english Flashcards
Pitch
a flat area that is used for playing sports on (football, cricket, rugby, hockey, artificial), or where somebody performs in order to entertain people outdoors, a place in a campsite where you can put up one tent or park one caravan, how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note, the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of something, talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell something or persuade people to do something (sales pitch, campaign pitch, make its pitch, an act of throwing the ball; the way in which it is thrown, a black sticky substance made from oil or coal, used on roofs or the wooden boards of a ship to stop water from coming through, a place in a street or market where somebody sells things, the movement of a ship up and down in the water or of an aircraft in the air, the degree to which a roof slopes
On and off the pitch:
lost matches and the players behaved badly while on tour, getting bad news reports
reach a high pitch of excitement
make a pitch for somebody/something/make a pitch to somebody
to make a determined effort to get something or to persuade somebody of something
queer somebody’s pitch/queer the pitch (for somebody)
to cause somebody’s plans to fail or to destroy their chances of getting something
Track
rails, a track with a number at a train station that a train arrives at or leaves from, a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races or to drive on, the sport of running on a track an all-(weather track, a dog/horse track), a piece of ground that is used for running or racing, a rough path or road, usually one that has not been built but that has been made by people walking there, marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle, the path or direction that somebody/something is moving in, a recording of one song or piece of music, part of a computer disk or tape that music or information can be recorded on, a long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood or plastic that a curtain hangs from and moves along, a continuous belt of metal plates around the wheels of a large vehicle such as a bulldozer that allows it to move over the ground, the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing, the direction that something has taken or will take through the air, If you track something messy or dirty, you leave messy or dirty marks when walking because you had something on your shoes or feet
Bulldozer
back on track
going in the right direction again after a mistake, failure
be on track
to be doing the right thing in order to achieve a particular result
cover your tracks
to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it
from/on the wrong side of the tracks
from or living in a poor area or part of town
hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
(informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for
bulldozer
máy ủi
court
the place where legal trials take place and where crimes (go to court, in court, the court found/held, court case/hearing/trial), etc. are judged (the civil/criminal courts), appear in court, to court, come to court (= to be heard by the court), bring the case to court (= start a trial), settled out of court (= a decision was reached without a trial), court case/ action/hearing, the people in a court, especially those who make the decisions, such as the judge and jury, tell the court, a place where games such as (tennis, squash and basketball, volleyball, racquetball) are played, on court, off court, the official place where kings and queens live (at court), the official place where kings and queens live, a large open section of a building, often with a glass roof
the ball is in your/somebody’s court
it is your/somebody’s responsibility to take action next
hold court (with somebody)
to entertain people by telling them interesting or funny things
laugh somebody/something out of court
to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all
pay court to somebody
to treat somebody with great respect in order to gain favor with them
rule/throw something out of court
to say that something is completely wrong or not worth considering, especially in a trial
course
an area of land or water where a race or sports take place (golf, races, cross-country) do a course, on a course, any of the separate parts of a meal, a direction or route followed by a ship or an aircraft, the general direction in which somebody’s ideas or actions are moving or in which things are developing, a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation (course of action), the way something develops or should develop (course of something), the direction a river moves in, a series of medical treatments, tablets, etc., a continuous layer of brick, stone or other building material in a wall, In the course of (= during), off course (= away from its course) (vehicles)
course in/on sth
run/teach/offer a course
enrol on a course
be on/go on/do a course
take a course (in sth)
pass/fail/complete a course
a course runs/takes place
a two-year/part-time/full-time
an MBA/a management course
a degree/distance-learning course
be on a collision course (with somebody/something)
to be in a situation that is almost certain to cause an argument
to be moving in a direction in which it is likely that you will crash into somebody/something
be par for the course
(disapproving) to be just what you would expect to happen or expect somebody to do in a particular situation = norm
horses for courses
the act of matching people with suitable jobs or tasks
in course of something
going through a particular process
in/over the course of…
during
in the course of time
when enough time has passed. Ex: In the course of time, I began to understand.
