* To be able to do St : cã kh¶ n¨ng bÈm sinh

* To ablish = To do away with =To get rid of =To eliminate =

To eradicate : xo¸ bá.
* To be abouding in : cã nhiÒu , dåi dµo.
* To be about to = To be going to : s¾p söa sÏ.
* To be absent from : nghØ khái.
* To be absorbed in St : miÖt mµi, say mª ®iÒu g×.
* To be accesible to Sb :Dµnh cho ai.
* To have access to St :Cã ®iÒu kiÖn ®−îc h−ëng c¸i
g×
*An access to a place : lèi vµo mét n¬i nµo.
* To accept : chÊp nhËn.
*To be acceptable to Sb : cã thÓ chÊp nhËn ®−îc ®èi
víi ai
Eg. Nobody accepts what he does
What he does is not acceptable
* To accompany Sb : th¸p tïng ai.
* To be accompanied by Sb : cïng ®i víi ai
*To be accoutable for an action : chÞu tr¸ch nhiÖm vÒ mét
hµnh ®éng
*To be accurate in St : chÝnh x¸c vÒ c¸i g×
* To accuse Sb of doing St : buéc téi ai vÒ viÖc g×.
*To be accustome of doing St : quen víi viÖc g×.
* To be addicted to St : nghiÖn thø g×.
*To admire Sb : ng−ìng mé ai.
* To have an admiration for Sb : ng−ìng mé ai.
Addmission to a place
*To adjust to St : thÝch nghi víi c¸i g×.

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 *To (in) adequale + (in) supficient + (not) enough
*To be adsorbed in St/ Ving.= To be interested in =To be keen
on = to be font of = To love to do St :say mª c¸i g×
Advantage of doing St : −u ®iÓm lµm c«ng viÖc g×
Affection for Sb :t×nh c¶m ®èi víi ai
An affinity with a people :sù liªn kÕt mËt thiÕt víi mét d©n
téc.
*To afford to do St : cã ®ñ (tiÒn) ®Ó lµm g×
Eg. He couldn’t afford to buy the car
The car is too expensiive for him to buy.
This is + adj +for + Sb to do St.
* To be afraid of St : sî ®iÒu g×.
* To be aimed at Sb/St :nh»m vµo ai, c¸i g×
*After all :rèt cuéc, sau cïng
*To agree with Sb :®ång ý víi ai
*To be alarmed at St :®−îc b¸o ®éng vÒ
*All of the questions :t¸t c¶ nh÷ng c©u hái
*All over :kh¾p c¶
*To be aliance with Sb :liªn kÕt víi ai
*To allocate to Sb :dµnh cho
*Allution to St :sù ¸m chØ ®iÒu g×
* Although +S +V : mÆc dï.
* Inspite of + Noun : mÆc dï.
Much as S+V, S+V : mÆc dï.
Eg. I admire her beauty although I don’t like her
Much as i admire her beauty i don’t like her
Eg. Although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his
job.
Inspite of his a good salary he was unhappy in his job
* To be amazed to find that + clause =To one’s amazement +S
+V
* An ambition for St:sù tham muèn, tham vängvÒ ®iÒu g×
Amount to = reach : lªn tíi
*To be angry at/with Sb/St : giËn ai ,®iÒu g×
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*To be angry at doing St :giËn d÷ ai v× ®· lµm ®iÒu g×
*To annoyed at/ about St : khã chÞu vÒ ®iÒu g×.
*To be annoying :c¸i g× khã chÞu.
Eg. What you do I annoy very much
I am annoyed at what you do
Eg. She is annoyed at what I say
What I say annoy her
*To surprise Sb : lµm ai ng¹c nhiªn
*To be surprised at St : ng¹c nhiªn vÒ
To be surprising: ng¹c nhiªn
Eg. I am suprise you alike English
To my suprise you alike English
*To frighten Sb : lµm cho ai sî
*To be frighted of : ho¶ng sî vÒ
*To be fritening : ho¶ng sî
*To worry Sb :lµm ai lo l¾ng
*To be worried about :lo l¾ng vÒ
*To be worrying : lo l¾ng
*To excite St
*To be excited by :lµm ai nhén nhÞp
*To be exciting : nhén nhÞp vÒ
*To embarrass Sb :lµm ai lóng tóng
*To be embarrassed by : ng−îng ngïng vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To be embarrassing :ng−îng ngïng
*To interest Sb :lµm ai thó vÞ
To be interested in :thó vÞ ®iÒu gi
To be interesting : thó vÞ
Eg. I find you interesting to talk to
I am interested in talking with you
*To tire Sb : lµm ai mái mÖt
*To be tied of : mái mÖt bëi
*To be tiring :mái mÖt
*An answer to a question :C©u tr¶ lêi cho mét c©u hái
An up to date : CËp nhËt
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Eg. An up to date visa is necessary to me.
I will need to get an up to date visa for me
*To apologize to Sb for St : xin lçi ai vÒ c¸i g×
*to appeal to : kªu gäi
*To appoint Sb to a situation : bÇu ai lªn chøc vô g×
*To appoint time for : ®Þnh ngµy giê
*Application in studies : sù ch¨m chØ häc hµnh
*To apply St in St /Ving : ¸p dông vµo c¸i g×
*To apply for a job as (noun )...doctor : xin viÖc
*To approve of St =To agree with : t¸n thµnh vÒ ®iÒu g×
To disapprove of St : kh«ng t¸n thµnh vÓ ®iÒu g×
*A part from +noun =In addition to +noun= as well as = beside
: bªn c¹nh , ngoµi ra
*Apart from Sb/St +S+V=S +V but Sb/St : trõ ai, c¸i g×
*Apart from = except for : trõ ra
*To argue with Sb about St : tranh c·i víi ai vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To arrive in/at : ®Õn t¹i
*to arrange for Sb to do St : s¾p xÕp ai lµm viÖc g×
*To ascertain Sb that +clause : ch¾c ch¾n víi ai r»ng
*aspiration +wishes : t©m t−, nguyÖn väng
*To aspire after : ham muèn, khao kh¸t
*To ask out :ask someone to go on a date.
*To ask out : mêi , hÑn hß ai ®i ch¬i
*To ask Sb for alift to Sp : hái ai ®i nhê xe
*To ask Sb to do St : yªu cÇu ai lµm g×
*To be asked Sb to do St : ai ®−îc yªu cÇu lµm c¸i g×
*to assent to Sb/St :®ång ý , −ng thuËn víi ai c¸i
g×
*To be associated with Sb/St : ®¸nh ®ång víi , liªn kÕt víi
ai
*To assure Sb that + clause : ch¾c ch¾n víi ai r»ng
*To assure Sb of St : cam ®oan víi ai r»ng
*To be astonished to find that + clause =To one’s astonishment
+S+V : kinh ng¹c
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*To be astonished at St : kinh ng¹c vÒ ®iÒu g×
*As far as I know : theo t«i biÕt
Eg. As far as I know the price is 5 pounds
I am not sure about the price, but I think it is 5 pounds
*As for Sb (me) : vÒ phÝa ai
*As a result of St : do kÕt qu¶ cña c¸i g×
*As long as =Provided/ Providing+thar : miÔn lµ , víi ®iÒu kiÖn
lµ
Eg. I can do everything you wan as long as you love me
*To attend St : tham gia
*To attend on /upon Sb : hÇu h¹ ai
*to attribute St to Sb : g¸n cho ai ®iÒu g×
*At first = to begin with
*At first sight = when the first see
*At last =finally
*At least = not less than
*At a loss (to be) >< a profit (thua lç > < cã l·i)
*At war(to be) > < peace
*At a time (to do) = one by one not all together : tõng c¸i mét
*At any rate(to do) = in any case : trong mäi tr−êng hîp
*At once = immediately
*At the same time : cïng mét lóc
*At no time MV +S+V : ch−a mét lóc nµo
Eg. He never suspect that his money was stolen.
At no time did he suspect that his money was stolen.
Eg. Your succeed was never in doubt.
At no time was your succeed in doubt.
*Attachment to Sb/St : sù l−u luyÕn ai, ®iÒu g×
*To attact Sb to /St : thu hót ai vµo c¸i g×
*To be in attendance on Sb : phôc vô ai
*To avert ... from : quay ®i , ngo¶nh ®i
*To aware of Sb/St :biÕt ý thøc vÒ ai , c¸i g×

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*To be back to normal = To come back to normal
: trë l¹i b×nh th−êng
*To bark Sb frome St : ng¨n c¶n ai khái ®iÒu g×
*To banish... from : xua ®uæi khái
*To be bare of St : tr¬ trôi , kh«ng cã thø g×
*To bark at : sña
*To beam with :to¶ ra , hiÖn ra
*To bear on :cã ¶nh h−ëng vÒ, cã liªn
quan vÒ
*To be after Sb = complain to Sb about Sb/St = nag at St
:phµn nµn
*To be down for St = have name registed for St : kh«ng −u ¸i ai
*To be down on Sb = be unfavourable towards Sb
: ®−îc th«ng b¸o
*to be in on St = to be informed about St
*To be up against = cope with = face with
*To be up again St = cope with = face with :®èi mÆt víi
*to be on the phone : cã ®iÖn tho¹i
*To be real : gi¸ hêi
*Before Sb /St was given out/(build/invented)+ S had done:
tr−íc khi
*to put an end to St /Ving :chÊm døt
Eg. These machine has put an end to queuing
Before they invented these machine people had to queue.
Before inventing of these machine people had to queue.
*To beg Sb for St :xin ai c¸i g×
*To beg Sb to do St :xin ai lµm c¸i g×
*To begend of Sb : truyÒn thuyÕt vÒ
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*To beguile Sb into doing St :lõa ai ®i ®Õn chç ph¶i lµm
g×
*To behave Sb :tin vµo ai, c¸i g×
*To bend one’s mind to St :cè h−íng t− t−ëng vÒ
*To benefit from St/doing St :cã lîi tõ
*To be benificial to Sb :cã lîi cho ai
*To beqeath Sb to St :®Ó c¸i g× l¹i cho ai
*To bereave St to Sb : lµm ai mÊt ®i c¸i g×
*To bestow St to Sb : ban vËt g× cho ai
*To bet on St : c¸ c−îc vÒ c¸i g×
*Be ware of Sb/St :coi chõng, ®Ò phßng ai
*To be between jobs : thÊt nghiÖp
*To blame for Sb/St : khiÓn tr¸ch vÒ ai
*To blame Sb for /St : ®æ lçi cho ai vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To be blessed with St : may m¾n cã
*To be blind to St :mï qu¸ng kh«ng thÊy ®iÒu
g×
*To boast about St : nãi ba hoa vÒ c¸i g×
*To be boastful : nãi phÐt
*to book a seat to Sp (by air , on land) : ®Æt tr−íc vÊn ®Ò
*To book apassage to Sp (by ship :®Æt tr−íc vÐ
*To bore Sb : lµm ai ch¸n n¶n
To be bore with : ch¸n n¶n víi
To be boring : ch¸n n¶n
*To be born : ®−îc sinh ra
*To borrow Sb St :vay ai c¸i g×
*To borrow St from Sb : vay c¸i g× cña ai
*To be bound to do St =to be certain to do St
*To break a promise with : lì hÑn víi ai
*To break St in two :bÎ vËt g× lµm hai
*To break St off St : ng¾t vËt g× ra khái vËt g×
*To break with Sb/ : b¸o tin cho ai
*To brilian with St :cùc giái vÒ c¸i g×

