STT | Phrasal verb | Ý nghĩa | Ví dụ |
1 | Bear out = confirm | Xác nhận | The other witnesses will bear out what I say. |
2 | Bring in = introduce | Giới thiệu | They want to bring in a bill to limit arms exports. |
3 | Gear up for = prepare for | Chuẩn bị | Cycle organizations are gearing up for National Bike Week. |
4 | Pair up with = team up with | Hợp tác | Sally decided to pair up with Jason for the dance contest. |
5 | Cut down = reduce | Cắt giảm | We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. |
6 | Look back on = remember | Nhớ lại | She usually looks back on her childhood. |
7 | Bring up = raise | Nuôi dưỡng | He was brought up by his aunt. |
8 | Hold on = wait | Chờ đợi | Hold on a minute while I get my breath back. |
9 | Turn down = refuse | Từ chối | He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. |
10 | Talk over = discuss | Thảo luận | They talked over the proposal and decided to give it their approval. |
11 | Leave out = not include, omit | Bỏ qua | If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18. |
12 | Break down | Đổ vỡ, hư hỏng | The telephone system has broken down. |
13 | Put forward = suggest | Đề xuất, gợi ý | Can I put you forward for club secretary? |
14 | Dress up | Ăn vận (trang trọng) | There’s no need to dress up—come as you are. |
15 | Stand for | Viết tắt cho | ‘The book’s by T.C. Smith.’ ‘What does the ‘T.C.’ stand for?’ |
16 | Keep up = continue | Tiếp tục | Well done! Keep up the good work/Keep it up. |
17 | Look after = take care of | Trông nom, chăm sóc | Who’s going to look after the children while you’re away? |
18 | Work out = calculate | Tính toán | It’ll work out cheaper to travel by bus. |
19 | Show up = arrive | Tới, đến | It was getting late when she finally showed up. |
20 | Come about = happen | Xảy ra | Can you tell me how the accident came about. |
21 | Hold up = stop, delay | Dừng lại, hoãn lại | An accident is holding up traffic. |
22 | Call off = cancel | Hoãn, Hủy bỏ | The game was called off because of bad weather. |
23 | Look for = expect, hope for | Trông đợi | We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term. |
24 | Fix up = arrange | Sắp xếp | I’ll fix you up with a place to stay. |
25 | Get by = manage to live | Sống bằng | How does she get by on such a small salary? |
26 | Check in | Làm thủ tục vào cửa | Please check in at least an hour before departure. |
27 | Check out | Làm thủ tục ra | Please check out at the reception area. |
28 | Drop by (drop in on) | Ghé qua | I thought I’d drop in on you while I was passing. |
29 | Come up with | Nghĩ ra | She came up with a new idea for increasing sales. |
30 | Call up = phone | Gọi điện | She’s out for lunch. Please call up later. |
31 | Call on = visit | Thăm | My mother’s friends call upon her everyWednesday. |
32 | Think over = consider | Xem xét, cân nhắc | Let me think over your request for a day or so. |
33 | Talk over = discuss | Thảo luận | They talked over the proposal and decided to give it their approval. |
34 | Move on | Chuyển sang | Can we move on to the next item on the agenda? |
35 | Go over = examine | Xem xét | Go over your work before you hand it in. |
36 | Put sth down = write sth, make a note of sth | Ghi chép lại | The meeting’s on the 22nd. Put it down in your diary. |
37 | Clear up = tidy | Dọn dẹp | I’m fed up with clearing up after you! |
38 | Carry out = execute | Tiến hành | Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient. |
39 | Break in | Đột nhập | Burglars had broken in while we were away. |
40 | Back up | Ủng hộ | I’ll back you up if they don’t believe you. |
41 | Turn away = turn down | Từ chối | They had nowhere to stay so I couldn’t turn them away. |
42 | Wake up = get up | Thức dậy | Wake up and listen! |
43 | Warm up | Khởi động | Let’s warm up before entering the main part. |
44 | Turn off | Tắt | They’ve turned off the water while they repair a burst pipe. |
45 | Turn on | Bật | I’ll turn the television on. |
46 | Fall down | Xuống cấp | Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down. |
47 | Find out | Tìm ra | I haven’t found anything out about him yet. |
48 | Get off | Khởi hành | We got off straight after breakfast. |
49 | Give up | Từ bỏ | They gave up without a fight. |
50 | Go up = increase | Tăng lên | The price of cigarettes is going up. |
