23/11/2020 Flashcards
hit on/upon st
to discover/ think st, especially by chance
-> 15th century Europeans believed they had hit upon a miracle cure
set aside st
+dành time de lm j
+ để dành( money/objects…) cho mục đích rieng6
+ thu dọn
terrific products
= good products
vibrant
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm
->a vibrant country : 1 đất nc sinh động
trivial (adj)
not important/ serious/ valuable
- > trivial problem/matter/ complaint…
- > I know that the test tomorrow which sounds like trivial,but I am worried about it
sexual harassment
quấy rối tình dục
-> sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter
reinvigorate (v)=
= revitalize
to make s.o feel healthier or energetic again
-> doing gentle exercise reinvigorates my energy
stunt
exciting or dangerous act which usually is performanced on movie
-> violent cartoons stunt children’s emotion development and distort their sense of reality
eminent (adj)
= famous/ important/ respected
-> an eminent physician
to culminate in/with st
to have as a result/ or be a final result of a process
-> studiousness, hard-working, and approximate methods learning culminated in my success
get entangle in/with st/sb
vướng mắc vào st
- > the early beliefs of magnetism were also largely entangled with supertitions
- > I dont want to get entangled with my friend’s troubles
to happen in the blink of an eye (idiom)
to happen extremely quickly
at the crack of dawn
you do st extremely early in the morning
- > I’ve to leave at the crack of dawn
- > I every so often do my homework at the crack of dawn
unveil
công bố ( lần đầu tiết lộ điều j đó)
-> the ministry of education and training unveiled a new general educational curriculum
curb
to control or limit something in order to prevent it from having a harmful effect
-> government has pointed out measurements to curb the spread of covid 19
