Bao gồm 100 phrasal verbs (cụm động từ) thông dụng nhất trong tiếng anh, kèm theo nghĩa của nó. Được sắp xếp theo thứ tự alphabet, dễ tìm, dễ hiểu và dễ tra cứu. Thuận lợi cho người học tiếng anh, kể cả người mới bắt đầu và người đã học lâu năm.
Trang 1PHRASAL VERBS or MULTI-WORD VERBS
Động từ kép là động từ được cấu tạo bởi một động từ (a verb) với một tiểu từ ( a particle) hay một giới từ ( a preposition) hay cả hai ( tiểu từ + giới từ ) : give up, turn on, look after, get along with…
Động từ kép được chia ra làm hai loại:
1 Động từ kép có thể phân cách ( separable phrasal verbs) give up, turn on, try on, put on …
a Túc từ là danh từ : có thể đứng trước hoặc sau tiểu từ
S – V + tiểu từ + túc từ
Ex: You should turn off the lights before leaving home Ex: He’s trying on a jacket
S – V + túc từ + tiểu từ
b Túc từ là đại từ nhân xưng (personal pronoun) luôn luôn đứng giữa động từ và tiểu từ.Ex: The light is on Turn it off Ex: Here’re the shoes Try them on
2 Động từ không thể phân cách ( unseparable phrasal verbs): túc từ luôn luôn đứng sau giới từ
Ex: You should look after your old parents Ex: He looks forward to his brother’s letter
Một số động từ cụm thông dụng:
Account for: giải thích lí do abide by: tuân theo
Add sth to sth : thêm cái gì vào cái gì base on : dựa vào
Arrive at+ nơi chốn: đến ( nơi nhỏ, không tên) borrow sth from: mượn từ ai
Arrive in + nơi chốn: đến ( nơi lớn có tên riêng) bring back : mang trở lại
Ask for: xin, yêu cầu buy sth for S.O : mua cái gì cho ai
Be on: chiếu phim change sth into sth: đổi cái gì thành cái gìBear out: xác nhận, xác thực call for: ghé qua (để đón hay lấy casigif)Blow out: dập tắt, thổi tắt (lửa) call in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua
Blow up: phá hủy (bằng bom, thuốc nổ) call off; hủy bỏ
Break down: hư, hỏng (máy); phá vỡ (cửa…) call on: thăm, viếng thăm
Break in/ into: xông vào, đột nhập vào call up: goi điện thoại
Trang 2Break out : bùng nổ; bùng phát carry on; tiếp tục
Break off: đột nhiên ngừng lại; kết thúc carry out: tiến hành
Break up: kết thúc ( khóa học, năm học …) close down: đóng cửa hẳn
Bring in: đưa ra, giới thiệu come about: xảy ra
Bring up:nuôi nấng, dạy dỗ come across: tình cờ gặp/ thấy ai/ cái gìBurn down: : thiêu hủy, thiêu trụi come off: thành công
Burst out : bật (khó,cười) come along/ on: nhanh lên
Come over/ round: ghé nhà count on/ upon: tin vào/ dựa vào
Come up: xảy ra, xuất hiện cut down/ back (on): giảm bớt
Come up against: gặp phải, đương đầu cut off: cắt đứt, ngừng cung cấp cái gì
Come up (to): đạt được, đáp ứng được pick out; chọn, chọn ra; nhận ra
Check out: làm thủ tục ra Pull down: phá hủy, phá sập
Put in for: đòi hỏi, yêu sách, xin pull out: lôi raCheck up:kiểm tra
Put on: mặc, mang, đội, mở,tăng cân put into: đặt cái gì vào trong
Pay back: trả lại, hoàn lại come out: lộ, lòi ra;biến mất
Run across/ into: tình cờ gặp/thấy ai/ cái gì Put aside/ by: để dành, dành dụm
Run out of: hết, cạn kiệt Put forward: đề nghị, gợi ý
See through: nhận ra; thấy rõ Put off:hoãn lại
Clear up: làm sạch, dọn sạch put out;làm tắt, dập tắt
Complain about: than phiền về receive sth from S.O: nhận cái gì từ ai
Cook meals for S.O: nấu bữa ăn cho ai return to: trở lại đâu
Cut down: đốn xuống send sth to S.O; gửi cái gì cho ai
Depend on: phụ thuộc vào send sth from somewhere: gửi cái gì từ đâuDevide into: phân chia thành separate sth from: tách ra
Devote to: cống hiến cho speak to S.O: nói chuyện với ai
Die out: mất hẳn, tuyệt chủng do away with: bỏ, hủy bỏ, bãi bỏ
Trang 3Drop in (on): ghé thăm, ghé qua (thời gian ngắn) be fed up with: chán, buồn phiền,
Fill in: điền thong tin vào fix up: sắp xếp; thu xếp
