Typical Structures in English 3

8/11/2019 Typical Structures in English 3

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The fighting escalated(leo thang) into a full-scale war

We do not want to escalate the war.(lm leo thang)

to call/break a truce(tha thun ngng bn)

The target date initially was in 2012, and was pushed back to 2015.

U.S. control of the forces is a holdover(ngi lu nhim)from the Korean War

help map out (vch ra)the way ahead

to make an aerial reconnaissance/rknsns/(sdo thm)of the island

Leopard cubs are weaned at three months.(wean somebody/something (off/from something)to

gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother's milk and start feeding it with solid

food)

The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills.(wean somebody off/from somethingto make somebody gradually stop doing or using something)

Nuclear testing was resumed in defiance ofan international ban.

Detonation/detnen/ sn

here was mixed reaction in Iran Saturday as President Hasan Rouhani returned to Tehran. He was

met by both cheers and protests following hishistoric phone call with President Obama.

The crowd chanted their hero's name./ Resign! Resign! they chanted(

chant (something)to sing or say a religious song or prayer using only a few notes that are repeated

many times(tng kinh)

hunters tracking(theo du) and shooting bears

We continued tracking(theo di) the plane on our radar.

a comprehensive(bao qut,ton din) list of addresses

magnetosphere/mnito/quyn t

to undergo tests/trials/repairs(tri qua)

the onset(sbt u) of disease/old age/winter

The sea was shimmering(lung linh) in the sunlight.

Aurora/rr/ cc quang

A bone in my spine was out of alignment.(sxp thng hang)

Japan's alignment with the West(slin kt)
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to unfold a map(tri ra)

The audience watched as the story unfoldedbefore their eyes.(phi by)

I hesitated a millisecond(mt phn nghn giy) too long.

Kinetic/ knetk/energy ng nng

keep (close) tabs on somebody/something It's not always possible to keep tabs on everyone's

movements.(theo di)

Please make every endeavour(scgng) to arrive on time

The cafe was a good vantage point(li th) for watching the world go by.

a period of turbulence(shn lon) in the country's history

Their room had been prepared with meticulous/mtkjls/(tm,k cng)care.

The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling.(THIU)

The streets were teeming with tourists.teem with somethingusually be teeming with something(Y)

Police believe someone must be harbouring the killer.(cha chp)

to harbour thoughts of revenge(nui dng)

The condition prevents the blood from circulating freely.(lu thong)

Rumours began to circulate about his financial problems.(lan truyn)

Gradient/redint/dc,chnh lch

Aquafier( tng ngm nc)

glucose concentrations(nng ) in the blood

"We know there's a vast reservoir/ rezrvwr/(hcha)of life in the ocean crust

sandwiches with the crusts(vbnh m) cut off

a hard layer or surface, especially above or around something soft or liquida thin crust of icethe

earth's crust

Snow soon blanketed the frozen ground.(bao ph)

The body's metabolism/mtblzm/(schuyn ha)is slowed down by extreme cold.

The food is scrumptious (rt ngon)(chdung cho thc n)

Psychotropic/saktropk/medication/drugs


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coffee and tea are mild stimulant(cht kch thch nh)

Sales have levelled off after a period of rapid growth(chng li)

The plane levelled off at 1500 feet.(bay l l_

He showed a propensity/prpensti/(thin hng)for violence.

a psychotic/ saktk/disorder/illness

antidepressant/ntidpresnt/thuc chng suy nhc

antipsychotic/saktk/(thuc chng thn kinh)

to increase threefold(tng ba ln)

cardiovascular/krdiovskjlr/(thuc vtim mch)risks

My solicitor is no longer in practice(shnh ngh)

law practice(vn phng lut s)

medical practice( phng mch)

If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launches another bid for the

presidency in 2016, she'll be a more able(c nng lc)competitor than she was in2008

his brazen/brezn/(trng tro)admission that he was cheating

a film/camera crew(a group of people with special skills working together:i,nhm)

Who will have custodyof the children?(strng nom)

The castle is now in the custody ofthe state.(scanh gi)

He was remanded in custody(tm giam), charged with the murder of a policeman.

McFarland is in custody(stam giam)on suspicion of(nghi ng)two counts(imbuc ti)of robbery, conspiracy and a firearm(sung cm tay)charge

a conspiracy/knsprsi/(m mu)to overthrow the government

It's cheaper to buy in bulk.(slng ln)

The bulk(phn ln) of the population lives in cities.