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*to bring Sb to Ap on one’s vehicle : ®−a ai ®i ®©u b»ng xe cña ai
®ã
*To bring St along : mang theo c¸i g×
*To bring St to his sences : lµm cho ai suy nghÜ ®óng
®¾n l¹i
*To bring Sb to somewhere on one’s vehicle :®Ìo ai ®i ®©u
*To bring Sb St : mang c¸i g×
*To bring St to Sb : mang c¸i g× cho ai
*to bring about :cause : g©y ra
*to bring on : g©y ra
*To bring up : nu«i d−ìng con/®Ò cËp/giíi
thiÖu mét ®Ò tµi
*To brood over : nghiÒn ngÉm vÒ
*To build hope on sb/St : ®Æt hy väng vµo
*To burst upon a place :x©m nhËp vµo n¬i nµo
*to butter up a man : nÞnh bî mét ng−êi
*To buy St on hire – purchase : mua , tËu
*Beware of Sb/St : c¶nh gi¸c ai,®Ò phßng c¸i g×

*To call back :return a telephone : gäi l¹i ®iÖn tho¹i

*To call in : ghÐ vµo , t¹t vµo
*To call off : calcel : ho·n l¹i
*To call on : gäi häc sinh trong líp
*To call on Sb : ghÐ th¨m ai
*To call up : goi ®iÖn tho¹i
*To be (in) capable of St/Ving :cã kh¶ n¨ng kh¸ch quan vÒ
*To care for = to like : thÝch, muèn
*To care about = to be interested
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*To care to = to take care of :quan t©m, s¨n sãc
*care of : : nhê göi
*To carp at Sb : cµu nhµu, phµn nµn ai
*To carry on Ving : cø tiÕp tôc
*To carry on with St : tiÕp tôc
*To carry on along St : tiÕp tôc
*To carry St in one’s hand :cÇm c¸i g× trong tay
*To carry out St (a survey: ®iÒu tra) = to conduct : tiÕn hµnh
*To cast a spell on Sb : bá bïa mª ai
*To catch disease : nhiÔm bÖnh
*To catch taxi /bus/train to Sp = to go by car
*To to catch up wiht Sb in St/Ving : theo kÞp ai trong viÖc g×
*To catch Sb Ving
*To catch Sb in the act +when clause
*To carch Sb red-handed +when clause
*To catch a glimpse of St : nh×n tho¸ng qua c¸i g×
*To cater for Sb / St : phôc vô
*To cause Sb to do St : g©y cho ai c¸i g
*Caution against St : sù cÈn thËn ®Ò phßng ®iÒu
g×
*To celebrate the wedding × : chóc mõng h«n lÔ
*To censure Sb for St : tr¸ch ai vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To be centre upon a topic :tËp trung vÒ mét ®Ò tµi
*To be charge of St :cã tr¸ch nhiÖm vÒ c¸i g×
*To check in /into :register at a hotel : ®¨ng ký ë kh¸ch s¹n
*To check in:investigate :®iÒu tra
*To check out : m−în s¸ch th− viÖn
*To check out of : rêi kh¸ch s¹n
*To cheer up: make Sb feel happier : lµm ai vui h¬n
*To chide Sb for St : m¾ng ai vÒ ®iÒu g×
*A choise of friends :sù chän b¹n
*To circulate St : l−u truyÒn c¸i g×
*To clamour for St :la ã ®ßi cho ®−îc c¸i g×
*To clash with Sb :xung kh¾c víi, kh«ng hîp víi
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*To class Sb with :coi ai lµ
*To clean up : dän dÑp
*To clean St from stain :tÈy vËt g× cho s¹ch vÕt bÈn
*To be clear to Sb : râ rµng ®èi víi ai
*To be /get clear of St : tho¸t khái ®iÒu g×
*To clench one’s first : n¾m chÆt tay cña ai
*To be clever with St : khÐo lÐo víi vËt g×
*To be clever at St = To be good at St :giái vÓ c¸i g×
*To cling to : b¸m vµo, dÝnh vµo
*A cloak for St : mµn che giÊu ®iÒu g×
*To be closed with : phñ ®¸y b»ng
*To be closed to Sb/St : gÇn gòi víi ai
*To be close to one’s money : chÆt chÏ vÒ tiÒn b¹c
*To be cluttered with St/Ving : bõa bén víi c¸i g×
*To coalesce with : nèi liÒn víi
*To to coax Sb into doing St :dô dç ai lµm ®iÒu g×
*To be cobbled with holes :®−êng ®Çy æ gµ
*To coincide with :trïng víi
*To combat for : chiÕn ®Êu ®Ó tranh giµnh
*To come accross Sb/St = to run into Sb/ St = meet by chance
:t×nh cê gÆp
*To some to the throne/crown : lªn ng«i
*To come into /in contact wiht Sb : b¾t liªn l¹c víi ai
*To come up against =To be faced with : gÆp ph¶i
*To come about = To happen : x¶y ra
*To come in /into St :®i vµo
*To come out = to fall : ng·
*To come in with a rush : dån dËp ®æ tíi
*To come to one’s ears : ®Õn tai ai
*To come to g with Sb......... : «m chÆt c¸i g×
*Commandeer : khèng chÕ
*To comment on St : b×nh luËn vÒ vÊn ®Ò g×
*To make a comment on St : b×nh luËn vÒ vÊn ®Ò g×
*To comment on this saying : b×nh luËn c©u nãi
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*To comment on this famous saying:b×nh luËn c©u danh ng«n
*To comment on this proverbs : b×nh luËn c©u tôc ng÷
*To comment on this idioms : b×nh luËn thµnh ng÷
*To be committed to : bá tï, høa cam kÕt
*To compare to /with : so s¸nh víi
*To compare St to St :so s¸nh c¸i g× víi c¸i g×
*To compensate Sb for a loss :®Òn bï cho ai sù mÊt m¸t
*Compensation for a loss : sù båi th−êng mÊt m¸t
*To compete with Sb for St :tranh giµnh víi ai vÒ c¸i g×
*A competition for St :sù tranh giµnh ®iÒu g×
*To complain to Sb about st :phµn nµn, than phiÒn víi ai
vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To make a complain : phµn nµn
*To complete textbook : so¹n s¸ch
*To comply with : tu©n theo
*To be composed of :cÊu t¹o bëi
*To conceal St fromSb :giÊu ai ®iÒu g×
*To concede to some demand : chÊp nhËn yªu s¸ch
*To make a concesstion to a demand : −ng thuËn mét yªu s¸ch
*To conceive =to become pregnant with a child : thô tinh
*To be concerned about/with St = refer to S
:liªn quan, quan t©m ®Õn
*To condole with Sb on St : buån víi ai vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To conduce to : gióp vµo, ®em ®Õn
*To confer St on Sb : ban tÆng vËt g× cho ai
*To confide St to Sb : thæ lé, t©m sù ®iÒu g× víi ai
*To conflict with a person :xung ®ét víi nhau
*Cßnlicting opinions : ý kiÕn ®èi lËp
*To confound a person with a person: lÇm lÉn ng−êi nµy víi
ng−êi kh¸c
*To be confuse about :lóng tóng vÒ
*To congratulate Sb on doing St :chóc mõng ai
Eg. He said “congratulation” when I pass the exam
He congratulates me on passing the exam
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*To be connected to Sb/St : liªn quan tíi ai, c¸i g×
*To be connected with each other =To have relation with Sb
*To connive at St : lµm ng¬ tr−íc ®iÒu g×
*Consequently = as a consequence = as a result = the result is =
the consequence is : hËu qu¶ lµ
*To considere Sb doing St : chó ý xem xÐt vÞªc g×
*Considering : xÐt vÒ
*To consign st on Sb : giao phã c¸i g× cho ai
*To consist of St = to comprise St = To encompass St: bao gåm
*To consist in :do ë, do t¹i , ë t¹i
*To consort with : ®i ®«i víi
*To content with Sb : b»ng lßng víi
*To contribute St to St
*To make contribution to : ®ãng gãp
*To contrive = to manage = to try : cè g¾ng
*To contrast with Sb : t−¬ng ph¶n víi ai
*To converge to a point : ®èi chiÕu, so s¸nh vËt g×
*To convert St into St : qui tô vÒ mét ®iÓm
*To convince Sb : lµm ai tin
* To convince Sb of St :thuyÕt phôc ai vÒ chuyÖn g×
*convincing talk :cuéc nãi chuyÖn thuyÕt phôc
*To be convinced of Sb/St : tin ch¾c vÒ
*To be coordinated with Sb/ St : phèi hîp víi
*To cope with difficulties : kh¾c phôc khã kh¨n
*To cope with Sb/ St :®−¬ng ®Çu víi ai, c¸i g×
*To copy from Sb/ St : nh¹i theo , b¾t ch−íc theo
*To cost Sb money : gi¸ bao nhiªu
To pay Sb money for St : tr¶ ai bao nhiªu tiÒn cho
c¸i g×
*To charge Sb money for St : ®ßi ai bao nhiªu tiÒn cho
c¸i g×
Eg. The rent is 200.000 d
The flat cost me 200000 d
I pay the landlady 200000 d for the flat
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*To count up /on : tæng céng tíi
*To count on Sb : tin cËy ai
*To covet after St : ham muèn c¸i g× ( th−êng
lµ cña ng−êi kh¸c)
*To crave for St : ao −íc ®iÒu g×
*To be critical of Sb/ St = there is criticism about Sb/St
: phª b×nh
*To creep : bß , ®i rãn rÐn
*To be cross = to be angry with Sb : tøc giËn
*To cross out : draw a line through
*To cover with : bao trïm
*To be crowded with Sb : ®«ng ®óc víi ai
*To be cruel to Sb ><kind - harted to Sb
: tµn b¹o, tµn nhÉn>< nh©n tõ
*To cry :general meaning : khãc
*To cry for St : weep because of St
*To cry for the moon : want St that is impossible
: ®õng cã m¬
*To cry over St : with grief : th−¬ng tiÕc
*To be cunning : c¸o giµ
*To be curious : tß mß
*To curry favour with great people : cÇu c¹nh ©n huÖ nh÷ng
ng−êi cã thÓ
*To cut St down
*To cut down on St/Ving (cigarettes/ food)
: reduce in consumption: gi¶m
*To cut back on St/Ving : reduce production :
*To cut Sb off = break telephone connection : c¾t ®iÖn tho¹i
*To cut Sb up = up set Sb : lµm ai lo l¾ng
*To cut out: to stop an annoying activity : dÑp lo¹n

