Tiếng anh 12 chinh phục cụm động từ

PHẦN 1: NHỮNG CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ TIẾNG ANH THÔNG DỤNG

STT
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Cụm động từ tiếng Anh

Nghĩa
ACCOUNT

Ví dụ

Account for:
- form the total of st
- to explain

- chiếm bao nhiêu

- The Japanese market accounts

%/tổng

for 35% of the company’s

- giải thích

revenue.
- The poor weather may have
accounted for the small crowd.

Exercise 1:
1. Recent pressure at work may ______ his strange behavior.
A. look for

B. account for

C. ask for

D. come in for

2. High-tech companies ______ 32% of the total value of the payrolls in the area.
A. go in for

B. ask for

C. look for

D. account for

ACT
2

Act as st:
- do a particular job

- làm một công việc

- He was asked to act as an

cụ thể

adviser on the project.

- có tác dụng/vai trò

- The launch of the new

nhất định

investment trust will act as a

Act for sb/st = on behalf of

- đại diện cho ai/ cái

support for this market.
- The Council of Mortgage

sb/st

gì

Lenders claims to act for 98% of

Act on/upon st = do st

- làm việc gì theo chỉ

lenders.
- The Board of Directors will act

following (advice/

dẫn/lời khuyên của ai

on the findings in the report.

instructions, ect.)

đó

- have a particular effect


Act up:
- behave badly/ wrongly

- cư xử tệ, phá đám

- Sophie got bored and started
acting up.

- not perform as well as it
should
Act out = behave badly

- không hoạt động tốt

- My car always acts up in cold

- quấy, nhiễu

weather.
- These kids act out because their

because of unhappiness

lives are a mess.

Act st out
- role-play

- đóng kịch

- Jennifer did a superb job acting
out the role of Auntie Marne in
the play.

- express one’s negative

- bộc lộ cảm xúc

- I got tired of Mark constantly

feelings

(thường là tiêu cực)

acting his anger out on me, so I
ended our relationship.

Exercise 2:
3. My son is always so happy at home, so I can’t understand why he’s suddenly ______ at
school.
A. acting out

B. acted on

C. acting as

D. acted for

4. Abraham was able to act ______ interpreter and interlocutor for our group.
A. out

B. up

C. for

D. as

5. “Don’t act your aggressions ______ on me!”, she cried.
A. upon

B. out

C. for

D. up

6. Some people say that capital punishment ______ a deterrent.
A. acts for

B. has acted on

C. acts as

D. is acting out

7. She was authorized by the Commission to act ______ its behalf.
A. out

B. on

C. for

D. as

8. There are few exceptions to the rule that a solicitor may not act ______ both seller and buyer.
A. out

B. on

C. for

D. as

9. There have been concerns as to why the Board didn’t act ______ a recommended pay raise.
A. out

B. on

C. for

10. Children’s negative feelings often get ______ in bad behavior.

D. as


A. acted out

B. act upon

C. acting up

D. acted as

11. The children were acting ______ the story of the birth of Jesus.
A. out

B. on

C. for

D. as

AGREE
3

Agree on/upon st:

- discuss and come to the same

- đồng ý sau khi thảo - We couldn’t agree on

decision about st

luận

what to buy.

- have the same opinion

- có cùng ý kiến với

- My father and I don’t

Agree to st = accept st

người khác
- chấp nhận điều gì

agree on very much.
- I should never have

đó

agreed to her

Agree with st = think that something

- tán thành cái gì

appointment.
- I don’t agree with

is morally acceptable

(xét về góc độ đạo

hunting.

Agree with sb = be good for health

đức)
- có lợi cho sức khỏe

- You look well - the

của

mountain air must agree

Agree with sb about/ on st

- đồng tình với ai về

with you.
- He agreed with them

Agree to do st

vấn đề gì
- đồng ý làm gì

about the need for change.
- He agreed to help us.