The reporter was allegedly(c cho l)punched in the face before the robberssped off (tng tc)in a Mercedes.


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journalists made to prostrate/prstret/(prostrate yourselfto lie on your front with your

face looking downwards, especially as an act of worship:nm p mt xung)themselves on the

ground as the assailants fled."

He was expecting to find her prostrated(lm kit sc) by the tragedy.

Tripod/trapd/(gi ba chn, king ba chn (ca mt my nh, knh thin vn)

She was accosted/kst/(bt chuyn)in the street by a complete stranger

in the light of something(US:in light of something) after considering somethingEg:He rewrote the book in the light of further research.(sau khi xem xt)

I crept out of bed in the dead of night(lc na m)and sneaked downstairs.His behaviour baffles me(lm bi ri)

The plane is touching down(hcnh)

chicago's trump (bi bc)international hotel.

And this morning, investigators are treating this incident as a stunt(tr nguy him)

The pilot was able to parachute to safety(nhy d)

They parachuted supplies into the region.(thd)

Fishery (nghc,ng trng)

a huge catch of fish(mc)

longline fishing

The peace plan represents (= is the result of)weeks of negotiation.(l kt qu ca)

This contract represents 20% of the company's annual revenue.(tng ng vi)

It was the biggest pike(c ch) I ever hooked.(cu)

The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable(dbtnthng) position.

to be vulnerable to attack(db)

Old people are particularly vulnerable to the flu(dmc)

to render something harmless/useless/ineffective(khin)

render something (as something)The Italian phrase can be rendered as I did my best//render

something (into something)It's a concept that is difficult to render into English(dch)

the rapid progression(stin trin,stin b) of the disease


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a progression of sunny days(chui)

She watched his slow progress down the steep slope.(sdi chuyn)

total abstinence from strong drink(sking)

Subsequent(sau =tip theo) events confirmed our doubts

Subsequently (sau )

attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation(ssinh si ny n)

a subset( tp hp con) of the people who took part in the survey

academic high-flyers (ngi nhiu tham vng)

a fly-by-night company(khng ng tin cy)

a fly-by-night (ngi trn n)

Mix the flour with the milk to form a smooth paste.(nhuyn)

They could not ensure a smooth(sun s)transfer of political power.

a fruitful (em li nhiu kt qu)collaboration/discussion

The band has gone on tour to promote their new album.(qung b)

She worked hard and was soon promoted.(thng chc)

policies to promote economic growth(y mnh)

The economy prospered(pht t,thnh vng)under his administration.

The bath is overflowing(chy trn)

Plates overflowed with party food(trn ngp)

The meeting overflowed into the street.(trn ra)

The new magazine has really taken off.(trnn thnh hnh)

Enemy soldiers had overrun the island.(trn vo)

You've overrun your time by 10 minutes.(qu gi)

Customers who overdraw(thu chi)their accounts will be charged a fee.

The climbers were overtaken by bad weather(p n=bt ngging xung)

He pulled out to overtake a truck.(vt ln)


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VERB + ADVANTAGE have | gain, get He would gain considerable advantage from staying in that

job

Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.(vt ln)

Women make up 56% of the student numbers.(chim)

a young architect who's really going places(thnh t)

The ceremony went off without a hitch.(trc trc)

An amicable(thn tnh) settlement was reached

a cordial atmosphere/meeting/relationship(thn tnh)

The new building does not harmonize with its surroundings.(lm hi ha=lm ha hp)

It's difficult to differentiate(phn bit)between the two varieties.

it's wrong to differentiate(phn bit i x)between people according to their family background

She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.(ni bt)

Can you recommend a good hotel?(ngh)

The report recommended a 10% pay increase.(ngh:to advise a particular course of action; to advise

somebody to do something)

His sincerity recommends him to his colleagues(lmmn)

You cannot suggest somebody something:Can you suggest me a good dictionary?

persuade somebody to do something Try to persuade him to come.(thuyt phc)

persuade somebody into something/into doing something I allowed myself to be persuaded into

entering the competition.

You pay less for the store brand//brand loyalty(= the tendency of customers to continue buying the

same brand)// Champagne houses owe their success to brand image//the leading brandof detergent

The washing instructions are on the label(a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that

gives information about it)

the Virgin record label(a company that produces and sells music, CDs, etc)

the cachet/ ke/(uy tn)of the elegant Right Bank hotel

an advertising slogan//a campaign slogan(khu hiu)


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The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations(slin tng)with childhood holidays for me.

