MULTIPLE MEANING PHRASAL VERBS -CÔ PHẠM LIỄU- PART 1
MULTIPLE MEANING PHRASAL VERBS -CÔ PHẠM LIỄU- PART 1
MULTIPLE MEANING PHRASAL VERBS -CÔ PHẠM LIỄU- PART 1
NGÀY 20/11/2020
BIÊN SOẠN: CÔ PHẠM LIỄU
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1. take off - to leave the ground and begin to fly They've already taken off, so it's too
(bird, airplane): cất cánh, bay lên late to say goodbye.
- to become successful or popular very The new café took off in its first week
quickly (product): trở nên nổi tiếng of business.
rộng rãi; nổi lên như cồn
- to leave a place in a hurry: rời khỏi After the accident, the car took off
đâu một cách vội vã, bỏ trốn before I could get its license plate
number.
- to remove clothing from body: cởi Take off your coat and relax.
(quần áo)
- to stop studying or working for a James was so tired of working for long
period of time: nghỉ ngơi một thời gian hours that he has finally taken off for a
week.
3. bring up bring up sb = bring sb up: to raise, care Sarah lost her parents when she was a
for, educate a child: nuôi dưỡng, giáo child. Her maternal aunt brought her
dục up.
bring up sth = bring sth up: to Mike told his team, “Don’t forget to
introduce a topic into conversation or bring up the new business proposal at
discussion: nêu (vấn đề, chủ đề) the meeting tomorrow.”
4. take out - take sth out = to remove something I took the new mobile phone out of
from inside a place: lấy cái gì ra ngoài the box.
- take sb out = to bring someone Mike is taking his girlfriend out on a
somewhere as a date: đưa ai ra ngoài date tonight.
(thường là hẹn hò hoặc ăn tối)
- to borrow: mượn (sách của thư viện) I took out ten library books.
- take out some money = take some How much money should I take out
money out: rút tiền for our trip?
5. give away - to give something to someone for If you haven’t worn a piece of clothing
free: tặng, cho, biếu in more than a year, you should give it
away.
- to reveal a secret: tiết lộ I don’t want to give away the end of
the movie; you’ll have to see it for
yourself.
6. break up - to break into pieces: vỡ vụn, tan tành It seems that the plane broke up in the
air.
- to put an end to sth: kết thúc cái gì When the teacher saw the two boys
shove each other, she came running
over to break it up.
- to end a relationship: chia tay, giải tán I was so sad to hear that Mara and
(nhóm nhạc) John have broken
up—I thought those two would be
together forever.
7. pick up - to take something with your hand: I picked up the toys that my kids left
nhặt lên all over the floor.
- to buy (food, household items): mua I’ll be back in an hour. I need to pick
(đồ ăn, vật dụng gia đình) up a few things at the store.
- pick sb up = get someone in your car, Sure, I can give you a ride. The concert
in order to take them to a place: đón ai starts at 8, so I’ll pick you up around
7:15.
- to learn something by watching or When we moved to Spain, my kids
listening to other people: bắt chước, picked up Spanish within 3 months.
học lỏm
- to improve or increase: cải thiện, tăng Sales are slow over the summer, but
they usually pick up around
September.
8. put on - to wear clothes: mặc quần áo Hurry up! Put your coat on!
- to apply sth to your face: bôi cái gì She's just putting on her make-up.
lên mặt
- to become heavier: tăng cân She looks like she's put on weight.
- to perform a play or a show: trình The children put on a puppet show.
diễn
9. catch on - to understand sth, to get the point: Thanks for explaining that concept to
hiểu ra me—I think I'm catching on now.
- to become popular or widespread: Judging by my students, that
phổ biến obnoxious song is really starting to
catch on.
10. turn out - to turn off: tắt đèn Time to turn out the lights and go to
bed.
- to manufacture or produce: sản xuất, We turn out nearly 4 million books
làm ra every year.
- to make sb leave a place: đuổi ai đi It broke my heart to turn the family
out, but they hadn't paid rent in three
months.
turn out to be/that = to end up: hóa ra He turned out to be a liar when all was
là, cuối cùng thì said and done.
11. take up - to use or occupy (space, time …): I like the way the desk looks, but it
chiến chỗ, thời gian takes up too much space in my office.
- to begin doing sth: bắt đầu làm gì My husband has taken up gardening
now that he's retired.
- to pick up: nhặt lên He took up the book
- to continue something that She took up the story where Tim had
somebody else has not finished: tiếp left off.
tục việc người khác chưa hoàn thành
xong.
12. take on - to undertake sth: đảm nhận, gánh vác After her husband's death, she had to
take on extra responsibilities.
- to hire or employ sb: tuyển, thuê The farms take on more workers
nhân sự during the harvest.
13. stand for - to be an abbreviation for: là viết tắt HQ stands for Headquarters.
của
- to signify something: biểu thị, minh In a traffic signal, the red light stands
họa, có ý nghĩa biểu thị cho for "stop”
- to support, advacate, or endorse sth: Our chief stands for justice for all
bảo về, đứng về phía, ủng hộ cái gì citizens, and I have no doubt that he'll
be cleared of these charges.
