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always ☊

ตลอดไป ☊ dta^L laawt^L bpai^M

forever, always, from now on
3000TH:

ตลอด ☊ dta^L laawt^L

throughout, always, all the time, continually
3000TH:

ประจำ ☊ bpra^L jam^M

always, regularly
3000TH:

เสมอ ☊ sa^L muuhr^R

always, regularly, consistently
5000FR:

一直

always + + + + + + +
NGLS:

always + at all times; in every situation ☊

ENDE: always immer
ENDE: always stets
FN: always adv Frequency

→ → →

That child always wears a hat. ☊

Đứa trẻ đó luôn đội một cái mũ. ☊ Frequency

always ☊

luôn ☊ Frequency

You are always wrong when you hate, but you are never wrong when you love. ☊

Bạn luôn sai khi bạn ghét, nhưng bạn không bao giờ sai khi bạn yêu. ☊ Verbs 3

My dad always supports me. That makes us happy. ☊

Bố của tôi luôn ủng hộ tôi. Việc đó làm chúng tôi hạnh phúc. ☊ Relative Clauses

Your biggest enemy is always yourself. ☊

Kẻ thù lớn nhất của bạn luôn luôn là bạn. ☊ People

I always appreciate the international friendship between them. ☊

Tôi luôn đánh giá cao tình bạn quốc tế giữa họ. ☊ People

Customers are always right! ☊

Khách hàng luôn luôn đúng! ☊ People

My older brother always gets up after me. ☊

Anh trai của tôi luôn dậy sau tôi. ☊ Verbs 4

My wife always controls everything. ☊

Vợ của tôi luôn kiểm soát mọi thứ. ☊ Verbs 4

He is always generous with other people. ☊

Anh ấy luôn hào phóng với những người khác. ☊ Adjectives 2

I always feel they are not suitable. ☊

Tôi luôn cảm thấy họ không phù hợp. ☊ Adjectives 2

We always care about their security ☊

Chúng tôi luôn quan tâm về an ninh của họ. ☊ Politics

My grandparents have always back pain in winter. ☊

Ông bà của tôi luôn bị đau lưng vào mùa đông. ☊ Medical

The stock market always contains many risks. ☊

Thị trường chứng khoán luôn chứa nhiều rủi ro. ☊ Economics

He always feels everything is very serious. ☊

Anh ấy luôn cảm thấy mọi thứ rất nghiêm trọng. ☊ Adjectives 3

Be polite, be efficient but always have a plan to kill anyone. ☊

Lịch sự, hiệu quả nhưng luôn có một kế hoạch để giết bất kỳ ai. ☊ Verbs 5

She always underestimates us. ☊

Cô ấy luôn đánh giá thấp chúng tôi. ☊ Verbs 5

He always has many reasons. ☊

Anh ấy luôn có rất nhiều lý do. ☊ Abstract Objects 3

They always stand their ground and never surrender. ☊

Họ luôn cố thủ và không bao giờ đầu hàng. ☊ Military

She is always cold to me. ☊

Cô ấy luôn lạnh lùng với tôi. ☊ Reduplicative Words

He always pampers his girlfriend. ☊

Anh ấy luôn chiều chuộng bạn gái của mình. ☊ Reduplicative Words

I always wants to scold someone whenever I think about that monkey. ☊

Tôi luôn muốn gắt gỏng một ai đó mỗi khi tôi nghĩ về con khỉ đó. ☊ Reduplicative Words

This cat is always rude to that dog. ☊

Con mèo này luôn cộc cằn với con chó đó. ☊ Reduplicative Words

He always grumbles to me about his job. ☊

Anh ấy luôn cằn nhằn với tôi về côngviệc của mình. ☊ Reduplicative Words

She always eats meals taken from an inn. ☊

Cô ấy luôn ăn cơm bụi. ☊ Informal Expressions

We always go to the cafeteria at noon.