Fly to somewhere: bay đến đâu take over: đảm nhận
Get out of: thoát khỏi, đi ra take note of: ghi chú
Get off: xuống( xe ), rời đi; khởi hành get on: lên (xe, tàu,…)
Get on with/ in: sống, làm việc …hòa thuận; xoay sở,làm (1 việc, 1 tình huống…)
Get over: vượt qua, khắc phục give out: phân phát
Go in for: tham gia (kì thi, cuộc thi) grow up: lớn lên, trưởng thành
Give way to: nhượng bộ talk to/ with: nói với ai
Go ahead: thực hiện, xảy ra talk to S.O about sth: nói với ai về cái gì
Go after: rượt đuổi theo thanks for sth:cám ơn ai về cái gì
Go along: tiến bộ, phát triển thanks to sth/S.O: nhờ có cái gì/ ai
Go away; rời khỏi, ra đi, tan đi, biến mất (cơn đau) think about/of: nghĩ về
Go back: trở lại, trở về turn off #turn on: tắt # mở (máy)
Go by: (thời gian) trôi qua turn up: đến; xuất hiện
Go down: giảm xuống (giá cả) turn down: từ chối; bác bỏ, loại bỏ
Go for a swim/ walk: đi bơi/đi tản bộ turn into: trở thành; biến thành;
Go off: nổ, reo vang turn up# turn down: tăng/ giảm âm lượng
Go on a trip/ vacation: đi du lịch/ đi nghỉ wake up: thức dậy
Go over: xem kĩ, kiểm tra lại walk along: đi bộ dọc theo
Go out; tắt bị dập tắt work for S.O : làm việc cho ai
Hear about (of): nghe về work with S.O: làm việc với ai
Trang 4Hold up: ngừng; hoãn lại Work out: tính toán
Help someone with sth: giúp ai với worry about; lo lắng về
Interact with; ảnh hưởng; tác dụng stay away from: tránh xa
Join in = take part in = participate in: tham gia vào stay up late: thức khuya
Keep S.O awake: làm ai thức giấc stay with S.O: ở với ai
keep pace up/ with : theo kịp send out: gửi đi, phân phát
Fell pity for/ take (have) pity on: thương xót go in: đivào
Feel regret for: hối hận, ân hận set off/out : khởi hành
Fell sympathy for: thông cảm Sell off: bán giảm giá
Feel shame at: xấu hổ Send for: mời đến, gọi đến, triệu tập
fall in love with S.O: yêu 1 người nào đó set up: lập, thành lập
Keep S.O away: tránh xa ai lose sight of: mất hút
Keep up with: theokijp, bắt kịp let down: làm thất vọng
Learn by heart: học thuộc lòng lose touch with: mất liên lạc với
Learn how to V: học làm cách gì make allowance for: chiếu cố đến
Live with S.O: sống với ai make use of: sử dụng
Look back (on): nhớ, nhớ lại put an end to: kết thúc
Look down on: coi thường put a stop to: chấm dứt
Look up to: coi trọng, kính trọng, ngưỡng mộ take account of: lưu tâm đến
Look up: tra từ điển make out: hiểu, đọc, được; nghe, nhìn rõLook out: coi chừng! make up: bịa đặt, sáng tác; trang điểm
Trang 5Look forward to: trông chờ, trông mong make up for: đèn bù, bù
Look in: nhìn vào; ghé qua thăm, tạt vào show around / round: đưa đi tham quanLook on/upon : đứng xem, xem như, coi như show off: phô trương, khoe khoan
Give place to: nhường chỗ show up: đến, xuất hiện
nói
Take leave of: từ biệt stand for: thay thế cho, tượng trưng, đại diệnMake a contribution to: góp phần stand out: nổi bật
Try on: mặc thử (quần áo) take after: giống nhau
Get victory over: chiến thắng take off: cởi (quần, áo…), cất cánh
Take interest in: quan tâm, thích thú take on: nhận, đảm nhận
Have faith in: tin tưởng take up: chiếm (thời gian, sức lực…)
Play an influence over: có ảnh hưởng talk over: thảo luận, bàn luận
Wear out: làm mòn, làm rách; làm kiệt sức think over: suy nghĩ kĩ, cân nhắc
Prepare for: chuẩn bị cho throw away/ out: ném đi, vứt đi
Carry out: thực hiện, thi hành try out: kiểm tra
Put away: dẹp đi, đem cất đi lie down: nằm nghỉ
Deal with: xử lí
Exercises:
Trang 6I Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list Use the correct tense
or structure: carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cut off, get over, put out, work out, let down, turn out, lead to.
