Verb Meaning Example
ask someone out invite on a date
m i ai đi đâuờBrian asked Judy out to dinner and a
movie.
ask around ask many people the same question
h i quanh ( h i nhi u ng i cùngỏ ỏ ề ườ
m t câu h i)ộ ỏ
I asked around but nobody has seen
my wallet.
add up to something Equal
T ng c ng làổ ọ Your purchases add up to $205.32.
back something up Reverse
Lùi xe
You'll have to back up your car so that
I can get out.
back someone up Support
Ũng hộMy wife backed me up over my
decision to quit my job.V tôi ũng hợ ộ
quy t đ nh b vi c c a tôi.ế ị ỏ ệ ủ
blow up Explode
N tungổThe racing car blew up after it crashed
into the fence. Chi c xe đua n tung sau khiế ổ
đ ng vào hàng ràoụ
blow something up add air
th i /b m h i cho ph ng lênổ ơ ơ ồ We have to blow 50 balloons up for
the party. Chúng tôi ph i th i 50 bong bóngả ổ
đ trang trí cho bu i ti c.ể ổ ệ
break down stop functioning (vehicle, machine)
h ng, b h , b banhỏ ị ư ị Our car broke down at the side of the
highway in the snowstorm. Ô chúng tôi bị
h ng trên xa l trong c n bão tuy t.ỏ ộ ơ ế
break down get upset
m t tinh th n, m t bình tĩnhấ ầ ấ The woman broke down when the
police told her that her son had died.
break something down divide into smaller parts
phân b (ti n), chia thành nhi uổ ề ề
ph n nhầ ỏ
Our teacher broke the final project
down into three separate parts.
break in force entry to a building
đ t nh p vào nhàộ ậ Somebody broke in last night and
stole our stereo.
break into something enter forcibly
xông vào
The firemen had to break into the
room to rescue the children. C nh sátả
ph i xông vào phòng đ c u nh ng đ a tr .ả ể ứ ữ ứ ẻ
break something in wear something a few times so that it
doesn't look/feel new
dùng m t vài l n đ không còn quáộ ầ ể
m iớ
I need to break these shoes in before
we run next week.
break in Interrupt The TV station broke in to report the
ng t l i đ nói xen vàoắ ờ ể news of the president's death. Đài truy nề
hình ng ng phát đ đ a tin v cái ch t c a t ngừ ể ư ề ế ủ ổ
th ng.ố
break up (with sb) end a relationship
tuy t giao (v i ai)ệ ớ My boyfriend and I broke up before I
moved to America.
break up start laughing (informal)
b t đ u c iắ ầ ườ The kids just broke up as soon as the
clown started talking.
break out Escape
Tr n thoátốThe prisoners broke out of jail when
the guards weren't looking. Nhi u tù nhânề
đã tr n thoát kh i nhà tù khi lính canh l là.ố ỏ ơ
break out in something develop a skin condition
B b nh ngoài daị ệ I broke out in a rash after our camping
trip. Tôi b n i ban sau khi đi tr i v .ị ổ ạ ề
bring someone down make unhappy
làm ai bu nồThis sad music is bringing me down.
bring someone up raise a child
nuôi d y ạMy grandparents brought me up after
my parents died.
bring something up start talking about a subject
b t đ u nói v m t ch đắ ầ ề ộ ủ ề My mother walks out of the room
when my father brings up sports.
bring something up Vomit
nôn
He drank so much that he brought his
dinner up in the toilet.
call around phone many different places/people
g đi n tho i cho nghi u n i/nhi uọị ệ ạ ề ơ ề
ng iườ
We called around but we weren't able
to find the car part we needed.
call someone back return a phone call
g i l i/ tr l i đi n tho iọ ạ ả ờ ệ ạ I called the company back but the
offices were closed for the weekend.
call something off Cancel
Ho nảJason called the wedding off because
he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
call on someone ask for an answer or opinion
h iỏThe professor called on me for
question 1.
call on someone visit someone
ghé thăm
We called on you last night but you
weren't home.
call someone up Phone
g i (đi n tho i)ọ ệ ạ Give me your phone number and I will
call you up when we are in town.
calm down relax after being angry
bình tĩnh l i sau c n gi nạ ơ ậ You are still mad. You need to calm
down before you drive the car.
not care for
someone/something
not like (formal)
không thích (cách nói trang tr ng)ọI don't care for his behaviour.
catch up get to the same point as someone else
đu i k p, theo k pổ ị ị You'll have to run faster than that if
you want to catch up with Marty.
check in arrive and register at a hotel or airport
ghi tên, đăng ký khi đ n sân bay,ế
khách s nạ
We will get the hotel keys when we
check in.
check out leave a hotel tr ti n phòng và r iả ề ờ
khách s nạYou have to check out of the hotel
before 11:00 AM.
check
someone/something out
look at carefully, investigate
đi u tra v lý l ch cá nhânề ề ị The company checks out all new
employees.
check out
someone/something
look at (informal)
nhìn (cách nói th ng ngày))ườ Check out the crazy hair on that guy!
