Shut downĐóng cửa, phá sảnThere used to be a shop at the end of the street. It shutted down a few months ago.Take afterGiống vớiStephen takes after both of his parents.Take offCất cánhCởiAfter a long delay the plane finally took off.It was warm, so I took off my jacket.Take onThuêWe must taken on another 30 staff this month.Take inLừaHiểuDon’t trust him. He take me in once.The instructor spoke so fast that I couln’t take in.Take overĐảm nhậnAlthough this work was very difficult, he still took it over.Take upBắt đầu làm gìLaura took up photography a few years ago. She takes really good picture.Take upChiếmThe big sofa takes up a lot in my room.Turn downTừ chốiRachel was offered the job, but she decided to turn it down.
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Phrasal verbs Definiion Example
Add up Cộng tổng số, bằng Two and two adds up to four
Account for Giải thích I had stuck in traffic That account for why I was late. Ask out Mời đi chơi My boyfriend asks me out tonight What should I wear? Ask for Gặp rắc rối I am asking for trouble Please help me!
Answer back Cãi lại Don’t answer your parents back It is very rude. Ask after Hỏi thăm(sức khỏe) Tom is ill since I will visit to ask after for himtomorrow. Ask around Thăm dò We asked around, but nobody seemed to know. Base on Dựa vào That book is based on a novel by name of King Lear Bear out Chịu đựng I don’t know how she bear out his filthiness Become of Xảy ra Whatever becomes of her, I’m still support her. Belong to Thuộc về This phone looks smilar to Jane It possiply belongs to him. Break down Hỏng Tom went to work by bus today because his car was broken down. Break up Chia tay She has broken up three times
Break into Ngắt quãng, cắt ngang Don’t breake into while someone is saying Break away Chạy trốn You can’t break away anywhere
Bring up - nuôi, dạy dỗ- đưa ra, đề cập - Mrs hoa is bring up 5 children.- I don’t want her to vring up my past.
Bank on Trông cậy vào I bank on you being here to collect me tomorrow.
Back down Từ chức, từ bỏ The government will backedown on the new tax. Back out Nuốt lời Peter promised to buy it forr me but he backed out.
Blow out Qua đi Difficulties will blow out soon
Book up Đặt chỗ This show is very interesting I want to book itup now Break in -Đột nhập- đưa vào, áp dụng
-A theft broke in my house and stole some valuable things
- This law will be brought in next month
Trang 2Bring along Mang theo Remember to bring the umbrella along It is going to rain. Bring back Trả lại When do you intend to bring my book back? Bring out - làm lộ ra - phát hành - It brings out the worst.- I expect this story will be brought out soon. Burn out Làm kiệt sực He burned himself out before the exam and finally he failed. Butt in Chen ngang, cướp lời Don’t butt in here It’s none of your business Butter up Nịnh Students always try to butter the teacher up to be given high marks. Come across Tình cờ gặp Last night, I came across my old photographs while clear my room. Come out Xuất bản The newspapers come out every Monday Come back - trở lại Lan is coming back to Vietnam next week Come back at sb Cãi lại, đáp lại She came back to the teacher rudely
Come down on Mắng, trừng phạt Our boss come down on us after we made that mistake. Come into Thừa hưởng He comes into all her father’s property
Come down with Bị ốm That disease is spreading widely I hope I won’t come down with. Come up Xuất hiện Kane came up just at the moment when I need his help. Come up with Cung cấp, tìm ra I asked Larry for some suggestions and she came up with a lot of good idea. Come up against Gặp rắc rối He is very worried because he is coming up against the problem of money. Come over Thay đổi Paul is very difirent these days What has come over him? Check in Đăng kí Where can I check in?
Check up Kiểm tra My mother always checks up on me for my homework at night. Check for Kiểm tra (sức khỏe) I think you should go to the hospital to check for. Check into Điều tra The police is check into the accident happening yesterday.
Carry out Tiến hành I don’t have time to carry out doing morning exercises. Carry on Tiếp tục Carry on what you are doing
Catch on Phổ biến This style catches on a lot this year
Catch up with Theo kịp, đuổi kịp I ran very fast but I can,t still catch up with herat the station.