1 Now, don’t us We’re counting on you to cook something really special for the party this Saturday
2 Over eating and lack of exercise can _ _ serious health problems in later life
3 Giving up my job to go and live aboard _ _ to be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made
4 He _ _ some story about catching the wrong train to explain his lateness
5 If you want to lose weight, you should _ _ on amount of dairy products you eat
6 Modern computers are capable of the most complex operations in seconds
micro-7 It’s no the sort of book you’d want to read from cover but it’s quite interesting to _ _now and then
8 The start of the concert was _ _ by the late arrival of the group
9 The gas supply was _ _ for about four hours as they had to repair some leaking pipes
10 Toby’s _ _ really well at his new job He’s already been promoted twice
11 Quick action by the police prevented fighting from _ _ between rival groups of fansafter the football match
12 I hear FIAT have _ _ a new model but I haven’t seen it yet
13 She _ _ the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner
14 Herbie asked them to _ _ their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke
15 It is said that Isaac Newton _ _ the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the head by
an apple!
Key: 1 Let…down 5 cut down 9 cut off 13 got over
2 lead to 6 carrying out 10 getting on 14 put out
3 Turned out 7 dip into 11 breaking out 15 worked out
4 Made up 8 held up 12 brought out
II Put in these forms: brought up against, face up to, get round to, go out into, look forward
to, looks out over, went back on, put up with, take up on, looks up to, cut back on, come in for, make up for, go through with, look down on.
Trang 71 The government’s economic policies have a lot of criticism.
2 You’ll have to work very hard today to _ the time you wasted yesterday
3 I should _ my problems and not try to avoid them
4 Do you think he’s really likely to his threat?
5 It was so stuffy indoors that I had to the fresh air
6 I’m feeling nervous I’m not giving my presentation
7 The government is to spending on the armed forces
8 He really his older brother
9 He _ his promise to tell nobody about this
10 I meant to do the ironing but I didn’t it
11 The house is on the top of the cliff and the English Channel
12 I left the job because I couldn’t my boss a moment longer
13 Actually, can I you _ your offer of a bed for the night?
14 Small boys often little girls and refuse to play with them
15 I had big ideas until I was the reality of the situation
Key: 1.come in for 6 looking forward to 11 looks out over
2 Make up for 7 cut back on 12 put up with
3 Face up to 8 looks up to 13 take … up on
4 Go through with 9 went back on 14 look down on
5 Go out into 10 get round to 15 brought up against
III workout the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences: let in , get off, throw away, stay in, come back, cross out, pay back, get on , turn up, fall over, take back, go off, lie down, go away , put off
1 I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to _ me _
2 Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to all evening
3 Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll you on Friday
4 The sidewalk is very icy Be careful you don’t
5 I was feeling so tired I had to on the bed for a while
6 I saw Martin the bus and go straight home
7 Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to
8 The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to
Trang 89 I’ll have to these books to the library.
10 Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to
11 Don’t that box We can use it again
12 If you make a mistake on the form, just _ it
13 I can’t hear the radio Could you it a little?
14 I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t
15 Never _ until tomorrow what you can do today
Key: 1.let …in 6 get off 11 throw away
2 Stay in 7 come back 12 cross…out
3 Pay …back 8 get on 13 turn …up
4 Fall over 9 take back 14 go off
5 Lie down 10 go away 15 put off
IV Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb that means the same as the words in brackets.
1 The football match had to be because of the weather (cancelled)
2 The story Kate told wasn’t true She (invented it)
3 A bomb near the station, but no one was injured (exploded)
4 How long are you going to working? (continue)
5 George finally nearly an hour late (arrived)
6 We are going to _ an outing for our group (arrange)
7 A number of buildings are going to be to make way for the new road (demolished)
8 We need to make a decision today at the latest We can’t _any longer (delay it)
9 You can hardly on £100 a week (manage to live)
10 The noise is terrible I can’t _ (tolerate it)
11 For the sake of your health, you ought to alcohol (stop)
12 Teachers should encourage kids to for themselves (discover things)
13 I’m afraid the machine has (stopped working)
14 Our phone has been , so ring me on my mobile (disconnected)
15 We need to the situation (fully discuss)
Key: 1 Called off 6 fix up/ set up 11 give up
2 Made it up 7 knocked/ pulled/ torn down 12 find things out
Trang 93 Went off 8 put it off 13 broken down
4 Carry on/go on 9 get by 14 cut off
5 Showed up/ turned up 10 put up with it 15 talk over/ talk through
V Rewrite the sentences, using the correct synonym of the underlined phrasal verbs:
appear, cancel, consider, continue, delay, delete, demolish, discover, discuss, display, erect, examine, execute, occupy, omit, postpone, prepare, reduce, reject, represent, explode,
resemble, return, stop, select, review, calculate, tolerate.