Exercise 3:
12. They are unlikely to agree ______ these plans unless the cost is reduced.
A. to

B. on

C. with

D. about

13. After discussion, we all agree ______ that point.
A. to

B. on

C. with

D. about

14. In settling the dispute, he agreed ______ $60,000 in damages.
A. to pay

B. to paying

C. paying

D. pay

15. Although we like his plan in general, we don’t agree ______ him ________ every issue.
A. to - on

B. with - on

C. on - about

16. I don’t agree ______ hitting children as a punishment.

D. with - to


A. to

B. on

C. with

D. about

C. to

D. on

17. Too much meat does not agree ______ me.

A. about

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B. with

Ask about = try to get

ASK
- hỏi về cái gì

- The interviewer asked me

information
Ask after = ask for news

- hỏi thăm ai

about my future plans.
- He always asks after you in

about sb (especially about

his letters.

their health)
Ask around = ask several

- hỏi nhiều người khác

- I don’t know of any vacancies

people in various places

nhau

in the company but I’ll ask
around.

Ask back:
- ask sb to come back for a

- mời ai quay lại buổi

- I made a mess of the interview

second interview for a job

phỏng vấn thứ hai

and I wasn’t asked back.

- invite sb to come back to

- mời ai quay trở lại nhà

- I hoped he wouldn’t ask me

your house when you are

bạn khi cả hai đang cùng

back.

both out together
Ask for = speak/write to sb

nhau ở ngồi
- xin cái gì

- He’s always reluctant to ask

because you want them to

for anyone’s help.

give you st
Ask sb out = invite sb to

- mời ai đó đi ăn/đi chơi

- She asked Steve out to the

go out

(nhất là khi mói bắt đầu

cinema this evening.

Ask in = invite sb to come

một mối quan hệ)
- mời ai vào trong

- I’d ask you in for a coffee if I

into st

(nhà, phòng)

did not have to get up early for
work in the morning.

Exercise 4:
18. I spoke to James today. He was ______ you.
A. asking around

B. asking back

C. asking for

D. asking after

19. I have no idea, but I’ll ______ at work and see if anyone can help.
A. ask in

B. ask out

C. ask after

D. ask around


20. After the way you behaved, they’ll never ______ us ______.
A. ask - in

B. ask - back

C. ask - round

D. ask - after

C. ask for

D. ask back

21. I called them to ______ more details.
A. ask out

B. ask round

22. It took Juan a long time to build up the courage to ______ Mariella ______ ,but at last he did
and she said yes.
A. ask - out

B. ask - round

C. ask - back

D. ask - after

23. They’re Bill’s friends, so I ______ them ______.
A. ask - after

B. asked - in

C. ask - back

D. ask - for

24. First I’d like to ______ you a few questions ______ your childhood.
A. ask - out

B. ask - about

C. ask - back

D. ask – after

BACK
5

Back away:
- move backwards away from

- lùi lại phía sau vì sự

st or sb, usually because of

- She saw that he had a gun

and backed away.

fear

- không ủng hộ kế

- The government has backed

- not support a plan or idea

hoạch/ý tưởng nữa

away from plans to increase

any longer
Back down:

taxes.

- admit that you were wrong

- thừa nhận mình đã

- Eventually, Roberto backed

or that you have been

sai/thất bại

down and apologized.

defeated

- bỏ, chùn lại, thoái lui

- She backed down in the face

- give up one’s opinion
Back off:
- choose not to take action, in

of strong opposition.
- rút lui, nhượng bộ

order to avoid a difficult

- The government backed off
from a confrontation.

situation
- stop threatening, criticizing

- ngừng đe doạ, chỉ

- The press have agreed to

or annoying sb

trích, làm phiền ai

back off and leave the couple
alone.


Back out = decide not to do

- rút lại lời hứa

st that you had said you

- You agreed to come. You
can’t back out now!

would do
Back up:
- delay

- đình trệ, trì hoãn

- The traffic is starting to back
up on the M25.

- support

- ủng hộ

- I’ll back you up if they don’t
believe you.

- make a copy of information

stored on a computer

- sao lưu (dữ liệu)

- It’s a good idea to back up
your files onto a memory
stick.