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*To dally with Sb :®ïa giìn víi ai
*To damage = destroy = to ravage : tµn ph¸
*To dangle about/ after/ round : theo ®uæi, chên vên theo
*To dart at Sb : phãng tíi ai
*To dead to all feelings of shame : kh«ng cßn biÕt xÊu hæ lµ g×
*To deaf to one’s pleading : lµm ng¬ tr−íc sù cÇu khÈn
cña ai
*To deal with St = solve = to takle = to settle = to handle
: gi¶i quyÕt
*To deal in St = do business in Sb : bu«n b¸n
*To deal with Sb = do business with Sb : bu«n b¸n víi ai
*To dear to Sb : quý gi¸ ®èi víi ai
*To debar Sb from doing St :ng¨n c¶n ai ®õng lµm ®iÒu
g×
*To debate on/about St : bµn c·i vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To decide up /on St : quyÕt ®Þnh vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To decline to do St = refuse to do St: tõ chèi lµm g×
*To decorate St : trang trÝ c¸i g×
*To be decorous : ®oan trang , lÞch sù
*To be dedicate St to Sb : tËn t©m ®iÒu g×
*To dedicate St to Sb : tÆng c¸i g× cho ai
*To deduce >< to induce : quy n¹p >< suy diÔn
*To defeat Sb by using strength + to overpower Sb
: ®¸nh gôc ai b»ng søc m¹nh
*To defend the fatherland : b¶o vÖ tæ quèc
*To defer to Sb/St : chiÒu theo, nghe theo
*To degenerate into : ®i ®Õn chç tho¸i ho¸
*To deliver St : ph©n ph¸t , giao hµng
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*To deliver Sb from St : cøu ai tho¸t khái ®iÒu g×
*To demolish St : it done by people : ph¸ huû
*To demur at : th¾c m¾c vÒ
*To denounce against Sb : tè c¸o ai
*To deny Ving (presen) : phñ nhËn
*To deny hacing done (past)
*To deny that + clause
Eg. I was’t there at that time
I deny being there at that time
Eg. I am not guilty
He denies being guilty
Eg. Nobody can deny that she is nice
I can’t deny that she is nice
*To depart from : bá, söa ®æi
*To depend up/on Sb/St : tin cËy, lÖ thuéc vµo ai ,
viÖc g×
*To descant on : nãi dµi dßng vÒ
*To design St : thiÕt kÕ c¸i g×
*To desist from doing St : ng−ng lµm viÖc g×
*To despair of success : ng· lßng, kh«ng hy väng
thµnh c«ng
*To despoil Sb of St : c−íp cña ai, c¸i g×
*To destroy : either people or nature : ph¸ huû
*To destroy forests for purposes : ph¸ huû rõng v× môc ®Ých
g×
*To destine Sb : dµnh riªng cho ai
*To be determined to do St : quyÕt t©m lµm c¸i g×
*To deter Sb from doing St : khiÕn ai n¶n lßng kh«ng
lµm ®iÒu g×
*To detest Sb/St/doing St : c¨m thï , ghª tëm
*To devolve on Sb : ®−îc trao l¹i cho ai
*To devote to Sb : tËn tuþ, tËn t©m víi ai
*To diddle Sb out of St : l−êng g¹t ai lÊy c¸i g×
*To die by one’s own hand = kill oneself = commit suicide
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 : tù tö
*To die before one’s time = die young : chÕt trÎ
*To die natural death : chÕt giµ
*To die sudden death : chÕt ®ét ngét
*To die violent death : chÕt do b¹o lùc
*To die at the age of (60) :chÕt ë tuæi ...(60)
*To digress from : l¹c,®i xa khái
*To differ from Sb : bÊt ®ång ý kiÕn víi ai
*To differ in St : kh¸c nhau vÒ ®iÓm g×
*The difference between (among) A and B + is that +clause
*It makes(no) difference to sb weather +claus
: ®èi víi...
*To be difficult of access : khã ®Õn gÇn, khã tiÕp cËn
*To dilate on a subject : nãi , viÕt l©u h¬n vÒ mét
vÊn ®Ò
*To direct Sb to do St : chØ dÉn ai lµm c¸i g×
*To direct St : h−íng dÉn c¸i g×
: *To direct Sb to a place : chØ ®−êng cho ai tíi chç nµo
*To disable Sb from doing St : khiÕn ai bÊt lùc kh«ng lµm
®−îc viÖc g×
*To be disapointed in /with Sb/ St : thÊt väng vÒ c¸i g×
*To disclose = reveal >< to conceal : tiÕt lé>< che dÊu
*To be discriminated against Sb : ph©n biÖt ®èi xö víi ai
*To dislike / hate /detest /disgust/loathe +Sb/St/Ving St
: ghÐt
*To dislodge St from a place : lÊy vËt g× ra khái mét n¬i
*To dispense Sb from doing st : miÔn cho ai khái lµm ®iÒu g×
*To dispossesssb of St : truÊt quyÒn së h÷u cña ai
*To dissent from : bÊt ®«ng ý kiÕn vÒ
*To dissuade Sb from doing St : khuyªn ai vÒ ®iÒu g×
*To distinguish from : ph©n biÖt sù lh¸c nhau
*To be distinguished for St : næi tiÕng vÒ c¸i g×
*To distinct from Sb else : t¸ch biÖt víi ng−êi kh¸c
*To distract Sb from St : ®¸nh l¹c h−íng
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*To disvert oneself from a matter :®Ó m×nh xao nh·ng mét vÊn
®Ò
*To be divorced from :t¸ch biÖt , rêi khái
*To deg = to follow closely : theo dâi
*DOER : ng−êi g©y ra c¸i g×
*To do teaching practice : ®i thùc tËp s− ph¹m
*To do nmilitrydrills : tËp qu©n sù
*To do one’s hair = comb : ch¶i ®Çu
*To do have one’s hair done = to go to hair dresser’s
*To do with St = To want, to need.
*To do up St = redecorate : trang trÝ
*To do Sb out of St (sport) = cheat Sb in order to win the game
:lõa ai ®Ó dµnh ®−îc gi¶i
*To do with out St in St/Ving = manage to do St without having
St :cè g¾ng lµm ®iÒu g× kh«ng cÇn c¸i g×
*To so one’s best to do St : cè g¨ng hÕt kh¶ n¨ng ®Ó
lµm g×
*To do St at one’s ease/(convenience) : dÔ dµng
*To do with St : hoµn tÊt víi
*To do by Sb
*To do St by mistake : lµm sai
*To do over = do again : lµm l¹i
*To do a scientific research on St
*To be done with : hoµn tÊt víi
*To do Sb harm : lµm h¹i ai
Smocking does you a lot of harm
*To do Sb good :lµm tèt cho ai
*To dote on Sb/St : say mª c¸i g×
*To be in a doubt : ngi ngê
*To disturb : lµm phiÒn ai
He left quietly, so he wouldn’t disturb the children
So as not to disturb the children, he left quietly
*To drag St forwards : kÐo c¸i g× vÒ phÝa tr−íc
*To drag St backwards : kÐo c¸i g× vÒ phÝa sau
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*To drag St towards St : kÐo c¸i g× vÒ
*To dream of/ about : m¬ vÒ
*To drive Sb away : tèng khø ai
*To be dressed in : trang phôc víi
*To drop out of St = To withdraw from St : rót lui
*To drop by Sb : viÕng th¨m ai( th©n t×nh)
*To drop in / on :viÕng tth¨m ai( th©n t×nh)
*To drop off :bá l¹i ai /c¸i g× ë mét n¬i
*To drop out of: stop going to school / to a club
: bá häc, c©u l¹c bé
*To be / get drunk on St : say v× c¸i g×
*Due to St = Thank to St = because of St =owning to St
: bëi v×, nhê cã ,do
*To be dull of comprehension : chËm hiÓu
*To dwell on a subject : suy nghÜ nhiÒu, viÕt nhiÒu,
nãi nhiÒu vÒ vÊn ®Ò g×

*To be early for St : sím

*To be time late for St : muén
*To earn one’s living : kiÕm sèng
*To earn money = To work one’s passage
*To ease Sb of some pain : lµm ai ®ì ®au khæ
*Either N? (V/adj ) : hoÆc c¸i nµy, hoÆc c¸i kia
*Either s (O) or S (O) + V : 2S – 1 action
*S + MV +V either Sb (St) or Sb (St) : 1S – 2 actions – 1 V
*Neither ... Nor ...( cÊu tróc nh− either nh−ng mang ý nghÜa phñ
®Þnh)
S don’t (didn’t + V + either = S + V + neither

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 We can choose either to look after or to destroy it
I can tell you either this one or that one
*To emancipate Sb/St from : gi¶i tho¸t khái
*To embarrass Sb : lµm ai ng−îng ngïng
To be embarrassed by : ng−îng ngïng bëi
To be embarrassing : ng−îng ngïng
*To emerge from : xuÊt hiÖn ,næi lªn
*To be enclosed with = to be accompanied by
:göi kÌm víi
*To encourage Sb to do St : khuyÕn khÝch ai lµm g×
*To be engaged to Sb : ®Ýnh h«n víi ai
*To engineer = To craft : t¹o ra
*To be envious of Sb : ghen ghÐt ai
*To enjoy + Ving +St : thÝch thó, th−ëng thøc
I don’t esnjoy cooking for many children
Cooking for many children isn’t interesting /( my interest )
*To entrust St to Sb : tin cÈn ®iiªï g× ë ai
*To err : lçi
To err is Man. To forgive is God
*To escape from Sp : trèn khái
*To escape to Sp : trèn ®Õn
*To escape St : trèn ®iÒu g×
*To be equipped with : trang bÞ víi
*To be equivalent : t−¬ng ®−¬ng víi, ngang víi
Silence is sometimes equivalent to a lie
: Im lÆng ®«i khi ngang nãi dèi
*To establish St = found St = set up St : thµnh lËp
*To excel in St : giái tuyÖt lu©n vÒ
*To excite Sb : lµm ai nhé nhÞp
*To be excited by : nhén nhÞp v×
*To be exciting : nhén nhÞp
*To excite : kÝch thÝch , khªu gîi
Eg. Excited by her caresses : bÞ nh÷ng vuèt ve cña c« ta
kÝch thÝch
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*There is an excuse for St = To be excusable
: cã thÓ bµo ch÷a, lý gi¶i
*There is no excuse for St = To be inexcusable
*To expel Sb from St : ®uæi ai ra khái
*To be exposed to : ph¬i bµy ra
*To extort money from Sb : moi tiÒn cña ai

*To face St :®èi mÆt víi c¸i g×

*To be faced with St :®èi mÆt víi c¸i g×
*Face value :gi¸ trÞ vÒ h×nh thøc
*To fail to do = Don’t succeed in St/Ving
: thÊt b¹i trong viÖc g×
Eg. I fail to teach you grammar
I am unsuccessful in teaching you grammar
Eg. I fail to lean English
I didn’t succeed in learning English
Eg. Every students fail to do this excise
Every students don’t succeed in this exercise
*To faint : ngÊt
*To be faithful to Sb/St : trung thµnh víi ai, c¸i g×
*To fall for : hÊp dÉn
*To fall in with = to agree to : ®ång ý
*To fall out with :c·i nhau
*To fall over : ng· xuèng
*To fall through : thÊt b¹i
*To be fall ill with disease : ng· bÖnh
*To be ( un )familiar with Sb/St : th©n víi ai
*To be familiar to Sb : quen thuéc víi ai
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*To be famous for St = to be well known for St
: næi tiÕng vÒ c¸i g×
*To favour Sb : −a chuéng ai
*To be fed up with St = to have enough St
*To feel like : thÝch , muèn
*To feel + adj : c¶m thÊy
*To feel dizzy : c¶m thÊy nãng mÆt
*To figure out : hiÓu ra
*To fight for Sb/ St : chiÕn ®Êu
*To fight against Sb : chèng ®èi ai
*To be fit for Sb/ St : thÝch hîp cho
*To be filled with : trµn ®Çy víi
*To fill out : ®iÒn v¨n mÉu ( ®¬n)
*To fill one’s purse : nhÐt ®Çy tói tiÒn cña ai
*To find Sb/ St+ adj : thÊy ai/ c¸i g×+ adj
*To find Sb/St+ to do St
*To find (out) Sb/St + adj/ (to do)
*To find (out) that + clause
*To be finished with :lµm xong víi
*To be ftled with holes :®−êng ®Çy æ gµ
*To fix St up = redecorate : söa sang l¹i
*To flirt with Sb :l¶ l¬i, ®ïa cît
*To follow sb : theo ai
Wherever he goes his mother goes, too:
Mother follow him wherever he goes
*To be fond of St/Ving : yªu thÝch c¸i g×
*To force Sb to do St : b¾t ai lµm g×
*To forget about St : quªn ®iÒu g×
*To forget to do St : quªn (trong t−¬ng lai)
*To forget Ving St : ®· quªn
*To forgive for : tha thø cho
*To form a habit of Ving : h×nh thµnh thãi quen
*To form by = to carve out : h×nh thµnh tõ
*To be founded on facts : dùa trªn sù kiÖn cã thËt
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*To be frank with Sb : th¼ng th¾n víi ai
*To be free for : miÔn phÝ
You didn’t have to pay for your meal when you are in the party
Meal is the free for you when you are in the party
*To be free and easy : tho¶i m¸i, kh«ng bÞ gß bã
*Free and agency : quyÒn tù chñ
*Free love : quan hÖ nam n÷ kh«ng cã h«n nh©n
* Free liver : ng−êi ¨n ch¬i phãng kho¸ng
*Free living : cuéc sèng phãng kho¸ng
*To ve friendly to/with Sb : th©n thiÖn víi ai
*To be friendly to an association : th©n mËt víi mét hiÖp héi
*To frighten Sb : lµm ai sî
*To be frightening : sî h·i vÒ
*from beginning to end : tõ ®Çu so ®Õn cuèi
*From among : t− trong sè, tõ trong ®¸m
*From under :tõ phÝa d−íi
*From Sp to Sp : tõ ®©u ®Õn ®©u
*from side to side : tõ bªn nµy qua bªn kh¸c
*From time to time : thØng tho¶ng
*From the motive of kindness : ph¸t xuÊt tõ lßng tèt
*From one place to another : tõ n¬i nµy ®Õn n¬i kh¸c
*To be fruitful in St : dåi dµo vÒ thø g×
*To be furnished with : trang bÞ víi
*To further St : ®Èy nhanh h¬n , xa h¬n

