CHUYÊN ĐỀ 13 : CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ (PHRASAL VERBS) – Bài tập Tiếng anh 8 nâng cao

VERB

MEANING

EXAMPLE

break down

hỏng,

That old Jeep had a tendency to break down just when I needed it the most.

catch on

phổ biến, thịnh hành

Popular songs seem to catch on in California first and then spread eastward.

come back

trở về, trở lại

Father promised that we would never come back to this horrible pl

ce.

come in

vào, bước vào

They tried to come in through the back door, but it was locked.

come to

hồi tỉnh

He was hit on the head very hard, but after several minutes, he started to come to again.

come over

đến thăm

The children promised to come over,

ut they never do.

drop by

ghé thăm

We used to just drop by, but they were never home, so we stopped doing that.

eat out

ăn nhà hàng

When we visited Paris, we loved eating out in the sidewalk cafes.

get by

xoay sở (tài chính)

Uncle Heine didn’t have much money, but he always seemed to get by without borrowing money from relatives.

get up

dậy, trở dậy

Grandmother tried to get up, but the couch was too low, and she couldn’t make it on her own.

go back

quay về

It’s hard to imagine that we will ever go back to Lithuania.

go on

continue

He would finish one Dickens novel and then just go on to the next.

go on (2)

happen

The cops heard all the noise and stopped to see what wasgoing on.

grow up

trưởng thành, lớn lên

Charles grew up to be a lot like his fathe

.

keep away

remain at a distance

The judge warned the stalker to keep away from his victim’s home.

keep on (with gerund)

continue with the same

He tried to keep on singing long after his voice was ruined.

pass out

ngất, bất tỉnh

He had drunk too much; he passed out on the sidewalk outside the bar.

show off

demonstrate haughtily

Whenever he sat down at the piano, we knew he was going to show off.

show up

arrive

Day after day, Efrain showed up for class twenty minutes late.

wake up

tỉnh giấc

I woke up 

hen the rooster crowed.

VERB

MEANING

EXAMPLE

blow up

explode

The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station.

bring up

mention a topic

My mother brought up that little matter of my prison record again.

bring up

nuôi dưỡng

It isn’t easy to bring up children nowadays.

call off

cancel

They called off this afternoon’s meeting

do over

làm lại, ôn lại

Do this homework over.

fill out

complete a form

Fill out this application form and mail it in.

fill up

lấp đầy, điền đầy

She filled up the grocery cart with free food.

find out

phát hiện, khám phá ra

My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her.

give away

cho, phân phát

The filling station was giving away free gas.

give back

trả lại

My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he’s not about to give it back.

hand in

nộp, đệ trình

The students handed in their papers and left the room.

hang up

gác, treo, móc

She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes.

hold up

delay

I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom.

hold up (2)

rob

Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon.

leave out

omit

You left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue.

look over

examine, check

The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (They looked them overcarefully.)

look up

search in a list

You’ve misspelled this word again. You’d better look itup.

make up

invent a story or lie

She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends.

make out

bịa (chuyện)

He was so far away, we really couldn’t make out what he was saying.

pick out

nhặt ra, chọn ra

There were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.

pick up

hái, lượm

The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them pick itup.)

point out

call attention to

As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites.

put away

save or store

We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.

put off

postpone

We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)

put on

mặc (quần áo), đội, đeo, …

I put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on quickly.)

put out

extinguish

The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. (They put it out quickly.)

read over

đọc lướt

I read over the homework, but couldn’t make any sense of it.

set up

 arrange, begin

My wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. She set it up.

take down

make a written note

These are your instructions. Write them down before you forget.

take off

remove clothing

It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt.

talk over

discuss

We have serious problems here. Let’s talk them over like adults.

throw away

discard

That’s a lot of money! Don’t just throw it away.

try on

thử đồ

She tried on fifteen dresses before she found one she liked.

try out

thử nghiệm

I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me.

turn down

lower volume

Your radio is driving me crazy! Please turn it down.

turn down (2)

reject

He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he wasturned down both times.

turn up

raise the volume

Grandpa couldn’t hear, so he turned up his hearing aid.

turn off

switch off electricity

We turned off the lights before anyone could see us.

turn off (2)

repulse

It was a disgusting movie. It really turned me off.

turn on

switch on the electricity

Turn on the CD player so we can dance.

use up

exhaust, use completely

The gang members used up all the money and went out to rob some more banks.

VERB

MEANING

EXAMPLE

call on

ask to recite in class

The teacher called on students in the back row.

call on (2)

visit

The old minister continued to call on his sick parishioners.

get over

bình phục, khỏi (bệnh)

I got over the flu, but I don’t know if I’ll ever get over my broken heart.

go over

review

The students went over the material before the exam. They should have gone over it twice.

go through

use up; consume

They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year. Did he go through all his money already?

look after

take care of

My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone.

look into

investigate

The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement.

run across

tình cờ gặp

I ran across my old roommate at the college reunion.

run into

meet

Carlos ran into his English professor in the hallway.

take after

resemble

My second son seems to take after his mother.

wait on

serve

It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables.

break in on

interrupt (a conversation)

I was talking to Mom on the phone when the operator broke in on our call.

catch up with

bắt kịp

After our month-long trip, it was time to catch up with the neighbors and the news around town.

check up on

examine, investigate

The boys promised to check up on the condition of the summer house from time to time.

come up with

 Đóng góp (suggestion, money)

Nghĩ ra

After years of giving nothing, the old parishioner was able to come up with a thousand-dollar donation.

We’ve come up with how to deal with the problem

cut down on

cắt giảm

We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment.

drop out of

leave school

I hope none of my students drop out of school this semester.

get along with

have a good relationship with

I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young.

get away with

trốn tội

Janik cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it.

get rid of

eliminate

The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor in the recent election.

get through with

finish

When will you ever get through with that program?

keep up with

theo kịp

It’s hard to keep up with the Joneses when you lose your job!

look forward to

anticipate with pleasure

I always look forward to the beginning of a new semester.

look down on

khinh thường

It’s typical of a jingoistic country that the citizens look down on their geographical neighbors.

look in on

visit (somebody)

We were going to look in on my brother-in-law, but he wasn’t home.

look out for

be careful, anticipate

Good instructors will look out for early signs of failure in their students

look up to

respect

First-graders really look up to their teachers.

make sure of

verify

Make sure of the student’s identity before you let him into the classroom.

put up with

tolerate

The teacher had to put up with a great deal of nonsense from the new students.

run out of

dùng hết

The runners ran out of energy before the end of the race.

take care of

be responsible for

My oldest sister took care of us younger children after Mom died.

talk back to

answer impolitely

The star player talked back to the coach and was thrown off the team.

think back on

recall

I often think back on my childhood with great pleasure.

walk out on

abandon

Her husband walked out on her and their three children.