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Phrasal verb
Meaning
Example
Bear out =
confirm
Xác nhận
The other witnesses will bear out what I say
Bring in =
introduce
Giới thiệu
They want to bring in a bill to limit arms exports
Gear up for =
prepare for
Chuẩn bị
Cycle organizations are gearing up for National
Bike Week.
Pair up with
= team up
with
Hợp tác
Sally decided to pair up with Jason for the dance c
ontest.
Cut down =
reduce
Cắt giảm
We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.
Look back on Nhớ lại
= remember
She usually looks back on her childhood.
Bring up =
raise
Nuôi dưỡng
He was brought up by his aunt
Hold on =
wait
Chờ
Hold on a minute while I get my breath back
Turn down =
refuse
Từ chối
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far
Talk over =
discuss
Thảo luận
They talked over the proposal and decided to give
it their approval.
Leave out =
not include,
omit
Bỏ qua
If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–
18.
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Break down
Đổ vỡ, hư
hỏng
The telephone system has broken down.
Put forward = Đề xuất, gợi ý Can I put you forward for club secretary
suggest
Dress up
Ăn vận (trang
trọng)
There’s no need to dress up—come as you are.
Keep up =
continue
Tiếp tục
Well done! Keep up the good work/Keep it up
Work out =
calculate
Tính toán
It’ll work out cheaper to travel by bus.
Show up =
arrive
Tới, đến
It was getting late when she finally showed up
Come about = Xảy ra
happen
Can you tell me how the accident came about
Hold up =
stop, delay
Dừng lại,
hoãn lại
An accident is holding up traffic
Call off =
cancel
Hoãn, hủy bỏ
The game was called off because of bad weather
Get by =
manage to
live
Sống bằng
How does she get by on such a small salary?
Drop by
(drop in on)
Ghé qua
I thought I’d drop in on you while I was passing.
Come up with Nghĩ ra
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
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Call on =
visit
Thăm
My mother’s friends call upon her every Tuesday
Think over =
consider
Xem xét, cân
nhắc
Let me think over your request for a day or so.
Go over =
examine
Xem xét
Go over your work before you hand it in.
Clear up =
tidy
Dọn dẹp
I’m fed up with clearing up after you!
Back up
Ủng hộ
I’ll back you up if they don’t believe you.
Account for
Giải thích
How do you account for the show’s success?
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