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Close down Đóng cửa, phá sản Marry intends to close down her shop
Cheer up Làm ai vui This film was so funny that it cheered me up a lot. Care for Chăm sóc Although she is only my stepmother, she caresfor me thoughtful. Close down Đóng cửa, phá sản Can you imagine Jack’s shop will close down after years. Close up Xít lại gần
Clear up Trời quang mây It was raining when I got up, but it cleared up later. Call off Hủy The campaign was called off because of the heavy rain. Calm down Bình tĩnh Jane is so angry thay he can’t calm down Cut down on Giảm I’m trying to cut down on coffee I drink too much of it. Count on Dựa vào, tin vào I’m your friend You can always count on me Cover for Bao che Don’t cover for him anymore He did a lot of wrong things. Chew out La mắng My mom will chew me out if I leave my room in a mess. Cry off Nuốt lời He promised not to tell it to anyone, but finallyhe cried off. Chat up Tán Do you know the girl George is chatting up Dream of Mơ về Laura dreams of being a doctor in the future Die away
Die down Giảm
My teacher has died down a number of homework lately
Die out
Die off Tuyệt chủng The dinosaurs died out million years ago. Die of Chết vì cái gì He died of the cancer last year
Drop out of Bỏ học I don’t know why Jame drop out of university Drop off Buồn ngủ The lecture was so boring that almost of us dropped off. Drop by
Drop in Ghé thăm I will drop by you when I come to Manchester. Deal with Đối phó, giải quyết The room is in a mess I must deal with it befor my parents go home.
Do away with Bãi bỏ, loại bỏ She did away with that foolhardy decision in the nick of time.
Do up Trang trí The room looks more beautiful after being done up.
Trang 4Dress up Hóa trang Jane dressed up as a witch at Halloween Eat out Ăn ở ngoài There wasn’t anything to eat at home, so we decided to eat out. Eat up Ăn hết Oh! An ate up all the food in the table
End up Kết thúc, cuối cùng That film ended up unexpectly
Fall out Cãi nhau They have never fallen out with each other
over money
Fall across
Fall in with Tình cờ gặp ai
Fall in with Thích, mê cái gì I fell in with him at the first time I see him Fall through Thất bại Susan’s plan fell through
Fall apart Tan vỡ Hoa’s marriage fell apart I feel sag for her now. Find out Tìm ra, khám phá ra I don’t know where the key is but I will find out for you. Fit in Khớp với These shoes don’t fit in your feet
Fit on Mặc thử quần áo You should have fitted that shirt on befor you decided to buy it. Fill in Điền vào (1 vài chỗ) Fill in your name here
Fill out Điền vào (toàn bộ) Fill out this form
Fill up Đổ đầy Fill up my tank with premium gasoline
Finish off Hoàn thành nốt I’ve started it I’ll finish it off in the morning Fix up Sắp xếp We have fixed up a meeting for next Saturday Get up Trang điểm She was got up as a princess
Get along with
Get on (well) with Hòa thuận với ai I get on well with Linda.
Get off Xuống xe I saw him get off the bus and go straight home. Get on Lên xe, lên tàu She doesn’t get on with her family That’s why she doesn’t live at home. Get on Tiến triển How are you getting on in your new job? Get through to Làm cho ai hiểu I can’t get through to Joe He is too stupid Get on to sb
Get through to Lien lạc, liên hệ I don’t know how to get through to Sue.
Get through Dùng hết, cạn kiệt We got the milk through in the refrigerator Get through with Hoàn thành, kết thúc As soon as I get through with my work, I will go to bed. Get over Hồi phục, vượt qua Has Mrs Smith got over his sickness yet? Get rid of Loại bỏ They got rid of her out of the team because of her selfishness.
Trang 5Get in Thi đỗ, trúng cử Jane didn’t get in the extrance exam university.
Get out Lộ ra If this secret gét out, there will be trouble Get out of Tránh làm việc gì I’m supposed to go to another meeting, but I think I can’t get out of it. Get back at sb Trả thù Getting back at someone doesn’t bring us happiness. Get back to sb Trả lời Remember to calm down to get back to the interviewer. Get round Vượt qua khó khăn We will get round these challenges somehow Give up -Từ bỏ- Nhường The kid gave up his seat to the old lady
Give off Tỏa ra, bốc lên The walls gave off a smell of paint for a week Give back Trả lại You should give the wallet back to the owner Give in Chịu thua
My son begged me for months to buy hom a new video game I couldn’t take it anymore and finally gave in and bought it for him Give away - cho đi
- lộ ra, tố cáo - I’m sure that Jane was lying to me The look on her face gave it away. Give out Phân phát The office gave out the financial advice to students. Give it up for sb Trào mừng, vỗ tay trào đón ai Please give it up for our new boss
Go on Xảy ra What’s all that noise? What’s going on?
