About
1. v : This is a story about elephants.ề
2. kho ng: He is about ten years old.ả
Above
1. trên, cao h n: The plane flew above the clouds.ơ
2. phía trên: There is a heading above each diagram.
Across
1. t bên này sang bên kia (qua): We walked across the field.ừ
2. phía bên kia: There is a store across the street.
After
1. sau, sau khi: after ten o'clock; after lunch
2. đng sau: Q comes after P in the alphabet.ứ
3. theo sau: The dog ran after the cat.
Against
1. ch ng l i, làm trái: Theft is against the law.ố ạ
2. giáp, ti p xúc, d a vào: I leaned my bicycle against the wall.ế ự
Along
1. d c theo: We walked along the road.ọ
Among
1. gi a, trong s (m t nhóm ng i): The money was shared among three people.ữ ố ộ ườ
Around
1. vòng quanh: We walked around the block.
2. vây quanh, bao quanh: There is a fence around the garden.
3. kh p: I looked around the house for the keys.ắ
4. quay sang m t h ng khác: We turned around and went back home.ộ ướ
5. kho ng: He is around six feet tall.ả
At
1. m t đa đi m c th : at 23 Chestnut Street; at the parkộ ị ể ụ ể
2. m t đi m th i gian: at 5 o'clock; at Christmasộ ể ờ
3. m t hoàn c nh: at peace; at war; at restộ ả
4. m t ho t đng: at work; at school; at playộ ạ ộ
5. h ng t i, h ng vào: Look at someone; wave at someoneướ ớ ướ
Before
1. tr c khi, tr c: before two o'clock; before Christmasướ ướ
2. đng tr c: S comes before T in the alphabet.ứ ướ
Behind
1. đng sau, phía sau: The little girl hid behind her mother.ằ
2. mu n: I am behind in my work.ộ
3. nguyên nhân, ngu n g c: Who was behind that idea?ồ ố
Beside
1. bên c nh: I sit beside her in class.ạ
Between
1. Gi a hai đi m trong không gian: Toronto lies between Montreal and Vancouver.ữ ể
2. Gi a hai đi m th i gian: between Christmas and New Year's Dayữ ể ờ
3. trong m t nhóm hai ng i: The money was shared between two people.ộ ườ
By
1. g n: a house by the seaầ
2. v t qua: He waved as he drove by the house.ượ
3. tr c: Try to finish the work by next week.ướ
4. theo m t đn v nào đó: cheaper by the dozen; sold by weightộ ơ ị
5. b ng, b i: travel by plane; written by himằ ở
Down
1. xu ng phía d i: The ball rolled down the hill.ố ướ
2. cu i: He lives down the street.ố
During
1. su t m t kho ng th i gian: She works during the day.ố ộ ả ờ
2. m t th i đi m nào đó trong m t kho ng th i gian: An accident occurred during the night.ộ ờ ể ộ ả ờ
Except
1. ngo i tr : I have visited everyone except him.ạ ừ
For
1. trong kho ng th i gian: We walked for two hours.ả ờ
2. kho ng cách: I walked for five kilometers.ả
3. m c đích: I bought this jacket for you.ụ
4. t i đâu đó: She left for New York.ớ
5. tán thành, ng h : We are for the proposal.ủ ộ
6. so v i: The boy is clever for his age.ớ
From
1. t m t n i nào đó: We left from Boston; he comes from Mexicoừ ộ ơ
2. b t đu t m t th i gian nào đó: from now on; from yesterday until todayắ ầ ừ ộ ờ
3. t m t l ng nào đó: From 20 to 30 people were present.ừ ộ ượ
4. nguyên nhân: He suffers from nervousness.
5. ngu n (t ai đó): I first heard the story from you.ồ ừ
In
1. m t n i nào đó: in London; in Europeở ộ ơ
2. trong m t đa đi m: in the room; in the buildingộ ị ể
3. vào tháng, năm: That happened in March, in 1992.
4. trong m t kho ng th i gian nh t đnh: I will return in an hour.ộ ả ờ ấ ị
5. b ng: write in pencil; speak in Englishằ
6. tình tr ng, đi u ki n: in doubt; in a hurry; in secretạ ề ệ
7. thành viên c a…: He is in the orchestra; in the navyủ
8. m c: the boy in the blue shirtặ
9. v , có liên quan đn: lacking in ideas; rich in oilề ế
Inside
1. bên trong: They are inside the house.
Into
1. vào bên trong We stepped into the room.
2. thay đi tình tr ng: The boy changed into a man.ổ ạ
Like
1. gi ng: That looks like him.ố
2. nh th : It looks like rain.ư ể
Near
1. g n: near the school; near the oceanầ
Of
1. v trí: east of here; the middle of the roadị
2. s h u: a friend of mine; the sound of musicở ữ
3. m t ph n c a m t nhóm: one of us; a member of the teamộ ầ ủ ộ
4. đo l ng: a cup of milk; two meters of snowườ
Off
1. Not on; away from: Please keep off the grass.
2. At some distance from: There are islands off the coast.
On
1. trên (ch m vào nhau): on the table; on the wallạ
2. ngày xác đnh: That happened on Sunday, on the 6th of June.ị
3. con đng xác đnh: on South Streetườ ị
4. v : a book on engineeringề
5. m t tr ng thái ho c tình tr ng: on strike; on fire; on holidayộ ạ ặ ạ
6. nh , b ng: live on a pension; shown on televisionờ ằ
Opposite
1. đi di n: The library is opposite the fire station.ố ệ
Out of
1. ra kh i: She went out of the room.ỏ
2. trong s : We won two games out of three.ố
4. ch t li u: The bridge is made out of steel.ấ ệ
5. ra kh i: out of control; out of dangerỏ
Outside
1. bên ngoài: outside the house
2. ngoài gi i h n, kh năng: outside my experienceớ ạ ả
Over
1. cao h n, trên: There are cupboards over the sink.ơ
2. bao ph : We spread an extra blanket over the bed.ủ
3. qua: I jumped over a puddle.
4. nhi u h n: It cost over ten dollars; it took over an hourề ơ
5. trong kho ng: I saw him several times over the past week.ả
6. b ng: We made plans over the telephone.ằ
Past
1. v t qua: I walked past the house.ượ
2. sau (th i gian): It was past 2 o'clock; half past twoờ
With
1. cùng v i: He came with her; I have my keys with me.ớ
2. có, ch a: Here is a book with a map of the island.ứ
3. b ng, s d ng: I repaired the shoes with glue.ằ ử ụ
4. cách th c: with pleasure; with ease; with difficultyứ
5. b i vì: We were paralyzed with fear.ở
Within
1. trong vòng: within twenty minutes; within one kilometer
Without
1. không có: Do not leave without your coat; without money