Chúng tôi buổi trưa nào cũng đi căng tin. * 057

I always have back pain.

Tôi lúc nào cũng bị đau lưng. * 059

The line is always busy.

Đường dây lúc nào cũng bận. * 061

I always asked.

Tôi lúc nào cũng đã hỏi. * 085

like: always → →

he always dresses elegantly ☊

anh ta bao giờ cũng ăn mặt nền nã ☊

(1) old friend
(2) innate, natural
(3) chronic, always existing ☊

cố hữu ☊

to be always reeking of alcohol ☊

lúc nào mồm cũng nặc mùi rượi ☊

(for) a long time, always for ever, for good, unceasingly, continually; to continue, go on ☊

mãi ☊

to be always on the move, knock about ☊

nay đây mai đó ☊

to always remember, never forget ☊

nhớ mãi ☊

it’s always been like that ☊

xưa nay là vậy ☊

his head was always filled with dreams ☊

đầu óc ông ấy lúc nào cũng đầy mộng tưởng ☊

276

She always goes to work early. ☊

Cô ấy luôn đi làm sớm. ☊
277

She always gets to work early. ☊

Cô ấy luôn đến cơ quan sớm. ☊
298

His car is always dirty. He never cleans it. ☊

Xe hơi của anh ấy lúc nào cũng bẩn. Anh ấy chẳng bao giờ chịu ☊
303

She always arrives early. ☊

Cô ấy luôn đến sớm. ☊
305

She always works hard. ☊

Cô ấy luôn chịu khó làm việc. ☊
307

She always enjoys parties. ☊

Cô ấy thích tiệc tùng. ☊
311

She always wears nice clothes. ☊

Cô ấy luôn ăn mặc đẹp. ☊
315

I always go to work by bus. ☊

Tôi luôn đi làm bằng xe bus. ☊
317

I always drink co ee in the morning. ☊

Tôi luôn uống cà phê vào buổi sáng. ☊
357

They always like to eat in restaurants. ☊

Họ luôn thích đi ăn nhà hàng. ☊
381

Do you always have breakfast? ☊

Cậu có luôn luôn ăn sáng không? ☊
400

Do you always get up early? ☊

Cậu có luôn luôn dậy sớm không? ☊
604

Steve always goes to work by car. > Yesterday he went to work by car. ☊

Steve luôn đi làm bằng xe hơi. Hôm qua anh ấy đã đi làm bằng xe hơi. ☊
610

Tom always takes a shower in the morning. > This morning he took a shower. ☊

Tom luôn luôn tắm vào buổi sáng. Sáng nay anh ấy có tắm. ☊
1149

This town is always clean. The streets get cleaned every day. ☊

Thị trấn này luôn sạch sẽ. Đường phố ngày nào cũng được dọn dẹp. ☊
1255

Aliyah goes to work every day. She's always there from eight thirty (8:30) until four thirty (4:30). ☊

Aliyah ngày nào cũng đi làm. Cô ấy luôn ở đấy từ tám rưỡi đến bốn rưỡi. ☊
1418

The Silvas are always home on Fridays. They must not work then. ☊

Nhà Silvas luôn ở nhà ngày Thứ sáu. Họ hẳn là không đi làm hôm đó. ☊
1434

I know Ms. Thompson has a job, but she's always home during the day. She must work at night. ☊

Tôi biết cô Thompson có việc làm nhưng cô ấy luôn ở nhà suốt ban ngày. Cô ấy hẳn là đi làm đêm. ☊
1438

I always have to repeat things whI talk to Tomoko. She must not hear very well. ☊

Tôi luôn phải nhắc lại khi nói chuyện với Tomoko. Cô ấy hẳn là nghe không được tốt lắm. ☊
1456