in due course
at the right time and not before
stay the course
to continue doing something until it has finished or been completed, even though it is difficult
run/take its course
to develop in the usual way and come to the usual end
pervert the course of justice
to tell a lie or to do something in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about a crime
on course for something/to do something
likely to achieve or do something because you have already started to do it
a middle course, a/the middle way
an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions
a matter of course
the usual and correct thing to do
let nature take its course
to allow natural processes to happen, without trying to stop or change them (used especially in the context of illness)
in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc.
as things usually happen
ring
a raised area that is surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling, circus ring, a small flat place on a cooker that is heated by gas or electricity and is used for cooking on, a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally
the brass ring
the opportunity to be successful; success that you have worked hard to get ( grabbed the brass ring)
run rings around/round somebody
(informal) to be much better at doing something than somebody else
throw your hat into the ring
to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc.
rink
a large flat area where people go to skate (skating rink, ice rink, roller-skating rink)
win
defeat someone else by being the best or by finishing first (race/game/war/battle/election/fight/competition/match/medal/title/champion/contract/award/argument/the case/ easily/handily/decisively/scholarship), win at something: to win at cards/chess, win (by something) (against somebody/something), win an award/a title, win something from somebody, win yourself/somebody something, win (a game/competition/match/medal/title/champion/contract, It was his goal that won us the match/won the match for us, win the hearts, win an argument/battle/the case/ easily/handily/decisively, win a match/medal/prize/competition/scholarship
carry/win the day
to be successful against somebody/something. Ex: Teamwork and persistence can still win the day.
win (something) hands down
(informal) to win something very easily
win somebody’s heart
to make somebody love you
win/earn your spurs
to become famous or successful
you can’t win them all | you win some, you lose some
(informal) used to express sympathy for somebody who has been disappointed about something
beat = best = defeat
to defeat someone in a game/election/battle, beat somebody at something, beat sb by,
be comfortably/narrowly/easily/soundly beaten, the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat), to get control of something, to be too difficult for somebody, to avoid something, to make a path, etc. by walking somewhere or by pressing branches down and walking over them, beat sb/ team, knock sb out, fair and square (= without cheating), hands down (= completely), beat the rush, beat estimates/expectations/forecasts, hard to beat
score (a goal, goals, points)
get a point in a game or sport, score a goal/try/touchdown/victory/point/run, to gain marks in a test or an exam, to give something/somebody a particular number of points, score something to be worth a particular number of points, to succeed; to have an advantage, score over something, to arrange a piece of music for one or more musical instruments or for voices, to make a cut or mark on a surface, to buy or get illegal drugs (especially of a man) to have sex with a new partner, score a hit/score over (= are better than), score stood at (= was), keep (= record) the score
play
to pretend to be or do something for fun, play something, play with sth, play at something, play at doing something, play in/for to be involved in a game; to compete against somebody in a game, play somebody (+ adv./prep.) to include somebody in a sports team, play something to make contact with the ball and hit or kick it in the way mentioned, play something (in chess) to move a piece in chess, play (something) (in card games) to put a card face upwards on the table, showing its value, to perform an entertainment or a particular character in a play, film, etc (played to, play at), to behave or pretend in a particular way, especially in order to produce a particular effect or result (play dead/dumb/playing host (= entertaining the guests), to move quickly or be seen for a short time (played across/over/on)
game
an activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules and that you can win or lose, the equipment for a game, ball games, team games, the game of something the game of golf/cricket/basketball, a baseball/basketball/football/board game/indoor/computer game, an occasion of playing a game, a sport with rules in which people or teams compete against each other, game against somebody, game with somebody, a large organized sports event, sport as a lesson or an activity at school, a type of activity or business (new to this game, all part of the game), a secret and clever plan; a trick. Ex: So that’s his game (= now I know what he has been planning), wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food,
spectator
a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event
viewer
a person watching television or a video on the internet, a person who looks at or considers something, a device for looking at slides (= photographs on special film), for example a small box with a light in it, attract/bring in/draw viewers, television/TV viewers, picture/photo viewer
umpire
(in sports such as tennis, cricket, baseball ) a person whose job is to watch a game and make sure that rules are not broken, a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable
Badminton (cầu lông).
Baseball (bóng chày).
Cricket (môn cricket).
Table tennis (bóng bàn).
Tennis (quần vợt).
