Thẻ ghi nhớ: Destination C1&C2 - Unit 4 - Collocations

It was an abrupt change.

đột ngột

A sword is an anachronism in modern war.

vật lỗi thời

We have an annual party.

hàng năm

This is an antique clock.

đồ cổ

The building is a century old.

thế kỷ

The events are in chronological order.

theo trình tự thời gian

She is a contemporary artist.

người cùng thời

He worked there for a decade.

thập kỷ

The duration was two hours.

khoảng thời gian

Two weeks have elapsed.

trôi qua

It was the end of an era.

kỷ nguyên

Nothing lasts eternal.

vĩnh cửu

My passport expired.

hết hạn

What's the frequency?

tần suất

The change was instantaneous.

tức thì

He's in the interim manager.

tạm thời

We met after a short interval.

khoảng thời gian

She let the opportunity lapse.

mất hiệu lực

He worked there a lifetime.

cả đời

They have a long-standing friendship.

lâu đời

It took a millennium to build.

thiên niên kỷ

Typewriters are obsolete now.

lỗi thời

The payment is overdue.

quá hạn

It's a peaceful period.

giai đoạn

It's a permanent job.

lâu dài

It's just a phase.

giai đoạn

They postponed the match.

hoãn

No prior experience is needed.

trước đó

She gave a prompt reply.

nhanh chóng

It's a provisional plan.

tạm thời

He's always punctual.

đúng giờ

Seasonal jobs are common.

theo mùa

The events were simultaneous.

đồng thời

The bridge spans the river.

kéo dài

We had a cold spell.

đợt (ngắn)

He did a stint in the army.

thời gian làm gì

The subsequent events were worse.

sau đó

This is a temporary fix.

tạm thời

Your help is timely.

đúng lúc

It's a vintage car.

cổ điển

He works in the civil service.

công chức

She met a client.

khách hàng

He is my colleague.

đồng nghiệp

She is a business consultant.

tư vấn viên

The plan is effective.

hiệu quả

She's very efficient.

hiệu suất cao

He is a company executive.

giám đốc

They fired him.

sa thải

They headhunted her.

săn đầu người

She's on maternity leave.

nghỉ phép

He works in marketing.

tiếp thị

It's a multinational company.

đa quốc gia

She got a promotion.

thăng chức

Good prospects ahead.

triển vọng

He works in the public sector.

khu vực công

We recruit every summer.

tuyển dụng

He was made redundant.

bị sa thải

They sacked him.

đuổi việc

The workers are on strike.

đình công

He joined the union.

công đoàn

It's about time we left.

đã đến lúc

I'm about to go.

sắp làm gì

Do something about it.

làm gì đó để xử lý

Act your age!

cư xử đúng tuổi

He retired at the age of 60.

ở độ tuổi

He's under age.

chưa đủ tuổi

School age is 6 in Vietnam.

tuổi đi học

She looks great with age.

theo tuổi tác

The age limit is 18.

giới hạn tuổi

He belongs to the 30

40 age group. - nhóm tuổi

It happened in the Iron Age.

thời đại đồ sắt

It took me ages to finish.

rất lâu

I met her ages ago.

rất lâu trước đây

Feels like ages since we met.

cảm giác rất lâu rồi

Let the disease run its course.

diễn ra tự nhiên

During the course of the day...

trong suốt

You'll know in due course.

đúng lúc

I'm on a cooking course.

khóa học

It was the best course of action.

hướng hành động

You made my day!

làm tôi vui

Take it day by day.

từng ngày một

It changes from day to day.

thay đổi hàng ngày

They'll arrive any day now.

bất cứ ngày nào

In this day and age, we use smartphones.

thời đại này

I took a day off.

nghỉ 1 ngày

We had a fun day out.

đi chơi cả ngày

We went on a day trip.

chuyến đi trong ngày

The movie came to an end.

kết thúc

She brought the party to an end.

kết thúc cái gì

We must put an end to this.

chấm dứt

At the end of the book...

cuối

There's no end in sight.

không có hồi kết

The show is at an end.

kết thúc

He worked for hours on end.

liên tục

In the end, we agreed.

cuối cùng

I hardly ever eat cake.

hiếm khi

If ever you need help, call me.

nếu có lúc nào

The first man ever to fly.

đầu tiên từng

She's better than ever.

hơn bao giờ

As ever, he was late.

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