Collocation

Unit 2
COLLOCATIONS
1. account for - to be the explanation - giải thích
or cause of something
SYNONYM: explain
2. (give) an - To recount - kể lại, thuật lại thông tin về ai đó.
account of information about
someone or something We gave a good account of ourselves, coming second overall.
Account to one.
3. take into account - to consider or - xem xét, cân nhắc
= take into remember something
consideration when judging a
situation
4. take account of - to consider something - xem xét, cân nhắc cái gì khi bạn cố gắng đưa ra quyết định.
when you are trying to
make a decision
5. on account of - because of something - bởi vì
She can’t work much on account of the children.

6. by all accounts - according to what - theo như mọi người nói, theo như thông tin thu được.
other people say She is, by all accounts, a decent young woman.
7. on one's account - Because of or for the - vì lợi ích của ai đó
benefit of someone else. I'm not very hungry, so please don't cook on my account (=
don't cook just for me).
They were tired, but not any less enthusiastic on that account.

Associate 8. associate sth - to have a relationship - có mối liên hệ, liên quan đến
with with
9. (hang) in the - if something hangs in - không chắc chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra.
balance the balance, it is not "his survival hung in the balance for days"
certain what will
happen to it
Balance
10. strike a balance - to achieve a state in - giữ thế cân bằng
 which different things It's a question of striking the right balance between quality and
occur in equal or proper productivity.
amounts or have an
equal or proper amount
of importance
11. upset the - =make it less equal or - mất sự cân bằng
balance correct - thay đổi tình huống để lấy lại cân bằng
- redress the - to change a situation Pollution has upset the balance of the garden.
balance in order to make things
fair and equal Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women
- change/alter/shift redress the balance (= make the situation fairer and more equal)?
the balance - thay đổi, chuyển hướng sự cân bằng
12. balance - sự cân bằng giữa/ của
between/ of
13. on balance - after considering the - sau khi cân nhắc, xem xét 2 mặt của 1 vấn đề.
power or influence of On balance he agreed with Christine
both sides of a question
14. off balance - likely to fall or be - mất thăng bằng
knocked down:
15. basis for - the most important - nền tảng cho…
Basis facts, ideas, etc. from
which something is
developed
16. on a daily/ - hàng ngày/ tạm thời
temporary basis
17. on the basis of - because of a particular - dựa vào, bởi vì ( cái gì)
fact or situation Student performance will be judged on the basis of degree examination
results, thesis and continuous assessment, following current University
regulations.
18. express - diễn tả niềm tin
belief(s)
Belief 19. belief in - a strong feeling that - niềm tin vào cái gì
something/somebody
exists or is true;
confidence that
something/somebody is
good or right
20. contrary to - used to say that - trái với suy nghĩ/ quan điểm thông thường
 popular belief something is true even
though people believe
the opposite
21. beyond belief - extremely surprising - ngoài sức tưởng tượng, khó tin
or unreasonable, so that
you cannot believe it
22. in the belief - believing that - với niềm tin rằng
that She wrote to him in the belief that he would help her.
23. popular/ widely - niềm tin phổ biến, vững chắc, ngày càng được củng cố
held/ widespread/
strong/ growing
belief
24. pick one's brain - to ask someone's - hỏi xin lời khuyên của ai về chủ đề mà họ biết rõ.
advice about a subject "mind if I pick your brain for a minute?
the person knows a lot
about
Brain
25. rack your brain - to think very hard - nghĩ kĩ, nghĩ nát óc
26. the brains - the person responsible - người đứng sau
behind for inventing,
developing, or
organizing something
27. brainless - stupid - ngu ngốc
28. brainchild (of) - an idea or invention of - ý tưởng, phát minh của ai
one person or a small The project was the brainchild of one of the students.
group of people
29. brainstorm - to all think about - động não, nghĩ ra
something at the same
time, often in order to
solve a problem or to
create good ideas
30. brainwash - to force somebody to - tẩy não
accept your ideas or
beliefs, for example by
repeating the same thing
many times or by
preventing the person
from thinking clearly
31. brainwave - a sudden good idea - ý tưởng bất chợt
 I couldn't see how I could get home from the station - then I had a
brainwave.
32. bring sth to - to bring (something) to - đi đến kết luận, kết thúc
conclusion a finish : to end
(something)
33. come to/ arrive - đi đến kết luận
at/ reach a
Conclusion conclusion
34. jum/ leap to - to make a decision - vội vàng đi đến kết luận
conclusion about something too
quickly without
knowing all the facts
35. in conclusion - finally - tóm lại là, cuối cùng là
36. conclusion of - kết luận của cái gì
37. logical - kết luận logic, hợp lí
conclusion
38. foregone - a result that is obvious - kết quả hiển nhiên
conclusion to everyone even before
it happens
