Collocation in use intermediate unit 60

nothing but praise for

(formal English) chỉ toàn lời khen dành cho Ví dụ: The teacher had nothing but praise for her students.

offer congratulations to

(formal English) gửi lời chúc mừng tới Ví dụ: I would like to offer congratulations to the winners.

thunderous applause

(formal English) tràng pháo tay vang dội Ví dụ: The singer received thunderous applause.

richly deserved

(formal English) hoàn toàn xứng đáng Ví dụ: Her promotion was richly deserved.

give an outstanding performance

(formal English) có màn trình diễn xuất sắc Ví dụ: The actor gave an outstanding performance.

take full credit for

(formal English) nhận toàn bộ công lao Ví dụ: He should not take full credit for the success.

receive critical acclaim

(news English) nhận được sự tán dương từ giới phê bình Ví dụ: The film received critical acclaim worldwide.

hearty deserves

(informal English) rất xứng đáng Ví dụ: She heartily deserves the award.

give credit to

(formal English) ghi nhận công lao của Ví dụ: We should give credit to the whole team.

win a lot of praise

(general English) nhận được nhiều lời khen Ví dụ: The project won a lot of praise.

receive a standing ovation

(formal English) nhận tràng pháo tay đứng dậy Ví dụ: The orchestra received a standing ovation.

think the world of someone

(spoken English) cực kỳ quý mến ai Ví dụ: Her grandmother thinks the world of her.

sing someone's praises

(spoken English) ca ngợi ai hết lời Ví dụ: My boss is always singing your praises.

speak highly of

(formal English) nói rất tốt về Ví dụ: People speak highly of that professor.

warmly/heartily approve of

(formal English) hoàn toàn tán thành Ví dụ: Her parents warmly approved of the marriage.

give your blessing to

(formal English) chấp thuận / ủng hộ Ví dụ: They gave their blessing to the plan.

a big clap / a round of applause

(spoken English) một tràng pháo tay Ví dụ: Let's give the performers a big clap.

deserve a pat on the back

(spoken English) xứng đáng được khen ngợi Ví dụ: You deserve a pat on the back for your hard work.

come in for criticism

(formal English) bị chỉ trích Ví dụ: The government came in for criticism.

respond to criticism

(formal English) phản hồi chỉ trích Ví dụ: She refused to respond to criticism.

counter criticism

(formal English) phản bác chỉ trích Ví dụ: The company tried to counter criticism.

dismiss the criticism

(formal English) bác bỏ chỉ trích Ví dụ: He dismissed the criticism as unfair.

show disapproval

(formal English) thể hiện sự không tán thành Ví dụ: She showed disapproval immediately.

express disapproval

(formal English) bày tỏ sự phản đối Ví dụ: Parents expressed disapproval of the decision.

a look of disapproval

(general English) ánh nhìn không hài lòng Ví dụ: He gave me a look of disapproval.

a frown of disapproval

(general English) cái cau mày phản đối Ví dụ: She frowned in disapproval.

harsh criticism

(formal English) lời chỉ trích gay gắt Ví dụ: The policy received harsh criticism.

constructive criticism

(formal English) lời góp ý mang tính xây dựng Ví dụ: Good teachers give constructive criticism.

highly/sharply critical of

(formal English) rất chỉ trích điều gì Ví dụ: She was highly critical of the report.

roundly/fiercely/bitterly criticised

(formal English) bị chỉ trích dữ dội Ví dụ: The minister was fiercely criticised.

an outspoken critic

(formal English) người chỉ trích thẳng thắn Ví dụ: He is an outspoken critic of corruption.

strongly/thoroughly disapprove of

(formal English) cực kỳ không tán thành Ví dụ: I strongly disapprove of cheating.

severely condemned

(formal English) bị lên án mạnh mẽ Ví dụ: The attack was severely condemned.

universal condemnation

(formal English) sự lên án rộng khắp Ví dụ: The decision met with universal condemnation.

strenuously object to

(formal English) cực lực phản đối Ví dụ: Residents strenuously objected to the project.