51 | Pick someone up | Đón ai đó | I’ll pick you up at five. |
52 | Take up | Bắt đầu một hoạt động mới | He takes up his duties next week. |
53 | Speed up | Tăng tốc | Can you try and speed things up a bit? |
54 | Grow up | Lớn lên | Their children have all grown up and left home now. |
55 | Catch up with | Theo kịp | Go on ahead. I’ll catch up with you. |
56 | Cut off | Cắt bỏ cái gì đó | He had his finger cut off in an accident at work. |
57 | Account for | Giải thích | How do you account for the show’s success? |
58 | Belong to | Thuộc về | Who does this watch belong to? |
59 | Break away | Bỏ trốn | The prisoner broke away from his guards. |
60 | Delight in | Thích thú về | She delights in walking. |
61 | Get across (to sb) | Truyền đạt được đến ai đó | I was trying to get across how much I admired them. |
62 | Get after | Thúc giục | Don’t just stand there talking. Get after them! |
63 | Get along | Hòa thuận | I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband. |
64 | Get around | Lách luật, di chuyển từ nơi này đến nơi khác, được biết đến | Spain last week and Germany this week – he gets around, doesn’t he! |
65 | Get at | Chạm, với tới, khám phá ra điều gì | I’ve put the cake on a high shelf where he can’t get at it. |
66 | Get away | Thoát khỏi, rời đi | The criminal got away from prison. |
67 | Get back | Quay lại với một ai đó hoặc tình trạng nào đó | Finally, she get back to me. |
68 | Get by (on,in,with st) | Xoay sở | How can he get by on so little money? |
69 | Get about | Vực lại sau một cơn ốm | She was finding it increasingly difficult to get about. |
70 | Go along | Đi cùng ai đến nơi nào đó | I will go along with him to Japan next year. |
71 | Go away | Rời, đi khỏi | Tell him to go away! |
72 | Go beyond something | Vượt ngoài, vượt khỏi | The cost of marketing should not go beyond 10% avenue. |
73 | Go down | Hạ, giảm (giá) | The crime rate shows no signs of going down. |
74 | Go through | Chịu đựng, trải qua việc gì đó | No one can imagine what he’s going through |
75 | Go up | Tăng | She always worry when her weight going up |
76 | Look back | Ngẫm lại một chuyện gì đó đã qua | I miss my grandmother so much when I look back on my childhood. |
77 | Look for (st) | Tìm kiếm thứ gì đó | What are you looking for? |
78 | Look forward to (st) | Mong chờ điều gì đó | I’m looking forward to coming home. |
79 | Look out (for sb/st) | Cẩn thận, coi chừng… | You should look out wildlife species in the forest. |
80 | Look up | Tra cứu thứ gì | Oxford dictionary is the best choice to look up new words. |
81 | Take after sb | Giống ai đó về ngoại hình, tính cách | John takes after his mother. |
82 | Take off | Cất cánh | The plane took off 5 minutes ago. |
83 | Take sth down | Ghi lại | I took down everything my leader said to me. |
84 | Take sth back | Trả lại thứ đã mua | There is a mistake in the color of the shirt I ordered so I will take it back. |
85 | Take sth up | Bắt đầu một thói quen, sở thích mới | He has taken up dancing. |
86 | Clean something up | lau dọn gọn gàng | Please clean up your bedroom before you go outside. |
87 | Chip in | giúp đỡ | If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon. |
88 | Cheer somebody up | làm ai đó vui | I brought you some flowers to cheer you up. |
89 | Cheer up | trở nên vui vẻ hơn | She cheered up when she heard the good news. |
90 | Check out somebody/ something | nhìn ngó (một cách không lịch sự) | Check out the crazy hair on that guy! |
91 | Check somebody/ something out | quan sát kỹ càng, điều tra | The company checks out all new employees. |
92 | Check out | trả phòng khách sạn | You have to check out of the hotel before 11:00 AM. |
93 | Check in | đến và xác nhận đăng ký phòng ở khách sạn hoặc lấy vé ở sân bay | We will get the hotel keys when we check in. |
94 | Catch up | theo kịp ai đó | You’ll have to run faster than that if you want to catch up with Marty. |
95 | Fall in love (with s.o) | Yêu ai đó | I fell in love with him at first sight. |
96 | Fall into | Rơi vào | The shop fell into debt. |
97 | Fall out of | Rơi, ngã ra khỏi… | The cat fell out of the window. |
98 | Fall down | Rơi xuống | Unluckily, the cup fell down under the stairs. |
99 | Fall off | Ngã xuống | Jane broke her leg because she fell off the horse. |
100 | Fall over | Vấp phải… | Sam fell over a chair when he came into the house. |