I. Make phrase
1. Make an appointment: thực hiện một cái hẹn
~ with sb: an appointment with my lawyer
~ for st: an appointment for a blood test
~ for sb to do st: She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor
2. Make an attempt: cố làm gì, thường khó khăn và không đk thành công
~ to do st:
~ at st/ at doing st
3. Make an attempt on sb/ one’s life: cố giết ai
Someone has made an attempt on the President’s life.
4. Make an announcement: thông báo
5. Make the bed: dọn giườngđi ngủ
6. Make a cake: làm bánh
7. Make changes: thay đổi
8. Make a choice: chọn lựa
~ between A and B: Woment forced to make a choice between family and career
9. Make a decision: quyết định
~ on/ about st:
~ to do st:
10. Make a comment: nhận xét
~ on/ about st: She made helpful comments on my work/ Please email us or leave a
comment on our website/ There was a lot of comment about his behavior (mang nghĩa
phê bình không dùng số nhiều)
11. Make a complaint: phàn nàn, than phiền
~ about sb/st: The most common complaint is about poor service./ We received a
number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking facilities. / I’d like to
make a complaint about the noise.
~ against sb/st: I believe you have a complaint against one of our nurses
12. Make a comparison: so sánh
~ of A and B: a comparison of the rail systems in Britain and France
~ of A with B: a comparison of man’s salaries with those of women.
~ between A and B: comparison between Britain and the rest of Europe.
~ of A to B: a comparison of the brain to a computer (= showing what is similar)
13. Make a contribution: đóng góp vào
~ to st: to make a contribution to charity
~ toward(s) st/ doing st: These measures would make a valuable contribution towards
reducing industrial accident.
14. Make a decision: quyết định
~ on/about st: We need a decision on this by next week / We must come to a decision
about what to do next by tomorrow
~ to do st: Who took the decision to go ahead with the project?
15. Make a difference: ảnh hưởng đến
~ to/in + sb/st: The rain đin’t make much difference to the game./ Your age shouldn’t
make any difference to whether you get the job or not/ Changing schools made a big
difference to my life./ I don’t think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is/ It
makes no difference (to me).
16. Make distinction: tạo nét riêng, tương phản
~ between A and B: Distinctions between traditional and modern societies/ The new law
makes no distinction between adults and children.
17. Make an effort: nỗ lực
~ in/ into + st/ doing st: You should put more effort into your work/ A lot of effort has
gone into making this event a success. / The company has invested a great deal of time
and effort in setting up new training schemes.
18. Make an excuse: viện cớ
~ for st/ doing st: There is no excuse for such behavior/ His excuse for forgetting her
birthday was that he has lost his diary/ You don’t have to make an excuse for her (try to
think of reasons for her behavior)
19. Make a law: thông qua một đạo luật
~ against st/ on st: The 1996 law against the hiring of illegal immigrants/ The
government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene.
20. Make a mistake: mắc lỗi
~ of doing st: I made the mistake of giving him my address
~ in st/doing st: The waiter made a mistake (in) adding up the bill
21. Make money: kiếm tiền
22. Make progress: tiến bộ
~ in st/doing st: We have made great progress in controlling inflation
23. In progress: đang diễn ra
Please be quite – examination in progress
24. Make a plan: vạch kế hoạch
~ for st: Do you have any plans for the summer?
~ to do st: There are no plans to build new offices
25. Make a phone call : gọi điện thoại
26. Make preparation: chuẩn bị
~ for st/ to do st: Preparation for the party started early/ The team has been training hard
in preparation for the big game/ The country is making preparation for war/ Was going
to college a good preparation for your career?/ We made preapartion to move to new
offices.
27. Make a profit: thu lợi nhận
~ on st: The company made a healthy profit on the deal
~ from st: Profit from exports rose 8.3%
28. Make a speech: đọc bài diễn văn
~ on/ about st: To make a speech on human rights
29. Make noise: làm ồn
30. Make a start: khởi hành
31. Make a suggestion: đề nghị
~ for/ about/ on st: I’d like to hear your suggestion for ways of raising money./ Are
there any suggestion about how best to tackle the problem?
32. Make a will: làm di chúc
33. Make up one’s mind: quyết định
34. Make use of sb/st: sử dụng j đặc biệt là để thu lại lợi ích từ việc sự dụng (tận dụng)
We could make better use of our resources/ You should make use of your contacts.
35. Make a promise: hứa hẹn
~ to do st/ of st: She kept her promise to visit her aunt regularly./ The government failed
to keep its promise of lower taxes
. President’s life.
4. Make an announcement: thông báo
5. Make the bed: dọn giườngđi ngủ
6. Make a cake: làm bánh
7. Make changes: thay đổi
8. Make a choice: chọn. bài diễn văn
~ on/ about st: To make a speech on human rights
29. Make noise: làm ồn
30. Make a start: khởi hành
31. Make a suggestion: đề nghị
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