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*To gain one’s confidence : chiÕm lßng tin cña ai
*To gain self- confidence : tù tin h¬n
*To gain ascendancy over Sb : ®µn ¸p ®−îc ai
*To gamble on St : c¸ c−îc vÒ c¸i g×
*To be generous with one’s money : réng r·i vÒ tiÒn b¹c
*To get up : thøc dËy
I often get up early
I am used to getting up early
*To get the sack for St/ Ving = To be sacked St/Ving
: bÞ sa th¶i
*To get on very well with Sb : ¨n ý víi ai
*To get on through an exam : thi ®ç
*To get noun = receive, buy, fetch : t×m kiÕm mang vÒ
*To get adj = become
*To get Sb/St + adj = to make
*To get Sb to do St = persuade Sb to do St/Ving = convince Sb of
St/Ving
*To get done = have St done
*To get round to Ving = have time to do St
*To get around St = fine way to solve
*To get at St = suggest
*To get by on St = survive : sèng sãt
*To get Sb down = dispoint Sb : lµm ai thÊt väng
*To get Sb through = make telephone connection
: nèi m¸y ®iÖn tho¹i
*To get St over to Sb = communicate = express one’s oppinion
: truyÒn ®¹t
*To get over St = overcome : v−ît qua , håi phôc søc khoÎ
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*To get Sb through = help Sb to pass the exam
*To get through : hoµn tÊt
*To get Sb up = call Sb from bed : gäi ai dËy
*To get St up = organize : gÆp nhau
*To get together = meet later : tr¸nh gÆp
*To get out of St/Ving = avoid Ving
*To get on well with Sb = have good relation
*To get badly with sb = have bad relation
*To get money according to the product
: ¨n l−¬ng theo s¶n phÈm
*To get in touch with Sb = to keep in tough with Sb
: liªn l¹c víi ai
*To get along with : sèng chan hoµ
*To get in/into : vµo xe h¬i, ®Õn
*To get off : th¸o khái, xuèng xe
*To get along : tiÕn bé
*To get accustomed to : quen
*To get on : lªn xe, tiÕn bé
*To get over:
*To get rid of : tho¸t khái
*To get through : lµm xong, thi ®ç
*To get to a place : ®Õn tíi
*To get used to : quen
*To get it : bÞ m¾ng
*To get about : lan ra
*To get underway : ®i, khëi hµnh
*To get back from : trë vÒ tõ
*To get back: nhËn l¹i
*To get Sb involve in St/Ving : lµm ai bÞ l«i cuèn vµo
*To give Sb an offer : ®−a ai lêi mêi
*To give Sb for a lift to Sp : cho ai ®i nhê xe
*To give Sb St : tÆng ai c¸i g×( people don t
have return)
*To give St to Sb : tÆng c¸i g× cho ai
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*To give St away = to throw St away : tÆng ai c¸i g×
*To give Sb back =to return St to Sb : tr¶ l¹i ai c¸i g×
*To give up : tõ bá
*To give capital = to supply capital = to provide capital
: cung cÊp vèn
*To give Sb afeeling look : nh×n t×nh ai
*To give the excuse that : viÖn cí r»ng
*To go ahead > < to go back : tiÕn >< lïi
*To go to = to walk to : ®i vÒ phÝa tr−íc
*To go shopping = to entertain oneself
*To go to shop = to duty of people
*To go fishing (entertain)
*To go shopping (entertain)
*To go swimming (entertain)
*To go on foot : ®i bé
*To go in one’s car (possession: së h÷u )
*To go in for sports = to tale part in sport
: tham gia thÓ thao
*To go to the front : ®i ra mÆt trËn
*To go to hell = go away : cót khái
*To go out with Sb : ®i ch¬i víi ai
*To go over : «n, kiÓm tra l¹i cÈn thËn
*To go on the sick for Sb : b¸o nghØ èm cho ai
= to report to employer that S is ill
*To go up = grow up = to increase = rise : t¨ng
*To go bankrupt : ph¸ s¶n
*To go on a strike: ®×ng c«ng
*To go well with Sb/St = to match : phï hîp víi
*To go with Sb/St : hîp víi
*To go on with St : tiÕp tôc c«ng viÖc g×
*To gossip St to Sbm¸ch lÎo
*To gossip about : t¸n gÉu vÒ , bµn t¸n nh¶m
nhÝ vÒ
*To be grateful to Sb for St : biÕt ¬n ai vÒ ®iÒu g×
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Eg. I am grateful that you look after my mother
Thank you for looking after my mother
*To be greedy : tham lam
*To grow up : lín lªn
*To grow a plant from a seed : trång c©y tõ mét h¹t gièng
*To be guilty of : ph¹m téi g×

*To hand in : nép bµi lµm

*To hang up : th«i nãi ®iÖn tho¹i/ treo
quÇn ¸o lªn mãc
*To hardly do St= can’t do : hÇu nh− kh«ng lµm
*Hardly (Seldome/ nerver/rarely/)=MV+S+V : hiÕm khi
The performance had hardly began when the ligh wen off
Hardly had the performance began when the light wentoff
We had never been so happy before
We were unhappy before
*To have St to do with St /Sb : cã liªn quan tíi
*To have much to do with St/Sb : liªn quan nhiÒu tíi
*To have nothing to do with St/Sb : ch¼ng cã g× liªn quan
*To have one’s head in the cloud = to be unaware of realities of
life : ®Çu ãc trªn m©y
*To have gor unrealotoc ideas = to live in a fantasy world
: sèng ¶o ¶nh
*To have effect on Sb : cã ¶nh h−ëng
*To have patience with Sb : kiªn nhÉn ®èi víi ai
*To have a bath =to bath : t¾m
*To have swim = to swim : b¬i
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*To have a look = to look : nh×n
*To have St to lunch : ¨n tr−a víi c¸i g×
*To eat St : concrete thing : ¨n cô thÓ c¸i g×
*To have stomarch upset : ®Çy bông khã tiªu
*To have Sb in = get the presence of Sb: sù cã mÆt
*To have St on = wear : mÆc c¸i g×
*To have Sb on = tear Sb = make fun of Sb
: trªu ai, mang ai ra c−êi
*To have St out with Sb = discuss St until the end
: tranh luËn c¸i g× ®Õn cïng víi ai
*To have Sb up for St = have Sb to be in charge with = to be
responsible for St :cã ai chÞu tr¸ch nhiÖm víi
m×nh c¸i g×
*To have Sb down = invite Sb to one’s house
: mêi ai ®Õn nhµ ch¬i
*To have a habit of Ving : h×nh thµnh thãi quen
*To have Sb to St : b¾t ai lµm g×
*To have intention of Ving : cã nhiÒu ®iÓm gièng nhau
*To have St in common with Sb : cã thêi gian ®Ó lµm g×
To share the same interest / hobby/ opinion
: cã nhiÒu ®iÓm gièng nhau
*To have time to do St : cã thêi gian ®Ó lµm g×
*To have a date with Sb = to have an appointment withSb
: cã hÑn gÆp ai
*To have aspect for Sb : kÝnh träng ai
*To have nothing in common : kh«ng cã ®iÓm chung nµo
t−¬ng ®ång
*To have difficulty in ving : gÆp khã kh¨n trong viÖc g×
HEALTH
• People’s life To be born : sinh ra
• To be grown up : lín lªn
• To be engaged to Sb : ®Ýnh h«n
• To be married to Sb : c−íi ai
• To be diverced : ly dÞ
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• To be remarried to Sb : ®i b−íc n÷a
• To be affected with disease : nhiÔm bÖnh
• To be gone : ra ®i
• To be ill wiht disease : èm
• To be fall ill with disease : ng· bÖnh
• To go to doctor : ®i b¸c sÜ
• To take a turn for a better =to be better:
• To take a turn for a worse =to be wotse...
• To recover from one’s illness : b×nh phôc
• To get over one’s illness : b×nh phôc
*To be healthy: ( mental and physical well)
*To hide from Sb : lÈn trèn ai
*To hijack a helicopter / a lorry : c−íp m¸y bay, «t«
*To hold on = to wait for : ®îi chê
*To hold on to St : n¾m chÆt c¸i g×
* To hold up = to delay : tiÕp tôc mÆc dï gÆp khã kh¨n
*To hold up : c−íp
*To hold a conference : tæ chøc héi häp
*To hold a ceremoney : tæ chøc buæi lÔ
*To hope for St : hy väng ®iÒu g×
*To hook Sb on St : lµm cho ai say mª c¸i g×
*How + adj + S + to : c©u c¶m th¸n
How old do you think this house is:
When do you think this house was built ?
*To hug Sb : «m ai

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*To ignore = pay no attention to St: lê ®i , kh«ng quan t©m
My studens usually ignore my advice
My student don’t pay attention to my advice
My protest was ignored
Nobody paid attention my protest
She doen’t pay attention to my advice
She egnores my advice
I never intended to go to the wedding
I had no intention to go to the wedding
*To imitate Sb : b¾t ch−íc ai
Imitator : ng−êi b¾t ch−íc
You can’t grow rose in this poor land
It is impossible for you to grow rose in htis poor land
*T incite Sb to do St : xói giôc ai lµm g×
*In contrast : ng−îc l¹i
*To induce Sb to do St : xui khiÕn ai lµm g×
*To inform St to Sb : th«ng b¸o cho ai ®iÒu g×
*To inform Sb that + clause : th«ng b¸o ®iÒu g× cho ai
*To inhale in = to breather in : hÝt vµo
*To inherit St from Sb : thõa kÕ c¸i g× cho ai
*To be innoncent of : v« téi
*To be in on a scheme : tham gia mét ©m m−u
*In order (not) to do St = so as (not) to do St : ®Ó
* To intend to do St =To have intention to do St/ (of Ving)
: dù ®Þnh
*To interrupt St : ng¾t qu·ng c¸i g×
*To interst Sb : lµm ai thó vÞ
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*To be interesting : thó vÞ
*To invite Sb to Sp : mêi ai ®i ®©u
*To be involved in : dÝnh lÝu trong
*To insist sb on St/Ving :nµi nØ
“I must see the manager” she cried
She insisted on seeing the manager
*To be in difficulty : gÆp khã kh¨n
*To be in danger : gÆp nguy hiÓm
*To be in bebt : nî nÇn
*To be in tears : trong n−íc m¾t
*To be in love : ®ang yªu
*To be in company:
*To be in companion : ®ång hµnh
*To be in sulk : giËn dçi nhau
*To be inhabiteed by : cã ( ng−êi c− ngô)
*To be instrumental in doing St : gãp c«ng søc lµm ®iÒu g×
*To be intelligible to Sb : dÔ hiÓu ®èi víi ai
*To be irrespective of : kh«ng kÓ ®Õn
*In the suburs of the city = on the outskirts of city : ngo¹i «
*In general : nãi chung
*In particular : nãi riªng
*It is time for Sb to do St : ®· ®Õn lóc ph¶i lµm g×
*It is the time someone did St : ®· ®Õn lóc ph¶i lµm g×
The children should be learning now
It is time the children to learn
*It = S:
1. doer : It is A who do /( clause)
I myself broke the vase
It is me who I broke
It is vase which I broke
2. time: It is time when + clause
3. Place : It is A where + clause
4. Thing: It is A which do/ (clause)
It is the only way to do this exercise ?
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 Isn’t there any other way to do this exercise?
Noone in the group is younger than her
She is the youngeat in the group

