UNIT 3 & 4 - COLLOCATIONS IN USE (intermediate)

In pain [phrase]

vì đau đớn, trong đau đớn

(He groaned ___.)

Constant pain [n]

cơn đau không dứt, đau nhức thường xuyên

(Her arthritis makes her life a misery, she's in ___.)

Sharp pain [n]

đau nhói, đau dữ dội

(My grandmother has had a ___ in her back.)

Aches and pains [n]

đau ê ẩm mình mẩy, các cơn đau nhức nhỏ

(Peter suffers from regular ___ , particularly in his wrists and ankles.)

In great pain [phrase]

đau nhức dữ dội

(A sensitive nerve in a tooth can leave you ___.)

Take sb up on sth [v]

chấp nhận lời mời/đề nghị từ ai đó

(Buckley had issued an invitation and I was going to ___ the offer.)

Accept an offer [v]

chấp nhận một lời đề nghị

(If you must decline to ___ or invitation, you should be gracious.)

Bright colour [n]

màu sáng

(He used plenty of ___ in his painting.)

Brief chat [n]

cuộc trò chuyện ngắn

(We had a ___ this morning.)

Major problem [n]

vấn đề lớn, chính

(Illiteracy is a ___ in many underdeveloped countries.)

Key issue [n]

yếu tố then chốt, vấn đề quan trọng

(Domestic policy had been a ___ in the campaign.)

Economy boomed [v]

nền kinh tế bùng nổ

(With the ___ , our country will get rich soon.)

Company grow [v]

công ty phát triển, tăng trưởng

(The ___ rapidly but needs more capital to obtain further growth.)

Company expand [v]

công ty mở rộng

(The ___ and now has branches in most major cities.)

Company merge [v]

sáp nhập công ty

(Related ___ to prepare the new operational structure.)

Pose a problem [v]

đặt ra vấn đề

(The elderly ___ that is more carefully considered in our accompanying paper.)

Launch the product [v]

ra mắt, tung ra sản phẩm

(We are going to ___ onto the market next month.)

Create an opportunity [v]

tạo ra cơ hội

(This will ___ for advanced countries to take advantage of new trends.)

A surge of anger [n]

cơn giận dữ trào dâng

(While acting, I felt ___ at myself.)

A sense of pride [n]

cảm giác tự hào

(It gave him ___ to carry the national flag.)

A pang of nostalgia [n]

cảm giác nhớ nhà da diết, hoài niệm

(My friends made me feel ___.)

Swell with pride / anger [v]

rất tự hào / giận dữ

(He's got the answer that will make his father ___.)

Fill sb with horror [v]

khiến ai sợ hãi, khiếp sợ

(The thought of speaking in front of so many people ___.)

Burst into tears [v]

vỡ òa trong nước mắt, bật khóc

(Winning the championship, we ___.)

Pull steadily [v]

kéo đều đặn

(The bucket is ___ up from a well of 10 m.)

Place gently [v]

đặt xuống một cách nhẹ nhàng

(I ___ my hand on a small tree.)

Whisper softly [v]

thì thầm dịu dàng, thủ thỉ

(You ___ words through my memories.)

Smile proudly [v]

mỉm cười tự hào

(African American parents ___ at their daughter after her college graduation.)

Happily married [adj]

hạnh phúc trong hôn nhân

(I hope you two will be ___ forever.)

Fully aware [adj]

nhận thức sâu sắc, thức nhận đầy đủ

(We are ___ of the gravity of the situation.)

Blissfully unaware [adj]

hoàn toàn không biết gì (và thấy vui vẻ/bình yên)

(We were still ___ of what had happened.)