UNIT 6 - COLLOCATIONS IN USE (intermediate)

highly (un)likely

(không) có xác suất cao là

(It's ___ that I'll finish my work on time.)

highly unusual

rất không bình thường, kỳ lạ

(Jill's ___ behavior began to worry her parents.)

highly successful

vô cùng thành công

(That strategy was ___, giving Supplyco a competitive advantage.)

highly competitive

có tính cạnh tranh cao

(Our price is ___.)

highly profitable

sinh lời lớn, lợi nhuận cao

(Mining is a ___ industry. There are, however, certain risks involved.)

highly effective

vô cùng hiệu quả

(The doctor said the new vaccine is ___ than the old one.)

highly controversial

gây nhiều tranh cãi

(Again, this tactic is essential for ___ topics.)

highly recommended

rất khuyến khích

(This cream is ___ for extremely dry or sensitive skin.)

absolutely/utterly ridiculous

vô cùng lố bịch, hết sức ngớ ngẩn

(He looks ___ in that hat.)

absolutely/utterly stupid

vô cùng ngớ ngẩn

("You'd be ___ to vote for me because of my name," she says.)

absolutely/utterly impossible

hoàn toàn không thể

(In the face of all this, it is ___ to say what will happen.)

absolutely/utterly wrong

hoàn toàn sai

(The idea that people can be successful in every work without any effort is ___ because everything has its own price.)

absolutely/utterly alone

chỉ một mình, hoàn toàn đơn độc

(He's not just anti-social; he's ___.)

absolutely/utterly appalled

vô cùng ám ảnh/kinh hãi

(I'm ___, but it doesn't surprise me.)

absolutely/utterly convinced

hoàn toàn bị thuyết phục

(I am not ___ that the match incident is worth the footage involved.)

absolutely/utterly devastated

hoàn toàn bị suy sụp/phá hủy

(I'm sure he'll bounce back, but he'll be ___.)

absolutely/utterly miserable

vô cùng khổ sở, rất đỗi khổ sở

(If you're ___ at work, then your boss will be able to tell.)

bitterly disappointing/disappointed

thất vọng tràn trề

(His parents had been ___ at his divorce.)

bitterly resent

vô cùng căm phẫn, tức giận đầy cay đắng, ghét cay ghét đắng

(For one thing, many ManU fans still ___ his takeover.)

bitterly criticize

chỉ trích nặng nề, bị chỉ trích cay nghiệt

(The decision was ___ by the Sydney press.)

bitterly regret

vô cùng hối tiếc, nuối tiếc đầy cay đắng

(We ___ what happened this morning at both Paddington and King's Cross.)

bitterly complain

phàn nàn nhiều

(He ___ about his exam grades.)

bitterly cry

khóc rất khổ sở

(Such a resentment rose in young Harcourt that he wanted to ___.)

bitterly weep

gạt nước mắt đau khổ, khóc thảm thiết

(Princess, why do you ___?)

deeply ashamed

rất xấu hổ, vô cùng hổ thẹn

(I am ___ of what I have done.)

deeply concerned

vô cùng quan tâm, lo ngại sâu sắc

(We are ___ about the future.)

deeply shocked

rất sốc, ngạc nhiên

(I was ___ when I heard about it, particularly the way that it happened.)

deeply committed

cam kết chắc chắn, cống hiến hết mình

(It was a ___ performance.)

deeply moved

vô cùng cảm động/xúc động

(He was ___ and saddened; I could see.)

deeply affected

bị ảnh hưởng sâu sắc

(The train system has been ___.)

deeply hurt

tổn thương sâu sắc

(Jessica was ___ if a man wasn't exclusively involved with her.)

deeply regrettable

vô cùng tiếc, hối tiếc sâu sắc

(My insensitive comment was ___.)

deeply care

quan tâm sâu sắc

(Just because he doesn't devote all his time to you doesn't mean he doesn't ___ about you.)

deeply religious

sùng đạo, cuồng đạo

(Jane was ___ from early childhood.)

deeply unhappy

vô cùng bất hạnh

(He was ___ and needed a shoulder to cry on.)

ridiculously cheap/expensive

rẻ/mắc không tưởng

(They have a bunch of great vintage furniture shops, and it was ___.)

ridiculously easy

rất dễ, dễ không tưởng

(A hard workout for one person can be ___ for another.)

ridiculously low/high

quá rẻ/cao

(They frequently sold spare parts at ___.)

ridiculously short/long

ngắn/dài không tưởng

(It was ___, absurdly perfect, and alarmingly beautiful.)

ridiculously small/large

nhỏ/dài không tưởng

(National elections are rare, so we have ___.)

ridiculously early

sớm không tưởng

(October is a ___ time to panic in a long season.)

strongly oppose

phản đối kịch liệt, phản đối mạnh mẽ

(I'm ___ to capital punishment.)

strongly influence

ảnh hưởng sâu sắc, tác động mạnh mẽ

(Family is indeed important to you, but their expectations do not ___ your life.)

strongly believe

tin tưởng sâu sắc

(I ___ that homework should be outlawed.)

strongly deny

phủ nhận hoàn toàn

(Jackson ___ stealing the new toys.)

strongly recommend

rất khuyến khích

(Although insurance is optional, we ___ it.)

strongly support

ủng hộ nhiệt liệt

(Better information for action plans (statistics) will ___ this.)

strongly condemned

bị lên án gay gắt/dữ dội

(South Africa has ___ Israel's attack.)

strongly suggest

cảm nhận sâu sắc, mạnh dạn khuyên

(As your homeroom teacher, I ___ that you stop associating with Peter, and you will be just fine.)

strongly feel

tin chắc, cảm thấy một cách mạnh mẽ

(I ___ that our relationship has come to the point where we must marry or break up.)

strongly argue

tranh cãi gay gắt/quyết liệt

(Peter would ___ that rail is not an outmoded form of transport.)

strongly object to

phản đối kịch liệt

(I ___ being charged a free for using my credit card.)