Volleyball (bóng chuyền).
referee
the official who controls the game in some sports, a person who gives information about your character and ability, usually in a letter, for example when you are applying for a job, a person who is asked to settle an argument, a person who reads and checks the quality of an academic article before it is published, a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed, a person who knows you and who is willing to describe and, usually, praise you, in order to support you when you are trying to get a job, etc, give/name/list sb as a referee, acting as referee
Basketball (bóng rổ).
Billiards (bi-da).
Boxing (quyền Anh).
Football (bóng đá)
Rugby (chơi bóng bầu dục, thông dụng ở úc, New Zealand, Nam Phi…)
Snooker (một hình thức chơi bi-da).
Wrestling (đấu vật).
final
the last game/race in a competition that decides who wins the whole competition, being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc. (final year, final whistle), being the result of a particular process, that cannot be argued with or changed, the finals the last set of games in a competition
final payment/instalment/dividend
final quarter/stage/period
final warning/notice/reminder
final review/inspection/report
finale
the last part of a performance with the most exciting music and dancing, grand finale
end
the time when a situation or an event stops (the end of, at an end (= finished), no end to, met his end (= died), either of the two halves of the field in some sports, in the end, come to an end, at an end, no end to, at the end of
ending
the way in which a story, film or play ends, the act of finishing something; the last part of something, the last part of a word, that is added to a main part
bat
a piece of wood with a handle, made in various shapes and sizes, and used for hitting the ball in games such as (baseball, cricket, table tennis, rounders), an animal like a mouse with wings that flies and feeds at night (= it is nocturnal)
stick
a long thin piece of wood that is used for hitting or carrying something in a sport, to fix something to something else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to something in this way, to become fixed in one position and impossible to move, to push something, usually a sharp object, into something; to be pushed into something, usually used in negative sentences and questions)
to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person (stick something/somebody, stick doing something), to become accepted, get/take stick, give sb some stick
stick sth on/onto sth, stick/be stuck at sth
stick sth up (with sth)
rod
a long thin bar or stick made of metal, plastic or wood, (old-fashioned) a stick that is used for hitting people as a punishment,
racket
an object used for hitting the ball in games such as (tennis, squash and badminton), a loud unpleasant noise, (informal) a dishonest or illegal way of getting money (a protection/extortion/drugs, etc. racket),
amateur
done for pleasure instead of as a job, relating to an activity, especially a sport, where the people taking part do not receive money
professional
playing a sport or taking part in an activity as a job rather than for enjoyment (turn professional, go professional), connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education, showing that somebody is well trained and has a lot of skill, connected with the standards that are expected in a particular profession (professional conduct/misconduct), professional misconduct (= bad or unacceptable behaviour in their work), a person who has the type of job that needs a high level of education and training, a person who does a job that people usually do as a hobby, a person who plays a sport, especially a golf or tennis player, who is employed by a club to train its members in a particular sport
sport
sports in general ( blood sport, contact sport, e-sport, extreme sport, field sports, motorsport, non-contact sport, spectator sport, winter sports), (informal) used as a friendly way of addressing somebody, especially a man, pleasure or fun, in sport, to make sport of (= to joke about) somebody/something, activity that you do for pleasure and that needs physical effort or skill, usually done in a special area and according to fixed rules, do/play a lot of sport, a pleasant, positive, generous person who does not complain about things they are asked to do or about games that they lose
athletics
sports such as running, jumping and throwing that people compete in, any sports that people compete in, an athletics team/club/meeting
interval
a short break between the parts of something such as play or concert (at regular intervals), an activity in interval training, a difference in pitch (= how high or low a note sounds) between two notes, a short period during which something different happens from what is happening the rest of the time (nghỉ giữa bộ phim/vở kịch), the space between two points, a short period between the parts of a performance or a sports event, the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another
half time
in football and some other team sports, a period of rest between the two halves of a match (nghỉ giữa hai hiệp đấu)
draw
if two teams/opponents draw/draw a match, they both have the same score, neither wins, draw with
equal
having the same rights or being treated the same as other people, without differences such as race, religion or sex being considered (equal partners), giving people the same rights and opportunities, without differences such as race, religion or sex being considered (equal rights/pay, equal opportunities, equal protection, equal access, equal treatment), equal to something: having the necessary strength, courage and ability to deal with something successfully, has no equal (= no-one else is as good).
