Thẻ ghi nhớ: Destination C1/C2 - Unit 6 - Collocations translations | Quizlet

partly about

phần nào về

mainly about

chủ yếu về

do sth about

to do something to solve a problem or stop a bad situation

Ex. If we don't do something about it, the problem is going to get worse.

What can be done about the rising levels of pollution?

about time

đã đến lúc

be about to do sth

chuẩn bị làm gì

act your age

cư xử đúng tuổi

by the age of

năm bao nhiêu tuổi

under age

(chưa đến tuổi)

younger than the lowest age at whicha particular activity is legally or usually allowed:

There are laws against underage sex and underage drinking.

He was prosecuted for having sex with a girl who was underage.

school age

noun.

tuổi đi học; tuổi học trò

Ex. school-age children are not relied upon to provide income for the family

working age

the age at which you are neither too young nor too old to work:

As this generation of Europeans retires, the population of working age will fall faster than in America.

with age

cùng với tuổi

age limit

giới hạn tuổi

age bracket/group

khung tuổi / nhóm tuổi

(in the) Stone/Bronze/Iron Age

thời kì đồ đá/đồng thiếc/Sắt

spend ages doing/take ages to do

spend a long time

ages ago

long ago

feels like ages (since)

like a long time

run it's course

to develop and finish naturally:

The doctor's advice is to let the fever run its course.

I had to accept that the relationship had run its course.

in/during the course of

while something is happening or continuing

The insurance covers you if you are injured in the course of your employment.

During the course of the morning I learned a lot about the project.

in due course

đúng lúc

In due course, this seed will grow into a 🌳

on a course

khóa học

course of action/events

a way of proceeding (quá trình hành động)

This would be the best course of action.

We have decided on this course of action for one reason alone

... pondering the pros and cons before opting for a particular course of action

My best course of action was to help Gill by being loyal, loving and endlessly sympathetic.

make sb's day

to make someone feel very happy:

Seeing those little kids having so much fun just made my day

day by day

ngày qua ngày

= from day to day

any day now

very soon

They should be moving house any day now.

in this day and age

thời đại hiện nay

day off

ngày nghỉ

Sunday and Monday are my days off

day out

a trip you make for pleasure on a particular day

A visit to the caves makes a fascinating and exciting day out for all the family.

day trip

chuyến đi đã đến vào ngày này thời gian trước

Do you fancy coming on a day trip to Bath next Saturday

come to an end

(v) Chấm dứt, kết thúc

bring smth to an end

stop, finish, or complete (something)

She brought the concert to an end with a piano solo.

put an end to

chấm dứt cái gì

Ex. How can we put an end to the fighting?

by the (very) end of

cho đến cuối ...

no end in sight (to)

ko có hồi kết

I've been cleaning the garage for two days with no end in sight.

It's still snowing at the beginning of April and there's no end in sight.

at an end

finished

The holiday was at an end and it was time to leave

for hours on end

nhiều giờ liền

in the end

cuối cùng

hardly ever

hầu như không bao giờ

if ever

chắc chắn là

My son is a real sports fanatic if ever there was one.

If ever a school deserved this award, Westdale Primary is the one.

first sth ever (to)

(lần )đầu tiên làm gì

as ever

như mọi khi

ever since

kể từ đó

keep regular hours

duy trì một mô hình cụ thể hoặc lịch trình thức và ngủ.

keep late hours

get up and go to bed late.

work long hours

làm việc trong thời gian dài

for hours on end

hàng giờ liền

at all hours

bất cứ lúc nào

until all hours

very late:

He stays up drinking until all hours.

after hours

after normal working or opening hours, typically those of bars and nightclubsafter the usual hours of work:

I often do some of my own work after hours.

out of hours

If you drink in a bar out of hours, you drink alcohol at a time when it is not allowed by law:

The police are trying to stop out-of-hours drinking

it is a good job

If it is a good job that something happened, it is lucky that it happened:

( thật may mắn)

[ + (that) ] It's a good job that Jo was there to help you.

lose your job

mất việc

do/make a bad/good job of

to do something well/badly:

I'm not going to let him repair my bike again because he made a really bad job of it last time.

The dry cleaner's did a good job of removing that oil stain from my shirt

make the best of a bad job

Còn nước còn tát

I decided to make the best of a bad job, and rented the car even though it was far from perfect

to have a job doing /to do

rất khó để làm việc gì

I think we might have a job parking in town.

out of a job

thất nghiệp

on the job

trong thời gian làm việc gì

No formal qualifications are required for the work - you'll get on-the-job training

job losses

a situation in which people lose their jobs

take a moment

Dành chút thời gian

I wanted to take a moment to let you know that I am leaving my position at ABC Corporation.

Just a moment

Chờ một chút

any moment now

you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon.

[emphasis]

They ran the risk of being shot at any moment.

He'll be here to see you any moment now.

at that moment in time

used for emphasizing that you are talking about the present time or situation

At this particular moment in time it is difficult for us to raise money.

in a moment

chốc lát

the right moment (to/for)

thời điểm thích hợp

the moment of truth

Giây phút quyết định

never ever

used for emphasizing 'never' very strongly

It should never ever be allowed to happen again.

I will never ever leave him.

never-ending

bất tận

Now is the time to

used to say that someone should do something now, because it is the right time to do it

Now's the time to buy a car, while the interest rates are low.

from now on

từ giờ trở đi

for now

now

That will be enough for now - we'll continue our conversation tomorrow

up to now

cho đến bây giờ

now that

bởi vì

just now

vừa mới

every now and then

thỉnh thoảng

We still get together for lunch every now and then.

take office

nhậm chức

The new mayor of the city is expected to take office next week.

run for office

tranh cử

public office

a position of authority or service involving responsibility to the public, especially within the government.

head office

văn phòng chính

office holder

công chức, viên chức

office block

Toà nhà văn phòng

office hours

giờ làm việc, giờ hành chính

office party

Tiệc văn phòng

on and on

continuing for a long time:

The noise just went on and on.

on end

continuously:

She practices the violin for hours on end.

from then on

từ đó trở đi

You're on.

used as a way of expressing agreement to something happening:

"I'll give you £50 for your bike." "You're on!"

give sb a second to do smt

To allow someone or something a moment or brief period of time in which to do something.

Honey, this isn't what it looks like, just give me a second to explain!

Give the computer a second to reboot so the updates can be properly installed

within seconds

trong một khoảng thời gian

I went to the doctor and she injected me with a vaccine, I didn't even notice the pain as it all happened within a few seconds

seconds later

những phút còn lại

a split second

a very short moment of time:

They brought out guns and for a split second nobody moved.

We had to make a split-second (= very quick) decision.

get off to a flying start

If someone or something gets off to a flying start, or makes a flying start, they start very well, for example in a race or a new job.

make a start on/at

bắt đầu làm gì

from the start

từ đầu đến tận bây giờ

immediately when something begins and all the time after that

I hated her right from the start.

for a start

used for introducing the first point in a series, especially in an argument

get started

bắt đầu

in the long/short term

dài hạn, lâu dài/ngắn hạn

The agreement should have very positive results in the long term.

In the short term, chemical sprays are clearly an effective way to control pests.

In the medium term the U.K. car industry has a brighter outlook.

end of term

kết thúc khoảng thời gian

term of/in office

nhiệm kỳ

term time

học kì

prison/jail term

the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

"he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"