1 You’ll have to cut down your living expenses a little Cut back (on) : giảm bớt (reduce)
2 I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you Suy nghĩ kỹ, cân nhắc (consider)
3 That company is going to put up a new building on this corner Dựng, xây dựng (erect)
4 The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance Giống (resemble)
5 Look each sentence over carefully Cross out the incorrect words Xóa (delete)
6 Mr Lam’s job seems to take up all of his spare time Chiếm (time, không gian, sức lực)
7 They are going to pull that building down Phá hủy, phá sập (demolish)
8 We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather Hủy bỏ (cancel)
9 We heard the bomb go off five miles away Nổ (explode)
10 These books are overdue When are you going to take them back? Trở lại
11 When you make up that list for me, don’t leave any names out
12 We worked out how much of our salaries we would have to save each year tính toán
(calculate)
13 That woman certainly tried hard to show off her abilities phô trương, khoe khoang (display)
14 When I was looking through my papers, I came across this picture Tình cờ gặp
15 I suggest that you talk the matter over with your boss first of all thảo luận; bàn luận
18 Should we go over the lesson now or put it off until later tonight? Xem xét; kiểm tra
(examine); Hoãn lại (postpone, delay)
19 How many people do you expect to show up at the meeting tonight? đến (arrive)
Trang 1020 I think this storm will hold up the flights ngừng (stop);hoãn lại (delay)
21 There are some pens here Why don’t you pick out one or two? Chọn, chọn ra
22 I tried to interrupt the two men, but they went on arguing anyway Tiếp tục
23 Trevor gave up playing football years ago Từ bỏ
24 Those three letters are an abbreviation They stand for something Tượng trưng cho
25 I don’t see how you can put up with such bad working conditions Chịu đựng
Key:
1 reduce 6 occupy 11 prepare- omit 16 execute 21 select
2 consider 7 demolish 12 calculated 17 reject 22 continued
3 erect 8.cancel 13 display 18 examine- postpone 23 stopped
4 resemble 9 explode 14 discovered 19 appear 24 represent
5 delete 10 return 15 discuss 20 delay 25 tolerate
VI Replace the underlined works with a phrasal verb.
1 We’ve arranged a meeting for next Tuesday Fixed up
2 Be careful! There’s a car coming Look out
3 The government is introducing a new tax on computers Bringing in
4 I was always nervous as the plane went into the air Took off
5 The problem isn’t going to just disappear Go away
6 Everything is so expensive Prices seem to be increasing all the time Going up
7 How did the accident happen? Come about
8 There used to be a restaurant here, but it went out of business a year ago Closed down
9 A: they’re going to demolish this beautiful old building Pull down- giving out
B: I know Some protesters were distributing leaflets about it
10 Tom often pays us short visits without warning Calls in(on)/ drops in (on) us
11 I didn’t expect to win the competition I only entered it for a joke Went in for
12 Before you accept this offer, please consider it carefully Think it over
13 We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate Carry on/ go on
14 He was offered a new job, but he refused it because he didn’t want to move house Turn it down
15 I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure Look back on
Trang 11VII Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first Use the words in brackets
1 I’m trying to find my diary (looking)
2 You’re too young to stop working (give)
3 This bag is Janet’s (belongs)
4 The police continued to watch the house (carried)
5 They talked about the plan (discussed)
6 I haven’t got any money left (run)
7 The staff all have great respect for their boss (look)
8 I wouldn’t tolerate such terrible conditions (put)
9 They’ll have to postpone the game (off)
10 I visited some old friends while I was in Manchester.(called)
11 I’m trying to reduce the amount of coffee I drink (cut)
12 We’re trying to arrange a holiday together (up)
13 The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn’t go as fast as her (keep)
14 I always like to enter quiz competition (go)
15 We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could compensate for losing
my wedding ring (make)
16 I found this film quite disappointing (let)
17 I don’t think Jack’s story about seeing the ghost was true (made)
18 I’m boring with waiting for her to telephone (fed)
19 The fire suddenly started in the early hours of the morning (broke)
20 If you don’t know the number, you can find it in the phone book (up)
Key:
1 I’m looking for my diary
2 You’re too young to give up working
3 This bag belongs to Janet
4 The police carried on watching the house
5 They discussed the plan
6 I have run out of money
7 The staff all look up to their boss
Trang 128 I wouldn’t put up with such terrible conditions
9 They’ll have to put off the game/ put the game off
10 I called on some old friends while I was in Manchester
11 I’m trying to cut down (on) the amount of coffee I drink
12 We’re trying to fix up a holiday together
13 The teacher was dictating so fast, we couldn’t keep up with her
14 I always like to go in for quiz competition
15 We got some money from the insurance company, but nothing could make up for losing my wedding ring
16 I found this film let me down
17 I think Jack made up the story about seeing the ghost
18 I’m fed up with waiting for her to telephone
19 The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning
20 If you don’t know the number, you can look it up in the phone book
VIII Complete the sentences, using one of these phrasal verbs (in the correct form) Use a dictionary if you need.
