Lesson1.2

act on

làm theo những gì được khuyên, gợi ý

eg. the prime minister said he would speak to his advisors and the ___ their advice

act up

cư xử tệ, phá đám, không hoạt động tốt

eg. the baby has been _ all day, i think she must be teething

answer (sb) back

đáp trả ai đó một cách thô lỗ

eg. I was always in trouble for _ when i was at school

answer for

be responsible for sth/trả tiền cho/vouch for (đảm bảo cho)

eg. the accused will _ his actions in the highest court in the land

answer to

be under the command of sb ( chịu sự quản lý của ai)/ có những đặc điệm được mô tả

eg. the plan manager _ directly ____ the head of the company

back down

cease to (ngừng) oppose or demand

eg. faced with such formidable (đáng sợ) opposition to his proposal, he had no choice but to

back out (of)

withdraw = retreat : rút lui

eg. you can change your mind now. It's too late to _ the deal

back up

support/confirm (xác nhận)

eg. I was prepared to ____ her story

bear on

be relevant to (liên quan đến)/ ảnh hưởng

eg. the lawyer's new evidence ____ directly ____ the case

bear with

kiên nhẫn

eg. If you can _ me a little longer, i'll try to explain the reasons

among

trong số, giữa/ từ 3 đối tượng trở lên/ among +Ns,ĐTNX

eg. ____ the students, Tom is the tallest

There is a spy _ us

both

cả hai, cả đôi/ both + Ns; ĐTNX; the,these,my; …… and ……

eg. _ students are present

of them are my friends

She is smart and kind

over

toàn bộ thời gian, thường có sự thay đổi/phát triển; quãng thời gian dài/bao quát

eg. prices have doubled _ the last decade

through

liên tục không gián đoạn trong khoảng thời gian/ hoạt động kéo dài liên tục

eg. She worked the weekend

during

một thời điểm cụ thể bên trg ktg/ sự kiện, hoạt động cụ thể

eg. we met ____ lunch

be confined to= be limited to

bị giới hạn

eg. The discussion was confined to enviromental issues

make do with

dùng tạm

eg. private citizens had to slaves and merchants (thương gia, nhà buôn) to deliver their correspondence

Just as

ngay khi

eg. in ancient times, though, private citizens continued to entrust their correspondence to various travellers.

entrust sth to sb = entrust sb with sth

giao cho ai cái gì

eg.+) We our children a trusted babysitter(người trông trẻ)

+) She was _ the company's most important clients (khách hàng)

as

với tư cách là, như là (thật sự)/ như khi, như lúc, như cách

eg.+) She works ____ a teacher

+) Do ____ I told

+) _ you know, the meeting starts at 9

like

giống như; trông giống (so sánh, kh phải thật); theo sau là danb từ, đại từ

eg. she works ____ a machine

all but

Gần như, hầu như, ngoại trừ

eg.+) He forgot my birthday

+) one of the students passed the exam

all in

exhausted

eg. I don't think i'll go out tonight cause i'm _

all told

altogether: tổng cộng, gộp toàn

eg. I've read this newspaper for ten years

for all

= despite, in spite of

eg. his hard work, he didn't get a promotion

of all people

diễn tả sự ngạc nhiên, khó chịu

eg.+) I never expect you,_, to say such a thing like that

+) You,, should know better

all the same

dù vậy, tuy nhiên; however

eg. He promised to come to the party on Friday;_

all along

ngay từ đầu

eg. I don't know how they found out, but they've known about it _

all in all

nói chung, nhìn chung

eg. ____ it seemed to be quite a good suggestion

for all i know

= as far as I know: theo như tôi biết

eg. She told me her name was Joah but _ she could be lying

for all i care

i don't care

eg. You can't take the whole lot_

take sth into account

= take sth into consideration

on account of

= because of

= owing to

= due to

= on the grounds of

on no account = under no circumstance

tuyệt đối không được

eg. The meeting tomorrow is very important; _ should you be late

on this/that account

vì lý do này/lý do kia

eg. I cannot agree with you _

on the air

broadcasting: đang phát sóng >< off the air

eg. You can't go into the studio just yet as the programme is still _

up in the air

chưa chắc chắn, quyết định

eg. His future is _; he can't decide whether to become a surgeon or psychiatrist (thầy thuốc về tâm lý học)

clear the air

xóa bỏ nghi ngờ, căng thẳng

eg. We had a meeting to ___ after the arguement

be in the air

đang được bàn tán/tồn tại trong không khí chung

eg. Romance is __

on the alert

cảnh giác đề phòng

eg. The fire fighters are always for forest fires, particularly in the summer

be up in arms

cực kỳ tức giận

eg. The villagers are _ about the proposed motorway

adjacent to

nằm sát, ngay bên cạnh

eg. The cinema which was _ the back was badly damaged in the earthquake

(show) animosity towards

sự thù ghét; ác cảm

eg. The children no _ her new stepmother

amount to

tương đương với, đồng nghĩa với

eg. What you're saying _ blackmail (thư tống tiền)

be arrested for

bị bắt vì

eg. He exceeding the speed limit

adjust to

thích nghi với