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... sometime Let’s go aut for a meal be out to lunch He’s out to lunch with a client stop for~ We stopped for tea at the Ritz join sb for, stay for/to~ You're sure you won't stay for tea? sit down to, ... a/the~ His English is way above the level of the other students at a/the ~ students at intermediate level o She has played tennis at a high level below a/the~ The book is not suitable for students ... little liking for each other | demonstrate, develop | share e PREP for your~ The weather’s too hot for my liking to your~ The food wasn’t really to my liking | ~for Weshare a liking for Italian

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21

... Trang 2Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Trang 3UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX26DP Oxford University Press is ... Tokyo Toronto Oxford and Oxford English are registered trademarks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries ©Oxford University Press 2002 Database right Oxford University ... involved, presenting collocates in their most typical form in context, even if this is not the usual dictionary citation form For example at the entry for baby, you will find the collocation be teething,

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... statements Write (Y) for the agreed ones, (N) for the disagreed ones and (Mb) for the ones which the writer may or may not agree to 1 ………….The hypothesis gives a thorough explanation for the phenomenon ... past perfect tense To express an action or a state before a past time reference Examples: Everything had been good before he put his nose in Before quantum physics, the interacting bodies on the ... not see atoms, and so they _ be very small and there _ be very many of them in any sample large enough for us to examine 18 Some pairs of elements form several compounds, whereas others form

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 16:15

... there for the - I told her not to do it for the umpteenth time I -for It's timefor a break • ADJ meeting • TIME time I be pressed for/ short of I be... PREP - for some handy tips for ... teammatesfor his mistake. I championship, event, prize I effort, performance I selection I talk The manager gives his team talks in English. I sheet (= the list of play- ers chosen for the team) ... taxation on the wealthy a form of taxation The poll tax was a very unpopular form of taxation. for tax- 789 teach ation purposes They were treated as a married couplefor taxation purposes. taxi

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 17:15

... edge of the sun This set of lines had never been seen before and could not be produced with any element known at the time The lines were therefore thought to be from a new element, which was ... discovered" Therefore, we deduce that the verb phrase in passive sentences is formed by combining the auxiliary verb to be and a passive particle (exactly the same form as a part participle) ... phrase is called by-phrase (forming by by + agent) This gives the new information (by whom) to clarify the topic (subject) which is an already -known piece of information (the electron was discovered)

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 03:15

... Write (S) for the same and (D) for the different 1 a The frictional force is greater when the contact force is greater b The greater the contact force, the greater the frictional force 2 a ... the force is the same at all points in a uniform field, it follows that the energy of the charge increases steadily as we push it from one plate to the other b In a uniform field, as the force ... larger and larger force until you are at rest, supported entirely by the scale The scale then shows you how much force (from the spring) balances gravity’s pull on your mass, and this force is equal

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 03:15

... was unlikely to last | be expected to | seem to The journey seemed to last forever | be built to This house was built to last e PREP for The war lasted for three years into The cele- brations ... a/the~ His English is way above the level of the other students at a/the ~ students at intermediate level © She has played tennis at a high level below a/the ~ The book is not suitable for students ... 12lenient criminals in return for information ~towards Let’s hope the judge shows leniency towards her e PHRASES a plea for leniency Even the victim’s family made a plea for leniency on behalf of

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2013, 15:15

... taken by the particle The gravitational force (weight) and the spring force are conservative forces; the kinetic frictional force is non-conservative force ……… ……… ……… ……… Exercise 2: Reduce ... the two formulas merge They yield the same result ……… ……… 7 We apply Newton’s laws of mechanics only in inertia reference frames These frames move at constant velocity ……… ……… Trang 88 For some ... 13 Power is the rate at which work is done by a force In more general sense, it is the rate at which energy is transferred by a force from one form to another ……… ……… 14 In 1905, Einstein showed

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 01:15

... each of the following statements is true or false Write (T) for the true statements, (F) for the false ones and (N) for the ones with no information to justify 1 ……….Any phenomenon can be explained ... pattern: It’s + adjective+ for somebody + to-infinitive Example: 1 It’s important for you to complete all the observations before writing a report 2 It’s very expensive for a poor country to conduct ... chemist, to search for a new element in the water (there are two to-infinitive in this case, the former one is the complement, the latter one is the direct object for the first one, see c bellow )

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 01:15

... famous for fed up with fond of good at grateful for guilty of happy about/with interested in keen on nervous of pleased about/with ready for responsible for satisfied with sorry about/for successful ... that to make a report, before that enough observations must be made for the sake of scientific accuracy) c To form a negative we simply add the negative word ‘not’ before the gerund Example: ... apologize for (dis)approve of believe in benefit from care for confess to count on depend on feel like get on with insist on object to pay for put up with rely on resort to succeed in think of vote for

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 09:15

... the two mentioned units for reference. Also, in the reading comprehension, the exercises dealing with contextual reference make themselves very important as a support for the writing skill development. ... pressure the buoyant force, F b . The buoyant force is why your friends will seem to weigh less in water. Their weights (mg) won’t change, of course, but each gets a buoyant force from the water ... by underlining them For example, a double line (===) for a main idea and a single line ( ) for a sub-main idea Then, from... cubic meter 2 A unit of volume used for measurement of

