• Hang the door =>fasten it so that it can't swing to and fro • Hang the head =>allow it to fall forward on the breast when feeling ashamed • Hang by hair =>depend on very little; be in
Trang 11 Bid bid bid =>make an offer of money for something at a sale
(ra giá, định giá)
-Mr Smith bid 20 dollars for the house, so I bid 21 dollars
-Will anyone bid 5 dollars for this picture ?
• Bid against = offer more money than
-I wanted to buy the house, but a rich man was bidding against me
• Bid up = make the price higher by offering more money
-The goods were bid up far beyond their real value
(=people offered more money than the goods were really worth)
2 Bid bade bidden=> state a price for doing a piece of work (đấu thầu);
command; tell; order; ask (ra lệnh, bảo) -The firm decided to bid on the new bridge
(=offer to build the new bridge for a certain sum of money)
-Soldiers must do as they are bidden
-He bade me (to) sit down
• Bid someone good night / goodbye / welcome / farewell (nói lời chào )
-The room was hung with flags
-This lamp hangs from the ceiling It's a hanging lamp
-They hung the washing out in the garden
-The judge condemned him to be hanged by the neck
-He said he would hang himself
-I'll be hanged if I know (=I don't know at all)
-Her hair was hanging down her back -A dog's tongue hangs out when it runs fast
• Hang the door =>fasten it so that it can't swing to and fro
• Hang the head =>allow it to fall forward on the breast (when feeling ashamed)
• Hang by hair =>depend on very little; be in a position of great danger
• Hang by a single thread =>depend on very little; be in a position of great danger
• Hang about =>remain near
-The children hung about their mother, hoping to hear a fairy tale
-He's too fond of hanging about at the street corners
(standing idle; be or remain somewhere without any work or business)
Trang 2-There's a thunder hanging about (=not far away)
• Hang around / round =>hang about ( American English)
• Hang back =>hesitate to act; show unwillingness to act or move
-When the officer asked for volunteers, not one soldier hung back
• Hang on (to ) =>cling tightly; support oneself by holding fast
-He hung on until at last the rope broke and he crashed to the ground
-It's hard work but if you hang on you'll succeed in the end (=persevere-kiên trì)
• Hang (up) on a person's arm / words / lips / answer
=>be very anxious to know what he will say Wait eagerly for his words
• Hang out =>lean forwards or downwards
-Don't hang out of the window, you may fall
• Hang over =>keep or be close to
-Hang over the fire on a cold night
-Punishment hanging over a wrong-doer (=threaten)
• Hang up =>delay; postpone; interrupt
-The plan has been hung up
• Hang together =>support each other
-If we hang together, we can succeed in our plan
-His story does not hang together (=is not well arranged)
• Let things go hang =>be indifferent to them; take no interest in or care of things
4 Seek sought sought (after / for) something =>look for something; try to find
or get something
-Seek happiness
-Seek comfort
-Seek wealth
-Seek shelter from the rain
-Seeking (for) solutions to current problems
-Young graduates seeking (after) success in life
• Seek something (from somebody) =>ask for something
-Seek help
-Seek advice
-Seek information
-You must seek permission from the manager
Trang 3• Seek + to infinitive =>attempt to do something; try
-Seek to bring the conflict to an end
-They sought to mislead us
• Idm: -Seek one's fortune =>try to find a way to become rich and sucessful
• Phrasal V: -Seek somebody / something out =>look for and find sb/sth
-Seek out new experiences
-It sometimes helps to seek out people with similar problems to your own
• Hide-and-seek (n) =>a children's game in which one player hides and the others try to
find him or her
5 Hide
-The sun was hiding by the clouds
-The trees hid the house from view
-He hid the gun in his pocket
-While she's working, she hides herself (away) in her room
-Quick, run and hide !
-The child was hiding behind the sofa
-She hid behind a false identity
-You can hide away for months in these mountains
-She tried to hide her feelings
-His words had a hidden meaning
-The future is hidden from us
=>discover sth unexpectedly or by chance
-Look what I've found !
-I found a $5 note on the pavement
-He woke up and found himself in a hospital bed
-I was disappointed to find you out when I called
-I was disappointed to find that you were out when I called
-We came home and found her asleep on the sofa
=>discover sth./sb by searching,inquiry or effort
-After months of drilling, oil was found off the coast
-I managed to find a solution to the problem
-It's hard to find anything new to say on this subject
-I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject
-Can you find me a hotel?
-Can you find a hotel for me?
-The report finds that 30% of the country's firms go bankrupt within a year
Trang 4=>obtain sth/sb especially sth/sb that was lost
=>get sth/sb back especially sth/sb that was lost
-Did you find the pen you lost?