*To jam : bÞ kÑp

*To be jealous of Sb/St : ghen ghÐt ai
*To jeer at Sb : c−êi th« lç víi ai
*To jerk : xãc n¶y lªn
*To be jobless : thÊt nghiÖp
*To joint St : tham gia , gia nhËp
*To judge a man ........ : xÐt ng−êi qua bÒ ngoµi
*To jugge : ngÉu høng

*To keep on Ving = continue ( main tain) : duy tr×

*To keep Sb in = punnish Sb after school
*To keep St in = store : tÝch tr÷
*To keep in with Sb = be friendly with : thiÖn chÝ
*To keep on at Sb for/ about St = criticise continuosly
*To keep out of St = to be not involved in /with St /Ving
: kh«ng bÞ l«i cuèn vµo chuyÖn g×
*To keep Sb up = prevent Sb from going to sleep
: ng¨n chÆn ai ®i ngñ
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 up with Sb in St/Ving = catch up with St /Ving
: theo kÞp ai
*To keep away from Sb /St : tr¸nh khái
Keep away from this area “ said the security guard when we
approached the fence
*To kick Sb /St : ®¸ ai, c¸i g×
*To kick out of Sb : tèng cæ ai
*To kidnap Sb : b¾t cãc
*To kiss Sb : h«n ai
*To be known for St : næi tiÕng nhê
*To be known as : ®−îc mÖnh danh lµ, ®−îc coi lµ

*To lack St : thiÕu c¸i g×

*To be lack of St : thiÕu
I never enough money
I am always lack of money
*To last time : lÇn cuèi cïng
*To last one : ng−êi cuèi cïng
Eg. Everybody did exercise before me
I am the last one who did the exercise
Eg. Everybody heard the new before me
I am the last person who heard
I am the last person to hear
Eg. I am never going to visit them again
This is the last time I visit them
*To be time late for St : muén bao l©u viÖc g×
*To be late for St : muén

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*To lay embergo on/upon >< to lift the embargo on/ upon
: ®Æt lÖnh cÊm vËn víi >< xo¸ bá lÖnh cÊm vËn khái
*To keave St + prep + place + forget
*To leave Sp = go out of
*To leave for Sp = To go to
*To leave Sb alone : mÆc kÖ ai
*To leave out = omit : bá sãt
*To leave Sb St : ®Ó l¹i cho ai c¸i g×
He had not expected that he should feel so weak after
the operation
The operation lelf him weak
*To lend Sb St : cho ai vay c¸i g×
*To lend St to Sb : lÊy c¸i g× cho ai vay
*To let Sb do St : cho phÐp ai lµm c¸i g×
S = to be allowed (not) to do St : ®−îc phÐp lµm c¸i g×
They let him go
He is allowed to go
*To be let down by St : thÊt väng vÒ
=To feel let down by St : c¶m thÊy thÊt väng vÒ
*To let Sb down = fail to helf = disapoit St
: lµm ai thÊt väng
*To let Sb in = allow Sb enter : cho phÐp ai vµo
*To let Sb in for = to involve in loss or difficulty
: dÝnh lÝu vµo
*To let Sb off : tha cho ai
*To let St off = fire off = allow to explode
*To lie= to tell an untruth : nãi dèi
*To lie – lay-lain : n»m
*To lie-lied –lied : nãi dèi
*To lay –laid- laid : ®Æt
*To lie = to recline : n»m
*To lie down= to assume a horizantal position
*To lay = to put : ®Æt
*To lay down = to put down : n»m nghØ
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*To like to do St
*To like Ving : do St because it is useful
*To be limited to : giíi h¹n ®Õn ®©u
*To list St : liÖt kª c¸i g×
*To live: to be in one place permanent : vÜnh cöu
*To stay: to be in one place in one temporary : t¹m thêi
*To live in one’s place : sèng trong n¬i nµo ®ã cña ai
*To live in Sp + street : sèng ë n¬i nµo ®ã trªn phè
*To live at Sp + address : sèng ë n¬i nµo cã ®Þa chØ cô thÓ
*To live with Sb : sèng víi ai
*To live on + Sb ( materialistic life) : sèng nhê
*To count on Sb (spiritual life) : sèng nhê
*To rely on Sb ( materialistic and spiritual life ) : sèng nhê
*To live / lead/ have + an/a adj life : ... cuéc sèng
*To live on my own = To be lonely= to be alone
: sèng mét m×nh c« ®¬n
*To live in a tribe : sèng theo bé l¹c
*To live in a parks : sèng theo bÇy
*To look / sound/ taste / smell/ feel a= like a= noun
*To look / sound/ taste / smell/ feel + as + if/ through + clause
*To look into St = investigate : ®iÒu tra
*To look for Sb /St (feeling activity ) = find Sb /St ( result)
*To look up to Sb = respect Sb = have a respec for Sb
: kÝnh träng
*To look down on /upon Sb : coi th−êng
*To look up the word = find the meaning in dictionary
: tra tõ ®iÓn
*To look after Sb = take care of Sb : quan t©m, ch¨m sãc
*To look at : Imporative sentence( tËt vÜnh)
*To look through : nh×n qua
*To look into : nh×n vµo
*To look out for = be careful : h·y cÈn thËn
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*To look forward to : mong chê, h−íng vÒ
*To be looking forward to Ving : mong ®îi
*To see Sb do St : witness the whole action
*To see Sb doing St :
*To warch a film, video
*To warch St : theo dâi
*To stare at Sb/St
*To gare at Sb/St : look at sb/St attentively
*To glance st Sb/St : have a quick look
*To lose consiousness : ngÊt
*To lose weight >< to put on weight + to gain weight
: gi¶m c©n > < t¨ng c©n
*To lose one’s appetite : mÊt ngon miÖng
*To love +Ving : thÝch lµm c¸i g×
*To be in love with Sb : yªu ai
*To love Sb = to lose one’s heart to Sb : yªu ai

*MAKER : ng−êi lµm ra c¸i g×

*To make a burgain for St : mÆc c¶
*To make a burgain with Sb : mÆc c¶ víi ai
*To make a comment on/upon St : phª b×nh ®iÒu g×
*To make a promise to do St : høa lµm c¸i g×
*To make a bed =produce : lµm gi−êng
*To make the bed= tidy one’s bed : dän gi−êng
*To make off with St = steal St : lÊy trém c¸i g×
*To up : make you more beautiful : trang ®iÓm
*To make up St =create : s¸ng t¸c , bÞa ra
*To make up story : chuyÖn bÞa ®Æt
*To make up for St =compensate for St : ®Òn bï cho
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*To make amends to Sb for St : båi th−êng ai vÒ c¸i g×
*To make one’s mind to do St = decide to do St
: quyÕt ®Þnh lµm c¸i g×
*To make for Sp go in the direction of Sp : ®i vÒ h−íng
*To make St over to Sb = transfer St legally to Sb
: chuyÓn nh−îng c¸i g× mét c¸ch hîp ph¸p
*To make proggress in St/Ving : tiÕn bé trong viÖc g×
*To make use of St : tËn dông
*To make full use of St : tËn dông triÖt ®Ó
*To make cosiderable use of St : tËn dông ®¸ng kÓ
*To make make ends meet =to spend within income
: chi tiªu hîp lý
*To make Sb +adj : lµm cho ai + adj
*To make Sb happy : lµm cho ai sung s−íng
*To make friend with Sb : lµm quen víi ai
*To make love to Sb : tá t×nh cïng ai
*To make Sb sleep : lµm cho ai ngñ
*To make Sb +noun
*To make Sb do St = to force Sb : b¾t ai lµm g×
*To make St = to produce St : s¶n xuÊt
*To make for : ®i vÒ h−íng
*To make for the door : ®i ra cöa
*To make for France : ®i lªn ®−êng sang Ph¸p
*To make for the open sea : ra kh¬i
*To be made of St : lµm, chÕ t¹o tõ
*To be made from : lµm , chÕ t¹o tõ
*To make away : tr¸nh xa
*To make back : trë l¹i
*To make off with = run away with: trèn , chuån
*To make off with St = run away with St
: biÕn mÊt víi c¸i g× ( ¨n c¾p )
*To make out : nhËn ra
*To make a profit : cã l·i
*To make a less : thua lç
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*To make preparation for : chuÈn bÞ
*To make mistake : nhÇm
*To make a novel into a film :to film a novel : dùng phim
*To make it inpossible for Sb to do St
: khiÕn ai kh«ng thÓ lµm g× ®−îc
The rain made it impossible for me to go to school
Her beauty made it impossible for me to have to pay attention
*Young making : lµm trÎ l¹i
*shy making : lµm e ng¹i , m¾c cì
*To make Sb do Stl
S+ to be made to do St
The robber made me lie on the floor
I was made to lie on the floor by the robber
My teacher made us do exersice
We were made to do exercise
They make me stand up every time they come in
I am made to stand up every time they come in
*To make oneself understood : lµm cho ng−êi kh¸c hiÓu
®−îc m×nh
*To manage to do St = do St with a lot difficults
: xoay xë
*To manage to do St= run ( I run a company : ®iÒu hµnh )
*To manage to get out of St : cè g¾ng t×m mäi c¸ch ®Ó
tho¸t ra khái c¸i g×
*To be married to Sb : c−íi ai
*To march = to fit = to suit : phï hîp víi
A well matched couple : ®Ñp ®«i
*To mean + Ving : cã nghÜa
*To be meaningful to Sb : cã nghÜa ®èi víi ai
*To be meaningless to Sb : kh«ng cã nghÜa ®èi víi ai
*To meditate on St : trÇm ng©m suy nghÜ
*To meet one’s needs : ®¸p øng nhu cÇu cña ai
*To meet one’s demand : ®¸p øng nhu cÇu cña ai
*To meet Sb in person (to ask a result) : gÆp trùc tiÕp
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*To mistake Sb for Sb : nhÇm ai víi ai
*Must have done
I am sure you forgot to look the door
You must forgotten to look the door
*MAKING DEDUCTION
*Simple present
S + must +V : ( + ) : cã lÏ lµ
S + can’t +V ( _ )
S + might (n’t) + V
*Present continouos
S+ must + be + Ving (+ )
S + can’t + be +Ving
S + might (n’t) + be Ving
*Simple past
S + must + have done (+)
S + can’t + have done (-)
* Past continuous
S + must + have been Ving
S + can’t + have been Ving
S + might (n’t) + have been Ving
* It isn’t / wasn’t a good idia to do St = CRITICIZE :
* Simple present
S should (n’t) + V
* Present continuous:
* Simple past:
S + should(n’t) +V :®¸ng lÏ ra
* Present continuos:
S + should (n’t) + have done
* Past continuous
S + should (n’t) + have been +Ving
*To make sure that + Clause : ch¾c ch¾n …
*To be miss – carring : x¶y thai