They have maintained a close association with a college in the US(slin kt)

Do you belong to any professional or trade associations?(hip hi)

a theatre/dance, etc. company(on)

they have company this evening(khch)

I perceived a change in his behaviour.(nhn ra)

This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.(xem)

Wet weather always depresses me.(lm chn nn)

The recession has depressed the housing market.(lm tr tr)

The book is a follow-up(stip tc,stip theo) to her excellent television series//a follow-up study

The children were drilled to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang.// The soldiers were

being drilled outside the barracks.(luyn tp)

He gathered a small core(nhm) of advisers around him.

He described the sequence(chui) of eventsleading up to the robbery.

Number the pages in sequence.(chui)

the dream sequence(cnh trong phim) in the middle of the movie

There is a growing consensus(snht tr) of opinionon this issue.

After her mother's death, she became acutely aware of her own mortality.(stvong)

Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing.(tltvong)

Caribou/krbu/(con tun lc)

I've torn a calf(bp chn) muscle

Calf(con b)

Melting sea ice may be leading to fewer caribou calf (th con)births and higher calf mortality in

Greenland,

The timing(thi im) of the decision was a complete surprise\

Your timing(sng lc) is perfect. I was just about to call you

a bonanza/bnnz/(spht t)year for the computer industry

To illustrate(minh ha) my point, let me tell you a little story.


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The incident illustrates(cho thy) the need for better security measures

Receive (to buy or accept goods that you know have been stolen),eg:to receive stolen goods(chachp)

He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre.(ngh ra)

I cannot conceive (= I do not believe)(that) he would wish to harm us.(ngh)

She is unable to conceive(ththai)

to gain confidence/strength/experience(t c)

My watch gains two minutes every 24 hours.(chy sm)

The euro gained against the dollar again today(tng)

Who succeeded Kennedy as President?(ni tip)

succeed (to something) He had no right to succeed to the tenancy when his father died.(ktha)

She's staying on at university to do research(li:to continue studying, working, etc. somewhere forlonger than expected or after other people have left)

I feel like staying in tonight.(nh)

We have a spare bed if you want to stay over(ngqua m)

He was corrupted by power and ambition.(lm h hng ,lm sa a)

Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting.//to disrupt broadcasting(lm gin on)

He broke off in the middle of a sentence.(ngng li:to stop speaking or stop doing something for a

time)

The back section of the plane had broken off.(la ra ,ri ra)

Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations//They've broken off their engagement.(ct t)

The end is in sight(= will happen soon).

to reiterate/ritret/(lp li)an argument/a demand/an offer

a quasi-official body(gn nh l)

a quasi-scientific explanation(c vl)

spark something (khuy ng)The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country.

This study, more than any other to date(to date=until now), really gets at the 'inside' of Einstein's brain,"

This sentence doesn't make sense.(c ngha)

It makes sense (khn ngoan)to buy the most up-to-date version.


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I can't make sense of that painting.(hiu)

He's always getting at me.(chtrch)

The truth is sometimes difficult to get at.(tm ra)

The files are locked up and I can't get at them.(ly c)

Cerebral/sribrl/(thuc vno)hemisphere

Subdivision(schia nh,ci c chia nhra m c)

Hillary Rodham Clinton saysthe partial government shutdownis emblematic/ emblmtk/(in hnh

.c trng)of too many people in politics

In a speech Friday night at Hamilton College in upstate(in or to a part of a state that is far from its main

cities, especially a northern part) New York

Scorched earth policy (chnh sch tiu th)

flatbed truck=flatbed trailer

pickup truck =pickup

There will be fog in low-lying(thp)areas.

She could not recall his name(nh)

Both countries recalled their ambassadors.(triu hi)

The company has recalled all the faulty hairdryers(thu hi)

The poem recalls Eliot's The Waste Land.(gi ln)

Couples walked hand in hand along the front(front:the road or area of land along the edge of the sea, a

lake or a river)

A powerful cold front causing a historic October blizzard in the Northern Plains will eventually thenscoop up the storm.

Baleen (tm sng ca c voi)

Our objectives need to be precisely delineated//The ship's route is clearly delineated/ dlniet /(vch

r)on the map
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a French nobleman of ancient lineage/lnid/(dng di)

The species occurs(c tm thy)in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic,

Pacific, and Indian Oceans

When exactly did the incident occur?(xy ra)

Does obesity tend to "cluster" among young adults?