Whyou play tennis, you should always watch the ball. ☊

Khi cậu chơi quần vợt, cậu phải luôn luôn quan sát bóng. ☊
2173

I don't like dogs. I'm always afraid of getting bitten. ☊

Tôi không thích chó. Tôi luôn sợ bị cắn. ☊
2575

Esteban always wears nice clothes. He's always well dressed. ☊

Estaban luôn mặc quần áo đẹp. Anh ấy luôn ăn mặc đẹp. ☊
2623

Why does she always come to see me at the worst possible time? ☊

Tại sao cô ấy luôn đến gặp tôi vào những lúc dở nhất có thể? ☊
2633

He always says he won't be late, but he always is. ☊

Anh ấy luôn nói là anh ấy sẽ không đến muộn nhưng anh ấy luôn muộn. ☊
2645

He always wears a coat, even in hot weather. ☊

Anh ấy luôn mặc áo khoác thậm chí dưới trời nóng. ☊
You're late to class, as usual.'> 2679 You're late to class, as usual.'>

As always, you're late to class. > You're late to class, as usual. You're late to class, as usual.'> ☊

Như mọi khi, cậu lại đi học muộn. > Cậu lại đi muộn như mọi khi. ☊
2688

She's always asking me to do things for her, as if I didn't have enough to do already. ☊

Cô ấy luôn bảo tôi làm đủ thứ hộ cô ấy cứ như là tôi chưa đủ việc để làm. ☊
2779

There's always an increase IN the number OF tra c accidents around New Year's. ☊

Luôn có một sự tăng về số vụ tai nạn giao thông dịp năm mới. ☊
2792

Always be polite and nice to strangers. They might be the boss at your next job. ☊

Hãy luôn luôn lịch sự và tử tế với những người lạ. Họ có thể là ông chủ của cậu trong công việc tiếp theo. ☊
2882

She always says everything is my fault. > She always blames me for everything. ☊

Cô ấy luôn luôn nói mọi thứ là lỗi tại tôi. > Cô ấy luôn đổ lỗi cho tôi về mọi thứ. ☊
2890

Everybody relies on her because she always keeps her promises. ☊

Mọi người tin tưởng cô ấy vì cô ấy luôn giữ lời hứa. ☊
2942

Mahmud always dozes o in economics class. ☊

Mahmud luôn gà gật trong giờ học kinh tế. ☊
2944

He always buys expensive things to show o . ☊

Anh ấy luôn mua những thứ đắt tiền về để khoe. ☊
2954

You should always back up your computer les just in case the hard drive dies. ☊

Cậu nên luôn luôn sao lưu các tệp tin máy tính phòng khi ổ cứng chết. ☊
2955

You should always save your les as you're working on them just in case your computer crashes. ☊

Cậu nên luôn luôn lưu các tệp tin cậu đang làm phòng khi máy tính của cậu bị phụt tắt. ☊