Go (along) with Đi cùng I saw Jose going along with her son yesterday
Go by Trôi qua Time goes by very quickly
Go back on Nuốt lời You promised it, so don’t go back on
Go in for Tham gia This club is funny I think we should go in for this club.
Go off Reo, nổ
- I wnt up late because my alarm clock didn’t
go off
- a bomb went off at a stadium last night
Go out Lỗi thời Don’t wear that dress to the party It went out years ago.
Go over
- vượt qua
- xem xét kĩ
- He is verr sad because his father has just died I think he will go over soon
- I must go over these accounts
Go for Giá The painting goes for one million dollar
Go through - chịu đựng
- dùng hết
- Why must I go through this
- You can borrow my motorile but don’t go
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Grow up Trưởng thành, lớn lên I grew up in a countryside of Vietnam
Hang about đi lang thang, la cà If you hang about alone, you can be kidnapped.
Hang back
Hang off Do dự
I’m hanging back whether I should apply for this job or not
Hang on
Hold on Đợi, giữ mãi Hang on I will be back soon.
Hang onto Giữ, duy trì I want to hang onto it forever
Hang up Cúp điện thoại Don,’t hang up
Hang around ở đâu đó That dog is always hanging around the garbage.
Head for Hướng tới I’m heading for promotion
Hear of Tán thành Although that was a good idea, he didn’t hear it of. Hand down Truyền lại The palace is handed down from generation to generation. Help out Giúp đỡ It’s kind of you to help me out
Hold back Kiềm chế He can’t hold back the anger
Hold up Hoãn, cản trở The construction was held up by the bad weather. Keeo off
Keep away from Tránh xa That sign means keeping off the grass.
Keep up Giữ, duy trì Keep it up and you will be successful
Keep up with Theo kịp You are walking too fast I can’t keep up with you. Keep on Tiếp tục Keep on doing your homework
Knock out Hạ gục He knocked me out easily
Knock down Sụp đổ Some old houses were knocked down to make way for the new shopping centre. Leave out Loại bỏ I don’t think I’ve left out anything
Leave off Loại bỏ khỏi danh sách She left some people off
Let sb down Làm ai thất vọng I believe she won’t let me down
Let sb in
Let sb out
Cho ai vào Cho ai ra
We want to go there, but they wouldn’t let us
in because we weren’t members
Let off Phạt The judge let him off very lightly
Look down on Coi thường We shouldn’t look down on the poor
Look out Cẩn thận Look out There is a step
Look up to Kính trọng ai Every Vietnamese look up to president Ho ChiMinh.
Trang 7Look up Tra cứu, tìm kiếm Look that work up in your dictionary.
Look through Xem cẩn thận, lướt qua I want you to look through the report carefully.
Look through Tìm kiếm Have you looked through the drawer in the hall. Look into Xem xét kĩ I will look into that question
Look over Nhìn quaKiểm tra I looked over your test You did it bad
Lead to Dẫn đến I hope this won’t lead to anything bad
Lay down Ban hành The policies are laid down by the government Lay off Sa thải They are planning to lay off about 50 staff Live on Sống dựa vào I can’t live on the little salary
Make up Bịa chuyện Don’t believe the story he told you He just made it up. Make up
Be made of Chiếm, bao gồm
Children under 16 make up half the population
of the city
Air is made mainly of nitrogen and oxygen Make out Phân biệt They are very similar I can’t make them out Make out Hiểu We couldn’t make out what he said
Make up for Đền bù How can I make up for the pain I cause?
Miss out Bỏ lỡ He wasn’t not so lucky He miss out again Nod off Ngủ gật Don’t nod off in the class
Put out Dập tắt The firemen are trying to put the fire out Put away Cất đi, dành dụm You should put something away for a rainy day. Put off Hoãn Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today Put on Mặc đeo, đội It is very cold outside Put your coat on when want you go out. Put up with Chịu đựng How do you put up with the noise?
