Thẻ ghi nhớ: English Collocations in Use Advanced - unit 9 (Communicating) | Quizlet

i wouldn't say no to

I'd really like...

strictly speaking

being completely accurate (chính xác mà nói)

ex: ...., a tomato is a gruit and not a vegetable because it contains seeds

speak highly of

to say good things about someone

~ hold someone in high esteem = have a good opinion of

talk business

discuss about business

=> ... football/politics/etc.

talk nonsense

to say things that are not stupid or have no meaning (nói nhảm)

= talk trash

talk a lot of sense

speak rationally and coherently

tell someone's fortune

to discover what will happen to someone in the future, for example by looking at the lines on their hands or using a special set of cards (bói toán)

declare the winner of

to announce the winner clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially (công bố người thắng cuộc)

be pronounced dead

used when making an official statement of death

ex: He was ... at 1:10

impart knowledge to

truyền đạt kiến thức cho

ex: the professor's ability to .... made complex topics easy

divulge sources

reveal the people or information that provided secret, private, or unknown information (tiết lộ nguồn tin)

disseminate information

to spread information to a lot of people (lan truyền, truyền bá thông tin)

notify the police of

báo cảnh sát

protest/plead your innocence

say you are not guilty (even if you are) (tuyên bố vô tội)

profess ignorance of

formally or publicly claim, perhaps insincerely, that you don't know about sth (tuyên bố không biết gì về)

ex: He .... the dent to the car but I think he was lying.

break the news to

inform bad news