UNIT 2 - COLLOCATIONS IN USE (intermediate)

Give sb a lift / ride [v]

đi nhờ, quá giang

(Could you ___ to the station?)

Make one's way [v]

- đi đến đâu

(The wedding guests ___ to a nearby hotel for the reception.)

- thành công, tiến bộ

(He will teach you how to build a career and ___ in the world.)

Lead a life [v]

sống một cuộc sống (như thế nào đó)

(After marriage, one should not think that he can ___ of indulgence.)

Desperately jealous [adj]

rất ghen tị

(I think John is ___ of his brother's success.)

Spend one's time [v]

dành thời gian

(I ___ in a variety of other ways instead.)

Take care of [v]

chăm sóc

(I'll ___ Tea while you go shopping.)

Get divorced [v]

ly hôn

(At last, she decided to ___ from her cruel husband.)

Make demands on / of sth [v]

gây áp lực lớn, kỳ vọng cao

(I can tell the new software is really ___ my clunky old computer.)

Give sb a call [v]

gọi điện thoại

(I would like to ___ to my homies in the United States.)

Run oneself a bath [v]

xả nước tắm, đi tắm

(Mom offered to ___ after my long day.)

Sharp pain [n]

đau nhói, đau quằn quại

(Tom felt a ___ in his knee, but it soon passed.)

Ease the pain [v]

làm dịu cơn đau, xóa nhòa nỗi đau

(The doctor gave her some medicine to ___.)

Sharp bend / turn [n]

đoạn cua gấp, chỗ ngoặt đột ngột

(Drive carefully, there is a ___ over there.)

Sharp contrast / difference / distinction [n]

sự tương phản / khác biệt rõ rệt

(I think there is a ___ between the two cultures.)

Sharp rise / increase / drop [n]

sự tăng / giảm mạnh

(Experts predict a ___ in unemployment next quarter.)

Have access to [v]

được tiếp cận với

(You must ___ the latest customer information.)

A piece of advice [n]

lời khuyên

(May I presume to give you ___?)

Find a way [v]

tìm cách

(Whatever it takes, we'll ___ to solve this issue.)

Learn the hard way [v]

rút ra bài học từ trải nghiệm đau thương / sai lầm

(She won't listen to my advice, so she'll just have to ___.)

Get in one's way [v]

cản trở, gây trở ngại

(Don't let anyone ___ of achieving your goals.)

Try every possible way [v]

cố gắng bằng mọi cách có thể

(We should ___ to economize various expenses.)

Give way to sth [v]

bị thay thế bởi cái gì đó

(Cottage industries ___ big companies in the 19th century.)

Give way to sb/sth [v]

nhường đường cho ai/phương tiện nào

(You have to ___ traffic coming from the right.)

Give way to sth [v]

đầu hàng, quy phục, xuôi theo (cảm xúc tiêu cực)

(She refused to ___ despair despite the difficulties.)