Phrasal verb oxford

Ngày 1: 1/2/2021
1, abide by RULES/ DECISION/ THE LAW/ AN AGREEMENT = comply with sth
2,abound IN/WITH sth: to have/ contain a lot of sth
Eg:The river abounds in/ with fish.
3, accede TO sth ( REQUEST/DEMANDS/ PRESSURE): agree to or allow sth that sb has
asked for, often after you have opposed it for a while.
EG:The goverment acceded to public pressure to review the tax.
4,account -to know where someone or something is or
what has happened to them, especially after an
accident
Eg: All the people who were working in the
building have now been accounted for.
4.1 account for sb/sth:
-to destroy sth or kill sb
Eg: Our guns accounted for five enemy
plane.

to be the explanation or cause of something

eg: 1, The bad weather may have accounted
for the small crowd
2, Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand
now why it happened).

-to be a particular amount or part of something

Eg: The Japanese market accounts for 35% of
4.2 account for sth the company's revenue.

to give a record of how the money in your care

has been spent.
Eg:We have to account for every penny we
spend on business trips.
 To consider particular facts or circumstances when yo
are making a decision about sth, especially when you
are calculating the cost of sth.=TAKE INTO ACCOUNT/
CONSIDERATION

Eg: The cost of the film and processing were all

accounted for in the calculation of the cost of the
service.

IDIOMS: There’s no accouting for taste(s): used to say that it is

impossibe to know why sb likes sb/sth that you do not like at all.( cách
nói kiểu humorous)--> Thật không thể nào hiểu nổi tại sao lại thích
được.
Eg: “She seems to like you.” “Well- There’s no accouting for taste!”

5,Accustom sb/yourself to sth/ doing sth: make sb/yourself familiar

with sth OR become used to it: quen với việc gì

Eg 1,She quickly accustomed herself to the darkness.

2,Education should accustom children to thinking for themselves.

Get accustomed to sth/doing sth= be/get used to sth/doing sth