Intuitively/ntutv/(trc gic)she knew that he was lying

his imminent/sudden/sad demise(scht)

demise(the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.)

an instantaneous/nstntenis /(ngay lp tc)response

"Intuitively, one might imagine that the complete and rapid engulfment(snhn chm)in resin(nha

thng), resulting in almost instantaneous demise

As many as 1000 people were dead, entombed(chn vi) in collapsed buildings.

pharaohs entombed (chn)in the pyramids of Egypt

Don't expect to get preferential treatment.(u i)

a ship with a displacement(trng lng rnc)of 10000 tonnes

Gradually factory workers have been displaced(thay th)by machines.

Around 10000 people have been displaced(lm di tn)by the fighting.

Check for roof tiles that have been displaced by the wind(lm ht ra)

displaced workers(sa thi )

to unlock(mkha)the door

The divers hoped to unlock (pht hin ra)some of the secrets of the seabed.

which lies scattered(ri rc)over a 6,000 square kilometre area in the Sahara.

Tutankhamun's brooch(tram)with its striking(ni bt)yellow-brown scarab/skrb /(.trang sc

hnh bhung (cAi-cp))

Pebble( cui)

a hint/touch/trace of sarcasm/srkzm/(li ma mai ,li chm chc)in his voice

The empathy/ empi/(sng cm)between the two women was obvious.


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Sarcastic/srkstk/ comments

The fragrance is a subtle(tinh t)blend of jasmine and sandalwood.

a subtle(khn kho) use of lighting in the play

Guests gathered under the classical portico/ prtko/of the hotel

The government is committed to housing(cung cp ch)the refugees.

The gallery houses 2000 works of modern art//The museum is housed in the Old Court House.( house

something to be the place where something is kept or where something operates from)

Our objectives need to be precisely delineated/dlniet/(m t,vch ra)

late-night sittings(bui hp)in the House of Commons

A hundred people can be served at one sitting(lt)(= at the same time).

It took three sittings to complete the portrait.(bui ngi lm mu)

to unearth(o ln) buried treasures

I unearthed my old diaries when we moved house.(tm thy,pht hin)

A prosperous city falls into oblivion(ri vo qun lng)

A prosperous city sinks into oblivion(chm)

And the experience is far from over

It felt as if we had reversed(hon i)our roles of parent and child.

to reverse(lt ngc)a procedure/process/trend

You should reverse (lm o ngc)the order of these pages

She reversed(lm de xe) into a parking space.

Demand is outpacing production// He easily outpaced the other runners(to go, rise, improve, etc. faster

than somebody/something)

a reduction in milk yield(sn lng) This will give a yield(li nhun)of 10% on your investment.


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global forest cover(bao ph)is predicted to decline about 10% further

quantitative(nh lng)analysis/research

The figures are a useful guideline(hng dn)when buying a house.

The government has drawn up guidelines(ng li cho)on the treatment of the mentally ill.

The organization has issued a set(b)of guidelines for builders to follow.

He had already made provisions(sdphng)for(= planned for the financial future of) his wife and

children before the accident

The government is responsible for the provision (scung cp)of health care.

The provision(cung cp)of specialist teachers is being increased.

We have enough provisions(thc phm dtr)to last us two weeks

Under the provisions(iu khon)of the lease, the tenant is responsible for repairs.

far from

usedforsayingthattherealsituationistheoppositeofwhatyoumention

Thebattleisfarfromover(khng h)

far from doing something(chng nhng khng)

Farfromseeminggladtoseehim,Roselookedalmostangry.

a child's visual acuity/kjuti/(tnh sc so ,tnh sc bn)

to undo a button/knot/zip, etc.(tho ,m)

It's not too late to try and undosome of the damage.(xa b)

The team was undone (to make somebody/something fail)by the speed and strength of their opponents.

I'm convinced there's a jinx(xi quy)on this car

According to superstition/suprstn/(sm tn),breaking a mirror brings bad luck.
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Knocking on wood(mt cm tting anh, ngha l dng tay g ln mt vt g bng gnhca, bn, thn cy, xut pht tmt tp tc phng ty, khi bn ni vci cht ca

mt ngi no (hoc c thl chnh bn), sau khi ni xong, bn phi ly tay g vo gcho ra ting hoc ni cm tknock on wood. lm nhvy khin cho vic skhng

xy ra, bn hoc ngi c ni n skhng ln ra cht tht. tng tnh"phi phuici mm" trong ting vican undo jinx: study

She felt it would be tempting fate to try the difficult climb a second time(tempt fate/providence :liu)

She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly spat it out(khc,nh,phun)

She spat in his face and went out//The prisoners were spat on by their guards(nh ncbt)

Do not leave your seat until the plane is airborne( ct cnh)

airborne seeds/viruses(pht tn qua khng kh)

a plume of smoke//A radioactive plume could reach the city within hours(lung khi)

a black hat with an ostrich plume(lng v)

We did not realize the magnitude(tm rng ln)of the problem

The magnitude(tm rng ln) of the epidemic was threatening

The star varies in brightness by about three magnitudes.( sng ca ngi sao trong thinvn hc)

The quake reached a magnitude(cng ) of 7.1 on the Richter scale.

