Collocation in use intermediate uni 36

(news) story breaks

(journalism English) tin tức bùng nổ/xuất hiện Ví dụ: The story about the scandal broke yesterday.

news comes in

(news English) tin tức được đưa về Ví dụ: News has just come in about the earthquake.

news leaks out

(journalism English) tin tức bị rò rỉ Ví dụ: Secret information leaked out quickly.

hit the headlines

(media English) lên trang nhất/gây chú ý lớn Ví dụ: The scandal hit the headlines.

make headlines

(media English) trở thành tin lớn Ví dụ: The event made headlines worldwide.

front-page headline

(newspaper English) tiêu đề trang nhất Ví dụ: The story became the front-page headline.

the latest news

(common media English) tin tức mới nhất Ví dụ: The latest news is very shocking.

be headline/front-page news

(media English) trở thành tin trang nhất Ví dụ: The accident was front-page news.

item of news

(formal English) mẩu tin tức Ví dụ: That was the main item of news today.

run a story

(journalism English) đăng/chạy một bài báo Ví dụ: The newspaper ran a story about corruption.

flick through the newspaper

(informal English) lật nhanh tờ báo Ví dụ: He flicked through the newspaper at breakfast.

give the go-ahead to plans

(formal news English) bật đèn xanh cho kế hoạch Ví dụ: The government gave the go-ahead to the project.

interested parties

(formal English) các bên liên quan Ví dụ: Interested parties will meet tomorrow.

hold talks

(formal political English) tiến hành đàm phán Ví dụ: The leaders held talks last night.

launch a campaign

(media/political English) phát động chiến dịch Ví dụ: The minister launched a campaign against smoking.

top job

(informal media English) vị trí cấp cao nhất Ví dụ: She resigned from her top job.

attract attention

(general English) thu hút sự chú ý Ví dụ: His speech attracted attention.

controversial decision

(formal English) quyết định gây tranh cãi Ví dụ: The court made a controversial decision.

peace talks

(political English) đàm phán hòa bình Ví dụ: Peace talks continued for weeks.

break down

(phrasal verb) đổ vỡ/thất bại Ví dụ: Negotiations broke down suddenly.

taken hostage/captive

(news English) bị bắt làm con tin/tù binh Ví dụ: Tourists were taken hostage.

seize control of

(political/military English) chiếm quyền kiểm soát Ví dụ: Rebels seized control of the airport.

lose control of

(general English) mất quyền kiểm soát Ví dụ: The army lost control of the city.

keep a close watch on

(formal English) theo dõi sát sao Ví dụ: Police are keeping a close watch on the situation.

keep someone informed

(formal English) cập nhật thông tin cho ai Ví dụ: We will keep you informed.

news develops

(journalism English) tình hình diễn biến Ví dụ: We'll update you as the news develops.

catch fire

(common English) bốc cháy Ví dụ: The building caught fire last night.

lightning strikes

(weather/news English) sét đánh Ví dụ: Lightning struck a farm.

no loss of life

(formal news English) không có thiệt hại về người Ví dụ: Fortunately, there was no loss of life.