- to tolerate or endure sth: dung thứ, You've been insulting me all evening
chịu đựng cái gì long and I will not stand for it any
longer!
14. run down - stop working (clock): chết (đồng hồ) My watch has run down. It needs
rewinding.
- to collide with and knock down He ran down a pedestrian
someone or something: đụng xe, va
chạm vào
- to speak badly of sb, to disparage sb: He is always running me down.
gièm pha, coi rẻ, chê bai
15. put up - to build, erect sth: dựng lên They put up three new houses on our
street
- nominate sb: chỉ định, bổ nhiệm ai The committee put up three new
candidates for mayor.
- put sb up = let sb stay at your home: We can put you up for the night.
cho ai ngủ lại nhà
- to suggest an idea: gợi ý, đề xuất It was Clare who first put up the idea
of a concert to raise money for the
school.
- fix sth in the wall: cố định lên tường, The superintendent put up a notice on
dán the door advising residents to
conserve water.
16. put out - to make something stop burning: dập It took firefighters three hours to put
tắt (cháy) the blaze out.
- put sb out: to upset, irritate or We don't want to put anybody out,
inconvenience someone: làm ai buồn but it's necessary for us to evolve our
bực, bực mình, khó chịu, làm ai bất service as we go along.
tiện/phiền
- to emit sth: thải ra The factory put a lot of fumes out. It
put out nasty fumes.
- to publish sth: xuất bản, phát hành We put out both books last year.
- to manufacture, produce sth: sản xuất That factory puts electrical supplies
out.
17. make up - to invent a story: bịa chuyện He made up the whole story. It’s all
lies.
- to apply makeup to sb: trang điểm We'll need 10 minutes to make her up
before she's ready to go on air.
- to combine together to form This book is made up of twelve
something larger: cấu thành separate short stories.
- make up with sb = become friendly He still hasn’t made up with his wife.
with sb again: làm hòa
- to work at different times from usual Sorry I’m late; I’ll make up the time this
because you have not worked enough evening.
at the normal times: làm bù
18. call on - to visit sb for a short time: ghé thăm We could call on my parents if we
ai (ngắn) have time.
- to officially ask a person or They’re calling all men and boys over
organization to do sth: yêu cầu, kêu gọi the age of 14 to join the army
1 người/1 tổ chức làm gì
- to request, appeal for sth: thỉnh cầu, We may need to call on professional
yêu cầu, nhờ đến cái gì help.
- to summon a particular quality in She called on all her reserves of
yourself: tập trung một phẩm chất nào courage to face the ordeal ahead of
đó her.
19. fill in - to complete a form or other official Please fill in your name and address in
document: điền vào đơn the space provided.
- fill sb in = to give all the necessary Did Sam fill you in about the new
information to sb: cung cấp/báo cho ai project?
thông tin cần thiết
- to do someone’s job for them while I’m filling in for the receptionist at the
they are away: làm thay cho ai khi họ moment.
vắng mặt
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: As soon as my exams are finished, I’m ____________ to the seaside to have a holiday.
A. taking on B. taking away C. taking off D. taking over
Question 2: He _________ some excuse about the dog eating his homework.
A. made up B. put on C. put up D. made off
Question 3: According to one witness, a worker who was standing next to her, the driver deliberately
______________.
A. ran Clark down B. ran Clark into
Question 4: A special show is being ________to raise money for famine victims in Africa.
A. put off B. put through C. put on D. put up
Question 5: Repairing this damage, and returning to the centre ground, seem like an almost
impossible, and thankless task, for whoever ________________.
Question 6: Tim had a severe, chronic problem with alcoholism which eventually ____________.
A. broke the couple up B. ended the couple up
Question 7: “Let me check the directions,” he said, reaching in his pocket to ________ a little booklet.
Question 8: This ________ to be a hard job, as the island seems to be inhabited only by shepherds and
smugglers.
Question 9: After a continuous seven-year period, John took a year off and he returned in 2003 with
renewed enthusiasm. (Closest meaning)
Question 10: He will be able to ___________ the multinational forces, if he deems it necessary to have
them deal with a problem.
Question 11: A: "Do you want to stay at our place while you're in town?"
B: "That would be great! So long as it doesn't __________."
Question 12: America’s political climate is changing; among other things, the 2016 presidential
election __________ the issue of wealth inequality in this country and made people consider more
closely the structural forces that define class here.
Question 14: The company’s new product was a success, and it really started to take off (Closest
meaning)
Question 15: Can you ________ for me on the conference call? I have to leave early today for a doctor's
appointment.
Question 16: Ms. Hai is ________ an information sheet about the art show.
A. passing out B. getting around C. going along with D. doing up
Question 17: When there is too little space, a tent is __________ in front of people's homes for the
guests.
A. put through B. put down C. put on D. put up
Question 18: Most of the afternoon was ____________ in Oxford, where I had a hair appointment.
A. taken on B. taken up C. depended D. used up
Question 19: In some cases, companies give _______ goods or refund purchases in return for glowing
reviews.
A. off B. away C. in D. up
Question 20: The members of the Green Party will say that they stand for green principles. (Closest
meaning)
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