Sentiment(tnh cm)

The advertisements were designed to whip up(khuy ng,khch ng)public opinion.

She whipped up a delicious lunch for us in 15 minutes(chun b nhanh ba n)

a wage/price freeze(s n nh)

a freeze(s ngng) on imports

NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH) a short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature isbelow 0 :A freeze warning was posted for Thursday night

the spread of nationalist sentiments(tinh thn)


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There is no room forsentiment(tnh cm) in business.

The rebels finally managed to oust(ph trut,ht cng) the government from power.

a military crackdown(s n p) on student protesters

Emboldened(khuyn khch,lm bo dn)by the wine, he went over to introduce himself toher.

The opposition leader has intensified his attacks on the government.

emotional/mental/political turmoil//Her mind was in (a) turmoil.(s ri lon)

She won 58.8% of the ballot.(tng s phiu bu)

What percentage of eligible voters cast their ballots(lphiu)

The chairperson is chosen by secret ballot(s b phiu)

The prisoners grew increasingly desperate.(liu lnh)

His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate(cn nc cn tt) measures.

He was so desperate(rt mun) for a job he would have done anything.

They face a desperate(cc k nghim trng) shortage of clean water.

heavy casualties on the battlefield(chin trng)

The system was state of the art(ti tn)

I stripped(ci qun o) and washed myself all over.

One official said the military was considering stripping U.S. warships of (strip sth

of sth :ly i ,tc ot)preferential treatment in transiting(i qua)the Suez Canalor curbing(kim ch,hn ch)use of Egypt's air space by U.S. military aircraft

a burgeoning/brdn/(pht trin nhanh)insurgency(sni dy)

A lamp was suspended(treo) from the ceiling.

The introduction of the new system has been suspended until next year.(hon)

She was suspended from school for a week(nh ch)

Biennial(hai nm mt ln)U.S.-Egyptian military exercises.(din tp qun s)

inclusive of somethingThe rent is inclusive of(bao gm)water and heating.

The party must adopt more inclusive(bao qut,ton din) strategies and a broader vision.


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Egyptian newspapers and television have for weeks taken a deeply hostile line

toward the United States, portraying Washington as unhappy to see Morsi and

his Muslim Brotherhood lose power and lambasting/lmbest/(chtrch)it for

allegedly meddling in Cairo's affairs.

Her father will beportrayed(ng vai) by Sean Connery.

a defiant(ngang ngnh,thch thc) manner, look, speech

He had no right to meddle in(can thip) her affairs

Somebody had been meddling with her computer.(ng vo:to touch something in a careless way,especially when it is not yours or when you do not know how to use it correctly)

Ammonia/moni/ (kh ammoniac,NH3)Flowers are often fertilized(lm thphn)by bees as they gather nectar.

a fertilized(lm thtinh)egg

the fertilization(lm mu m)of soil with artificial chemicals

sustainable forest management(involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not

harm the environment)

Unfortunately, this level of output is not sustainable.( that can continue or be continued for a long time)

a scientific/trade journal(tp san)

He kept a journal(nht k)of his travels across Asia.

the indigenous peoples/languagesof the area//indigenous toThe kangaroo is indigenous/

nddns/(thuc bn x)to Australia.

a peer-reviewed (nh ging ng)journal

Soil erosion was mitigated/mtet /(gim nh,lm du bt)by the planting of trees.

She refused to amplify further//You may need to amplify this point.(them chi tit)

to amplify a guitar/an electric current/a signal(khuch i)

a bountiful(di do)supply of food

old growth deciduous/dsdus/ (rng l hng nay)forests(

This poster is offensive and degrades(lm mt phm gi)women.

The rabbit population was decimated(tn st) by the disease


16/16

Cheap imports decimated the British cycle industry.( to severely damage something or make something

weaker)

Extractive/ kstrktv /(khai khong)industries

The smell made me want to throw up(i)

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