Put in for Yêu cầu, đòi hỏi You are wasting your time, I put in for that jobweeks ago. Put down Ghi lại I put down her number phone on the paper Put down Làm mất mặt I get the feeling she will put me down
Put up Xây dựng This building was put up years ago
Pass away Chết His farther passed away half of years ago, but now he is still sad. Pass away Trôi qua Time passes by very quickly
Pass out Ngất She was so tired that she passed out
Pull down Sập đổ Our school was pulled down
Trang 8Pull back Rút lui I think you can’t success, so you should pull back soon. Pull out Lấy ra He seemed to want to pull something out fromhis pocket. Point out Chỉ ra The teacher is pointing out the mistake in my exam. Run across
Run into Tình cờ gặp I runned across John in the park this morning. Run out of Hết we ran out of milk
Run after Đuổi theo He runned after me from the school to my house. Run away Bỏ chốn, bỏ chạy The boy throw a stone then runs away
Run down Cắt giảm The government will run down the tax next month. Read up Nghiên cứu Peter usually read yo\p on history
Read through Đọc từ đầu đến cuối You can’t sign a contract without reading it through. Ring off Tắt máy She said little words then rang off
Rip off Lừa You paid for the painting too much You must be ripped off. See off Tiễn ai You must remember to see me off at the airport tomorrow.
Show up Xuất hiện I was waiting for him the whole evening but he didn’t show up. Show off Khoe khoang Jane is always trying to impress people He is always showing off. See about Quan tâm, đẻ ý I noticed that Tom always see you about See through Nhận ra bản chất của ai If I had seen through him, I wooldn’t have employed him. Stay up Thức khuya Staying up late usually is not good for health Stay behind ở lại It is dark You should stay behind tonight Speek up Nói lớn Can you speek up? I can’t hear clearly
Set up Thành lập The government has set up a committee to investigate the problem. Set off
Set out Khởi hành We set off very early to advoid the traffic. Set up Ngăn cản All of my family set him back from smoking Stand by ủng hộ, giữa lời hứa Don’t worry I always stand by you
Stand out Nổi bật This line really stands out on that orande background.
Trang 9Stand for Đại diện, viết tắt của What does BBC stand for?
Sell out
Sell up Bán sạch
The shop always sell out of newspaper on Sundays
Shut up Ngậm miệng lại You should shut up before he angry
Shut down Đóng cửa, phá sản There used to be a shop at the end of the street.It shutted down a few months ago. Take after Giống với Stephen takes after both of his parents
Take off Cất cánh
Cởi
After a long delay the plane finally took off
It was warm, so I took off my jacket
Take on Thuê We must taken on another 30 staff this month Take in LừaHiểu
Don’t trust him He take me in once
The instructor spoke so fast that I couln’t take in
Take over Đảm nhận Although this work was very difficult, he still took it over. Take up Bắt đầu làm gì Laura took up photography a few years ago She takes really good picture. Take up Chiếm The big sofa takes up a lot in my room
Turn down Từ chối Rachel was offered the job, but she decided to turn it down. Turn up Xuất hiện I lost my glasses, but now it has turned up Turn out Hóa ra Nobody believed Paul at first, but he turned out to be right. Turn round Đổi ý I didn’t know why she turned round at last Turn in Đi ngủ it’s too late It’s time to turn in
Tell off Mắng She told me off in front of the whole class It made me so embrassed. Talk out of Cản trở Don’t talk me out of doing this It is useless Try on Thử (quần áo) I am trying on the shoes to see wether they fit me or not. Try out Thử (máy móc) The company tried out this machine It workedvery well. Think over Suy nghĩ kĩ You should think over before deciding
Think up Khám phá, tìm ra I can’t think anything up
Tie out Làm kiệt sức You are so tired Dpn’t tie yourself out
Use up Dùng hết I used up the candy you bought yesterday
Trang 10Wait up for Chờ ai đến tận khuya although she was sleepy, she still waited up for Ann. Write down Ghi lại I can’t remember Tom’s address I wrote it down, but I can’t find it. Work out
Sort out giải quyết
All of us must work out this problem as soon
as possible
Work out Phát triển, tiến triển Good luck for the future I hope everything works out well for you. Wear out Hư hỏng if you wash your shoes much, theu will wear out soon. Wipe out Hủy duyệt The storm wiped out everything