Những từ gây nhầm lần trong Tiếng Anh - Phần 16 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 16 If you have already mentioned the place you are travelling to, you can simply say you approve, approve of arrive. If you want to mention the place, you use arrive, followed by ‘at’ or ‘in’ and If someone in authority approves a plan or action, they formally agree to it and say the place name. that it can happen. For example, if a committee approves a decision, it allows the - He was nearly the last to arrive. decision to be acted on. - They were due to arrive at London Airport at about one o’clock. - At least the idea is now accepted and has even been approved by Parliament. - That was how I came to arrive in Lexington. - Benn was reluctant to approve projects in case they might not be commercially You can use arrive to emphasize being in a place rather thantravelling to it. viable. - When I arrived in England I thought I knew English. If someone in authority approves something such as a building or a product, they say Reach is always followed by a noun or a pronoun referring to a place. that they are satisfied with it and allow it to be used or sold. For example, if a drug is - The weather broke a few days after we reached Zermatt. approved, doctors are allowed to treat patients with it - Guerrero knew that Flight Two would never reach its destination. - premises which have been approved by the local authority. You can use reach to emphasize the effort or the long journey required to get If you approve of an action or event, you are pleased that it has happened or is going somewhere. to happen. - To reach it in nine days might not be easy. - I don’t like the whole idea, I didn’t approve of this meeting. Arrive at and reach can also be used to say that someone eventually makes a - His return to the office was widely approved of. decision or finds the answer to something. If you approve of a person or something such as a book or film, you like and admire - It took us several hours to arrive at a decision. them. - They were unable to reach a decision. - ‘Do you think your father wil1 approve of me?” the girl asked. - He did not approve of my pictures. ashamed, embarrassed If someone is ashamed, they feel guilty because they believe they have done argument, dispute something wrong or done something that other people will disapprove of. They are An argument is a disagreement between people who may or may allow each other. afraid of moral disapproval People are sometimes calm during an argurnent, but they can become angry. - She was too ashamed to tell the family of Oliver's crimes. - He and David had been drawn into a ferocious argument. - Inside, she felt ashamed about being a failure. - Money is notorious for causing arguments in marriage. - But almost as my temper flared, I felt ashamed of my lack of control. A dispute is a serious argument which can last for a long time. Disputes often take If someone is embarrassed, they feel upset because they think they have done place between organizations, political parties, or countries. When used as a noun, something which makes them seem foolish. They think that other people will laugh at dispute is pronounced /dispju:t/ or /dɪspju:t/. them or criticize them if they find out. They are afraid of social disapproval. - Disputes over land boundaries, water rights, and debts are commonplace. - ‘Did you check the engine?'—‘No,' Brody said, embarrassed. - A similar dispute divided the party in 1975. - I was extremely embarrassed that I had not learned a little Spanish before the trip. You can also talk about a dispute between individuals. - She talked about how reluctant, even embarrassed, she had always been to express - Their dispute raged for a week, Cindy becoming bitchier as it progressed. her deep feelings. Dispute is also used as a verb. If you dispute a fact or a claim, you state strongly that you think it is wrong. The verb dispute is pronounced /dispjuzt/. ask for, demand - Some learned historians today dispute his conclusions. You use ask for when you are reporting requests. When someone says that they want - He disputed the legality of the invasion. to be given something, you report this using ask for. For example, if a woman says ‘Can I have an orange juice?’, you report this as ‘She asked for an orange juice’. arrive [đến], reach [đến nơi, đạt đến] - She asked for a drink ofwater. You use both arrive and reach to talk about coming to a particular place, often during - No good artist who asked him for money was ever disappointed. or at the end of a journey. - Robertson decided to ask for a job. You use demand when reporting that someone has asked for something in a very forceful way and is determined to get it. For example, if a thief says ‘Hand over the money’, you report this as ‘He demanded the money’. TQT EXTRA COURSE - GRADE TEST No.