39. take into - xem xét, cân nhắc
consideration
Consideration 40. give - to spend some time - xem xét, cân nhắc kĩ cái gì
consideration to thinking about
something carefully
41. show - pay attention to the - chú ý đến nhu cầu, nguyện vọng, cảm giác của người khác
consideration for needs, wishes, or
feelings of other people.
42. under - being currently - đang được thảo luận
consideration discussed or deliberated
43.for sb's - For someone to think - cho ai đó suy nghĩ, cân nhắc về điều gì
consideration about something. They showed no consideration whatsoever for my feelings.
44. out of - On account of a kindly - cân nhắc, tử tế đối với ai
consideration for regard or consideration
for someone or Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the
something else. bereaved family.
45. doubt that - nghi ngờ rằng
46. have your - to have questions or - nghi ngờ về ai/ cái gì
doubts about suspicions about
 someone or something.
47. cast doubt on - to make people feel - dấy lên nghi ngờ
Doubt less certain about
something
48. raise doubts - make sb have doubts - làm cho ai nghi ngờ
49. in doubt - do not know what to - không biết phải làm gì
do about it
50. doubt as to/ - không chắc chắn, nghi ngờ về
about
51. beyond (any) - without question : - không nghi ngờ/ chắc chắn
doubt definitely
52. reasonable - sự nghi ngờ có cơ sở, hợp lí
doubt
53. without a doubt - very definitely - rất chắc chắn
54. open to doubt - not definite, and - không xác định, có lẽ k xảy ra
perhaps not even likely
55. dream of/ about - mơ về, muốn
56. have a dream - có ước mơ, có mong muốn
57. a dream to - 1 giấc mơ đối với …
58. beyond your - to a degree or in a way - không thể tin dc, như trong mơ, vượt sức tưởng tượng
Dream wildest dreams you had never thought
possible:
59. a dream comes - giấc mơ trở thành sự thật
true
60. in your dreams - used for saying that - 1 điều không thể xảy ra.
something is unlikely to
happen
‘I think she likes me’.
‘In your dreams!’
61. like a dream - If something or - làm rất tốt.
someone does
something like a dream,
they do it very well
62. focus on - to give a lot of - tập trung, chú ý
attention to one
Focus particular person,
subject, or thing
 63. the focus of/ - the main or central - trọng tâm, phần chính
for point of something,
especially of attention
or interest
64. in focus - if a photograph or an - rõ ràng , rõ nét
instrument such as a
camera is in focus, you
can see the picture
clearly.
65. out of focus - If it is out of focus, - không rõ nét
you cannot see the
picture clearly.
66. focus group - a group of people who - nhóm thảo luận
have been brought
together to discuss a
particular subject in
order to solve a problem
or suggest ideas
67. main/ primary/ - trọng tâm chính/ cơ bản
major focus
68. have/ give the - A failure to understand - hiểu sai
(false) impression correctly
that
69. do an - an attempt at copying - bắt chước, nhại lại
Impression
impression of another person's manner
and speech, etc., He did an impression of Tom Hanks.
especially in order to She did her Marilyn Monroe impression.
make people laugh
70. create/ make an - để lại ấn tượng
impression on sb
71. under the - to believe that - nhầm tưởng
impression that something is true when
it is not
72. first - những ấn tượng đầu tiên
impressions
73. make a mental - to make a special - cố gắng nhớ điều gì
note (of/ about) effort to remember
something
Mental 74. mental - calculations that you - tính nhẩm
arithmetic do in your mind,
without writing down
any numbers
75. mental illness - bệnh liên quan đến thay đổi tâm lí, hành vi
76. mental age - A person's mental age - khả năng suy nghĩ ( so với tuổi)
is a measurement of
their ability to think
when compared to the
average person's ability
at that age
77. mental health - sức khỏe tâm thần
78. make up one's - decide - quyết định
mind
79. cross/ slip one's - If something slips your - quên
mind mind, you forget it
80. have/ bear in - to remember to - nhớ xem xét cái gì đó, nghĩ về cái gì đó
mind consider something
when you are thinking
about or doing
Mind something else
81. have a one- - to think about one - nghĩ về điều gì/ mà k phải những thứ khác
track mind particular thing and
nothing else.
82. take one's mind - to stop you from - làm cho ai đó ngừng lo lắng/ suy nghĩ về cái gì ( bằng cách hướng sự
off worrying or thinking suy nghĩ về cái khác)
about a problem or pain,
often by forcing you to
think about other things
83. bring to mind - to make you remember - làm cho ai đó nhớ về cái gì
something
84. in two minds - unable to make a - lưỡng lự
about decision
85. on your mind - in your thought, or - trong suy nghĩ, hoặc làm cho ai lo lắng
make you worry You've been on my mind all day.
86. state of mind - a person's mood and - tâm trạng hiện tại
the effect that mood has
on the person’s thinking
 and behavior
87. narrow/ broad/ - hẹp hòi/ cởi mở/ đãng trí
open/ absent-
minded
Misapprehensi 88. under the - a wrong idea about - hiểu nhầm, lầm tưởng
on misapprehension something, or
that something you believe
to be true that is not true
Perspective 89. put into - to compare something - so sánh cái này với cái khác để có 1 cách đánh giá chính xác, công
