tài liệu oxford collocations dictionary for students of english

... contribute to, pay for Our taxes help pay for the upkeep of the city's parks I afford • PHRASES responsible/responsibility for the upkeep of The local council is responsiblefor the upkeep of roads noun ... This model has been designed for greater ease of use for use as The record is intended for use as background music ready for use This room is now ready for use purpose for which sth is used • ADJ ... antiseptic isfor external use only I home fire extinguishers for home use I clinical, commercial, industrial I official I exclusive for the exclusive use of club members I free Guests have free use of

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:16

... HELP appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for, scream for, seek, send for, shoutfor, summon Police are appealing for help in catching the killers o I opened the window and called .for help ... cry for help I heard a cry for help from inside the building in need of help The man was clearly in need of urgent medical help an offer of help He rudely rejected her kind offer of ... -s of The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two I -of the hours of darkness • PHRASES your hour of need... course of history events that could change the course of

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark reform 634 • PHRASES the need for reform, the pace of reform, a programme of reform, a timetable for reform reform verb • ADV drastically, fundamentally, ... receipt of housing benefit on/upon - of The goods will be sent on receipt of your cheque • PHRASES the date for receipt The closing date for receipt of. .. liquidfor the easy removal of ... reason of( = because of) old age for a/the - procedures carried out for reasons of national security for - of tformaty For rea- sons of security, you are requested to keep your luggage with you at

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... breadth of vision • PREP visit... An army of volunteers cooked meals for the children • VERB + VOLUNTEER appeal for, ask for, call for, look for The charity is appealing for volunteers ... eruption/outbreak of vio- lence The police are bracing themselvesfor an outbreak of violence. fear of violence, a life of violence It was apre- 855 visa dictable death for a man who had lived a life of violence. men ... vein of form recentiy. I tap (into) • PREP. - of The writer tapped into a rich vein of humour in theplay. • PHRASES in a different vein, in a lighter/more serious vein Fortunately, the rest of

Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 06:20

... exchange of information, the flow of information to improve theflow of information within the company a lack of information, a request for information, a source of information informative ... difficulties of extracting information from government officials 0 software that retrieves information from a variety of different sources I access Portable computers are goodfor accessing information ... times informed... INCLUSION be worthy of, justify, merit, warrant Some words are too infrequent to be worthy of inclusion in the dictionary I be eligible for, be suitable for, qualify for

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 08:20

... battle/clash of wills The meeting turned out to be a clash of wills an effort of will With a great effort of will he resisted her pleas of your own free will She left of her oumfree ... swimming pool for the school holidays pearls of wisdom students eager to catch pearls of wisdom from the professor's lips the pursuit of wisdom She devoted her life to the pursuit of wisdom... ... worship, forms of worship, freedom of worship Under the new regime, all religions enjoy freedom of worship a place of worship Fifteen per cent of • ADJ the population attend a place of

Ngày tải lên: 24/01/2014, 08:20

... basis for discussion We can use the draft document as a basis for discussion a forum for discussion The group provides a forum for the... among students about the lack of 'funding for ... service, with varying degrees of success I - of There is a degree of risk... trolley • PREP for- Wehad moussefor dessert I -of Wefinished off with a dessert of honey and nuts q Special ... burden • PREP. of- $80million of debt • PHRASES a burden of debt Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company. payment/repay- ment/settlement of a debt 2 state of owing money

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage know for a fact Doyou know for a fact that he is in London? a question/statement of fact It's a simple statement of ... facts of the case The facts of the case are quite straightforuxird a fact of life (= a situation that cannot be changed) It is an unpalatable fact of life that the most deserving people not often ... have, offer, provide I use o FACILITY + VERB allow (for) sth The cheque book fa- • PHRASES (as) a matter of fact It's not wild specula- cility allouisfor a minimum withdrawal of £200 • PREP - for

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:54

... life a tale of LA gang life I rape • PREP. ina/the-Wewereinthesamegang. I-ofagang of skin heads • PHRASES a member of a gang 2 group of friends • PREP. - of Youprobably go with a gang offriends ... of a real gen- eration gap between us. • PREP. for a - The consequences of the radioactive leak- age may not become apparent for a generation or more. for- s This kind of apple has beengrouinfor ... [...]... get out of the house more often • PREP for sb/sth's - When the prime minister's health problems continued, he resigned for the good of the party • PHRASES a force for good In disadvantaged

