UNIT 1-GS9-PHRASE VERBS

apply for (a job): She decided to apply for the manager position.

nộp đơn (xin việc)

break down: My car broke down on the way to work.

bị hư hỏng

break in/into: Someone tried to break into our house last night.

đột nhập vào

break up with someone: He decided to break up with his girlfriend.

chia tay ai, cắt đứt quan hệ tình cảm với ai đó

bring sth up: Please don't bring that sensitive topic up again.

đề cập chuyện gì đó

bring someone up: Her grandparents brought her up.

nuôi nấng (con cái)

bring out: The company will bring out a new phone next month.

xuất bản, phát hành

brush up on sth: I need to brush up on my French before my trip.

ôn lại

call for sth: This recipe calls for two eggs.

cần cái gì đó

call for someone: I'll call for a taxi for you.

kêu người nào đó, gọi cho ai đó, yêu cầu gặp ai

call off: They had to call off the picnic because of the rain.

hủy

carry out: The scientists will carry out the experiment next week.

thực hiện, tiến hành (kế hoạch, dự án)

catch up with: I need to catch up with my emails after my vacation.

theo kịp, đuổi kịp, bắt kịp ai đó, cái gì

check in: We need to check in at the hotel before 3 PM.

làm thủ tục nhận phòng khách sạn/ thủ tục soát vé ở sân bay

check out: Please check out of your room before noon.

làm thủ tục trả phòng ở khách sạn

cheer sb up: Let's try to cheer him up; he looks sad.

động viên, làm cho ai vui lên

clean sth up: Can you clean up this mess, please?

lau chùi

close down: The factory had to close down due to lack of orders.

ngừng hoạt động, đóng cửa tiệm (kinh doanh, buôn bán)

come across as: He comes across as very confident.

có vẻ (chủ ngữ là người)

come across sb/sth: I came across an old photo while cleaning.

tình cờ gặp, thấy ai/cái gì

come off: The paint is starting to come off the wall.

tróc ra, sút ra

come up against sth: We came up against some unexpected problems.

đối mặt với cái gì

come up with: She came up with a great idea for the party.

nghĩ ra

cook up / make up a story: He made up a story about why he was late.

bịa ra một câu chuyện

cool down: Take a few deep breaths and try to cool down.

làm mát đi, bớt nóng, bình tĩnh lại

count on someone: You can always count on me for help.

phụ thuộc, tin cậy người nào đó

cut down on sth: I'm trying to cut down on sugar.

cắt giảm cái gì đó

cut off: Our electricity was cut off because we didn't pay the bill.

cắt, ngắt lìa (điện, kết nối…)

deal with: You need to deal with this problem immediately.

giải quyết

do away with sth: They decided to do away with the old regulations.

bỏ cái gì đó đi, không sử dụng nữa

do without sth: I can't do without my morning coffee.

chấp nhận không có cái gì, làm gì mà không cần

dress up: We should dress up for the wedding.

ăn mặc đẹp

drop by: Feel free to drop by my office anytime.

ghé qua

drop someone off: Can you drop me off at the station?

cho ai, thả ai xuống xe

end up: We got lost and ended up back where we started.

có kết cục, rốt cuộc

fall out: They fell out over a small misunderstanding.

cãi nhau

face up to: You need to face up to your responsibilities.

chấp nhận, đối mặt, giải quyết

figure out: I can't figure out how to solve this problem.

suy ra, tìm ra

find out: I need to find out what time the train leaves.

tìm ra, phát hiện

get along / get along with somebody: Do you get along with your new boss?

hợp nhau/ hợp với ai, các quan hệ thân thiết

get in: Hurry up and get in the car!

đi vào (xe ô tô, taxi)

get off: We need to get off at the next stop.

xuống xe

get on: Let's get on the bus before it leaves.

đi lên (xe buýt, tàu, xe máy,…)

get on: How are you getting on with your project?

tiến bộ

get on with sb: I get on well with my neighbors.

hòa hợp, hòa thuận với ai, các quan hệ công việc, xã hội

get out: Get out of my room!

đi ra ngoài

get over sth: It took him a long time to get over the flu.

vượt qua, khỏi (bệnh), chấp nhận

get rid of sth: I need to get rid of these old clothes.

từ bỏ cái gì, loại bỏ

get up: I usually get up at 6 AM.

thức dậy (ra khỏi giường rồi)

give up (on) sth: He decided to give up smoking.

từ bỏ

go around: Let's go around the park for a walk.

đi xung quanh

go down: The price of fuel has gone down recently.

giảm, đi xuống

go off: My alarm clock didn't go off this morning.

reo, đổ chuông, nổ (bom), ôi thiu (thức ăn, sữa,,.)

go on: Please go on with your story.

tiếp tục

go out: Let's go out for dinner tonight.

đi ra ngoài, đi chơi

go over: Can you go over these figures with me?

kiểm tra

go up: The cost of living keeps going up.

tăng, đi lên

grow up: I grew up in a small town.

lớn lên, trưởng thành

help someone out: Could you help me out with this heavy box?

giúp đỡ ai

hold on: Hold on, I'll be right back.

đợi tí

keep on doing sth: Just keep on trying, you'll succeed eventually.

tiếp tục làm gì

keep up sth: You're doing great! Keep up the good work!

hãy tiếp tục phát huy

let somebody down: I promised to help, and I won't let you down.

làm cho ai thất vọng

look after someone: Can you look after my cat while I'm away?

chăm sóc ai đó

look around: Let's look around the shop before we decide.

nhìn xung quanh

look at sth/sb: Look at that beautiful sunset!

nhìn vào

look down on sb: You shouldn't look down on people just because they are poor.

khinh thường ai đó

look for someone/sth: I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen them?

tìm kiếm ai/ cái gì

look forward to sth/doing sth: I'm looking forward to my vacation.

mong mỏi, trông mong điều gì, làm gì

look into sth: The police will look into the matter.

nghiên cứu, xem xét, điều tra cái gì

look sth up: If you don't know the word, look it up in the dictionary.

tra cứu, tra nghĩa từ nào đó

look up to sb: He really looks up to his older brother.

tôn trọng ai đó

live on: It's difficult to live on such a small salary.

sống nhờ, phụ thuộc vào (khoản thu nhập, hỗ trợ)