perspective to other things so that it bằng
can be accurately and
fairly judged
90. from another/ a - từ 1 phương diện/ khía cạnh khác
different
perspective
91. from the - từ khía cạnh, phương diện của
perspective of
92. in perspective - theo góc nhìn, theo quan điểm
93. out of - ngoài viễn cảnh / ngoài góc nhìn
perspective
The tree on the left is out of perspective.
94. a sense of - sự đánh giá, xem xét các khía cạnh
perspective
95. have principles - có nguyên tắc
96. stand by/ stick - act according to them, - tuân thủ nguyên tắc
to your principles even when this is
difficult
97. principle of sth - nguyên tắc của…
Principle 98. principle that - nguyên tắc rằng…
99. in principle - used for saying that - Theo nguyên tắc, theo lí thuyết
something is possible in
theory, althought it has
not been tried.
100. a matter/ issue - because of moral - về vấn đề nguyên tắc đạo đức
of principle beliefs about right and
wrong
101. against one's - trái với nguyên tắc của ai
 principle
102. set of - loạt các nguyên tắc đạo đức
principles
103. beg the - If a statement or - dấy lên nghi vấn
question situation begs the
question, it causes you
to ask a particular
question.
Question 104. raise the - đặt ra câu hỏi, nghi vấn
question of
105. no question of - if there is no question - không đời nào, không thể
of something, it
definitely will not
happen
106. in question - being discussed - đang được thảo luận
107. out of the - to be an event that - không thể xảy ra
question cannot possibly happen
108. without - without doubt : - không nghi ngờ gì, chắc chắn
question definitely
109. beyond - used for saying that - chắc chắn đúng
question something is definitely
true
110. some question - a feeling of doubt - cảm giác nghi ngờ về cái gì
over/ as/ to/ about about sth
111. awkward - one that is difficult or - câu hỏi khó trả lời/ câu hỏi gây khó xử
question embarrassing to answer
112. sense that - a feeling about - có cảm giác/ cảm nhận rằng
something
113. make sense of - to understand - hiểu cái gì phức tạp và lạ thường
something that is
complicated or unusual
Sense 114. have the sense - If you have a sense - có cảm giác, cảm nhận cái gì đó đúng
to that something is true or Do you have the sense that you are loved by the public?
get a sense that
something is true, you
think that it is true.
115. come to your - to begin to use good - bắt đầu đánh giá
senses judgment
 116. a sense of - giác quan
117. in a/ one - in one way : from one - theo 1 cách nào đó, 1 góc độ nào đó
sense point of view
118. common Nghĩa thông dụng
sense
119. side with sb - to agree with or - đứng về phía ai, ủng hộ ai
support the opinions or
actions of (someone)
120. take sides - to choose to support - đứng về phía ai, phản đối ai
one person or group in
Side an argument, and
oppose the other one
121. see both sides - to understand both of - xem xét 2 khía cạnh trong cuộc tranh luận
of an argument the opinions or
arguments in a situation
122. look on the - to find good things in - lạc quan
bright side a bad situation
123. on the plus/ - used to describe the - điểm cộng/ trừ, ưu điểm, khuyết điểm
minus side more appealing or
attractive part of
something.
124. by sb's side - physically beside - bên cạnh ai đó
someone
125. on sb's side - If you are on - ủng hộ bên nào
someone's side, you are
supporting them in an
argument or a war.
126. on either side - on one side of - bên này hoặc bên kia, mỗi bên
(of) something and on the
other side of it
on either side of: There
were stone lions on
either side of the door.
127. set/ put sb - to make certain that - chắc chắn rằng ai đó biết được sự thật của 1 tình huống
straight about someone knows the real
facts about a situation
128. set/ put the - to write or say - nói hoặc viết điều gì để sự thật được biết đến.
record straight something in order to Don't worry, I set him straight (on this matter).
Straight make the true facts
known
129. get/ come - to talk directly about a - nói trực tiếp, nói thẳng 1 chủ đề
straight to the point subject
130. get sth - To have a clear - hiểu rõ về cái gì
straight understanding of
something.
131. think/ see - if you cannot think or - nghĩ / thấy rõ ràng
straight see straight, you cannot
think or see clearly
132. straight - talking in an honest - nói thẳng
talking and direct way
133. straight - câu trả lời thẳng thắn
answer
134. view sth as - to think about or - xem cái gì như là…
consider a subject or
issue in a particular way

135. take the view - to have an opinion - có ý kiến, quan điểm về cái gì, tin rằng, cho rằng
that (about something) : to
View believe
136. take a dim/ - If you take a dim view - không tán thành, không đánh giá cao.
poor view of or take a poor view of
someone or something,
you disapprove of them
or have a low opinion of
them.
137. come into - To suddenly emerge or - bất thình lình xuất hiện, trong tầm mắt
view become visible
138. in view of - because of a particular - vì, bởi vì
thing, or considering a
particular fact
139. with a view to - with the aim of doing - với mục tiêu, để mà
something

140. view on/ - quan điểm về cái gì

142. viewpoint = Quan điểm