-The missing child has not been found yet
=>succeed in obtaining sth
-I keep meaning to write, but never seem to find (the) time
-It would be nice to get a car but where would we find the money?
=>discover by experience
-I find (that) it pays to be honest (tôi nhận ra rằng trung thực là điều có lợi) -He finds his new job rather boring
-You may find it hard to accept your illness
-We found the bed very comfortable
-He found talking about his problems difficult
-We found him (to be) extremely good company
=>arrive at sth naturally; reach sth
-Water will always find its own level
-The arrow found its mark (mũi tên tìm đúng mục tiêu)
-The money was finding its way directly into the police chief's pocket
=>used in a statement of fact, indicating that sth exists
-You'll find a teapot in the cupboard = -There is a teapot in the cupboard -These flowers are found only in Africa (=exist;grow)
=>decide and declare as a verdict (law)
-The jury found him guilty (of manslaughter = tội ngộ sát)
-The court found in her favor (thiên vị)
• Idm: -Find fault (with sb/sth) =>look for and discover mistakes in sb/sth
=>complain about sth -She's always finding fault (with me)
7 Cry (for/over) sth/sb ; Cry (with sb) =>[no passive]
-He cried because he had hurt his knee
-It's all right - don't cry
-Cry for joy
-Cry with pain / hunger
Trang 5-The child was crying for its monther
-The monkeys cry shrilly when they see danger
-She cried (out) in pain after accidentally cutting herself
• Idm: -Cry over spilt milk =>feel sad about sth that has happened and cannot be
changed
• Idm: -Cry one's eyes / heart out=> cry with great sadness especially for a long time
• Phrasal V: -Cry sth down =>say that sth is not very good ,important or valuable
-Don't cry down her real achievements
• Phrasal V: -Cry out for sth =(especially in continuous tenses) demand sth; require
that sth is done
-People are crying out for free elections
-The system is crying out for reform
• Cry (n)
-A cry of terror
-The cry of animal in pain
-A cry of "help!" was heard coming from the river
-Have a good cry - it'll make you feel better
• Crying (a) =>great and urgent; extremely bad and shocking
-There is a crying need for more funds
-It's a crying shame to waste all that food
8 Weep (for /over) (sth/sb)
-The music made me weep
-Weep for joy
-She sat down and wept when she heard her father was dead
-A mother weeping over the death of her child
-She wept to see him in such a state
-His legs were covered with weeping sores (vết thương rỉ nước)
• Weep (n)
-After the child left home I had a little weep
• Weeping (a) =>(of certain trees) having branches that hang downwards
-A weeping willow =cây liễu rủ
• Weepy (a) =>sad and tending to cry easily
Trang 6-She is still feeling weepy
-A weepy ending (of a film, story )
9 Flee (from sb/sth) =>run or hurry away; escape, especially from danger
-The customers fled from the bank when the alarm sounded
-She burst into tears and fled
-Flee in search of a better life
-During the civil war thousands of people fled the country
-Her family fled to safety from the war-torn city
10 Escape (from sb/sth) =>become free; get away from a place where one has been a
prisoner or has left like a prisoner
-A lion has escaped from its cage
-She longed to escape from her mother's domination
-As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own
-Where can we go to escape the crowds ?
-You can't criticism = escape being criticized for something
-There's gas escaping somewhere - can you smell it ?
-No sound escaped his lips
-The driver of the other car escaped with minor cuts and bruises
-Her name escaped me (I can't remember it)
-The fault escaped for months (was not noticed)
-Nothing escapes him / Nothing escapes his attention= He notices everything
• Escape (from sth) (n)
-There was little possibility of escape
-We had a miraculous / narrow / lucky escape
-The police have just found the escape vehicle
-He listens to music as an escape from the pressures of work
• Idm: -Make good one's escape=>manage to escape completely and satisfactorily
11 Behold (often imperative) =>look at or see sth, especially sth unusual
-The children's faces were a joy to behold
-Behold the king !
12 Notice =>become aware of sth/sb; see or observe sth/sb; pay attention to sb
-Didn't you notice ? He's dyed his hair
-He got into the building without being noticed
-I noticed (that) he left early
To express emotions with tears:
-"Cry" has the widest use
-"Weep" is more formal and suggests stronger emotions
Trang 7-Did you notice him coming in ? = Did you notice him come in ?
-A young actor trying desperately to be noticed by the critics
-She just wants to be noticed, that's why she dresses so strangely
-My husband hardly seems to notice me any more
• Noticeable (in sth) (a) =>easily seen or noticed; clear or definite
-The effects of the drug were noticeable in his behaviour
-There's been a noticeable improvement in her handwriting
-it was noticeable that she was in bad mood