Go on/ cross out / turn up / break into / put off / come across / make up/
wear out / set up / see off / give up /show round / run out of / carry out /
put out / catch up / turn down / take off / cut down / blow up
1 Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to _ you _ ? show … round
2 The children _ a little poem and wrote it in the card Made up
3 Sue was offered a job as a translator but she _ it _ turn …down
4 His shoes are quite He’ll have to get a new pair Worn out
5 They have had to the football match because of snow Put…off
6 Kathy is going to Australia tomorrow I’m going to the airport to _ her _ see…off
7 He’s missed so much school that he’s going to find it very hard to _ catch up
8 It took firefighters three hours to the blaze Put out
9 Rachel knew that Rose would be worried if she didn’t _ turn up
10 They never seemed to things to say to each other Run outof
11 Terrorists had threatened to the embassy Blow up
Trang 1312 Can you imagine who I while I was in Paris? Came across
13 An investigation was by the local police Carried out
14 A house in our neighborhood was _ last night Broken into
15 The doctor advised him to his working hours Cut down
16 If you make a mistake on the form, just it cross …out
17 Burton smiled and _ with his work Went on
18 He’s been feeling much better since he _ smoking Gave up
19 She _ her clothes _ and got into bed Took…off
20 Zedco wants to _ a new sales office in Germany set up
Multiple choice
1 Could you a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?
2 Extension 286? I’ll
A Put you through B get you through C come you through D break into you
Put you through(Nối điện thoại cho ai)
3 For me, the film didn’t all the enthusiastic publicity it received
live up to : Xứng đáng với
4 Jack and Linda last week They just weren’t happy together
A Broke up (tan vỡ) B broke into C finished off D ended up
5 I’m Tom’s address Do you know it?
A Looking on B finding out C looking for D getting for
6 I can with most things but I can’t stand noisy children
put up with sb/sth = to endure sb/sth : chịu đựng
7 If we don’t do something now, the birds are going to soon
A Die of B die with C die out(chết sạch) D die on
8 If you really want to lose weight, you need to eating desserts
9 I had to her request for a loan Her credit was just not good enough
A Turn on B turn off C turn down(từ chối)D turn into
Trang 1410 I need to _ from work and take a holiday.
Get away from sth: thoát khỏi
11 It to be a beatiful night tonight!
A Turned into B turned out C turned on D turned off
Turn out : hóa ra, thành ra
12 I want you to _ every bad word you’ve said about my brother
A Take back B say again C take off D give off
Take back one’s words: rút lại lời nói
13 When I was turning out my cupboard I this photograph of my uncle
A Came over B came round C came across D came into
Come across sb/sth: tình cờ gặp
14 He in German, but moved to the US at the age of 18
A Brought to B grew up (lớn lên) C turned off D went to
15 He the club on recommendation from his friend Jack
Get into a club, team, school: gia nhập, nhập học
16 He _ unleaded gas and left on his journey
A Poured on B filled up with (đổ đầy) C filled up D poured with
17 He spent the entire night thinking and in the end _ a brilliant idea
A Received with B got up C came up with(đề xuất) D came out
18 We’re not ready yet, we are going to have to the meeting until next week
A Take off B put off(hoãn lại) C take on D go off
19 Let’s _ the grammar one more time before the test
Go over: xem lại, ôn lại
20 Look Jack, I’ve _ your bad behavior long enough!
A Put up B put through C put up with D get on well
21 Make sure to _ pick-pockets when you go to the market
A Watch out for B come along C take to D look at
Look/ watch out for sth/sb : coi chừng