Chuyên đề Cụm động từ (Ôn thi Tốt nghiệp Tiếng Anh 2025)

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 8: CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ A – LÝ THUYẾT
Một số cụm động từ thường gặp: A
She couldn’t account for the extra account for: giải thích
expenses that appeared on her monthly statement.
They accused him of breaking the rules
accuse sb of sth: buộc tội ai về điều gì during the competition.
Staff should adhere strictly to the safety adhere to: tuân thủ guidelines.
They decided to add to their collection of
add to: thêm vào, tăng thêm stamps.
Can you add up the expenses for this add up: tính tổng month? add up to: tổng lên đến
His debts add up to over a thousand dollars.
It took her a while to adjust to the new
adjust to: điều chỉnh cho phù hợp environment.
He was admitted to hospital suffering
admit sb/st to st: nhận ai/cái gì vào… from a chest infection.
admire sb/st for: ngưỡng mộ ai vì điều gì
I admire her for her dedication to her work.
agree with sb on st: đồng ý với ai về điều I agree with you on the importance of gì education.
The campaign aims at raising awareness
aim at/for: nhắm vào, hướng vào about climate change.
She is the one who answers to the board of
answer to: trả lời, chịu trách nhiệm directors. appeal to sb: hấp dẫn ai
The new movie appeals to a younger audience.
appeal to sb for/to do st: khẩn khoản yêu Police are appealing for information about cầu the incident.
apologize to sb for st: xin lỗi ai về điều gì
I apologize to you for my mistake.
She applied herself to her studies and
apply oneself to st/doing st: chăm chú improved her grades. apply for st: nộp đơn xin
He decided to apply for a scholarship.
The committee did not approve of the approve of: tán thành proposal. arrive at/in: đến
They will arrive at the station at 5 p.m.
She assists the manager in organizing
assist (sb) in/with st: hỗ trợ events.
He will assist at the conference next week, assist at: tham dự
helping with registration and logistics.
ask after sb: hỏi thăm sức khỏe
He always asks after you in his letters.
ask around: hỏi nhiều người để tìm kiếm I don’t know of any vacancies in the cái gì đó
company, but I’ll ask around.
I would like to ask for John; I need to
ask for sb: nói muốn gặp/nói chuyện với ai discuss the project with him.
She asked for a raise in her salary after ask for st: đòi hỏi
proving her worth to the company.
ask sb back: mời đến buổi phỏng vấn thứ I made a mess of the interview, and I 2 wasn’t asked back.
He asked her out for dinner, hoping to get
ask sb out: mời ai đi chơi, đi hẹn hò to know her better.
Please attend to the details of the project, attend to: chú ý
as they are crucial for its success. B back away: lùi lại, rút When the dog started barking
aggressively, she decided to back away slowly.
back down: dừng việc bảo vệ quan điểm, After a long debate, he finally backed ý kiến
down and accepted their proposal.
He lost confidence and backed out of the
back out (of st): nuốt lời deal at the last minute. back sb up: ủng hộ ai
Sarah backed me up during the meeting.
Make sure to back up the car before you
back up: lùi xe lại phía sau park it in the garage.
I didn’t bargain for such a difficult exam; bargain for: mong, dự tính I thought it would be easier.
She really believes in the power of believe in: tin tưởng positive thinking.
This book belongs to my sister, so please belong to: thuộc về don’t take it.
Beware of the dog; it can be aggressive if
beware of: thận trọng với provoked.
She made a wish and blew out the candles
blow out: thổi tắt, dập tắt on her birthday cake. - blow up: làm vỡ tan
- The car blew up after the explosion, leaving debris everywhere. - blow up: thổi bóng
- He blew up the balloons for the party until they were all inflated.
- blow up: mất kiểm soát, tức giận
- She blew up when she found out that her
brother had borrowed her car without asking. - blow up: trách mắng
- The coach blew up at the players for not following the game plan. - blow up: phóng (ảnh)
- I decided to blow up the photo of our
family vacation and hang it on the wall.
blame st on sb: đổ lỗi cái gì cho ai
Don’t blame the accident on him; it was an unfortunate situation.
She blamed her colleague for the project’s
blame sb for st: đổ lỗi cho ai về điều gì
failure, even though it was a team effort.
The prisoners managed to break away break away: thoát khỏi
from their captors during the night.
- break down: suy sụp, suy nhược
- She broke down in tears when she heard
the news of her friend’s accident. - break down: bị hỏng
- My car broke down on the way to work,
so I had to call for a tow truck. - break down: sụp đổ
- Negotiations between the two countries
broke down after several weeks of talks.
I didn’t mean to break in, but I had an break in: ngắt lời important point to make.
I didn’t mean to break in, but I had an
break into: đột ngột bắt đầu important point to make.
Someone tried to break into my house last break in/into: đột nhập night.
- break off: lấy ra một phần, rời ra
- She broke off a piece of chocolate to share with her friend.
- break off: cắt đứt quan hệ
- He decided to break off the relationship
after realizing they had different goals. - break out: bùng nổ
- A fight broke out at the concert, causing panic among the crowd.
- break out: trốn thoát (tù)
- The inmates managed to break out of prison during the riot. - break up: chia nhỏ
- The teacher asked the students to break
up into smaller groups for the project. - break up: kết thúc
- The online meeting broke up at 5 p.m. - break up: chia tay
- After five years of dating, they decided to break up. break through: vượt rào
The scientists were able to break through