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*To name after , name for
*To need to do St
*To need Ving = want + Ving ( passive meaning)
*To need do St
*To need the deposit of money
*There is no need to get jealous
*There is no need to do St
*Needless to say
*To neglect = take no care of
She usually neglect learning hre children
She usually donn’t care of learning her children
*Neither N/(V/ adj ) Nor N(V/adj):
*Neither S(O) nor (O) + V : 2 S – 1 action
*S+ MV Neither V Nor V : 1s – 2 action- 2 V
*S + MV +V Neither Sb (St) Nor Sb(St) : 1 S- 2 action – 1 V
*Either …Or … (cÊu tróc nh− Neither nh−ng
mang ý nghÜa kh¼ng ®Þnh )
Eg. He remenbered so did she
He didn’t forget, neither did she
Eg. So I bough neither
So I didn’t buy , either.
*1 No matter how adj/ (adv) S + to be / (V)+ S +V:
*2 No matter (wht , where, how ) S +V,S+V
Eg. My parent find fault with everything I do
No matter what I do, my parent findt fault
*No sooner had S done than S did =
S had only just done when S did = S +V + as soon as +S+V
Eg. My teacher gave us exercise as soon as she arrived
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 No sooner had my teacher arrived than she gave us exercise
My teacher had only just arrived when she gave exercise
Eg. It rained as soon as i let my house
No sooner had I let my house than It rained
*To nosy = to poke one’s nose into other’s business
*To notice by St/Ving = to take notice of Sb/St
*To be notorious for St/Ving
* 1 S+ 2 actions:
Not only MV,S +V+ S also V
* 2 S+ 1 actions:
Not only S (O) but also S (O) , MV +S+V
Eg. English is the both interesting and easy
Not only is english interesting , It is also easy
Eg. Both my student and I can speak English
Not only my student but also I , can we speak English
Eg. This exercise is both long and difficult
Not only is the exercise long it is also difficult
*Not until S+ V , do/ does S + V
( Not untol s+ ved, did S+V )
S don’t / (doesn’t/ didn’t ) +V St until S do/( does/did)
*S didn’t V St until + point of time=
*It was point of time before S +Ved
*S didn’t v st fof period of time=It was period of time before
S+Ved
Eg. My students didn’t return my book until I asked them
Not until I asked my students, did they return my book
Eg. I don’t give you money until you ask for
Not until you ask for money, so I give you
Eg. I didn’t relize him until he introdued
Not until he introdued, did i relize him
Eg. I can understand the lession until he explain again
Not until he explain again, can I understand the lession
Eg. I won’t visit you until you invite me
Not until you invite me, will I visit you
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*Nothing but St would please/ satosfy Sb = to insist on St
He insisted on full apology
Nothing but a full apology please/( satisfies) him
Kh«ng cã g× trõ lêi xin lçi lµm anh Êy hµi lßng
She insisted on a cake
Nothing but a cake would phease her
*Not … but… : kh«ng ph¶i… mµ…
I am not your servant but your wife
T«i kh«ng ph¶i lµ con ë cña anh mµ lµ vî
She is not sad but embarrass :nµng kh«ng buån , nh−ng
ng−îng ngïng

*To object to Sb : ph¶n ®èi ai

*To be obliged to do St : buéc ai (theo bæn phËn) lµm
g×
*To occur to Sb = to happen to Sb : x¶y ra víi ai
*To occupy one’s land : chiÕm ®Êt ®ai cña ai
*To offer to do St : ®Ò nghÞ ai lµm c¸i g×
*To offer to let Sb do St : ®Ò nghÞ ai lµm c¸i g×
*To offer Sb to do St ( kh«ng x¶y ra)
I’ll do St = Shall i do St= would you like me to do St
Eg. Shall i explain it for you
She offer me explaination
She offer to explain again
She offer to let me explain again
Eg. I will buy you a drink
She offer to buy me a drink
She offer me a drink

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Only by Ving / noun = MV +S + V : chØ b»ng c¸ch… th×…
Eg. The only way you can become a good althlete is by training
hard everyday
Only by training hard , can you become a good althelete
Eg. Only by studying harder, can you pass the exam
You can pass the exxam by studying harder
*On business : c«ng viÖc
On duty >< off duty : ®ang lµm nhiÖm vô >< kh«ng lµm
*On purpose >< by chance : cè ý >< t×nh cê
*On the other hand : mÆt kh¸c
*On the one hand : mét mÆt
*On the house : c©y nhµ l¸ v−ên
*To be on the house = to be free of charge
: kh«ng ph¶i tr¶ tiÒn
*On the telephone : ®iÖn tho¹i
*On the whole : nh×n chung
*On holliday / vacation : ®i nghØ
*On time : ®óng giê
*On your own = alone : mét m×nh
*On behalf of Sb : thay mÆt ai
*On the bright side : kh¶ quan mµ nãi
*On the spot : ngay t¹i chç
*To be opposed to St : ph¶n ®èi ®iÒu g× m¹nh mÏ
*To be opposite to Sb/St : tr¸i ng−îc víi ai, c¸i g×
*To be out of stock : hÕt hµng
*To be out of breath : thë hÕt h¬i
*Out of date >< up to date : lçi thêi >< cËp nhËt
*Out of door : ngoµi trêi
*Out of order : bÞ háng
*Out of reach >< within reach : kh«ng thÓ víi tíi
*Out of stock>< in stock : hÕt hµng trong kho >< cßn hµng
*Out of work = jobless= unenployment= to be out of work
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*Otherwise = or else :nÕu kh«ng th×
Eg. Otherwise you might be ceptic
nÕu kh«ng b¹n cã thÓ bÞ nhiÔm trïng
*Owing to = due to = because of + Noun : bëi v×
*To own St : c¸i g× cña riªng ai
*To owe Sb St : nî ai c¸i g×
*To be overjoyed : vui mõng kh«n xiÕt
*To overflow : ch¶y trµn
*To overhear St from Sb : nghe lÐn
*To overhear/(hear) that + clause : nghe kh«ng chÝnh thøc
*To be overtime : lµm viÖc ngoµi giê
*To be on overtime : that mean do extra hour for
a long period of time

*To paticipate in : tham gia

*To pass away = to die : qua ®êi
*To pass out : ph©n phèi/ bÊt tØnh
*To pass St on to Sb : chuyÓn c¸i g× cho ai
*To be patient with : kiªn nhÉn víi
*To pave the way for St : më ®−êng cho c¸i g×
*To pay attention to Ving : chó ý
*To pay the deposit of money : ®Æt cäc
*To pay Sb money for St : tr¶ ai bai nhiªu cho c¸i g×
To cost Sb money : gi¸ bao nhiªu
To charge Sb money for St : ®ßi ai bao nhiªu cho c¸i g×
Eg. The rent is 200.000 d
The flat cost me 200.000d
I pay the landlady 200.000 d for the flat

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*To pick out = to select : lùa chän
*To pick up : ®ãn ai / nhÆt lÊy
*To play St with Sb (entertain):
*To play St again Sb ( compete) : tranh ®ua
*To play St for Sb : earn money from Sb
*To play Sb along for+ time= keep waiting : ®îi
*To play along for with Sb to do St = cooperate : hîp t¸c
*To play up to Sb = flatter Sb to again advantade
: nÞnh bî ai ®Ó cã lîi
*To play St up = make Sb more important : quan träng ho¸
*To play St down = make Sb less attractime
: xoa dÞu ®i
play with St ( plan, idea, scheme, suggestion ) of Ving = consider
*To play a part /(role) in St/(Ving) : ®ãng vai trß
*To play hovor with one’s helth by St : huû ho¹i søc khoÎ
= to spoil one’s health by St : huû ho¹i søc khoÎ
= to ruin one’s health by St : huû ho¹i søc khoÎ
*To play truant: trèn häc
*To plwad to = to commit the crime
*To please Sb = to make Sb pleased: lµm ai hµi lßng
*To be polite to Sb >< to be rude to Sb
: lÞch sù >< th« lç víi ai
*To point out = call attention to : chØ ra
*To post a letter: göi l¸ th−
*Do you think S + will be able (likely) to do St= is there any
possibility for Sb to do St
*To to be of a practical nature : b¶n chÊt thùc dông
*To pray for: cÇu nguyÖn cho
*To prefer to do St = S’d rather do St than do St
*To prefer Sb(not) to do St= S’d rather Sdid St ( 2S)
*To prefer Sb to Sb
*To prefer St to St
*To prefer Ving to Ving

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*To prefer to do St rather than do St= would rather do St than do
St
Eg. I prefer him to go there with me
I’s rather he went there with me
Eg. I like English than french
I prefer english to French
Eg. You’d better work harder
I’d rather you worked harder.
Eg. My teacher prefers us to buy her a book
My teacher would rather we bought her a book
Eg. She prefers me to go on holiday
She’ d rather me went on holiday
Eg. I like to beer than coffee
I prefer beer to coffee
Eg. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday
I would rather you delivered on Friday
*To be prepare for : s½n sµng cho ®iÒu g×
*To be preparatory to doing St : chuÈn bÞ lµm ®iÒu g×
*To present Sb with St : biÕu ai c¸i g×
*To be present to one’s memory : hiÖn diÖn trong trÝ nhí ai
*To prevent / (stop) Sb from Ving St : ng¨n c¶n
Eg. Because of the rough sea, the ferry wouldn’t sail
The rough sea prevent ferry from sailing
*To prohibite someone Ving St : cÊm ®o¸n ai lµm g×
*To propose marriage : cÇu h«n
*To get engaged : ®Ýnh h«n
*To marry Sb : c−íi ai
*To get married : ®· c−íi
*To get devorced : ly dÞ
*To protect Sb from Ving St : b¶o vÖ ai khái ®iÒu g×
*To protest again Sb : chèng ®èi ai
*Provided that + S + V : miÔn lµ
Eg. You can’t leave early if you finish your work
Provided that you finish your work
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*To provide Sb with St : cung cÊp
*To be provided with St : cung cÊp víi
*To provide St for Sb : cung cÊp
*To be proud of Sb/Sb : tù hµo vÒ
*To provoke : khiªu gîi
*To pull down : kÐo sËp
*To pull up = to stop
*To pull out : nhæ ®i (I have my teath
pulled out)
*To put an end to St/ Ving
Eg. These machine has put an end to queuing
Before they invented these machine people had to queue
Before invention of these machine people had to queue
Before inventing of these machine people had to queue
*To put St in/on one’s head/ (mind) = bear St in one’s mind
: ®Æt vµo ®Çu
*To put off : ho·n
*To put up with : chÞu ®ùng
*To put down : ghi
*To put out : t¾t , dËp
*To put on weight : t¨ng c©n
*To put on : mÆc quÇn ¸o
*To put up with Sb = to lerant : ®é l−îng , khoan dung
*To put Sb down= dispoited Sb : thÊt väng
*To put St down= write down
*To put Sb up + give Sb accomodation : cho ai ë nhµ
*To put Sb up = raise: t¨ng
*To put Sb off= distract Sb= discourage Sb from St
: lµm ai l¹c h−íng
*To put Sb off by St : lµm ai nhôt khÝ
*To put Sb off by Ving
*To put St off = swich off( t¾t) = delay : tr× ho·n
*To put upon Sb= to advantage of Sb : lîi dông ai
*To put Sb up to Ving = encourage Sb to do St : khuyÕn khÝch
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*To put St into practice : ®−a vµo thùc tÕ
*To put away : cÊt
*To put back : ®Ó l¹i chç cò
*To put yourself in their shoe : ®Æt b¹n vµo vÞ trÝ hä
*To put confidence in Sb/St : ®Æt niÒm tin vµo ai, c¸i g×
*To put St aside : ®Ó dµnh
*To put on : action
*To wear: state : tr¹ng th¸i
*To dress for = wear special clothes for accasion
: mÆc ®óng kiÓu
*To be in the potion to do St= Should do St

