FCE Phrasal verbs with Vietnamese meaning – Miss Alice

Travel and transport

catch up with someone /kæʧ ʌp wɪð /

+ (CAUSE PROBLEMS)

If something bad that you have done or that has been happening to you catches up with you, it begins to cause problems for you:

Ex: His lies will catch up with him one day.

+ (PUNISH)

If people in authority catch up with you, they discover that you have been doing something wrong and often punish you for it:

Ex: They had been selling stolen cars for years before the police caught up with them.

2. drop off / drɒp ɒf /

+(SLEEP)

to start to sleep

+ (DECREASE) : giảm

If the amount, number, or quality of something drops off, it becomes less:

The demand for mobile phones shows no signs of dropping off.

+ drop someone/something off = để xuống

to take someone or something to a particular place, usually by car, as you travel to a different place:

Ex: We dropped our luggage off at the hotel and went sightseeing.

+ drop-off noun [ C ] (also dropoff) = (FALL) a fall in the amount, number, or quality of something: rớt giá/ giảm chất lượng

Ex: There has been a drop-off in the share price of both companies.

Ex2: Travel agents say there has been no drop-off in bookings.

3. keep up (with someone/something)– B2

keep up with sb: theo kịp ai đó

keep up with sth : cập nhật tin tức mới nhất về điều gì đó

Một số cụm từ đi kèm:

Keep up with the times: bắt kịp thời đại.
Keep up with the demand: bắt kịp nhu cầu.
Keep up with the payment: tiếp tục khoản chi trả.
Keep up with the Joneses: so đo với hàng xóm.

Although technology has been very common these days, it is still very hard for the elderly to keep up with it.
(Dịch: Mặc dù công nghệ đã khá phổ biến ngày nay, những người lớn tuổi vẫn gặp khó trong việc theo kịp nó.)

4. make for somewhere/something – B2 = to go in the direction of a place or thing:

5. pull someone in = If the police pull you in, they arrest you:

Ex: The police pulled in dozens of protesters during the demonstration.

+ Pull-in = rest stop = a place at the side of a road where vehicles can stop and where it is sometimes possible to buy food and drinks.

+ to earn money for a company:

Ex: The initiative (sáng kiến)/ new plan / will pull in an extra €4 million of investment.

run over B2 : đụng (xe/vật) = If a vehicle or its driver runs over someone or something, the vehicle hits and drives over him, her, or itEx: I think we’ve just run a rabbit over.

6. set out C2 = to start an activity with a particular aim

Ex: She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

Phrases and collocations

accident

+ have an accident

+ be involved in an accident : bị dấy vào 1 tai nạn (ko phải tự minh gây ra mà do ngươi khác liên luỵ)

+ do sth by accident : làm gì đó 1 cách tình cờ => The fire started by accident.

2. advance = pay . Could you advance me £500 until Tuesday? : trả trước

+ in advance

+advance to : thăng tiến

3. ahead = in front

+ off the top of your head = ko biết ngay lập tức => “What’s the capital of Mauritania?” “I don’t know off the top of my head, but I could go and look it up.”

+ go ahead

+ be ahead of sth/sb

4. direction : chỉ huy/ sự chỉ đạo/ sự hướng dẫn

+ a change of direction : sự chuyển hướng

+ in the direction of : về hướng

5. route : tuyến đường

+ plan a route : lên kế hoạch cho 1 lộ trình

+ take a route: theo cách

6. sights

+ see the sights

7. sightseeing

+ go sightseeing

8. speed : tốc độ , vận tốc

+ at high speed

+ a burst of speed: đột phá tốc độ

+ speed limit

9. tour

+ tour a place = visit a place

10. trip

+ go on a trip / take a trip

11. way

+ go all the way

go all the way (sex)

have intercourse, make love “””When I go all the way, I want to feel loved,”” she said.”

go all the way (sports)

win a final series, win the cup or trophy If the Leafs beat us, they’ll go all the way.

go all the way with

agree completely；

go all the way

Idiom(s): go all the way (with someone) AND go to bed (with someone)

Theme: SEX

to have sexual intercourse with someone. (Euphemistic. Use with caution.)
• If you go all the way, you stand a chance of getting pregnant.
• I’ve heard that they go to bed all the time.

đi hết con đường (hoặc toàn bộ con đường)
1 tiếp tục một quá trình hành động cho đến kết luận của nó. 2 có quan hệ tình dục trả toàn với một người nào đó. uyển ngữ. Xem thêm: all, go, waygo all ˈway (with somebody)
(formal) quan hệ tình dục trả toàn với ai đó. Xem thêm: all, go, waygo all the way
in. To cop cop; để mang cổ tất cả các cách để giao cấu. (Êm đềm. Thường bị phản đối.) Anh ấy cứ muốn tui đi hết cách.