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 09:15

... look for an effect produced by moving charge which can be measured quantitatively You have used such indirect methods many times before, probably without noticing it For example, you can not see ... they’ll skitter along for a bit as friction does negative work on them, reducing their kinetic 5.3 Prepositions of time: at on in during over since/for till/until before/ after by from between ... hydrogen are nearly the same all over the classroom for a short time 5.4 Prepositions with other meanings about according to against as/as for for by instead of because of with respect to on on

Ngày tải lên: 06/11/2013, 23:15

... nuclear forces c both of the above Exercise 3: Decide whether each of the following sentences is true or false Write (T) for the true ones, (F) for the false ones and (N) for the ones with no information ... since it was formed, 4500 million years ago The Earth formed a swirling cloud of dust and gas, at the same time that the Sun itself was forming These materials condensed under the force of gravitational ... uranium was formed at the same time as the formation of the earth, it is not the main part of the earth (Uranium is not the main part of the earth (al) though formed at the same time as the formation

Ngày tải lên: 06/11/2013, 23:15

... overfor dinner sometime. Let's go out/or a meal. be out tolunch He's out to lunch with a client. stop for-Westoppedfor tea at the Ritz. join sb for, stay for/to-You're sure you won't stay for ... what your company offers-forThat jumper should be a good match for your trousers. 4 sth the same • ADJ. exact • PREP -for Toforge the certificate, she needed an exact match for the paper and thefonts. ... again.0They plan to marry next year Iforbid sb toDuty forbade them to marry I ask sb toHe asked me to marry him but I said no. • PREP forHe married her for love, not for money.into the difficulties

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... stand for She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomin- ation. I accept I withdraw I support I invite Nomin- ations are invited for the post of party chairman. I seek She isseeking ... noun especially, particularly for The bridge is noteworthy for its sheer size notice noun • ADJ forthwith, immediately I in advance I by post, in writing I formally • VERB + NOTIFY be obliged ... arrested for trading in narcotics. • NARCOTIC + NOUN agent, officer, official, squad cc:> Note at DRUG (for more verbs and nouns) narrative noun • ADJ. popular I coherent I simple, straightforward

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... seem Ibecome • ADV very Icompletely, quite Islightly unforgettable adj. • VERBS be • ADV quite, totally, truly It was a truly unforgettable ex-perience. Ipretty unfortunate adj. • VERBS be, seemIconsider ... declared quite unfit for human habitation. • ADV completely, quite, totally, wholly Imedically, mentally, physically • PREP forcompletely unfit for our purposes 0She was found unfit for work. 2 not ... your grandparents) uncomfortable adj. 1 not comfortable • VERBS be, feel, look, seem Ibecome, get Imake sth Sharp stones on the path made walking barefoot rather uncomfortable. Ifind sth Ifind

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:16

... bill | policy e PREP ~inreforms in housing and education Trang 20reform e PHRASES the need for reform, the pace of reform, a programme of reform, a timetable for reform reform verb e ADV drastically, ... calculated by reference to an hourly rate for~ Retain a copy of the form for future ref- erence without ~to The decision was taken without refer- ence to local managers e PHRASES for reference purposes ... purposes She needs the book for reference purposes a source of reference The book is an invaluable source of reference for the art historian 3 book containing facts/information e ADJ general The

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... gally Is the contract legally valid? @ PREP for Vouchers are only valid for races taking place before 31 December 2 strong and convincing e VERBS be, seem | become | remain | accept sth as, consider ... friend for He hated to be valued for his looks alone valueless adj e VERBS be,seem | become e ADV completely, quite Our shares became completely valueless overnight e PREP as Some of the royal forests ... manufacture 2sth used for communicating ideas/achieving sth e ADJ excellent, ideal, perfect | important, main, major e PREP ~for The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents ~of The Students’ Union

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... the dictionary | be eligible for, be suitable for, qualify for All work by current students is eligible for in- clusion in the journal | be unsuitable for | be available for | consider sth for, ... new image for itself | present, project, promote a book which presents positive images of older people | aim for, go for | change | clean up, enhance, improve, polish, revive an effort to improve ... sentence sb to e IMPRISONMENT + VERB be suspended for sth The judge sentenced her to 6 months imprisonment suspended for 15 months e PREP ~ for imprisonment for illegal possession of weapons e PHRASES

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 08:20

... to wait a long time for the right man to come along wait a minute/moment Hey! Wait a minute! [ll come with you! wait and see We'll wait and see what the weather's like before we make a decision ... circular walks you can do in half a day © We'll go for a walk before lunch © We went on a ten-mile walk along the coast | take sb/sth for She takes her dog for a walk every evening | break They broke ... beautifully, blissfully, comfortably, deliciously, pleasantly, wonderfully sliding further down into the blissfully warm bed | uncomfortably The room seemed uncomfortably warm | surprisingly

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 08:20