*To be qualified : ®ñ kh¶ n¨ng

*To quarrel : c·i nhau
To pick a quarrel with Sb : g©y chuyªn c·i nhau víi ai

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*To raise your hand : gi¬ tay lªn
*To rarely (Seldome/ never/hardly) + MV +S+V.
Eg. I rarely go to class on time
It is rarely for me to go class on time
Eg. It is rare for me to get angry
I rarely get angry
Rarely do I get angry
*To realize that + clause
(know by nature, character )
*S the reason ( for St Noun )/ Why clause ) is (to do St ) / that +
clause.
*O: S is the reason ( for Noun) why + clause
Eg. The reason for my quickly speed in teaching is that
you are intelligent
Eg. Nobody knows the reason for my absence
The reason for my absence is unknow
Eg. Why was she late
What is the reason for her unpunsturality
*To recognize Sb from / by St (appearance)
*To recommand sb/(St) to Sb : giíi thiÖu
*To recover from : håi phôc tõ
*To regret to do St (present) : hèi hËn
*To regret Ving: (past) : hèi hËn ®· lµm g×
*To regret (not) Ving (past) : hèi hËn ®· kh«ng lµm g×
Eg. She regrets not teaching us carefully
She wishes She had tought us carefully
Eg. I regret teaching you in the afternoon
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 I wish I hadn’t tough you in the afternoon
Eg. I am sorry I didn’t prepare the lesson
I regret nit preparintg the lesson
Eg. I wish I had told you
I regret not telling to you
*To be related to Sb/St : liªn quan tíi
*To be relevant to : h÷u quan
*To rely up /on Sb : tin cËy ai
*To be (un) reliable : ®¸ng tin cËy
*To remember to do St : ph¶i lµm( trong t−¬ng lai)
*To remember Ving St : ®· lµm
*To be remenbered for St : ®−îc ghi nhí v× ®iÒu g×
*To remind Sb of St/Sb : nh¾c l¹i, nhí
*To remind Sb of Ving St : Past
*To remind Sb to do St: Present
*A reminder of St : kû niÖm vÒ , nhí l¹i c¸i g×
*To repair St : s÷a ch÷a c¸i g×
Eg. He could repair the broken vase
The broken vase could be repaired by him
*To repeat : nh¾c l¹i
Eg. She asked Jone to repeat what he had said
Please , repeat what he had said
*To rescue Sb from Sb/St : cøu ai tho¸t khái c¸i g×
*To reseach St = To do a research on St : nghiªn cøu
*To respond to : tr¶ lêi , phóc ®¸p cho
*To be responsible to Sb for St/ Ving St
:tr¸ch nhiÖm tr−íc ai vÒ c¸i g×
*To restore Sb : dµnh l¹i ai
*To resurface the road : lµm l¹i mÆt ®−êng
*To result in St = to bring about St: mang l¹i
*To revise : «n l¹i
*To review : duyÖt l¹i
*To reveal a secret : tiÕt lé bÝ mËt
*To be rich for St : cã nhiÒu c¸i g×
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*The Ý a rÝk ß St : thö liÒu
*To risk +Ving : liÒu lÜnh lµm g×
*To take a risk : thö liÒu
*To rob a bank : c−íp ng©n hµng
*To rub shoulders with Sb/St : gÆp ph¶i ai, c¸i g×
*To run a bisiness : b¾t ®Çu viÖc bu«n b¸n
*To run out of : c¹n kiÖt hÕt
Eg. We run out of ice-cream
There is no ice-cream left
*To run a bath : x¶ bån t¾m
*To run after Sb = to chase Sb : ®uæi ai
*To run away with Sb = leave secretly and ellegally
: bá trèn
*To run into = run across = to meet by chance
: t×nh cê
*To run over : chÑt chÕt
*To run into Sb/ St = to meet by chance : t×nh cê gÆp

*To sack Sb for St/Ving : ®uæi viÖc

*To get the sack for St : bÞ ®uæi viÖc
*To satisfy St : tho¶ m·n c¸i g×
*To be satisfied with Sb/St :tho¶ m·n víi
*To be unsatisfactory :kh«ng tho¶ ®¸ng
*To save Sb from St = to keep Sb from St
: cøu ai tho¸t khái c¸i g×
*To say to Sb that + clause ( giving and receiving the information
) : nãi cho ai biÕt r»ng
*To be satisfied with : tho¶ m·n víi

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*To be scared of St : sî h·i c¸i g×
*To scream: do a lot of talking /saying while you are crying
*To see St with one’s own eyes : xem trùc tiÕp
*To see through one’s trick : hiÓu thÊu ®−îc sù ch¬i xá
cña ai
*To sell St at / by auction : b¸n ®Êu gi¸
*To seem to do (present simple)
*To seem to be Ving (present continuous)
*To seem to have done (past simple/present perfect)
*To send St to Sp : göi c¸i g× ®Õn mét n¬i nµo ®ã
*To be sentenced to sometime : bÞ bá tï
*To sentence Sb to sometime : bá tï ai bao l©u
*To sentence Sb to death : tö h×nh
*To sentence Sb in prison : ®i tï
*To be seperated : sèng ly th©n
*To serve : phôc vô , hÇu h¹
*To serve Sb for St : thÝch hîp cho ai vµo môc
®Ých g×
*To serve out : ph©n ph¸t
*To serve Sb out : tr¶ thï ai
*To serve up : cung cÊp (®ßi hái )
*To serve Sb a trick : ch¬i ai mét vè
*To set a bright example for Sb to follow
: lµm g−¬ng s¸ng cho ai
*To set a darkness example for Sb to follow
: lµm g−¬ng mï, g−¬ng xÊu cho ai theo
*To set a poem to music : phæ nh¹c bµi th¬
*To set free Sb = to release Sb : phãng thÝch
*To share St with Sb : chia sÎ víi ai c¸i g×
*To shake hands with Sb : b¾t tay víi ai
- hand in hand : tay trong tay
- arm in arm : tay nèi tay
- shoulder by shoulder : vai s¸nh vai
*To shout at Sb : qu¸t m¾ng ai
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*To show up : xuÊt hiÖn ®Õn
*To shut off : t¾t ( ®Ìn, vßi n−íc)
*To shut up : c©m måm
*To be sick = to vomit : n«n
*To be seasick : say sãng
*To be airsick : say m¸y bay
*To be lovesick : t−¬ng t−
*To be homesick : nhí nhµ
*To be morningsick : èm nghÐn
*To sit for exam = to take an exam = to have an exam
*To sit retake the exam : thi l¹i
*To sit in St = to neclect St/ doing St: lê ®i
*To sit back = to be inactive about St/Ving
: ®i lµm nªn( thô ®éng)
*To sit in on St = accept with
*To sit down >< to stand up : ngåi >< ®øng
*To sit in on St = attend till the end : ngåi ®Õn cuèi
*To sit up late = go to bed late : ®i ngñ muén
*To sit up through the night : thøc tr¾ng ®ªm
*Restless night : thao thøc suèt ®ªm
*To sit in one’s vehicle (motocycle, car) : ngåi xe m¸y , xe h¬i
*To sit with one’s arms across one’s chest : ngåi khoanh tay
*To sleep soudly : ngñ say s−a
*To slow down : lµm chËm l¹i
*To be slow to understand St obvious= to ve slow on the uprake
: chËm hiÓu
*To smile at Sb : mØm c−êi víi ai
*To smuggle St (drugs) : bu«n lËu c¸i g×
*To sob : cry with tears , tears go inside
*Sometime = from time to time =at time
: thØnh tho¶ng
*Son of a birth :®å chã ®Î
*To snore : ng¸i ngñ
*Sort of + nuon : ®¹i kh¸i lµ
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*To speak ill of Sb : nãi xÊu ai sau l−ng
*To speak well of Sb : nãi tèt ai sau l−ng
*To speak (language, telephone)
*To speak very softly and sweet vioce = to whisper to Sb that
slause
*To spend money / time on Sb/St : tiªu tiÒn, thêi gian vµo
*To spend money / time Ving St
*To spend sometime Ving St = It take Sb sometime to do St
*To stand from Sb/St :chÞu ®ùng
*To stare at Sb/St :trè m¾t nh×n ai, c¸i g×
*To start up a business :b¾t ®Çu viÖc bu«n b¸n
*To stay calm = keep calm = to be calm
:gi÷ b×nh tÜnh
*To stay fit= keep fit :gi÷ eo
*To stay up all night :thøc suèt ®ªm
*To stay indoors :trong nhµ
*To stay outdoors :ngoµi ®−êng
*To steal St from Sb :lÊy trém c¸i g× cña ai
*Stick and carrot :võa ®Êm võa xoa
*To strick : nghiªm kh¾c
*To stop Sb from doing St :ng¨n c¶n ai lµm viÖc g×
*To stop to do St : you stop for a while and continue
*To stop doing St : you never do it again
*To be stubborn :b−íng bØnh
*To be sorry for St/Ving(past) : xin lçi vÒ c¸i g×
*To be sorry to do St (present)
Eg. I’m sorry now that I asked her to say
Now I wish I hadn’t asked her to say
*To subcribe to :quyªn tiÒn, gãp tiÒn
*To substitute for :thay thÕ cho
*To succeed in : thµnh c«ng vÒ
*To suit one’s purse /wallet :hîp víi tói tiÒn cña ai
*To suffer from Sb/St : chÞu ®ùng
*To suggest Ving
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*To suggest that + clause (S + should V)
*To suggest S +V (bare infinitive)
Eg. Why don’t you put your book on the table
She suggested that I should put my book on the table
Eg. Let’s go out for a walk
She suggested going out for a walk
Eg. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax
It has been suggested that income tax should be abolished
Eg. Why don’t you come to my house
She suggested that I should come to her house
*To surprise Sb :lµm ai ng¹c nhiªn
*To be surprised at : ng¹c nhiªn vÒ
*To be surprising : ng¹c nhiªn
*To be surprised to find that + clause = to one’s surprise +S+V
Eg. I am surprised you all like English
To my surprise you all like English
*To supply Sb with St : cung cÊp
*To supply St for Sb : cung cÊp
*To be suspicious of Sb : nghi ngê ai
*To be sure of /about St :( base on evident: chøng cí ) : ch¾c ch¾n
*To be sure that +clause
*Should (not) +have +done : ®¸ng lÏ ra
Eg. It was a mistake of me to spend a lot of money on clothes
I shouldn t have spent a lot of money on clothes
*S spend time Ving = It take Sb sometime to do St
Eg. It took her the whole week to read the book
She spent the whole week reading book
*S +V+ such +noun (a +adj +head noun ) +that + clause
Eg. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad
It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out
*S +V + so +adj +that +clause
Eg. She is so beautiful that I can t help looking at her
Eg. The heat was such that I nearly pained
It was so hot that I nearly pained
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*1 Do you happen to do St = I don’t suppose (that) + clause (S+V)
Eg. I don’t suppose you have got some money here
Do you happen to have some money here
*2 Suppose + clause (siple present)
a. What would happen if : S +Ved
S + didn’t +V
S+ wasn’t/ weren’t
b. What would have happened if S+had (not ) done
*3. People say / suppose that + clause:
=S to be said/suppse to : do
be Ving
have done
Eg.People said that he earned a lot of money
He is said to have earned a lot of money
*It is said that S + V =
He is said to V (simple present )
He is said to be Ving (present continuous)
He is said to have done (past simple or present perfect)
Eg. He is throught to learn English well
It is thought that he learns English well
People said that he stole money last night
He is said to have stolen my money
Eg. Suppose the plane is late
What would happen if the plane was late?
Eg. I don’t suppose to have got a dictionary here
So you happen to have got a dictionary
Eg. Fruit is supposed to be good for you
Fruit is supposed do good to you
Eg. There is no satisfactory answer to St
That question cann t be answered satisfactorily
*To spare no efforts to : nç lùc
Eg. He speaks more persuasively than his brother
He is a more persuresive speaker than his brother
Someone stole my purse from my handbag
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*S +V with a view/(hope) to a getting a good job
My teacher teaches us carefully with a view to helping us pass
the exam
*S +V +none = S don’t (didn’t ) = V + anybody ( anything)
If I hadn’t got stuck in the traffic, I would have come here on
time=
If it hadn’t been delayed by traffic , I would have come here on
time
*To be synonymous with St : cïng nghÜa víi
*It take Sb sometime to do St = S spend time Ving St
*To take Sb in =deceive Sb : lõa dèi
*To take Sb by surprise : lµm ai bÊt ngê
*To take place = to occur = to happen : x¶y ra , diÔn ra
*To take St in = understand : hiÓu
*To take to Sb >< against Sb : thÝch ai >< ghÐt ai
*To take up St/Ving St = start Ving an activity
: b¾t ®Çu lµm mét viÖc g×
*To take off = leave the ground : cÊt c¸nh
*To take out : ®−a ai, hÑn ai ®i ch¬i/ tÈy, cëi bá
*To take over St = To be responsible to Sb for St/Ving
*To take over St from Sb : tiÕp nhËn c¸i g× cña ai
*To take bribery : nhËn hèi lé
*To rake Sb on as + post (®Þa vÞ c«ng t¸c)= employ Sb
: thuª ai
*To be taken on as (noun) : ®−îc thuª
*To take on Sb : tuyÓn dông ai
*To take St away = remove : chuyÓn ®i chuyÓn l¹i
*To take after Sb (character ) =to look like Sb ( appearance )
: gièng ai
*To take care of Sb/St = To look after Sb/St : ch¨m sãc
*To take part in = go in for = enter a competition
*To take away = to wrest away :dµnh ®−îc
*To take a nap :nghØ tr−a
*To take advantade of Sb/St : lîi dông ai , c¸i g×
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*To take one’s side :®øng vÒ phÝa ai
*To take pride in Sb/St :tù hµo vÒ ai
*To take St for granted :coi lµ chuyÖn dÜ nhiªn
*To be taken for another person : bÞ nhÇm lµ ng−êi kh¸c
Eg. You don’t have to take the food out of tin when you cook it
You can cook in the tin
Eg. You can cook this food in this till
You don’t need to take the food out of this till
*To talk with Sb about St :herat to herat talk:t©m sù
*To talk to Sb about St = to chat :t¸n gÉu
*To talk (exchange the information) : trao
*To talk in a loud voice :nãi to
*To talk in a low voice : nãi nhá
*To tear down : ph¸ huû
*To tell Sb about St : kÓ cho ai biÕt c¸i g×
*To tell St to Sb : kÓ chuyÖn g× víi ai
*To tell Sb that clause
*To tell Sb that + clause
*To tell Sb to do St = to ask Sb to do St
: b¶o ai lµm c¸i g×
*To tell the true :nãi thËt
*To tell lie :nãi dèi
*To tell in one word : nãi mét c¸ch tãm t¾t
*To tell from / by one’s face :nh×n mÆt ai mµ biÕt ®−îc
®iÒu g×
*To tempt Sb into St : l«i kÐo, xói giôc ai vµo c¸i g×
*To tempt Sb into doing St :l«i kÐo, xói giôc ai lµm c¸i g×
*To tend to do St : cã xu h−íng lµm g×
*To be terrified of doing St : sî lµm ®iÒu g×
*To thank for St : c¶m ¬n vÒ c¸i g×
*To think over : suy xÐt cÈn thËn
*To throw away / throw out : vøt bá
*To throw up : n«n möa
*To be on time = to be puncture :®óng giê
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*To be on time :®óng lóc
*To be told that + clause :®−îc nãi r»ng
*To toil and moil : lao ®éng quÇn quËt
*S last did St TIME a go
It is TIME since S last did St
S have not done St since /( for ) time
The last time S did St was time ago
Eg. I last tought you three days ago
It’s three days since I last tought you
I haven’t tought you for three days
The last time I tought you was three days ago
Eg. The last time I met you was ten days ago
It is ten days since I last met you
I haven’t met you for ten days
Eg. The last time It rained was two weeks ago
It time raned two weeks ago
It hasn’t rained for two weeks
It is two weeks since it last rained
*S’ve never done St before=
This is the first time S’ve done St
This will be the first time S’ve done St
This was /(It was ) the first time I have met him
Eg. I’ve never eaten thi before
It is the first time I ‘ve eaten
*S + have /has + done +since + point of time
*S + have / has + done + for + period of time
Eg. I started teaching in 1990
I have tough since 1990
*To be terrified of
It is time someone did St
*It is time for Sb to do St : ®· ®Õn lóc lµm g×
Eg. We ought to go home now
It ‘s time we went home

