100 COLLOCATIONS

X mang lại lợi ích cho Y

1. X is beneficial to Y
- His experience is beneficial to our team.
2. X is of great benefit to Y
- In fact, a high quality labor force is of great benefit to every country.
3. X exerts positive/significant impacts/effects on Y
- Participation in training courses of staff was found to exert positive effects on the company's
growth.
4. Y gain/reap (gather, harvest) benefits from/of doing X.
- Employees reap benefits from their experience.

X mang lại bất lợi cho Y

5. X causes/exerts negative/adverse impacts/effects on Y

- A severe storm causes negative effects on the environment.
6. X does harm to / cause damage to Y
- Raining for a long time causes damage to the soil.
7. X is harmful to / damaging to Y
- Negative thinking is harmful to everyone.
8. X pose (cause) a threat to Y
- Increased crime poses a threat to the country.
9. X pose a danger to Y
- Poverty poses a danger to the country.

Thích/ thiên về/ ưu tiên cái gì nhiều hơn

10. Have a (strong) preference for

- I have a strong preference (liking) for gaining experience.
11. Be more in favor of (ủng hộ nhiều hơn)
- I am more in favor of a higher tax on cigarettes.
- Our company is more in favor of employees’ working hard.
12. Choose X in preference to (instead of) Y
- Choose to spend time with family in preference to friends.
13. X is prioritized over Y
- Personally, I think finishing tasks correctly is prioritized over being on time.

Tầm quan trọng

14. X plays a leading/pivotal/crucial role in Y

- She plays a crucial role in my company.
15. X is the key to Y
- As last reported, our team is the key to the company.
16. X is of great / vital (/ˈvaɪ.t̬ əl/ - thiết yếu) / paramount (/ˈper.ə.maʊnt/ - quan trọng nhất) importance
- In fact, to keep accurate records when you are self-employed is of vital importance.
- There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is of paramount importance.

Đóng góp/ góp phần cho cái gì đó (tích cực)

17. X contribute to Y
- With a lot of experience, I can contribute to the company’s growth.
18. X make a contribution to Y
- A high-level labor force makes a great contribution to the country’s development.

X gây ra Y

19. X is the main cause of Y

- Raining for a long time is the main cause of soil erosion in our country.
20. X is one of the main contributors to Y
- The frequently serious storms are one of the main contributors to floods in the central country.
21. X result in / lead to Y
- Lazy employees result in low team progress.

Đạt được cái gì đó

22. Attain / gain/ achieve / obtain/ acquire sth

- I managed to acquire all the books that I needed.(Tôi đã cố gắng mua được tất cả những cuốn
sách tôi cần)

Nuôi dưỡng phát triển

23. Foster (nuôi dưỡng) -> to foster an interesting in music class in my son
24. Nurture (dưỡng dục) -> to nurture young talent.
25. Cultivate (trồng trọt) -> to help these kids cultivate an interest in science.

Sự khác biệt giữa X và Y

26. A disparity (a great different) in sth between X and Y

- A disparity in salary between Man & Woman.
27. A (large / small) gap between X and Y
28. Slight / significant / major difference between X and Y
Nói về sự nổi tiếng/ phổ biến

29. Enjoy an increase in popularity (=ngày càng nổi tiếng)

- The band enjoys an increase in popularity
30. Gain/grow/increase in popularity (=ngày càng phổ biến)
- E-sports are growing in popularity.
31. Well-known / famous / renowned + for sth
- He was renowned for his voice in the Giong Hat Viet game.

X được đánh giá/ cho rằng

32. X is considered to be Y
- She is considered to be a leader. (Cô được đánh giá là có khả năng lãnh đạo)
33. Deem sb/sth sb/sth else (how to use??)

Thúc đẩy/ thúc ép

34. Incentivize / stimulate / catalyze / trigger (sb to do sth)

- We need to incentivize our sales managers to achieve these targets.
35. Force / compel / urge (sb to do sth)

Chịu trách nhiệm vào việc gì

36. Have/take responsibility for

- She takes responsibility for delivering products.
37. Hold accountable for
- Managers should be held accountable for important tasks.
38. Be responsible for
- Managers must be responsible for their decisions.

Hình phạt

39. Impose a punishment / penalty for sth (áp đặt)

- Governments impose a punishment for breaking the law.
40. Carry severe / heavy / stiff /tough penalties (đưa ra)
- Government carries severe penalties for people who break the law.

Ngăn cản ai đó làm gì đó

41. Discourage sb from doing sth

- My friends discouraged me from applying for this job.
42. Prevent / deter /dɪˈtɝː/ / hinder sb from doing something
- He prevented her from donating.
43. Be a barrier to sth
- Problems with childcare remain the biggest barrier to women succeeding at work.