Hobbies, sport and games

pitch[ C ] UK(US field)an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football:a football/hockey/cricket pitchinvade a pitch Supporters invaded (= ran onto) the pitch.
track : đường đua
court : sân vơt/ => tennis court
course : sân chơi thể thao
ring: sàn đấu
rink: sân trượt
win:
beat
score: ghi bàn
play:kịch
game
spectator /spekˈteɪ.tər/ = a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part
viewer = a person who watches something, especially television
umpire /ˈʌm.paɪər/ = a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable
referee = in sports such as American football, association football, basketball, etc., a person who is in charge of making certain that the rules are followed
final : trận chung kết
finale : màn cuối cùng
end: điểm kết thúc
ending : kết truyện
bat: gậy (bóng chuyền)
stick: que/gậy
rod : cần (fishing rod)
racket: vợt
amateur /ˈæm.ə.tər/ taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job: nghiệp dư
professional : chuyên nghiệp
athletics /æθˈlet.ɪks/ = the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing
interval /ˈɪn.tə.vəl/ a period between two events or times : khảng nghỉ giữa giờ
half time = a short rest period between the two parts of a sports game
draw: kết quả hoà
draw verb (EQUAL)C1 [ I ] UK to finish a game with the same number of points as the other person or team:Coventry drew 1–1 with United in the semifinal.
equal = the same in amount, number, or size:
competitor = a person, team, or company that is competing against others
opponent = a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it

Phrasal verbs

Bring forward = to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier than planned :thay đổi time sớm hơn dự kiến => Ex: The elections were brought forward by three months.
get round to = start (after planning to do sth for a long time): bắt đầu thực hiện
get up to = do/ do sth you should not do => What did you do last week? / what did you get up to last week?
go in for + = enter (a competition ); like / enjnoy => Ex: I’ve never really gone in for classical music, but I love jazz. + to take part in a competition => Are you planning to go in for the 100 metres race?
go off = + to leave a place, especially in order to do something => Ex:John decided to go off on his own.
+ to stop liking something or someone => Many women go off coffee during pregnancy.
knock out
look out
pull out : lấn lề , lái xe lạn ra ngoài / vượt ẩu/ rút lui
put off = delay = postpone
put up with = tolerate /ˈtɒləreɪt / chịu đựng/ chấp nhận
take to = start = to start to like someone or something => Sandra took to it straight away. = to start doing something regularly take to doing something => Dee’s taken to getting up at 6 and going jogging.
take up – take something ↔ up to become interested in a new activity and to spend time doing it => Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest.

phrases and collocations

best

+ make the best of sth => cố gắng tận dụng cái tôt nhất để vượt qua => Ex: We are stuck here, so we might as well make the best of it.

+ do your best

+ the best at sth/doing

chance

+ have / get/ take a chance to do; have a chance of doing; some/little/ chance of doing ; the chances of doing

+ chance of a lifetime

+ your go : luợt của bạn

+ have a go = give it a try

height

+ in height: chiều cao => None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height

+ afraid of heights : sợ độ cao

+ height of sth : chiều cao của..

mad

+ mad about

+ mad on sth

+ go mad

+ become mad

pleasure

+ take pleasure in sth

+ take pleasure in doing

+ gain pleasure from sth

+ get pleasure from sth

popular

+ popular with

+ popular among : được ưa chuộng trong số…

side

+ the opposite side

+ the far side

+ side with sb : ủng hộ ai/ đứng về phía ai (v)

+ on the winning side

+ on the losing side

Talent

+ have a talent

+ talent contest : cuộc thi tài năng

Word patterns

compete (v) = (1) to try to be more successful than someone or something else
Ex: It’s difficult for a small shop to compete against/with the big supermarkets. (2) to take part in a race or competition => Ex: Are you competing in the 100 metres?
against (pre) C1 -If you have something against someone, you dislike them for a reason: =>Ex:I’ve nothing against him – I just don’t have much in common with him.
compete for sth => Both girls compete for their father’s attention.(Cả hai cô gái cạnh tranh để thu hút sự chú ý của cha mình.)
compete in sth => Are you competing in the 100 metres?
concentrate /ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/
concentrate on sth
concentrate on doing
difficult to do
find sth difficult
find it difficult to do
fond of
free to do / free for
interested in sth / doing
involve sth / involve doing / involve in sth/doing
to be involved: tham gia vào…
listen to sth/sb
stop sth/doing; stop to do; stop sb from doing
sure to do/ be sure/ make sure
certain to do / certain of sth.

