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Adj + -ed participle: She seems to live on ready-made frozen meals (C dng nh
sng ph thuc vo cc ba n ng lnh lm sn)
Adj + -ing participle: He's the longest-serving employee in the company. (ng l
nhn vin phc v lu nht trong cng ty.)
-ed particple + participle (t 2 ng t): Did it really happen, or was it a madeup story?
Adj + N + Ed: c
Grey-haired, one-eyed, strong-minded, slow-witted (chm hiu), low-spirited,
good-tempered, kind-hearted, right-angled.
N + PP: c ngha th ng
Wind-blown, silver-plated, home-made, tongue-tied ( li), mas-produced, airconditioned, panic-striken: hong s.
N + V-ing: c ngha ch ng
Heart-breaking (cm ng), top-ranking (xp hng u), record-breaking (ph k
lc), face-saving (g th din), man-eating.
Adj - N: deep-sea (di bin su), full-length (ton thn), red-carpet (thm ,
long trng), all-star (ton l ngi sao), half-price (h na gi), last-minute, longrange (tm xa), second-hand, present-day (hin i).
Trng hp c bit:
Run-down: kit sc, cast-off: b vt b, stuck-up: t ph, kiu k, burnt-up: b
chy ri, worn-out: mn, kit sc
Hard-up: cn tin, audio-visual: thnh th, so-so: khng tt lm, all-out: ht sc,
well-off: kh gi, cross-country, off-beat: khc thng, dead-ahead: thng pha
trc
Hit and mis: khi trng khi trt, hit or miss: ngu nhin, touch and go: khng chc
chn, free and easy: thoi mi, life and dead: sinh t, ti quan trng
arty-crafty: v m thut, la-di-da: ho nhong, criss-cross: chng cht, laissezfaire: t do, per capita: tnh theo u ngi.