2. - They were demanding the resignation o fthe government. - At the end of the film, the murderer is killed by his victim's avenging girlfriend. - the fear that women may demand equal rights. If someone take revenge, or does something in revenge, they hurt someone because - The policeman demanded to see their identity cards. that person has hurt them or someone they about. Revenge is usually a noun. You can also use demand when you yourself are asking for something in a very - What if Stein took revenge upon Breslow’s daughter? forceful way. - He will be safe from the dead man’s relative who seeks revenge. - I demand to see a doctor. - I suppose a more sensual woman would have taken a lover in revenge. - ‘I demand to know the meaning of this!’ he screamed. • Revenge is occasionally used as a verb. If you revenge yourself on someone who has - I demanded an explanation. hurt you, you hurt them in return. - The car workers' union is demanding a seven percent pay rise this year. - That was how he could revenge himself on those people who had mocked and - He has always demanded the highest standards of behaviour from his children. robbed him. - "And where do you think you're going?" demanded the police officer. - She took/got/exacted (her) revenge on him for leaving her by smashing up his - She demanded that he return the books he borrowed from her. car. assure, ensure, insure - He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in revenge for the shootings last If you assure someone that something is true, you tell them it is definitely true, week. especially when they are worried or doubt that it is true. You can also assure someone - Revenge is sweet (idiom) said when you feel satisfaction from harming someone who of something, for example, a fact, your sincerity, or the importance of something. has harmed you - He had been able to assure them that the schools would not close. avoid [tránh], evade [trốn tránh việc, tránh gặp ] - ‘You’re wearing perfume.’ — ‘I can assure you I’m not!’ If something is unpleasant or causes you trouble, you can try to avoid it or evade it. - A top official summoned some Americans to his office to assure them of their safety. If you avoid a place or a person, you do not go near them. If you avoid doing If you ensure that something happens, you do what is necessary to make it happen. something, you do not do it, either because it is a bad thing to do or because you do not Note that in American English, ensure can also be spelled insure. want to do it. If you avoid something such as illness or a problem, you take action in - The accounts department will ensure that your tax is paid. order to prevent it affecting you. - Eating these foods ensures that they get enough vitamin C. - Why have you been avoiding me? - He would do whatever was necessary to ensure victory. - Try to avoid carrying more cash around with you than is necessary. In British and American English, insure is normally used to talk about protecting - Human beings will avoid pain like any other animal. against risks, if you insure your property, you pay money to an insurance company that If you evade something such as a duty, you manage not to do it. If you evade a agrees to pay money to you if your property is lost, damaged, or stolen. You can also problem, you do not deal with it. If you evade someone, you do not let them catch you insure yourself. or find you. - Insure your baggage before you leave home. - It might also be used as an excuse for evading our responsibilities. - If you bring your car you must have it insured against theft. - Again Gordon evaded the question. ‘I can’t tell you that.’ - He insured himself against all eventualities. - Tim tried to hold her arm but she evaded him. - The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft. - Just give me an answer and stop evading the question! - The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed. • Note that if you avoid tax, you find a legal way of paying less; if you evade tax, you - Their 2–0 victory today has ensured the Italian team a place in the Cup do not pay it when you should. Final/ ensured a place in the Cup Final for the Italian team. - Most privateforest buyers are using it as a way of avoiding tax on large sums of avenge (verb) [trả thù cho ai / cho việc gì], revenge (noun & verb) [sự báo thù, sự trả thù] money. If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who did it - The real delinquents are people like you evading your tax. Avenge is always a verb. You avenge a person who has been killed, avenge a murder, - The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade or avenge yourself. recapture for long. - When a man was killed, it was his family’s duty to avenge him. - She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze. - He muttered time and time again that he would avenge his father’s death. - An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has evaded her in her remarkable - a cold blooded desire to avenge himself on all humanity. career. - He swore he would avenge his brother's death. - She determined to avenge herself on the killer. TQT EXTRA COURSE - GRADE TEST No.