I'm always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy). ☊ after ☊
The baby always has an afternoon nap. ☊ afternoon ☊
He has always aimed high (= tried to achieve a lot). ☊ aim ☊
It's a mistake they almost always make. ☊ almost ☊
There's always somebody at home in the evenings. ☊ always ☊
Always lock your car. ☊ always ☊
She always arrives at 7.30. ☊ always ☊
The children always seem to be hungry. ☊ always ☊
We're not always this busy! ☊ always ☊
Pat has always loved gardening. ☊ always ☊
This is the way we've always done it. ☊ always ☊
This painting is very good—Ellie always was very good at art (= so it is not very surprising). ☊ always ☊
Did you always want to be an actor? ☊ always ☊
I'll always love you. ☊ always ☊
She's always criticizing me. ☊ always ☊
That phone's always ringing. ☊ always ☊
Why are you always complaining about my cooking? ☊ always ☊
As always, Polly was late for school. ☊ as always ☊
My brothers are always arguing. ☊ argue ☊
argue (with sb) (about/over sth): We're always arguing with each other about money. ☊ argue ☊
As always, he said little. ☊ as ☊
I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. ☊ associate ☊
Incense always had associations with religion for him. ☊ association ☊
assume sth: Don't always assume the worst (= that sth bad has happened). ☊ assume ☊
Films with big stars always attract great attention. ☊ attention ☊
As the youngest child, she was always the centre of attention. ☊ attention ☊
attract sb: I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. ☊ attract ☊
She always ties her hair back in a band. ☊ band ☊
The meetings are always in the main conference room. ☊ be ☊
I'm always being criticized. ☊ be ☊
begin sth at/with sth: He always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise. ☊ begin ☊
The children always behave for their father. ☊ behave ☊
I never thought I could make it as an actor, but my parents always believed in me. ☊ believe in sb ☊
She always brings out the best in people. ☊ best ☊
She always pays her bills on time. ☊ bill ☊
Why do I always get the blame for everything that goes wrong? ☊ blame ☊
I was always bottom of the class in math. ☊ bottom ☊
She was always too busy to listen. ☊ busy ☊
He's always trying to butter up the boss. ☊ butter sb up ☊
chain sb/sth: The doors were always locked and chained. ☊ chain ☊
My parents are always checking up on me. ☊ check up on sb ☊
He is always chewing gum. ☊ chew ☊
He always travels business class. ☊ class ☊
Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients. ☊ client ☊
I always read her column in the local paper. ☊ column ☊
Doctors do not always have good communication skills. ☊ communication ☊
By convention the deputy leader was always a woman. ☊ convention ☊
You could always try his home number. ☊ could ☊
He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it). ☊ cover ☊
The supervisor is always very critical. ☊ critical ☊
People in public life must always be open to criticism (= willing to accept being criticized). ☊ criticism ☊
He is such a curious boy, always asking questions. ☊ curious ☊
His health had always been delicate. ☊ delicate ☊
She shouldn't always give in to his demands. ☊ demand ☊
Good secretaries are always in demand. ☊ in demand ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
depress sb: Wet weather always depresses me. ☊ depress ☊
I always get given the dirty jobs (= jobs that make you become dirty). ☊ dirty ☊
disappointment to sb: I always felt I was a disappointment to my father. ☊ disappointment ☊
She always says a lot in meetings, but she doesn't dominate. ☊ dominate ☊
I always write everything down. ☊ down ☊
She always dressed entirely in black. ☊ dress ☊
He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people). ☊ ear ☊
I always have some extra cash with me for emergencies. ☊ emergency ☊
encourage sb in sth: My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career. ☊ encourage ☊
She's always full of energy. ☊ energy ☊
She was always so funny and entertaining. ☊ entertaining ☊
There are always a lot of exceptions to grammar rules. ☊ exception ☊
excuse sb: You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude. ☊ excuse ☊
She always travels first-class regardless of expense. ☊ expense ☊
It's not always easy to face the truth. ☊ face ☊
She has always been scrupulously fair. ☊ fair ☊
It's not fair! He always gets more than me. ☊ fair ☊
I give you fair warning, I'm not always this generous. ☊ fair ☊
He has always treated me very fairly. ☊ fairly ☊
I always think of you as one of the family. ☊ family ☊
He's always using fancy legal words. ☊ fancy ☊
She always gives us far too much homework. ☊ far ☊
My little brothers are always fighting. ☊ fight ☊
She's always had a good figure. ☊ figure ☊
A Disney film can always fill cinemas (= attract a lot of people to see it). ☊ fill ☊
He always followed the latest fashions (= dressed in fashionable clothes). ☊ follow ☊
She has always given freely of her time. ☊ freely ☊
Parents are always anxious for their children to get on. ☊ get on ☊
He always gets up early. ☊ get up, get sb up ☊
I always start the day by going through my email. ☊ go through sth ☊
We can't go on like this—we seem to be always arguing. ☊ go on ☊
good at doing sth: Nick has always been good at finding cheap flights. ☊ good ☊
Is religion always a force for good? ☊ good ☊
She's always trying to grab the limelight. ☊ grab ☊
I just took it for granted that he'd always be around. ☊ take it for granted (that...) ☊
Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. ☊ take sb/sth for granted ☊
guess (that)...: You would never guess (that) she had problems. She's always so cheerful. ☊ guess ☊
He was always guided by his religious beliefs. ☊ guide ☊
The neighbours are always willing to lend a hand. ☊ hand ☊
He's always handing out advice to people. ☊ hand sth out (to sb) ☊
I hate the way she always criticizes me. ☊ hate ☊
She always has her head in a book (= is always reading). ☊ head ☊
help with sth: He always helps with the housework. ☊ help ☊
He's always willing to help out. ☊ help out, help sb out ☊
I always end up having an argument with her, I don't know why, I just can't help it. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
Always take care when driving down steep hills. ☊ hill ☊
He had always wanted a real home with a wife and children. ☊ home ☊
It's funny how (= that) people always remember him. ☊ how ☊
Do you remember how (= that) the kids always loved going there? ☊ how ☊
The public is always attracted to politicians who have the human touch (= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them). ☊ human ☊
If you remember, Mary was always fond of animals. ☊ if ☊
imagine (that)...: He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back. ☊ imagine ☊
Always read the instructions before you start. ☊ instruction ☊
She's always on a diet—she has issues about food. ☊ issue ☊
She's always cracking jokes. ☊ joke ☊
She always makes me laugh. ☊ laugh ☊
Jim is always getting into trouble with the law. ☊ law ☊
learn (that)...: He'll just have to learn (that) he can't always have his own way. ☊ learn ☊
leave sth until...: Why do you always leave everything until the last moment? ☊ leave ☊
As a boxer, he was always light on his feet (= quick and elegant in the way he moved). ☊ light ☊
Like I said (= as I said before), you're always welcome to stay. ☊ like ☊
Poetry always loses something in translation. ☊ lose ☊
We always get lost in London. ☊ lost ☊
She has always remained loyal to her political principles. ☊ loyal ☊
He's always been mad about kids. ☊ mad ☊
The two countries have always maintained close relations. ☊ maintain ☊
maintain sth: She has always maintained her innocence. ☊ maintain ☊
She always makes me laugh. ☊ make ☊
He always manages to say the wrong thing. ☊ manage ☊
Always follow the manufacturer's instructions. ☊ manufacturer ☊
I always consulted him on matters of policy. ☊ matter ☊
I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by 'strange'). ☊ mean ☊
I've heard they're getting divorced. Mind you, I'm not surprised—they were always arguing. ☊ mind you ☊
I always do yoga on a Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
He's always in a bad mood (= unhappy, or angry and impatient). ☊ mood ☊
I've always wanted to work in the movies. ☊ movie ☊
Must you always question everything I say? (= it is annoying) ☊ must ☊
He lives on his nerves (= is always worried). ☊ nerve ☊
She is always in the news. ☊ news ☊
I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply. ☊ nine times out of ten ☊
When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert. ☊ the whole nine yards ☊
She's always trying to get something for nothing. ☊ for nothing ☊
He had always obeyed his parents without question. ☊ obey ☊
The official story has always been that they are just good friends. ☊ official ☊
He always gives the same old excuses. ☊ old ☊
The TV is always on in their house. ☊ on ☊
Our car's always breaking down. But we're getting a new one soon. ☊ one ☊
She was always open with her parents. ☊ open ☊
Word always gets out (= people find out about things) no matter how careful you are. ☊ out ☊
Always overtake on the outside. ☊ outside ☊
He's always playing a part (= pretending to be sth that he is not). ☊ part ☊
