"to depend" is construed with "upon": động từ " depend" phải phối hợp với " upon" đi sau nó
dịch từng chữ
hiểu, giải thích (lời nói, hành động của ai)
his remarks were wrongly construed: người ta hiểu sai những nhận xét của anh ta
nội động từ
có thể phân tích được (một câu)
this sentence does not construe: câu này không phân tích được
danh từ
đoạn văn để dịch từng chữ
TRUE Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
tried and true
tested and proven, reliable, true blue When Sven chops wood, he uses a Sandvik axe. It's tried and true.
true blue
loyal, faithful Moe is true blue. We've been good friends for forty years.
true colors
real beliefs, true values, principles In the debate on abortion we'll see her true colors - her beliefs.
true that
(interj) see word is bond
come true
prove to be true or correct实现;证实 His dream of becoming a university teacher has come true.他当一名大学教师的梦想实现了。 What the newspaper said about the weather for today has come true.报纸上关于今天天气的报道已经被证实了。
run true to form
follow a usual way;act as expected;agree with how a person usually acts一如往常;一贯;不失…之本色 His action ran true to form; he bothered his mother until she let him have his way.他和往常一样,缠着他妈妈直到她依了他才罢休。
true to one's word
Idiom(s): true to one's word
Theme: RELIANCE
keeping one's promise. • True to his word, Tom showed up at exactly eight o'clock. • Well soon know if Jane is true to her word. Well see if she does what she promised.
true to form
Idiom(s): true to form
Theme: TYPICAL
exactly as expected; following the usual pattern. (Often with running, as in the example.) • As usual, John is late. At least he's true to form. • And true to form, Mary left before the meeting was adjourned. • This winter season is running true to form—miserable!
tried-and-true
Idiom(s): tried-and-true
Theme: RELIANCE
tested by time and proven to be sound. (Fixed order.) • I have a tried-and-true remedy for poison ivy. • All of her investment ideas are tried-and-true and you ought to be able to make money if you follow them.
too good to be true
Idiom(s): too good to be true
Theme: TRUTH
almost unbelievable; so good as to be unbelievable. • The news was too good to be true. • When I finally got a big raise, it was too good to be true.
show one's true colors
Idiom(s): show one's (true) colors
Theme: TRUTH
to show what one is really like or what one is really thinking. • Whose side are you on, John? Come on. Show your colors. • It's hard to tell what Mary is thinking. She never shows her true colors.
ring true
Idiom(s): ring true
Theme: TRUTH
to sound or seem true or likely. (From testing the quality of metal or glass by striking it and listening to the noise made.) • The student's excuse for being late doesn't ring true. • Do you think that Mary's explanation for her absence rang true?
hold true
Idiom(s): hold true
Theme: TRUTH
[for something] to be true; [for something] to remain true. • Does this rule hold true all the time? • Yes, it holds true no matter what.
dream come true
Idiom(s): dream come true
Theme: HOPE
a wish or a dream that has become real. • Going to Hawaii is like having a dream come true. • Having you for a friend is a dream come true.
Be true blue
If a person/object/situation is considered to be 'true blue', it is considered genuine.
Show your true colors
To show your true colors is to reveal yourself as you really are.
True colours
If someone shows their true colours, they show themselves as they really are. ('True colors' is the American spelling.)
come true|come|true
v. To really happen; change from a dream or a plan into a fact. It took years of planning and saving, but their seagoing vacation came true at last.It was a dream come true when he met the President.His hope of living to 100 did not come true.
hold true|good|hold|hold good|true
v. phr. To remain true. It has always held true that man cannot live without laws.Bob is a good boy and that holds true of Jim.
ring true|ring|true
v. phr. To have a tone of genuineness; sound convincing. I believed his sob story about how he lost his fortune, because somehow it all rang true.
run true to form|form|run
v. phr. To follow a usual way; act as expected; agree with how a person usually acts. The little boy's actions ran true to form. He bothered his mother until she gave him his way. Compare: PAR FOR THE COURSE.
course of true love never ran smoothly, the
course of true love never ran smoothly, the Lovers often face difficulties, as in Every time he tells me that he and his wife are fighting, I say the same thing—you know about the course of true love. The full term is a quotation from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1:1): “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Over the years it has become so familiar that today it is often shortened, as in the example.
dream come true, a
dream come true, a A wild fancy or hope that is realized. For example, Winning a trip to Paris is a dream come true.
find true north
find true north Get on the right course, proceed in the right direction, as in We'd better find true north before our competitors do. This term alludes to locating the position of the North Pole from a particular point. [Slang; late 1900s]
true to 1) Loyal or faithful to, as in She knew he'd be true to his marriage vows, or, as Shakespeare had Polonius tell Hamlet, “This above all, to thine own self be true” (Hamlet, 1:3). [c. 1200] 2) Conforming to or consistent with, as in The speech was true to the party platform, or True to type, he died while working at his desk. 3) true to life. Consistent with reality, realistically represented, as in This painting is very true to life. [Early 1800s] For true to form, see under run to form.
An TRUE idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with TRUE, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ TRUE