Cung cấp / cho phép ai đó cái gì đó

44. Provide sb with sth

- The project is designed to provide young people with work.
45. Equip sb with sth
- Our courses equip students with the skills that they need once they leave school.
46. Enable / allow sb to do sth
- Our policies enable people to ask for a raise every 6 months.
47. Offer sb sth / offer sth to sb
- They offered him a potential job, but he turned it down.

Có xu hướng làm cái gì đó

48. Be likely to do sth

- She is likely to come back home after school.
49. Tend to do sth.
- I tend to check the homework right away after class.
50. Have a tendency to do sth
- He has a tendency to recheck everything he did.

Nguy cơ / tăng khả năng / tang ti le

51. Increase / reduce the risk of doing sth

- It should not increase the risk of not completing your task if you take the time to recheck it
thoroughly.
52. Raise the possibility of sth
- The government has raised the possibility of an early election next year.
53. Increase the incidence (rate) of X
- Poverty increases the incidence of crime.

Mục đích làm gì đó

54. For the purpose of doing sth

- I’m studying hard for the purpose of passing the final exam.
55. With the aim of doing sth
- She attends this course with the aim of connecting more people.
56. With the goal / the objective of doing sth
- Working hard with the objective of getting a promotion is not my intention (purpose).
Cải thiện cái gì đó

57. Improve
- A course for students wishing to improve their English. (Their English is definitely getting
better)
58. Enhance
- The publicity has enhanced his reputation (fame / renown).
59. Revitalize (hồi sinh)
- A variety of policy initiatives (ideas, *take the initiative) have been undertaken at revitalizing
the economy.

Làm tồi tệ hơn

60. Worsen sth

- As a result, COVID-19 caused a lot of companies to worsen their finances.
61. Exacerbate sth
- The recession has exacerbated poor people’s lives.

Cảnh báo / Thông báo

62. Warn sb against sth (doing sth)

- Her financial adviser warns her against such a risky investment.
63. Inform sb about sth
- I informed my friends about my address change.
64. Update sb on sth
- Let me update you on my new plan.

Khả thi/ hiệu quả

65. Viable / feasible / workable (+ plan /approach / method /way / solution).

- I’m afraid that your plan is not economically viable / feasible / workable.
66. Effective / effectiveness
- It’s an extremely effective solution to the problem.
67. Cost-efficient / time-efficient
- It’s the most cost-efficient way to do this project.

Giải quyết vấn đề

68. Solve / resolve / tackle / deal with / address problems from the roots
- I believe that education can help to solve problems from the root.
- One of the most effective ways we have for training employees is to address problems at their
source (from the root).
- Tackling problems from the roots is one of the most effective methods we have for training
employees.

X liên quan đến Y

69. A correlation between X and Y

- There is a close correlation between successful people and education level.
70. A link/connection between X and Y
- There will always be a link between low-educated people and poverty.
71. X is closely related to/associated with Y
- Poverty is closely associated with (related to) low education.

Nhiều/ Đa dạng

72. A variety / diversity / wealth of sth

- It’s natural that there is a diversity of opinions within an organization
- She has gained a wealth of experience about team management.
73. A vast array of sth
- There is a vast array of choices to solve this issue.
74. A wide range of sth
- They give us a wide range of proposals for improving our process.

Tiếp xúc với cái gì đó (tiêu cực)

75. Be / get exposed to (noise / polluted environment)

- People in poor countries usually get exposed to polluted environments.
76. A great exposure to (tiep xuc nhieu)
- In most of the factories in VN, workers have great exposure to low conditions.

Tiếp cận với cái gì đó (tích cực)

77. Have access to something (education, the internet)

- Thanks to technological development, children who live in mountain areas have easy access
to the internet nowadays.

Phát triển cảm giác về gì đó.

78. Foster (cultivate) a sense of belonging / community / responsible fulfillment / satisfaction /

purpose
- The company’s monthly training courses foster (cultivate) a sense of responsible fulfillment in
every employee.
Nỗ lực/ cố gắng làm cái gì đó

79. Strive (strove, stroven) / attempt to do sth

- The company must constantly strive to find greater efficiencies.
80. Make a / no little effort to do sth (nỗ lực ko nhỏ)
- She makes no little effort to complete her job.
81. Put effort into sth
- He put much more effort into passing that final exam.

Khó khăn trong việc gì đó

82. Struggle to do sth

- Sometimes I struggle to express my feelings.
- Under-resourced companies struggle to deliver projects punctually.
83. Deal with something
- My first duty in a new job is dealing with team management.
84. Face / overcome obstacles to sth
- As a result, a large number of children face obstacles to their development.

