TỔNG HỢP CÁC PHRASAL VERBS

1. Stop taking in harmful chemicals and enjoy cleaner and healthier meals.

2. Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.

3. His aunt took him in when he first came to the city.

4. Police have taken a man in for questioning following the attacks.

5. This dress needs to be taken in at the waist.

6. Her lecture took in all the recent developments in the subject.

7. We drove around the island and took in all the sights.

8. It was an interesting exhibition, but there was too much to take in at once.

9. The show took in an astonishing $100,000 in its first week.

1. absorb something into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing: hấp thụ

2. deceive or trick someone

3. allow somebody to stay in your home

4. = bring in: If the police take you in, they take you to the police station

5. >< let out: make a piece of clothing narrower or tighter

6. [no passive]: include something

7. [no passive] go to watch a film or performance, or to visit a place such as a museum

8. understand or remember something that you hear or read

9. receive money from sales or as payment for entrance to an event

1. I picked up the kids' clothes that were lying on the floor.

2. I picked up a few words of Greek when I was there last year.

3. Pick up your room before you go to bed.

4. The phone rang and rang and nobody picked up.

5. The People's Front expect to pick up a lot more votes in this year's elections.

6. He picked up malaria when he was visiting the country on business.

7. She picked up some real bargains in the sale.

8. Whose turn is it to pick the children up after school?

9. Can you pick up (= receive broadcasts from) Moscow on your radio?

10. Police dogs picked up the scent of the two men from clothes they had left behind.

11. We’ll meet again in the morning and we can pick up where we left off.

12. He was picked up by police as he was trying to leave the country.

13. Her career only began to pick up when she was in her forties.

14. The train was gradually picking up speed/steam.

15. Why should the taxpayer pick up the tab/bill for mistakes made by a private company?

1. lift something or someone up

2. learn something by watching or listening to other people

3. tidy a room

4. answer the phone

5. get or win something

6. get an illness

7. buy something cheaply

8. collect, or to go and get, someone or something

9. (of a piece of electrical equipment) to receive a signal

10. notice and react to something

11. start something again after an interruption

12. stop someone and take them to a police station in order to be questioned or arrested

13. increase or improve

14. go faster

15. pay for something

make out.

cut out

I’ve been staying up late to study for my final exams.

đi ngủ trễ

1. All her hard work finally paid off when she got into her dream university.

1. Don’t miss out on this opportunity—book your stay now and indulge in a memorable experience without breaking the bank!

2. Make sure you don’t miss any details out.

bỏ lỡ

1. fail to use an opportunity to enjoy or get an advantage from something

2. not include someone or something

I got a job offer that was too good to pass up. It’s a great opportunity.

not make use of a chance to do something: bỏ lỡ

catch up

Working makes up around one-third of the average person’s life, so it’s no surprise that many people want to find a career that will be a good fit for them.

We can get by with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive./How can he get by on so little money?

be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money: xoay sở

1. She was sick so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

2. A coat of paint and new curtains would really cheer the kitchen up.

1. become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad

2. make a place look more attractive

1. Hollywood discovered her and turned her into a star.

2. Weeks turned into months, and still there was no letter.

1. become something different, or to make someone or something do this: trở thành

2. days turned into weeks/months turned into years etc: used to say that time passed slowly while you waited for something to happen

1. Peter will take up the management of the finance department.

2. The little time I had outside of school was taken up with work.

3. Rick took up the challenge/gauntlet and cycled the 250-mile route alone.

4. The hospital manager has promised to take the matter up with the member of staff involved./I'd like to take you up on your sales figures for June.

5. This skirt needs taking up.

6. The runners are taking up their positions on the starting line.

1. start doing a particular job or activity: bắt đầu

2. fill an amount of space or time: chiếm

3. accept a suggestion, offer, or idea: chấp nhận

4. discuss something or deal with something: biết, nêu vấn đề

5. = let down: make something such as a piece of clothing shorter

6. move to the exact place where you should be, so that you are ready to do something: vào vị trí nào đó

Switch up your routine and boost your mood with fresh air and natural surroundings

change, usually in a way that brings an improvement: thay đổi

give in

keep up

1. The alarm went off at 6 AM, waking everyone up

2. The milk went off because I left it out of the fridge.

3. The lights went off in several villages because of the storm.

4. Geoff went off to play golf.

5. Many women go off drinking coffee during pregnancy.

6. I’d just gone off to sleep when the phone rang.

7. He’s a singer whose talent has gone off in recent years.

1. báo thức, rung chuông, nổ (bom, súng)

2. bị ôi thiu, hỏng

3. stop working or shining (of lights, power, or machines).

4. leave a place, especially in order to do something

5. stop liking someone or something: không còn thích, không còn mến, trở nên ghét bỏ ai đó/điều gì đó.

6. go to sleep

7. get worse

1. The company decided to take on more staff to handle the increased workload

2. Don’t take on too much work – the extra cash isn’t worth it.

3. Nigeria will take on Argentina in the first round of the World Cup on Saturday.

4. The chameleon can take on the color of its surroundings.

1. = hire: employ someone; to hire someone: thuê, tuyển dụng (nhân viên).

2. agree to do or be responsible for something; to undertake: đảm nhận, gánh vác (công việc, trách nhiệm).

3. compete against someone or something; to challenge: đối đầu, cạnh tranh với (ai đó/cái gì đó); thách thức.

4. begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc: mang một đặc điểm, hình dạng hoặc màu sắc nào đó; bắt chước

I’ve always looked up to Bill for his courage and determination..

admire or respect someone: tôn trọng

1. She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug.

2. It’s important that we get this message over to young people.

1. get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy

2. succeed in communicating ideas or information to other people

1. Governments should be encouraged to get rid of all nuclear weapons.

2. We got rid of our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed.

1. remove or throw away something unwanted

2. send away someone annoying or to persuade them to leave: đuổi/sa thải

1. Set aside time for training and bonding to promote positive behaviour.

2. Both sides agreed to set aside the question of independence.

3. The judge set aside the verdict of the lower court.

1. save or keep money, time, land, etc. for a particular purpose: gạt sang 1 bên, để dành

2. not consider something, because other things are more important: tạm gác

3. officially state that a previous legal decision or agreement no longer has any effect

take off

1. Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.

2. When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.

3. The complex issue can be broken down into several key components for analysis.

4. Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside.

5. Attempts must be made to break down the barriers of fear and hostility which divide the two communities.

6. Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach.

1. stop working; fail: hỏng hóc

2. be unable to control your feelings and to start to cry: suy sụp

3. divide something into smaller parts

4. make something fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard: phá cửa

5. destroy something or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that somebody has: phá vỡ

6. make a substance separate into parts or change into a different form in a chemical process: phân hủy

In addition to thinking through the areas mentioned above on your own, you can also turn to other career resources for more guided help.

suy nghĩ thấu đáo

put down

take out