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Bên cạnh hướng dẫn phương pháp học IELTS SPEAKING siêu hiệu quả, IELTS TUTOR hướng dẫn Cách dùng từ "around" tiếng anh
I. Giới thiệu chung
IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:
- Around có thể dùng với 2 chức năng:
- Giới từ (preposition): có thể + noun
- IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ: We walked around the old town.
- Trạng từ (adv): không thể + noun, đứng sau to be
- IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- She turned around and smiled at me
- Don’t discuss this when the children are around.
- IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- Giới từ (preposition): có thể + noun
II. Cách dùng
1. Mang nghĩa "chuyển động, tạo nên một vòng tròn (quanh cái gì); vòng quanh"
=used for showing movement
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- At that moment a truck came rushing around the corner.
- Go around to the back of the house and see if anyone’s in the garden.
- Martha heard a noise and spun around to see what it was.
- When we got to the border, the guards made us turn around and go back.
- The Earth goes around the Sun (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: trái đất chuyển động quanh mặt trời)
- The wind makes the windmill’s sails spin around.
- We drove around looking for a hotel.
- I wish you’d stop following me around.
- There’s a rumour going around that she’s leaving her job.
2. Mang nghĩa "trong khu vực chung quanh, gần"
=used for showing where someone/something is
IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:
- in and around
- somewhere around
- for miles around
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- She said her husband hadn’t been around when she really needed him.
- The place gets so messy when the children are around.
- Brian had been around London for years, and knew all the right people.
- the quiet country roads around Chester
- Is your wife around?
- I’d like to talk to her.
- People living in and around the Chernobyl area were the worst affected.
- The factory is in Sacramento, or somewhere around there.
- It’s one of the most popular restaurants for miles around.
- Arrange the chairs around the table (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: sắp ghế quanh cái bàn)
- Sam had his arm around Mandy’s waist.
- Everyone crowded around the little dog.
- a cottage with woods all around
- They have about 15 offices scattered around the country.
- Why are all those clothes lying around on the floor?
- The Games were watched by millions of people around the world.
3. Mang nghĩa "tìm kiếm cái gì"
=searching, looking, or trying to find something
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- She walked in, glanced around the hall, and went out.
- It seemed like someone had been snooping around in my office.
- I’ll ask around and see if anyone has his address (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: hỏi quanh xem có ai biết địa chỉ anh ấy)
- It’s a good idea to shop around to get the best deal on your insurance.
4. Mang nghĩa "khoảng chừng (thời điểm hoặc ngày tháng)"
=not exact
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- see you around 7:30 (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: sẽ gặp anh vào khoảng 7 giờ rưỡi)
- it'll be finished around Christmas (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: việc này sẽ xong vào khoảng Nôen)
- it happened around 10 years ago (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: việc đó xảy ra cách đây khoảng 10 năm)
- There must have been around 500 people there.
- Damage was estimated at around £20 million.
- It was around that time that people started worrying about the ozone layer.
- We got back around 11.
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