Hãy nhìn đ u tóc quái d c a th ng cha kia!ầ ị ủ ằ
cheer up become happier
vui lên
She cheered up when she heard the
good news.
cheer someone up make happier
làm ai vui lên
I brought you some flowers to cheer
you up.
chip in Help
giúp
If everyone chips in we can get the
kitchen painted by noon.
clean something up tidy, clean
d n d p, s p đ t cho s ch, g nọ ẹ ắ ặ ạ ọ Please clean up your bedroom before
you go outside.
come across something find unexpectedly
tình c tìm th yờ ấ I came across these old photos when I
was tidying the closet.
come apart Separate
V ra, r i ra t ng mãnh, m i thỡ ờ ừ ỗ ứ
m i đ ngỗ ườ
The top and bottom come apart if you
pull hard enough. N u b n kéo m nh thì n pế ạ ạ ắ
và đáy m i th đi m i đ ng.ỗ ứ ỗ ườ
come down with
something
become sick
b b nhị ệ My nephew came down with chicken
pox this weekend. Cháu trai tôi b b nh th yị ệ ủ
đ u m t tu n r iậ ộ ầ ồ
come forward volunteer for a task or to give
evidence. Tình nguy n giúp b ngệ ằ
cách cung c p thông tin/ b ng cấ ằ ớ
The woman came forward with her
husband's finger prints. Bà y cung c p d uấ ấ ấ
vân tay c a ch ng làm b ng c .ủ ồ ằ ớ
come from somewhere originate in b t ngu n tắ ồ ừ The art of origami comes from Asia.
Ngh thu t g p gi y b t ngu n t châu Áệ ậ ấ ấ ắ ồ ừ
count on
someone/something
rely on
nh , hy v ng vào, trông mong ờ ọ ở I am counting on you to make dinner
while I am out.
cross something out draw a line through
g ch bạ ỏ Please cross out your old address and
write your new one.
cut back on something consume less
gi m dùng (ăn, u ng)ả ố My doctor wants me to cut back on
sweets and fatty foods.
cut something down make something fall to the ground
đ n, h (cây)ố ạ We had to cut the old tree in our yard
down after the storm.
cut in
cut in on sb
Interrupt
c t ngang, ng t l i aiắ ắ ờ Your father cut in while I was dancing
with your uncle.
cut in pull in too closely in front of another
vehicle
v t lên ngay tr c mũi xe khácượ ướ
The bus driver got angry when that car
cut in.
cut in start operating (of an engine or
electrical device) b t đ u ho t đ ngắ ầ ạ ộ The air conditioner cuts in when the
temperature gets to 22°C.
cut something off remove with something sharp
c t b , c t r iắ ỏ ắ ờ The doctors cut off his leg because it
was severely injured.
cut something off stop providing
ng ng cung c pừ ấ The phone company cut off our phone
because we didn't pay the bill.
cut someone off take out of a will,
xóa tên trong di chúc
My grandparents cut my father off
when he remarried.
cut something out remove part of something (usually
with scissors and paper),
c t (gi y) đ l y ra (b ng kéo)ắ ấ ể ấ ằ
I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
Tôi c t m u qu ng cáo này t m t t báoắ ẫ ả ừ ộ ờ
do someone/something
over
beat up, ransack (Br.E., informal),
v vét, c p bócơ ướ He's lucky to be alive. His shop was
done over by a street gang. Ông ta s ng làố
may l m r i. C a hi u c a ông ta b m t băngắ ồ ủ ệ ủ ị ộ
đ ng đ ng ph vét s chả ườ ố ạ
do something over do again (N.Amer.)
làm l iạMy teacher wants me to do my essay
over because she doesn't like my topic.
do away with
something
discard, v t bứ ỏ It's time to do away with all of these
old tax records.
do something up fasten, close, kéo khuy, cài nút Do your coat up before you go outside.
It's snowing!
dress up wear nice clothing, di n đ , lên đ ,ệ ồ ồ
m c đ pặ ẹ It's a fancy restaurant so we have to
dress up.
drop back (to) move back in a position/group, t tụ
xu ng v trí th p h n so v i nhómố ị ấ ơ ớ Andrea dropped back to third place
when she fell off her bike.
drop in/by/over come without an appointment, đ nế
thăm không h n tr c, t t vàoẹ ướ ạ I might drop in/by/over for tea some
time this week.
drop
someone/something off
take someone/something somewhere
and leave them/it there, đ a ai đ n n iư ế ơ
nào b ng ô tô và đ h xu ng đóằ ể ọ ố ở
I have to drop my sister off at work
before I come over.
drop out (of sth) quit a class, school etc,
b h cỏ ọ I dropped out of Science because it
was too difficult.
eat out eat at a restaurant, đi ăn ti mệI don't feel like cooking tonight. Let's
eat out.
end up eventually reach/do/decide, r t c c điố ụ
đ n quy t đ nhế ế ị We ended up renting a movie instead
of going to the theatre.
fall apart break into pieces, rã ra t ng mãnhừMy new dress fell apart in the washing
machine.
fall down fall to the ground, r t xu ng đ tớ ố ấ The picture that you hung up last night
fell down this morning.
fall out (of sth) separate from an interior, r t ra kh iớ ỏ The money must have fallen out of my
pocket.
fall out (of hair, teeth) become loose and
unattached, r ngụHis hair started to fall out when he was
only 35.
figure something out understand, find the answer, tìm hi u,ể
nghĩ ra
I need to figure out how to fit the
piano and the bookshelf in this room.
fill something in to write information in blanks (Br.E.),
đi n thông tin vào ch tr ng (Anh)ề ỗ ố Please fill in the form with your name,
address, and phone number.
fill something out to write information in blanks
(N.Amer.), đi n thông tin vào chề ỗ
tr ng (M )ố ỹ
The form must be filled out in capital
letters.
fill something up fill to the top, đ đ yổ ầ I always fill the water jug up when it is
empty.
find out discover, tìm đ cượ We don't know where he lives. How
can we find out?
find something out discover, phát hi n , khám pháệWe tried to keep the time of the party a
secret, but Samantha found it out.
get something
across/over
communicate, make understandable,
di n đ t cho ng i ta hi uễ ạ ườ ể I tried to get my point across/over to
the judge but she wouldn't listen.
get along/on like each other, thích nhau, thân thi nệI was surprised how well my new