Arranging, Banding, and Batting: Exploring the Versatility of English Vocabulary, Exercises of English

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• arrange (v) /əˈreɪndʒ/ sắp xếp, sắp đặt, sửa soạn to plan, prepare for, or organize something: I'm trying to arrange my work so that I can have a couple of days off next week. arrange something for something The meeting has been arranged for Wednesday. arrange for She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons. arrange with I've already arranged with him to meet at the cinema.
• band (n) /bænd/ băng, đai, nẹp a group of musicians who play modern music together: The Beatles were probably the most famous band in the world. a thin, flat piece of cloth, elastic, metal, or other material put around something, or a long, narrow piece of colour, light, etc. that is different from what surrounds it: A narrow band of grass separated the greenhouse from the vegetable garden.
• bat (n) /bæt/ (thể dục,thể thao) gây (đánh bóng chày, crikê); (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) vợt (quần vợt) a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games: a baseball/cricket/rounders/table tennis bat a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night (v) to hit or try to hit a ball or other object with a bat: He batted the ball high into the air. They batted the shuttlecock back and forth between them. (v) to hit or try to hit something small and make it move, usually with your hand: We were constantly batting flies off the food. She crumpled up her coffee cup and batted it across the table. The cat was batting lazily at a ball of wool.

– bear – born - borned(v,n) /beər/

mang, cầm, vác, đeo, ôm; con gấu,

người thô lỗ, thô tục

to accept, tolerate,

or endure something, especially something unpleasant:

The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well.

Tell me now! I can't bear the suspense!

to be responsible for something:

bear responsibility It's your decision - you have to bear the responsibility if

things go wrong.

They say that landlords should bear the burden of these repairs and

not tenants.

to have or continue to have something:

bear in mind Thank you for your advice - I'll bear it in mind (= I

will remember and consider it).

bear a resemblance to Their baby bears

a strong resemblance to strong to its grandfather.

o hold or support something:

bear someone's weight The chair, too fragile to bear her weight, collapsed.

bear something's weight I don't think that the table will bear the weight of

the heavy machinery.

o give birth to young, or (of a tree or plant) to give

or produce fruit or flowers:

The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit.

She had borne six children by the time she was 30.

to carry and move something to a place:

bear gifts At Christmas the family all arrive at the house bearing gifts.

Countless waiters bore trays of drinks into the room.

to change direction slightly so that you are going in

a particular direction:

bear left After you go past the church keep bearing left.

bear right Bear right at the fork in the road.

– bit (n) /bɪt/ miếng, mảnh

a small piece or amount of something:

Would you like a bit of chocolate?

The glass smashed into little bits.

a bit informal

a short distance or period of time:

I'm just going out for a bit. See you later.

a bit of something

a slight but not serious amount or type of something:

Maria's put on a bit of weight, hasn't she?

a bit...

slightly:

The dress is a bit too big for me.

UK

very:

Blimey, it's a bit cold!

bit by bit gradually:

I saved up the money bit by bit.

not a bit (also not one bit ) not in any way:

She wasn't a bit worried about the test.

quite a bit a lot:

They have quite a bit of money.

to bits into small pieces:

The car was blown to bits.

very much:

I love my son to bits.