Truyền đạt

85. Deliver (a lesson)

- She finally got the chance to deliver her experience at a university.
86. Convey (a message)
- Ads convey the message that thin is beautiful.

Có lợi thế trong việc gì đó

87. Have (an) advantage(s) over sb/sth

- Her experience means that she has a big advantage over her opponent (rival, competitor).
- This modern printer has several advantages over conventional (normal, traditional) printers.
88. Have a competitive edge in sth. (lợi thế cạnh tranh)
- Our company has a competitive edge in the market.
- The low overheads (chi phí đầu tư thấp) of the company gave it a competitive edge over
other retailers.

Giàu Nghèo

89. Wealthy / affluent

- In today’s affluent society, people are increasingly buying things they don’t really need.
- As a wealthy businessman, he couldn’t even begin to imagine real poverty.
90. Underprivileged (thiệt thòi) / impoverished (bần cùng, nghèo nàn)
- The charity raises money for holidays for the underprivileged. (polite phrase for poor people).
- Children from an underprivileged family background are statistically more likely to become
involved in crime. (Theo thống kê, trẻ em xuất thân từ một gia đình kém may mắn có nhiều khả năng
tham gia vào tội phạm hơn.)
- My family was impoverished during most of my youth.

Có triển vọng/ tài năng làm cái gì đó

91. Has (great) potential for XXX (triển vọng)

- The company certainly has great potential for growth.
92. Have a talent for sth
- She showed a natural talent for acting at an early age.
- He has a great talent for leadership.

Khao khát / thôi thúc

93. A desire to do sth

- Young children have a keen desire to learn and succeed.
94. The urge to do sth
- I can never resist (kháng cự) the urge to laugh.
- She had to fight the overwhelming (very large) urge to kiss him.

Can thiệp / xen vào, làm gián đoạn

95. Intervene in sth

- The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes (arguments, conflicts) between husbands
and wives.
96. Disturb / disrupt sb/sth
- Sorry to disturb you, but I have an urgent message.
- I couldn't work with the kids around disturbing my concentration.
- Moving schools frequently can disrupt a child's education.

Tham gia vào cái gì đó

97. To take part in sth / to participate in sth/ to embark on sth.

- Nearly 500 teams took part in the competition.
- Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively in these discussions.
- Both countries have embarked on serious reform (cải cách).

Các cấu trúc trình bày số liệu

98. There + be + số liệu + đối tượng

- There were (be) 3 (số liệu) films produced by Marvel (đối tượng) in 2021.
99. Số liệu + đối tượng là chủ ngữ
- 3 films were produced by Marvel in 2021.
100. Đối tượng + động từ + số liệu
- The number of films produced by Marvel accounted for 3 in 2021.

Các cấu trúc so sánh

101. Cách so sánh với câu đơn

- The percentage of unemployment in the countryside was 60%, two times as much as that in cities in
2010.
- Unemployment rate in the countryside accounted for 60% as opposed to / compared to / in
comparison with only 30% in cities in 2010.
- At 60%, the rate of unemployment in the countryside was doubled than that in cities in 2010.
102. Dùng mệnh đề quan hệ
- The proportion of people being unemployed in the countryside, which stood at 60%, was twice as
much as that in cities.
- Standing at 30%, the proportion of unemployment in cities was half of that in the countryside.

Cấu trúc mô tả sự thay đổi

103. Subject + Verb + Adverb + Number + Time period

- The number of students graduated from universities (subject) increased (verb) substantially (adverb) to
2000 (number) in 2010 (time period).
104. There + be + a/an + Adjective + noun + of number + in + “what” + complement + Time period
- There was a substantial rise of 2000 in the number of students graduated from universities in
2010.
105. Subject + experienced/ saw/ witnessed + a/an + adjective + noun + of number+ time period
- The number of students graduated from universities experienced a substantial increase of
2000 in 2010.
106. A/an + adjective + noun + of number + was seen + in subject + time period
- A significant growth of 2000 was seen in the number of students graduated from universities in
2010.
107. Time period (khoảng thời gian) + witnessed/saw + a/an + adjective + noun + of number + in +
noun phrase
- The year 2010 witnessed a remarkable increase of 2000 in the number of university-graduated
students.
108. Follow by – Theo sau bởi : Subject + Verb, follow by + Noun
- The number of books in the library increased remarkably by around 500 in 2010, followed by
a slight decrease to about 2000 in 2020.
109. But later – nhưng sau đó : Subject + Verb, but later + Verb
- The number of books in the library rose considerably by around 500 in 2010, but later
declined slightly to around 2000 in 2020.
110. Before – trước khi : Subject + Verb, before Verb-ing
- The number of books in the library grew significantly by approximately 500 in 2010, before
falling moderately to around 2000 in 2020.