Coming and going

abroad (adv)

in or to a foreign country - ở nước ngoài

VD: She worked ____ for a year.

• accommodation (n) (BrE)

• accommodations (n) (NrAE)

a place to live, work or stay in; often also providing food or other services - nơi ở

VD: More and more travelers are looking for bed and breakfast ____ in private homes.

book (v)

[intransitive, transitive] to arrange to have or use something on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance - đặt vé, đặt chỗ,…

VD: ____ early to avoid disappointment.

break (n)

[countable] a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest, eat, etc. - thời gian giải lao

VD: Let's take a ____.

cancel (v)

• [transitive] to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place

• [transitive, intransitive] to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged

• hủy bỏ

VD:

• All flights have been ____led because of bad weather.

• No charge will be made if you ____ within 10 days.

catch (v)

• [transitive, intransitive] to stop and hold a moving object or person, especially in your hands - hứng lấy

  • VD: I ____the baseball with my glove as it flew towards me during the game.

• [transitive] to be in time for a bus, train, plane, etc. and get on it - đến kịp thời gian để lên một phương tiện giao thông như xe buýt, tàu hỏa, máy bay, v.v.

  • VD: I need to ____the 8 o'clock train tomorrow morning to make it to my meeting on time.

• [transitive] to get an illness - lây, nhiễm bệnh

  • VD: If you don't wear a jacket, you might ____ a cold in this chilly weather.

coach (n)

[countable] (British English) a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances - xe khách

convenient (adj)

• near to a particular place; easy to get to

• useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems

• thuận tiện, tiện lợi

• VD:

  • The office is just five minutes from the station, so it's very ____.

  • Fruit is a ____ source of vitamins and energy.

crash (v)

• [intransitive, transitive] if a vehicle ____es or the driver ____es it, it hits an object or another vehicle, causing damage - va chạm

  • VD: I was terrified that the plane would ____.

• [intransitive, transitive] to hit something hard while moving, causing noise and/or damage; to make something hit somebody/something in this way - tạo tiếng động lớn

  • VD: A brick ____ed through the window.

crash (n)

• also “wreck” - an accident in which a vehicle hits something, for example another vehicle, usually causing damage and often injuring or killing the passengers - sự va chạm, tai nạn

  • VD: Mechanical failures were to blame for the ____ of the helicopter.

• [usually singular] a sudden loud noise made, for example, by something falling or breaking - tiếng động lớn

  • VD: The tree fell with a great ____.

crowded (adj)

• having a lot of people or too many people - đông đúc

  • London was very ____.

• full of something - đầy nóc

  • My mom feels frustrated with a room ____ with books.

cruise (n)

a journey by ship or boat, visiting different places, especially as a holiday - du thuyền

delay (v)

• [transitive] to make somebody/something late or force them to do something more slowly - làm trì trệ, chậm trễ, trì hoãn

  • VD: Thousands of commuters were ____ed for over an hour.

• (also “defer”) [intransitive, transitive] to not do something until a later time or to make something happen at a later time

  • VD: Heavy hail showers ____ed the start of the race.

delay (n)

• [countable, uncountable] a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late

  • VD: Flights to New York may be subject to ____.

• [uncountable] failure to do something quickly or at the right time; the act of delaying

  • There's no time for ____.

• trì trệ, trì hoãn

destination (n)

a place to which somebody/something is going or being sent - điểm đến

• popular tourist/holiday ____s like the Bahamas

• to arrive at/reach your ____

• Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final ____.

ferry (n)

a boat or ship that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea - phà

flight (n)

• [countable] a journey made by air, especially in a plane, VD:

  • a smooth/comfortable/bumpy ____

  • a domestic/an international flight

  • a transatlantic/return ____

• [countable] a plane making a particular journey - chuyến bay

  • VD: ____ BA 4793 is now boarding at Gate 17.

• [uncountable] the act of flying - bay

  • VD: the stresses the body endures in space ____

foreign (adj)

• in or from a country that is not your own

  • VD: What ____ languages do you speak?

• [only before noun] dealing with or involving other countries

  • This is a huge departure for the country's ____ policy.

• nước ngoài

harbour (n)

an area of water on the coast, protected from the open sea by strong walls, where ships can shelter - bến cảng, cảng (nơi tàu có thể trú)

journey (n)

• an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart

  • Many refugees made the ____ alone.

  • the outward/return ____

• a long and often difficult process of personal change and development

  • The book describes a spiritual ____ from despair to happiness.

• hành trình

luggage (n)

[uncountable] (especially British English) bags, cases, etc. that contain somebody's clothes and things when they are travelling - hành lý

nearby (adj)

near in position; not far away -

• Her mother lived in a ____ town.

nearby (adv)

​a short distance from somebody/something; not far away - ở gần

• They live ____.

pack (v)

[intransitive, transitive] to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home - gói đồ

• I haven't ____ed my suitcase yet.

[transitive] to put something into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold

• He found a part-time job ____ing eggs.

passport (n)

• an official document that identifies you as a citizen of a particular country, and that you may have to show when you enter or leave a country - hộ chiếu

• a thing that makes something possible or enables you to achieve something (also “key”)

platform (n)

the raised flat area next to the track at a train station where you get on or off the train - ke ga, sân ga

public transport (BrE)
public transportation (NrAE) (n phr)

[uncountable] the system of buses, trains, etc. provided by the government or by companies, which people use to travel from one place to another - phương tiện công cộng

reach (v)

• to arrive at the place that you have been travelling to - đi đến, tới nơi

  • VD: They didn't ____ the border until after dark.

• to come to somebody’s attention - thu hút chú ý

  • VD: The rumours eventually ____ed the President.

resort (n)

[countable] a place where a lot of people go on holiday - khu nghỉ dưỡng

• They spent a month at a fashionable ski ____ in Switzerland.

souvenir (n)

(also “memento”) a thing that you buy and/or keep to remind yourself of a place, an occasion or a holiday; something that you bring back for other people when you have been on holiday - vật lưu niệm

traffic (n)

• the vehicles that are on a road at a particular time

• ​the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a particular route

• ​the movement of people or goods from one place to another

• collocations related to this word:

  • heavy, rush-hour, through, oncoming, volume of, in +

  • + congestion, police, accident

• giao thông

trip (n)

a journey to a place and back again, especially a short one for pleasure or a particular purpose - chuyến đi ngắn

• We went on a ____ to the mountains.

• Jack made a return ____ (= another visit to the same place) later that year.

vehicle (n)

(rather formal) a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry - phương tiện vận chuyển

• The police think that he was driving a stolen ____.