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Eg. I must stop here
It is time I stopped here
Eg. My children should be learning now
It is time for the children to learn
*To trap Sb :bÉy ai
*To treat Sb : c− xö
To behave Sb (kh«ng x¶y ra tr−êng hîp nµy)
*To try to do St = to make effort to do St : cè g¾ng
*To try one’s best : cè g¾ng hÕt søc
*To try Ving St = to do St as an experiment(cuéc thÝ nghiÖm)
*To try on : thö quÇn ¸o
*To turn the light on >< to turn the light off
: bËt ®Ìn >< t¾t ®Ìn
TRAVEL
*Travel by air
*Travel on land
*Tour : you travel with guide
*Voyage by a ship: travel from places to places
*Cruise by ship : long distance
*Cross by ship : port to port : c¶ng
*To turn down : vÆn nhá ©m l−îng
*To turn in : nép bµi lµm/ ®i ngñ
*To turn off : t¾t ®Ìn , vßi n−íc
*To turn on : më m¸y, bËt ®Ìn…
*To turn out : t¾t ®Ìn
*To turn up : më lín ©m l−îng
*To turn St into St = To make St into St = to change St into St=
to convert St into St : biÕn c¸i g× thµnh c¸i g×

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*To be unemployed : thÊt nghiÖp
*To be unemployment : thÊt nghiÖp
*To urge Sb to do St :thóc giôc ai lµm g×
*To upgrade St : n©ng cÊp c¸i g×
*To upgrate the road : n©ng cÊp ®−êng
*To be upset with : buån ch¸n víi
*To be used to do St : ®· tõng lµm g× trong qu¸ khø
Eg. There is a lot of heat in some countries
The weather is usually hot in some countries
Eg. It is usually windy in winter
There is a lot of sunshine in summer
Eg. The train usually leaves at 7 p.m
There is the train leaving at 7 p.m
Eg. The child will die if nobody sends for the doctor
Unless somebody sends the child for a doctor he will die
Eg. I didn’t realize he wasuntil later
Until later, did I realize he was
*It was only when +S + Ved + MV+S+V/(that) S+V
Eg. I didn’t realize who he was until I saw the photograph
It was only when I saw the photograph, did I realize he was
ChØ cho ®Õn khi nh×n thÊy ¶nh, t«i míi nhËn ra anh ta
Eg. Jame spoke to the lawer before signing the contract
Jame didn’t sign the contract until he had apoken his lawer
Present:
S do X before S do Y = S don’t /doesn’t do Y until S ‘ve done X
Past:

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S did X before S did Y = S didn’t do Y until S had done X
*To use St do prep
Eg. I use the key to open the door with

*To be vague : mËp mê, m¬ hå

*To be valuable : quý gi¸, gi¸ trÞ lín
*To be vain : h·o huyÒn, rçng tuyÕch
*To valua Sb/St : quý träng c¸i g×
*To vary from St to St : thay ®æi tõ c¸i nµy sang c¸i kia
*To be vicious : ¸c ®éc, d÷ tîn
*To be vile : khã chÞu
*To vote for Sb : cã phiÕu cho ai

*To warm up Sb : ch−êm nãng cho ai

*To cool up Sb : ch−êm l¹nh cho ai
*To warm Sb up : lµm cho ai Êm lªn
*To wear glasses : ®eo kÝnh
*To wear beard : ®Ó r©u
*To wear mustache : ®Ó ria
*To wear shot hair :®Ó tãc ng¾n
*To wear long hair : ®Ó tãc dµi
*To wear a smile : vui vÎ

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*To wear in a bun :bói tãc
*To be well-paid : ®−îc tr¶ l−¬ng hËu hÜnh
*To widen the road : më r«ng mÆt ®−êng
*Whyever MV (didn’t you attend my weadding
Eg. I can’t think why you don’t like me
Whyever don’t you like me
Eg. Whyever was you so lazy
I can’t think why you were so lazy
*Whether you like it or not : dï muèn hay kh«ng
*To whisper St to Sb : thÇm th× c¸i g× víi ai
*To be willing to do St >< To be reluctant
: s½n sµng >< miÔn c−ìng
*To win one sympathy : chiÕm ®−îc c¶m t×nh cña ai
*To wipe out St : lau chïi
*To wish Sb/(St) +adj (noun) : thanh to¸n
To wish to do : cÇu chóc
To wish (if only) +S did St (in the present)
To wish (if only )+ S had done ( in the past)
To wish (if onl;y ) +S would/could V (in the future)
Eg. He said “good luck”
He wished them good luck
Eg. It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this
I wish you had told us about this
Eg. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite us to his party
He wishes he had invited us to his party
*To worry Sb : lµm ai lo l¾ng
*To be worried about : lo l¾ng vÒ
*To be worrying : lo l¾ng
Eg. The exam upset everybody
Everybordy is worried about the exam
*Wh +S V+V+Sb
Wh +S V +is that +Clause
Wh +S V +is +noun
*To work ourdoor = to work in the open air
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Is it possible to go there on foot
To wonder if S + Ved/ could V
Eg: Would you mind not smoking here
Eg. Who does this bag belong to?
Whose bag is it?
Eg. Could you have got a bus to the station
Wasn’t there any other bus to the station
*To worth to do : ®¸ng lµm g×
*To be worth Ving
*To work on the field : do farming work
*To work in the field : travel from one place to
another during working time
*To write a biography of Sb : viÕt tiÓu sö cña ai

*X ray : m¸y chiÕu X- quang

*X mas : viÕt t¾t Thiªn Chóa Gi¸ng Sinh (Christmas)

*To yawn : ng¸p

*To yearn : khao kh¸t, nãng lßng
*To yall : la h¸t

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*To zap Sb with St : giÕt ai b»ng c¸i g×
*To zap Sb with a gun : giÕt ai b»ng sóng
*Zeal for St (n) : lßng sèt s¾ng, nhiÖt t©m
*To have a real for St : cã lßng sèt s¾ng
*To be zealous : sèt s¾ng, nhiÖt t©m
*To be zonket out : say ma tuý hay say r−îu
*To zoom in /(on Sb/St)/ out :(m¸y ¶nh, quay phim)lµm
cho kÝch th−íc vËt ®−îc quay , ®−îc chôp hiÖn lªn to h¬n , nhá
h¬n

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