- Đằng sau động từ to make cũn cú thể dựng 1 tớnh từ.
55.Ngữ động từ.
Đú là những động từ kết hợp với 1,2 hoặc đụi khi 3 giới từ. Khi kết hợp ở dạng như vậy, ngữ nghĩa của chỳng thay đổi hẳn so với nghĩa ban đầu.
• To break off: chấm dứt, cắt đứt, đoạn tuyệt.
Vớ dụ: As a result of the recent, unprovoked attack, the two countries broke off their diplomatic
relations.
• To bring up: nờu ra, đưa ra.
Vớ dụ: The country commissioner brought up the heated issue of restricting on-street parking.
• Call on : 1- yờu cầu.
Vớ dụ: The teacher called on James to write the equation on the blackboard. 2- ghộ thăm, đến thăm.
Vớ dụ: The new minister called on each of the families of his church in order to become better
acquainted with them.
• Care for: 1- thớch (take care of).
Vớ dụ: Because Marita doesn’t care for dark colors, she buys only brightly colored clothes. 2- trụng nom, săn súc (take care for).
Vớ dụ: My neighbors asked me to care for their children after school.
• Check out : 1- Mượn sỏch (thư viện).
Vớ dụ: I went to the library and checked out thirty books last night for my research paper.
2- xem xột, điều tra.
Vớ dụ: This photocopy machine is not working properly. Could you check out the problem?
• Check out of : làm thủ tục (để ra khỏi khỏch sạn, sõn bay, nhà ga) >< check into : làm thủ tục để
vào sõn bay, khỏch sạn...
• Check (up) on : điều tra.
Vớ dụ: The insurance company decided to check up on his driving record before insuring him.
• Close in on : tiến lại gần, chạy lại gần.
Vớ dụ: In his hallucinatory state, the addict felt that the walls were closing in on him.
• Come along with: đi cựng với.
Vớ dụ: June came along with her supervisor to the budget meeting.
• Come down with : Mắc phải 1 căn bệnh.
Vớ dụ: During the summer, many people come down with intestinal disorders.
• Count on = depent on = rely on : trụng cậy vào, dựa vào, nhờ vào.
Vớ dụ: Maria was counting on the grant money to pay her way through graduate school.
Vớ dụ: Because of the increasing number of broblems created after the football games, the director has decided to do away with all sports activities.
• Draw up : soạn thảo (1 hợp đồng, 1 kế hoạch). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
A new advertising contract was drawn up after the terms had been decided.
• Drop out of : bỏ (đặc biệt bỏ học giữa chừng).
Vớ dụ: This organization has done a great deal to prevent young people from dropping out of
school.