competitor
a person who takes part in a competition, a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business, competitor to something, competitor for something (sports or events), a person, product, company, etc. that is trying to compete with others, for example, by trying to make bigger sales in a particular market
chief/main/major competitor
domestic/foreign/overseas competitor
opponent
someone who is competing against you, a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, politics, a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it ( opponent of something), a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it
bring forward
change the date/time of an event so it happens earlier, to move a total sum from the bottom of one page or column of numbers to the top of the next
bring sth forward
to suggest something for discussion
carry on = go on = keep on
continue, (informal) to argue or complain noisily, carry on (with something), carry on doing something, carry on (with somebody): (old-fashioned) to have a sexual relationship with somebody when you should not.
get round to
start (after planning to do sth for a long time), to find the time to do something, get round to doing sth
get up to
do, do sth you should not do, to reach a particular point, to be busy with something, especially something surprising or unpleasant
go in for
enter (a competition), like, to take an exam or enter a competition
go off
stop liking, to leave a place, especially in order to do something, to be fired; to explode, make a sudden loud noise (alarm), stop working (light, electricity), (informal) to go to sleep, become bad and not fit to eat or drink, to get worse in quality, to happen in a particular way, go off (on somebody): (informal) to suddenly become angry with somebody,
knock out
defeat and remove from a competition, to make somebody go to sleep or become unconscious, (informal) to surprise and impress somebody very much
knock somebody/yourself out
to make somebody/yourself very tired
knock somebody out (of something)
to defeat somebody so that they cannot continue competing
knock something out
(informal) to produce something, especially quickly and easily
knock yourself out
(informal) to go ahead and do what you want
look out
used to warn somebody to be careful, especially when there is danger, be careful
look something out (for somebody/something)
to search for something from among your possessions
pull out
stop being involved in an activity, to move away from the side of the road, etc., to leave a station, to move away from something or stop being involved in it,
pull somebody/something out (of something)
to make somebody/something move away from something or stop being involved in it
put sth off
delay, postpone, to make somebody dislike somebody/something or not trust them/it,
put somebody off something/ V.ing
to interrupt somebody who is trying to give all their attention to something that they are doing, làm cho ai chán ngán/không làm việc gì
put somebody off something/somebody
to make somebody lose interest in or enthusiasm for something/somebody
put up with
tolerate, bear, stand sth/ving
take to
[take to doing sth: start (as a habit)] to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger, to develop an ability for something, take to somebody/something: to start liking somebody/something
take up
[take sth up: start (a hobby, sport),to start or begin something such as a job, to join in singing or saying something (take up the chorus), to continue something that somebody else has not finished, or that has not been mentioned for some time, to move into a particular position, to accept something that is offered or available, to make something such as a piece of clothing shorter] take up sth: fill an amount of space/time, to continue, especially starting after somebody/something else has finished,
BEST
-make the best of sth: to accept a situation that is not very good, and do whatever you can to make it better, take advantage of
- make (good)use of sth/ put sth to (good) use: tận dụng
- do your best
- the best at sth: good at sth
CHANCE
-have/take/get a chance to do sth: thời điểm/hoàn cảnh tốt để làm gì
-have a chance of V.ing: có cơ hội làm điều gì.
-stand a chance of V.ing: Có cơ may làm gì.
