phrasal verbs starting with the letter A - 1

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abide by

tuân theo (1 qui tắc, luật lệ)

ex: we have to abide by what the court says

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court

a place where legal cases are heard

(n): tòa án

ex: the High Court.

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account for

giải thích

ex: they had to account for all the money that had gone missing

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ache for

khao khát (ai), muốn (làm gì)

ex: he was aching for home

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act on

  • :Hành động dựa trên, có hành động phù hợp với

    eg: acting on information received, the police raided the club

  • :Tác động đến vật gì

    ex: alcohol acts on the brain

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act out

  • thực hiện 1 việc gì đó bằng hành động hoặc cử chỉ; đóng vai, giả vờ

ex: she acted out the role of wronged lover to make him feel guilty.

  • biểu lộ cảm xúc (qua cách ứng xử)

ex: their anger is acted out in their antisocial behaviour

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guilty

Feeling responsible or remorseful for a wrong or bad action.

(adj): tội lỗi, cắn rứt

ex: He felt guilty about forgetting his mother’s birthday."

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act up

gây phiền hà (do vận hành lém, hỏng học)

ex: the car is acting up again

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act upon

  • làm theo, hành động dựa trên

ex: the police were acting upon a tip-off

  • tác động đến vật gì

ex: the enzyme acts upon certain protein

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add on

tính/cộng thêm

ex: you have to add the vat on the price they give

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add up

  • tính tổng số

    ex: we added up the bill to check it was correct

  • có vẻ hợp lý, thích hợp; có ý nghĩa

    ex: his story just doesn’t add up - he must be lying

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add up to

  • tương đương với cái gì, cho thấy cái gì

    ex: the clues doesn’t add up to very much

  • lên tới cái gì

    ex: the total costs add up to several million euros

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agree with

phù hợp với, thích hợp với (thường dùng trong câu phủ định chỉ tác động tiêu cực)

ex: this food does not agree with me

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clue

anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc

(n): đầu mối

ex: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer