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3000TH: กลับรถ ☊ glapL rohtH to turn the car around, u-turn
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The carelessness ☊ Sự bất cẩn ☊ Attributes
The care ☊ Sự quan tâm ☊ Attributes
like: the car → →
333 I don't like to wash the car. ☊ Tôi không thích rửa xe. ☊
600 When she got there, she parked the car, walked to the terminal, and checked in. ☊ Khi cô ấy đến đấy, cô ấy gửi xe, đi bộ vào nhà gare và làm thủ tục đăng kí. ☊
The car's getting repaired.'> 1074 The car's getting repaired.'> The car's being repaired. > The car's getting repaired. The car's getting repaired.'> ☊ Xe hơi của tôi đang được sửa. ☊
The car got damaged.'> 1082 The car got damaged.'> The car's bedamaged. > The car got damaged. The car got damaged.'> ☊ Xe hơi đã bị hỏng. ☊
2150 I slowed down so that the car behind me could pass. ☊ Tôi đi chậm lại để chiếc xe đằng sau tôi vượt qua được. ☊
2320 The bicycle and the car are means of transportation. ☊ Xe đạp và xe hơi là những phương tiện giao thông. ☊
2756 While I was watching F1 racing yesterday, I saw one of the cars catch ON re. ☊ Khi tôi đang xem xua đua công thức một hôm qua, tôi đã thấy một chiếc xe hơi bắt lửa. ☊
admit to doing sth: She admitted to having stolen the car. ☊ admit ☊
admit doing sth: She admitted having driven the car without insurance. ☊ admit ☊
aim at sb/sth: I was aiming at the tree but hit the car by mistake. ☊ aim ☊
The articles found in the car helped the police to identify the body. ☊ article ☊
ask to do sth: Did you ask to use the car? ☊ ask ☊
The car swerved to avoid a cat. ☊ avoid ☊
We loaded our baggage into the car. ☊ baggage ☊
The car was a bargain at that price. ☊ bargain ☊
The car crashed into the safety barrier and burst into flames. ☊ barrier ☊
beat sth + adv./prep.: She was beating dust out of the carpet (= removing dust from the carpet by beating it). ☊ beat ☊
He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. ☊ board ☊
bother with/about sth: It's not worth bothering with (= using) an umbrella—the car's just outside. ☊ bother ☊
We (= the car) broke down on the freeway. ☊ break down ☊
The cigarette burned a hole in the carpet. ☊ burn ☊
I should have got a better price for the car, but I'm not much of a businessman. ☊ businessman ☊
We rented the car by the day. ☊ by ☊
She waved bye-bye and got into the car. ☊ bye ☊
You can take the car, if you want. ☊ can ☊
I can take the car if necessary. ☊ can ☊
Paula got into the car and drove off. ☊ car ☊
Are you going in the car? ☊ car ☊
Where can I park the car? ☊ car ☊
How much do men share housework and the care of the children? ☊ care ☊
The car might break down but that's a chance we'll have to take. ☊ chance ☊
We changed the car for a bigger one. ☊ change ☊
The police ran a check on the registration number of the car. ☊ check ☊
chop sth (up) (into sth): Chop the carrots up into small pieces. ☊ chop ☊
He injured his arm as he jumped clear of the car. ☊ clear ☊
The car slowly climbed the hill. ☊ climb ☊
The car coasted along until it stopped. ☊ coast ☊
They agreed to lend us the car on condition that (= only if) we returned it before the weekend. ☊ condition ☊
the car's contribution to the greenhouse effect ☊ contribution ☊
The car was taking the corners too fast. ☊ corner ☊
The car was completely crushed under the truck. ☊ crush ☊
Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad? ☊ dad ☊
I got a good deal on the car (= bought it cheaply). ☊ deal ☊
the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door ☊ decoration ☊
When can you take delivery of (= be available to receive) the car? ☊ delivery ☊
The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models. ☊ design ☊
The car developed engine trouble and we had to stop. ☊ develop ☊
Someone drove the car away in the night. ☊ drive away, drive sb/sth away ☊
The car comes equipped with a driver's airbag. ☊ driver ☊
The car is quite small, especially if you have children. ☊ especially ☊
excuse (to do sth): It gave me an excuse to take the car. ☊ excuse ☊
Place the card face up on the pile. ☊ face up/down ☊
The car was now on fire. ☊ fire ☊
The car won't start—can you fix it? ☊ fix ☊
freeze sth (up): Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car. ☊ freeze ☊
The front of the car was badly damaged. ☊ front ☊
I prefer to travel in the front of the car (= next to the driver). ☊ front ☊
The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. ☊ in front of ☊
the front wheels of the car ☊ front ☊
She was full of admiration for the care she had received. ☊ full ☊
The car pulled up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears. ☊ gear ☊
When parking on a hill, leave the car in gear. ☊ gear ☊
The car has a generous amount of space. ☊ generous ☊
get sb/sth to do sth: I couldn't get the car to start this morning. ☊ get ☊
give sb sth (for sth): How much will you give me for the car? ☊ give ☊
The car went skidding off the road into a ditch. ☊ go ☊
The car skidded and went into a tree. ☊ go into sth ☊
The car is fitted with side impact bars (= to protect it from a blow from the side). ☊ impact ☊
The car missed us by inches. ☊ inch ☊
an interview with the careers adviser ☊ interview ☊
Don't use the car for short journeys. ☊ journey ☊
key (to doing sth): The driver of the car probably holds the key to solving the crime. ☊ key ☊
the car keys ☊ key ☊
lend (out) sth (to sb): I've lent the car to a friend. ☊ lend ☊
load sth: We loaded the car in ten minutes. ☊ load ☊
The stone made a dent in the roof of the car. ☊ make ☊
I quickly committed the number of the car to memory (= learned and remembered it). ☊ memory ☊
The car must have been doing at least 100 miles an hour. ☊ mile ☊
The car is registered in my name. ☊ in the name of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's name ☊
The car is parked nearby. ☊ nearby ☊
They knocked £500 off the car. ☊ off ☊
offer sth (to sb) (for sth): He offered $4 000 for the car. ☊ offer ☊
I've had an offer of $2 500 for the car. ☊ offer ☊
Put some oil in the car. ☊ oil ☊
He could only watch helplessly as the car plunged into the ravine. ☊ only ☊
Mr Chen opened the car door for his wife. ☊ open ☊
I watched the car until it was out of sight. ☊ out ☊
The car skidded off the road and rolled over and over. ☊ over ☊
The car had toppled over the cliff. ☊ over ☊
Is the car your own? ☊ own ☊
You can't park the car here. ☊ park ☊
She took the car without permission. ☊ permission ☊
We have to fit five of us plus all our gear in the car. ☊ plus ☊
practise doing sth: Practise reversing the car into the garage. ☊ practise ☊
You'll be taking the car, presumably? ☊ presumably ☊
The car has only had one previous owner. ☊ previous ☊
He managed to get a good price for the car. ☊ price ☊
'Do we need the car?' 'Probably not.' ☊ probably ☊
The car went out of production in 2007. ☊ production ☊
the caring professions (= that involve looking after people) ☊ profession ☊
The car had been his proudest possession. ☊ proud ☊
Police pursued the car at high speed. ☊ pursue ☊
The car won't start. Can you give it a push? ☊ push ☊
I'm just going to put the car away (= in the garage). ☊ put sth away ☊
race sb/sth: We raced each other back to the car. ☊ race ☊
He made us a reasonable offer for the car. ☊ reasonable ☊
Much to my relief the car was not damaged. ☊ relief ☊
The car is in remarkably good condition for its age. ☊ remarkably ☊
The carvings represent a hunting scene. ☊ represent ☊
The car responds very well to the controls. ☊ respond ☊
reverse sth: Now reverse the car. ☊ reverse ☊
Put the car in/into reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
(+ adv./prep.): I walked back while the others rode in the car. ☊ ride ☊
The car spun right off the track. ☊ right ☊
We rolled up the carpet. ☊ roll ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The car began to roll back down the hill. ☊ roll ☊
The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident. ☊ roof ☊
room (for sb/sth): Is there enough room for me in the car? ☊ room ☊
He turned the car round and drove back again. ☊ round ☊
The car ran off the road into a ditch. ☊ run ☊
Will the car be safe parked in the road? ☊ safe ☊
We watched the lions from the safety of the car. ☊ safety ☊
the cartoon figure of the mad scientist working in his laboratory ☊ scientist ☊
The car's paintwork is badly scratched. ☊ scratch ☊
What sort of shape was the car in after the accident? ☊ shape ☊
to put the shopping in the car ☊ shopping ☊
Someone took a shot at the car. ☊ shot ☊
The car smashed into a tree. ☊ smash ☊
Clouds of thick black smoke billowed from the car's exhaust. ☊ smoke ☊
The car's improved suspension gives you a smoother ride. ☊ smooth ☊
The car hit a tree or something. ☊ something ☊
sorry (for sth/doing sth): He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking. ☊ sorry ☊
You load up the car and I'll sort the kids out. ☊ sort sth/sb/yourself out ☊
The car was gathering speed. ☊ speed ☊
spray sth + adj.: She's had the car sprayed blue. ☊ spray ☊
I can't get the car started. ☊ start ☊
The car won't start. ☊ start ☊
Don't stick your arm out of the car window. ☊ stick out (of sth), stick sth out (of sth) ☊
The car stopped at the traffic lights. ☊ stop ☊
She brought the car to a stop. ☊ stop ☊
What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? ☊ stuff ☊
I could take you in the car, I suppose (= but I don't really want to). ☊ suppose ☊
'Can I borrow the car?' 'I suppose so ' (= Yes, but I'm not happy about it). ☊ suppose ☊
swing yourself + adv./prep.: He swung himself out of the car. ☊ swing ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ then ☊
I took one look at the car and offered to buy it there and then/then and there (= immediately). ☊ there ☊
Attach this rope to the front of the car. ☊ to ☊
turn sth into sth: I turned the car into the car park. ☊ turn ☊
The wheels of the car began to turn. ☊ turn ☊
The car skidded and turned over. ☊ turn over ☊
The car followed the twists and turns of the mountain road. ☊ twist ☊
After the crash the car was a mass of twisted metal. ☊ twisted ☊
unload sth from sth: Everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car. ☊ unload ☊
Lay the cards face up (= facing upwards) on the table. ☊ up ☊
view (sb/sth as sth): When the car was first built, the design was viewed as highly original. ☊ view ☊
We wandered back towards the car. ☊ wander ☊
to wash the car ☊ wash ☊
The car was found on a piece of waste ground. ☊ waste ☊
In a weak moment (= when I was easily persuaded) I said she could borrow the car. ☊ weak ☊
The carpets are starting to wear. ☊ wear ☊
The carpet is available in different widths. ☊ width ☊
She's outside, working on the car. ☊ work ☊
'Dad, can I borrow the car?' 'Yes, but be careful.' ☊ yes ☊