- some/little chance of your doing: be likely to.V
- The chances of your doing = possibility
- take a chance on sth=take risk
- chance of a lifetime: cơ hội ngàn năm có một
- Jump at the chance: chấp nhận, không bỏ lỡ cơ hội
- Chances are that S+V: có thể xảy ra
GO
-Your go=your turn
- Have a go at s.o: to criticize/attack someone
-have a go at somebody for/about something
- to attack someone
- to try to catch someone who you see doing something wrong, rather than waiting for the police
-go in for: like
-have a go at sth: try, attempt
-make a go of sth: make sth succeed/succeed in sth
-be on the go: tất bật với cái gì
HEIGHT
- have a head for (something): have the mental ability to do something well, have the ability to withstand or endure something
- have a head for heights: to be comfortable in very high places; to not be afraid of heights
-have a (good) head for ˈheights: be able to stand on a high place without feeling ill or afraid - fly at a height of … (km)
- gain height: độ cao lên
- lose height: độ cao xuống
-afraid of heights
Mad
-mad about/on/for sb/sth/doing: to like someone or something very much (háo hức với cái gì)
- go/become/be mad
Pleasure
- Take pleasure in sth/doing: to get enjoyment from
- Get pleasure from sth/doing
Popular
- Popular with sb
- Popular among: (số người lớn hơn hoặc bằng 3)
- increase in popularity
Side
- on the opposite side
- on the far side: ở đầu bên kia, điểm xa nhất
- side with sb: support somebody, to decide that you support a particular opinion or belief in an argument
- side with sb on sth
- side against someone: not agree with someone
- on the winning/losing side
Talent
- have a talent for sth/doing sth: có tài năng làm gì đó
- talented=gifted=accomplished
Time
- on time: at the arranged or correct time; not late (diễn tả một hành động hay sự việc xảy đến đúng như thời gian đã dự kiến từ trước, cho 1 kế hoạch đã được định sẵn, đúng giờ, không chậm trễ, vừa kịp thời gian)
- in time: not late; with enough time to be able to do something, (để nói về một hành động diễn ra vừa kịp lúc. có nghĩa là hành động này xảy ra kịp thời trước khi quá muộn hay sự việc khác sẽ xảy ra)
- the whole time = all the time, constantly, always
- It’s time + S+ V2/ed/ for + O+ to.V
- It’s high/about time S + V2/ed
-take your time + V.ing: said to mean that you can spend as much time as you need in doing something, or that you should slow down, to do something too slowly, to not hurry (ung dung, thong thả, làm việc gì từ từ)
-take the time to do something: to spend enough time to do something well or carefully - It takes + O + to.V
- V.ing takes (O) time
- S + spend time + V.ing
- sth take up your time/space: chiếm
- spend time on (sth)
-find time to + V - find/make time for + N
- for the time being = tạm thời = temporarily
- permanently = for good = for keeps
- at/for a certain time
- time passes
- have a good/nice time + Ving
- tell the time: to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means
- free/spare/leisure time
Games => V.sing (B.E)
Games => V.pl (A.E)
public school: trường tư (B.E)
public school: trường công (A.E)
Turn
- turn around=turn somebody/something around: xoay vòng vòng, to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make somebody/something do this, if a business, economy, etc. turns around or somebody turns it around, it starts being successful after it has been unsuccessful for a time
- turn away: stop supporting, xoay đi hướng khác
- take it in turn(s) to V/Ving
-turn somebody away (from something): to refuse to allow somebody to enter a place
-turn over: to change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top
-turn over sth: to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time - turn sth over: to make something change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top, to think about something carefully, to sell goods and replace them, (informal) to steal from a place, to make an engine start running
-in turn, take turns, take it in turn(s) to do, your turn (to do)
Break
nghỉ giữa 2 tiết học
Half term
kì nghỉ giữa kì
commercial break
khoảng thời gian quảng cáo
draw=tie
hòa
equal-the same
bằng
contestant= rival
compete
compete with/against somebody/something
compete for something
compete on something
compete to do something
compete in sth
competition=contest
do sth off your own bat
do sth without being told to do do
do sth right off the bat
do sth from the beginning
3-0
nil (only in football)
get around/round to sth/ving
bắt đầu làm việc gì đã định trước
get round to sb
persuade sb
get around sth
to travel or move from place to place, to find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem
get up to
to do something, often something that other people would disapprove of (toan tính chuyện gì)
go on to + V
go on + Ving
làm tiếp một việc khác sau khi hoàn tất một việc gì đó.
tiếp tục làm việc đang làm.
