Vocabulary
( Verb pattern )
deny
deny = refuse to admit the truth ( ปฏิเสธ )
- Neil denies breaking the window.
- He denied knowing about the plan
1. verb + - ing form
insist on
insist on = to say or show that something is necessary
or very important ( ยืนยัน )
- He insists on speaking to you personally.
- People rightly insist on being treated as individuals.
- He stubbornly insisted on doing it all by himself.
keep
keep = continue doing something ( ทาต่ อไป )
- The important thing was to keep doing them.
- I've made my own way in this life, and I want to keep doing it.
- She wouldn't keep doing the things I told her to do.
mention
mention = refer to something briefly ( กล่ าวถึง อ้ างถึง )
- She didn't even mention being too late to
take him to dinner.
- Did I mention going to see Vicky on Sunday?
afford
afford = have enough money to pay for ( สามารถจ่ ายได้ )
1. She cannot afford to buy a new car.
2. We can't afford to go abroad this summer.
3. No ordinary families can afford to hire servants.
2. verb + infinitive
manage
manage = to be in charge of ( จัดการ รั บผิดชอบ )
- How did he manage to keep everything in such good
condition?
- It wasn't the first time Alex had been gone for over a week,
she had to manage to do everything by herself.
- Johnny, I can't manage to talk to this guy.
offer
offer = present or proffer something for someone ( เสนอให้ )
- Never offer to teach fish to swim.
- After lunch, Giddon's offer to help Lisa with the dishes
- We offer to give financial assistance to students.
promise
promise = assure someone that one will definitely do
( สัญญา )
- I promised to visit him again the following summer,
but he died before the promise was fulfilled.
she had honored her promise to go with
-
him to the party the next night.
- I promise to drop in and see you the very next
time I'm up this way.
propose
propose = put forward for consideration ( เสนอให้ พจิ ารณา )
How do you propose to stop her?
What do you propose to do about the house?
We propose to hold a meeting in early March
to review the first steps of the process.
beg
beg = ask earnestly or humbly for something ( ขอร้ อง )
• Congratulations on your success in the national
college entrance examination. I beg you to take this
little gift as a souvenir.
• I beg you to have pity on him.
persuade
persuade = cause someone to do something
( ชักจูง โน้ มน้ าว ชักชวน )
- He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
- She persuaded her husband to eat out this evening.
- He tries to persuade him to buy more expensive stereo.
blame
blame = assign responsibility for a fault
or wrong ( ตาหนิ ติเตียน )
- I do not blame them for trying to make
some money.
- The commission is expected to blame the
army for comitting atrocities
remind
remind = cause someone to remember someone or
something ( เตือนให้ ระลึก , นึกถึง )
- Remind me to buy some groceries after work.
- I had to remind him to leave early.
- He reminds me to buy something for dinner.
tell
tell = communicate information ( ให้ ข้อมูล แจ้ งให้ ทราบ )
- Parents always tell their children to do what they want
- Teachers always tell us to keep social distancing.
accuse
accuse = to charge someone with an offense
or crime ( กล่ าวหา )
- My boss accused me of not taking my job
seriously enough.
- He accused me of causing the accident.
- He also accused the president of attacking
“freedom of the press.”
4. Verb + object + preposition + -ing form
thank for
thank for = express gratitude to someone
( สานึกบุญคุณ เป็ นหนีบ้ ุญคุณ )
- I would also like to thank you for being so generous
with speaking time.
- Thank you very much for your support in this matter. I
also wish to thank your mother for cooking me
delicious food.
think
think = to consider ( พิจารณา )
- My father is thinking of starting his own business.
- I had never thought of becoming an actor.
- We did think about moving to Tokyo.
wonder about
wonder about = desire or be curious to know something
( สงสัย อยากรู้ )
- A lot of people would wonder about living with
Covid -19.
- They are wondering about living in the desert.
end up
end up = to reach or come to the place , condition
or situation that was not planned or expected
- A rich woman ended up living in a nursing home.
- The movie we wanted to see was sold out so we
ended up seeing a different one.
