small pieces before frying it.

leave (v) (a place) for (another place)

rời đi

I haven’t seen her since she left home for work this morning.

point/ aim (v) st at sb

nhắm/chỉ vào ai

Don’t point that knife at me. It’s dangerous