watch out
beware of
equip sb/sth with sth
facsimile, finale, recipe, catastrophe, karaoke, apostrophe, karate, abalone
decide to V = make a decision to V
reach/arrive at/come to the decision
make progress in
tiến bộ trong lĩnh vực nào đó
contribute sth to sth/V.ing
make a contribution/contributions to N/V.ing
đóng góp vào / hướng tới / hướng tới cái gì
damage/harm sb/sth
pride oneself on = take pride in = proud of
bear a/an adj resemblance to
bear no/little resemblance to
luck
Bad luck/Good luck
sự may rủi
fortune
cost a fortune
make a fortune
vận may
tốn cả gia tài
làm giàu
roll the dice
lắc xí ngầu
be keen on = be fond of = be engrossed in = be absorbed in
stop to V
purpose
stop V.ing
actions in progress
stop/prevent sb from V.ing
do sport (B.E)
do sports (A.E)
involve
involve + V.ing: mean
(be) involved in: tham gia vào, có dính líu vào
involve somebody in something/doing something = include somebody in
involved with = to be connected with: nghĩa là có liên hệ với
get involved in something/ doing something: có nghĩa là dính dáng vào, thể hiện một hành động chủ động thay vì diễn tả một trạng thái.
prefer to V/rather than (to) V
prefer N to N/ V.ing to V.ing
trainers=sneakers
trainer, trainee
practise (B.E) =>practice (n)
practice (A.E) => practice (n)
advise (v) => advice (B.E, A.E)
V (v) + Sb
V.ing => active, in progress
V.ed => passive, happened
earn/make a fortune
Earn a great deal of money
associate with someone
to spend time with a group of people, especially people who are disapproved of
associate with
liên tưởng cái gì với cái gì/ai với ai, (To connect various people or things in one’s mind, usually for a specific reason that is unique to that person. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between “associate” and “with.
associate oneself with someone or something:
to join someone or something as a partner or friend
associate someone or something with someone or something: to link someone or something [in one’s mind] to someone or something else.
associate with someone :to be friendly with someone; to be acquainted with someone socially in a work setting
allow/permit + V.ing: / O + to.V: c
chỉ chung việc cho phép một hành động nào đó, không quan trọng đối tượng được cho phép là ai/hỉ rõ đối tượng được cho phép là ai
permission (unc.N)
permit + to.V
ask for permission/give sb permission
make allowance for
to think about or plan for (something that will or might happen in the future), to consider (something) when one makes a calculation
knowledgeable about = have a real knowledge of
enjoyable in
cái gì đó làm cho mình thích = interesting = pleasant
joyful
full of joy (family)
practically
theoretical different from practical
almost
go in for a competition
go in for sth
to take part in a competition
to do something regularly, or to enjoy something
oppose different from support
opponent different from proponent
take to sb/sth
to start to like someone or something
take to sth/ doing sth
thích nghi với cái gì, to start doing something
pull out
If a vehicle pulls out, it starts moving onto a road or onto a different part of the road
pull (someone/something) out
If soldiers or military forces pull out or are pulled out, they move out of an area because they have been ordered to, to remove someone or something from an activity
pull out of sth
to stop being involved in an activity or agreement
Concentrate
Concentrate on sth/doing
Difficult
difficult to do
find sth difficult
find it difficult to do
Fond
Fond of sth/sb/doing sth
Free
free to do
free someone from/of sth: to help or make life better for someone by taking something unpleasant away from them
free for sth
Interested
Interested in sth/doing
Involve
involve sth/doing
Listen
listen to sb/sth
Love
love sb/sth/doing: (not used in the progressive tenses)
to have very strong feelings of liking and caring for somebody
love to do
Mean
Mean to do: To have the intention, desire, or obligation to do something
It/this means that:
It/this means sth/doing
Mean + doing sth: mang ý nghĩa (thể hiện 1 kết quả)
Mean +to do sth: dự định về cái gì,cố tình làm việc gì
Prefer
prefer to do (rather than [to] do): diễn tả bạn thích điều gì đó hơn., prefer to do sth (rather than sth):
, prefer sth/ doing (to sth/doing), prefer sth to sth, Prefer doing sth to doing sth = prefer to do sth rather than (do) sth, would prefer” để nói tới điều ta muốn làm trong một tình huống cụ thể nào đó, would rather do sth = would prefer to do sth
Stop
stop sth/doing
stop to do
stop sb from doing
Sure/certain (for certain)
make/be sure/certain that, sure/certain to do, be sure/certain of sth
Allow
disallow, allowance (tiền trợ cấp), allowable (that is allowed, especially by law or by a set of rules)