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:54

... HELP appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for, scream for, seek, send for, shoutfor, summon Police are appealing for help in catching the killers o I opened the window and called .for help ... between the -s of The office is closed between the hours of twelve and two I -of the hours of darkness • PHRASES your hour of need... height of 20 OOOfeet • PREP at a - of The animal ... cry for help I heard a cry for help from inside the building in need of help The man was clearly in need of urgent medical help an offer of help He rudely rejected her kind offer of

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:54

... remove this water Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ... Tokyo Toronto Oxford and Oxford English are registered trademarks of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Oxford University Press 2002 Database right Oxford University ... UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX26DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship,

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... our efforts will payoff a term of imprisonment, a term of office The president was sworn in for his second term of office a term of years... fray, worsen in a - He stormed out of the ... there for the - I told her not to do it for the umpteenth time I -for It's timefor a break • ADJ meeting • TIME time I be pressed for/ short of I be... PREP - for some handy tips for ... companies • PHRASES the burden of taxation reducing the heavy burden of taxation on the wealthy a form of taxation The poll tax was a very unpopular form of taxation. for tax- 789 teach ation purposes

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 17:15

... communication. for - of They lost the game, but not for lack of trying. from - of She thought she would collapse from lack of sleep. through - of I'ue lost those skills through lack of practice. I - of ... signs of life... leniency touiards first-time offenders I excessive, undue have We have more leisure than our show I appeal for, beg for for She begged for leniency for her son - of the ... very advanced for a six-year-old. use of language The writer's use of lan- guage reflects the personality of each character. 450 2offensive words • ADJ. bad, crude, foul, obscene, offensive,

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2013, 15:15

... abandoned plant h A couple of c~~_ of flu of garlic will improve the flavour of the soup The manager terrified the younger staff with his The burglars stole several p~~_ of temper of jewellery verb + ... want to check in the dictionary you will need to look up the entries for the nouns For example: Make sure you have a clo5e look at the engine before you buy the car © Oxford University Press ... the form of the verb You can check your answers in the dictionary by looking up the entries for the nouns elections fight The opposition has accused the government of election b A week before

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 17:15

... programs to report on the performance of students with disabilities compared to that of nondisabled students and the performance of English- language learners compared to that of native speakers Johnson ... Inclusion of limited -English- proficient students in Rhode Island’s grade mathematics performance assessment Los Angeles: REFERENCES 83 University of California, Center for the Study of Evaluation/National ... associate director of the Center for Education, for her advice during the planning stages of this workshop and for her review of numerous drafts of this summary We thank Susan Hunt for her editorial

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20

... children under the age of lB. with - A lot of wines im- prove with age. , -of He left school at the age of IS. ã PHRASES the age of consent The general age of con- sent for sexual activity is 16. ... VERB + ACT commit (law), perform charged with committing an act of gross indecency ã PREP. in the -of( = doing something) I -of For Jane, the act of writing was always difficult. ã PHRASES an act of faith, love, ... films I romantic I fan- tasy, foreign, historical, military, sexual ã VERB + ADVENTURE embark on, have I be looking for, want Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids. I offer Perhaps the war offered...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... the apple. -of Can I have a bite of your sandwich? - out of She took a bite out of the slab of cake. 2of an insect/animal ã ADJ. insect, mosquito, snake, etc. ã VERB + BITE getIgotalotofmosquitobiteslastnight. ã ... as a betrayal of electionpromises. ã PREP. - of a betrayal of hisfriends 0 The decisions were a betrayal of everything my father stoodfor. ã PHRASES an act of betrayal, a betrayal of (sb's) ... bankruptcy. I be close to, be on the brink/verge of I be driven/forced/thrown into, go into I file for, peti- tion for The company has beenforced tofile for bankrupt- cy. I declare It is the only country...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

... win the match. a reward for your efforts Second prize was afair rewardfor his efforts. make every effort We are making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages. effortless adj. ã VERBS appear, ... expansion. I allow (for) , provide for The de- sign of thefront pockets allowsfor expansion. I be ripe for a ready-made hotel chain ripe for further expansion I be set for The company is setfor further ... the forces of evil a perpetual struggle be- tween theforces of good and theforces of evil good and evil not a simple choice between good and evil the root of all evil He sees money as the root of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15