Word formation

allow : cho phép /əˈlaʊ/ to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening => You’re not allowed to talk during the exam. :
disallow /ˌdɪs.əˈlaʊ/ to say officially that something cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct way (ko được chấp nhận vì chưa làm đúng / ko cho phép)
allowance (C1) /əˈlaʊ.əns/ tiền tiêu vặt/ phụ cấp =>I couldn’t have managed at college if I hadn’t had an allowance from my parents.
allowable (adj) có thể chấp nhận được =allowed according to the rules or laws that control a particular area of activity => Ex: A certain level of error is allowable
associate (v) /əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/ to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else. Danh từ: Người đồng nghiệp hoặc đối tác trong một tổ chức hoặc doanh nghiệp.Động từ: Liên kết, kết hợp hoặc kết giao với cái gì đó.Tính từ: Liên quan đến hoặc kết hợp với một khái niệm hoặc ý tưởng.
Ví dụ: He’s my associate in the law firm.
Ví dụ: She always associates summer with vacations.
Ví dụ: In some cultures, the color white is associated with purity.
disassociate (v) phân ra / tách ra /ngừng liên kết hoặc hủy bỏ mối quan hệ hoặc liên kết với cái gì đó. => She decided to disassociate herself from the project due to personal reasons
association (n) a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose. => 1 tổ chức => Ex: The Football Association / The British Medical Association is/are campaigning for a complete ban on tobacco advertising (Hội Y Học / tổ chức y học Anh đang vận động để đòi hỏi một lệnh cấm hoàn toàn quảng cáo thuốc lá)
unassociated (adj) /ˌʌn.əˈsəʊ.si.eɪ.tɪd/ = not connected with something = không liên quan. => Ex: Back pain that is unassociated with posture or movement should be investigated further.(Đau lưng không liên quan đến tư thế hoặc chuyển động nên được điều tra kỹ hơn).
compete : cạnh tranh
competition: cuộc thi
competitor : đối thủ
competitive: canh tranh
competitively: 1 cách cạnh tranh
enjoy
enjoyment = the feeling of enjoying something => Ex: Knowing the ending already didn’t spoil my enjoyment of the movie.
enjoyable (adj) thú vị => Ex:Thank you for a most enjoyable evening
equip (v) to provide a person or a place with objects that are necessary for a particular purpose: cung cấp.
equipment
equipped (adjective) C1 = having the necessary tools, clothes, equipment, etc.:trang bị => Ex: We were well equipped for the trip.
fortune (N)= (WEALTH /welθ/ ) : vận may/ tài sản/ sự giàu có
misfortune /ˌmɪsˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ bad luck, or an unlucky event: sự bất hạnh
fortunate /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ adj = lucky => You’re very fortunate to have found such a nice house.
unfortunately – used to say that something is sad, disappointing, or has a bad effect
fortunately happening because of good luck : may mà => Fortunately, we got home before it started to rain.
interest : sự quan tâm/ sự thích thú
interesting
uninteresting = not interesting
uninterestingly => Uninterestingly” có nghĩa là một cách không hấp dẫn hoặc không thú vị. Đây là cách miêu tả một cách làm hoặc một tình huống không gây sự chú ý hoặc không tạo ra cảm giác thú vị.
know
knowledge
knowledgeable = knowing a lot : am hiểu => He’s very knowledgeable about German literature.
maitain
maintenance /ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/ = the work needed to keep a road, building, machine, etc. in good condition = “Maintenance” có nghĩa là hành động hoặc quá trình duy trì, giữ gìn, hoặc bảo dưỡng cái gì đó để đảm bảo nó hoạt động đúng cách và hiệu quả. Trong ngữ cảnh kỹ thuật, “maintenance” thường ám chỉ việc sửa chữa, bảo trì, và duy trì hệ thống, thiết bị, hoặc cơ sở hạ tầng.
medal : huy chương
medallist = a person who has won a medal in sport: người đạt huy chương. => Ex: She’s a bronze medallist in judo.
medallion /məˈdæl.jən/ = a metal disc that is worn for decoration on a chain or string around the neck =>
oppose verb /əˈpəʊz/ to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against it, him, or her: = chống đối hoặc phản đối một ý kiến, quan điểm, hoặc hành động cụ thể. Đây là hành động không đồng tình hoặc đối lập với điều gì đó.
opposition = strong disagreement = sự chống đối hoặc phản đối một ý kiến, quan điểm, hoặc hành động cụ thể => Ex: There is a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.
opponent /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it.
opposite
opposing adjective = competing or fighting against each other => Ex: The article tries to show opposing viewpoints on the issue (Bài báo cố gắng thể hiện các quan điểm đối lập về vấn đề đó.)
practice (n)
practise (v)
practical
impractical : không thực tế / ko giỏi (người)
impractically
train : đào tạo thêm / huấn luyện thêm
retrain = đào tạo thêm / huấn luyện thêm
trainer.