Giới từ là một khái niệm rất quen thuộc với bất kì ai đang theo học tiếng anh, chúng có rất nhiều từ khác nhau và gây không ít khó khăn cho chúng ta. Hôm nay các bạn sẽ cùng trung tâm athena tìm hiểu các cụm giới từ đi với từ "at" nhé. "At" khá là quen thuộc đấy nhưng mình cá là bạn chưa biết hết về nó đâu.

• at the age of: Ở độ tuổi
– I learned to drive at the age of 21.
• at the beginning of: lúc đầu
– I joined a gym at the beginning of the year.
• at the bottom of Phía dưới cùng
– There’s a shop at the bottom of this hill.
• at all costs Bất cứ giá nào
– I need to pass this exam at all costs.
• at one’s desk: Chỗ làm việc
– My manager spoke to me at my desk.
• at the door: ở cửa
– There’s somebody at the door.
• at the end: cuối
– I’m going to Madrid at the end of month.
• at fault: Có lỗi
– Who was at fault for the accident?
• at first: Lúc đầu
– At first, I was happy here but now I’m not.
• at first sight: Tình yêu sét đánh
– We met at university and it was love at first sight.
• at a glance: Ngay từ đầu
– I knew at a glance that something was wrong.
• at a guess – At a guess, 50 people were at the party.
• at hand: trong tay
– I always have a pen at hand in case I need to take notes.
• at …km per hour: ở tốc động
– He was fined £150 for driving at 200km per hour.
• at last: Cuối cùng
– At last, our bus has arrived. Thank goodness!
• at the latest: Thời điểm muộn nhất
– Cinderella had to be home by 12 at the latest.
• at least: Ít nhất
– It’s cold but at least it’s not raining.
• at length: Cực kỳ chi tiết, khoảng thời gian dài
– My dad could talk at length about Irish history.
• at midday/midnight: nửa đêm
– I went home at midnight as I was tired.
• at the moment: Ngay lúc này
– I’m living in Ireland at the moment.
• at night: Buổi tối
– I can’t study during the day. I prefer to study at night.
• at once: từng lần một
– Everybody started talking at once.
• at present: Ngay lúc này
– At present, I’m working for a multinational.
• at random: Ngẫu nhiên
– Numbers are selected at random in a lottery.
• at any rate: Bất cứ tỉ lệ, trường hợp
– At any rate, I’m confident I’ll find a job soon.
• at the same time: Cùng lúc
– I had fun and improved my English at the same time.
• at school: Ở trường
– Things were very different when I was at school.
• at short notice: Phút chót
– She cancelled the meeting at short notice.
• at the table: Trên bàn
– The whole family sat at the table for dinner.
• at times: Có những lúc
– At times, I feel like giving up.
• at the top of: Đứng đầu
– Barcelona are at the top of the Spanish league.
• at university: Tại trường đại học
– I studied economics at university.
• at the weekend: Cuối tuần
– I love going out with friends at the weekend.
• at work: Đang làm việc
– I’m at work right now so I’ll call you back later.
• At a loss: Lỗ
– We sold those old computers at a loss.
• At a moment’s notice: Ngay lập tức
– The soldiers were ready at a moment’s notice.
• At a stretch: Một khoảng thời gian liên tục
– He worked for fifteen hours at a stretch.
• At all costs: bất cứ giá nào
– We have to retain the majority at all costs.
• At cost: Giá gốc
– I will sell you the apples at cost.
• At first: Lúc đầu
– If at first you don’t succeed, do it like your father told you
• At full tilt: Tốc độ tối đa
– Don’t go racing around corners at full tilt or you’ll hit someone.