He's always paying me compliments. ☊ pay ☊
a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place) ☊ permanent ☊
She's always worrying about her personal appearance. ☊ personal ☊
She's always easily persuaded. ☊ persuade ☊
Work always piles up at the end of the year. ☊ pile up ☊
She always wears her hair pinned back. ☊ pin ☊
He had always wanted to play Othello. ☊ play ☊
She's always very eager to please. ☊ please ☊
We are always pleased to be able to help. ☊ pleased ☊
They always gave us plenty to eat. ☊ plenty ☊
My parents always took the position that early nights meant healthy children. ☊ position ☊
Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected. ☊ in practice ☊
They always sing his praises (= praise him very highly). ☊ praise ☊
The legal profession has/have always resisted change. ☊ profession ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
For reasons of security the door is always kept locked. ☊ reason ☊
recall that...: He recalled that she always came home late on Wednesdays. ☊ recall ☊
She always referred to Ben as 'that nice man'. ☊ refer to sb/sth (as sth) ☊
Is there always a conflict between science and religion? ☊ religion ☊
Jaime always talked to people without reserve. ☊ reserve ☊
respect sb/sth for sth: She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that. ☊ respect ☊
The two teams have always been rivals. ☊ rival ☊
I always roll my own (= make my own cigarettes). ☊ roll ☊
Her life had always run smoothly before. ☊ run ☊
safe (to do sth): It's safe to assume (that) there will always be a demand for new software. ☊ safe ☊
Nothing satisfies him—he's always complaining. ☊ satisfy ☊
The hotels are always full during the peak season (= when most people are on holiday/vacation). ☊ season ☊
seem (as though...): It always seemed as though they would get married. ☊ seem ☊
People aren't always what they seem to be. ☊ seem ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
Headaches in young children should always be taken seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her). ☊ sight ☊
At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print. ☊ at first sight ☊
She always sits in that chair. ☊ sit ☊
His advice was always solid and practical. ☊ solid ☊
Some people never seem to put on weight while others are always on a diet. ☊ some ☊
Always stand up for your friends. ☊ stand up for sb/sth ☊
You're always trying to start an argument. ☊ start ☊
Her novels always have the same basic story. ☊ story ☊
They were always very strict with their children. ☊ strict ☊
She always makes me feel really stupid. ☊ stupid ☊
sure of sth: You're always sure of a warm welcome there. ☊ sure ☊
surprise sb how, what, etc...: It's always surprised me how popular he is. ☊ surprise ☊
You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way). ☊ suspicious ☊
swallow (sth): Always chew food well before swallowing it. ☊ swallow ☊
White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures. ☊ symbol ☊
My parents always took an interest in my hobbies. ☊ take ☊
teach (sb) that...: My parents taught me that honesty was always the best policy. ☊ teach ☊
With him, you should always expect the unexpected. ☊ the ☊
Their parties are always fun. ☊ their ☊
The naked male figure was always the central theme of Greek art. ☊ theme ☊
If I'm late home, my mother always thinks the worst. ☊ think ☊
You are always in my thoughts. ☊ thought ☊
My watch keeps perfect time (= always shows the correct time). ☊ time ☊
Americans were always welcome because they tended to tip heavily. ☊ tip ☊
Always select the right tool for the job. ☊ tool ☊
We understand each other, even if we don't always agree. ☊ understand ☊
Until now I have always lived alone. ☊ until ☊
They moved here in 2009. Until then they'd always been in the London area. ☊ until ☊
Currency exchange rates are always subject to variation. ☊ variation ☊
Why do they always have to resort to violence? ☊ violence ☊
I always wake early in the summer. ☊ wake ☊
She's always wanted a large family. ☊ want ☊
I hate the way she always criticizes me. ☊ way ☊
weak in sth: I was always weak in the science subjects. ☊ weak ☊
The unions have always been weak in this industry. ☊ weak ☊
She always wears black (= black clothes). ☊ wear ☊
Children are always welcome at the hotel. ☊ welcome ☊
She always wants to impose her will on other people (= to get what she wants). ☊ will ☊
work in sth: I've always worked in education. ☊ work ☊
He's always worrying about his weight. ☊ worry ☊
He'd always be the first to offer to help. ☊ would ☊

toujours ☊ tu es toujours en retard ☊