8th Eng vocab set

Question 1

poaching (n)

Answer 1

săn bắt động vật trái phép

Question 2

come in for criticism

Answer 2

hứng chịu gạch đá/ hứng chịu sự chỉ trích

Question 3

with flying colors

Answer 3

với kết quả tốt đẹp

Question 4

resort to sth

Answer 4

đành phải sử dụng cái j đó do không có lựa chọn nào khác

Question 5

advocate (av) /ˈædvəkeɪt/

Answer 5

to support something publicly

Question 6

influx of sth/ sb /ˈɪnflʌks/

Answer 6

the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere (sự đổ xô, ồ ạt tới 1 nơi nào đó)

Question 7

incombustible /kəmˈbʌstəbl/ = non - flammable /ˌnɒn ˈflæməbl/

Answer 7

not likely to burn easily

Question 8

a can of worms

Answer 8

a situation that causes a lot of problems for you when you start to deal with it

Question 9

tension (n)

Answer 9

mối quan hệ căng thẳng, thù hằn giữa mọi người

Question 10

unrequited (adj) /ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd/

Answer 10

(of love) not returned by the person u love (đơn phương)

Question 11

courting couple (old - fashioned)

Answer 11

a pair of lovers

Question 12

take an instant liking/ dislike to sb (take a liking to sb)

Answer 12

to begine to like/ dislike sb

Question 13

(at) the turn of the century

Answer 13

when a century ends and another begins

Question 14

without question

Answer 14

không cần phải bàn cãi

Question 15

at heart

Answer 15

theo đúng bản chất thật, thực chất

Question 16

banish (v) /ˈbænɪʃ/

Answer 16

eliminate, get rid of sth

Question 17

oral - rehydration salt /haɪˈdreɪʃn/

Answer 17

bù nước điện giải

Question 18

the death toll /təʊl/

Answer 18

tỉ lệ tử vong

Question 19

upthrust (n) /ˈʌpθrʌst/

Answer 19

lực đẩy của chất lỏng lên vật làm cho vật đó nổi trên bề mặt chất lỏng đó

Question 20

on a high note

Answer 20

in a pleasant or enjoyable way

Question 21

nose something out

Answer 21

to discover something by searching carefully

Question 22

yearn (v) /jɜːn/

Answer 22

to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get (khao khát 1 cái j đó)

Question 23

rough sea

Answer 23

biển động

Question 24

selling point

Answer 24

điểm cộng của 1 thứ nào đó khiến mn thích

Question 25

have a go

Answer 25

have an attempt to do sth

Question 26

heart defect

Answer 26

bênh về tim

Question 27

give sb credit for sth

Answer 27

to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc)

Question 28

do wonders for sb

Answer 28

cause improvement/ have great effect on sth

Question 29

become a star overnight

Answer 29

nổi tiếng 1 cách chóng vánh

Question 30

the advent of something/somebody

Answer 30

the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc.

Question 31

boo (V)

Answer 31

to show your dislike to sb by saying “boo” to them

Question 32

the chance of a lifetime

Answer 32

cơ hội ngàn năm có một

Question 33

the nuts and bolts

Answer 33

practical detail of sth
eg: when it comes to the nuts and bolts of running a business, he is clearly unable to cope

Question 34

pink - collar worker

Answer 34

những người có công việc là đi chăm sóc người khác (chăm sóc trẻ, chăm sóc người già)_

Question 35

self - conscious

Answer 35

ngại ngùng

Question 36

superconductivity /ˌsuːpəˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvəti/

Answer 36

hiện tượng siêu dãn trong vật lý

Question 37

string sb along

Answer 37

to deceive sb

Question 38

fend off

Answer 38

trút bỏ (gánh nặng/ phiền muộn)

Question 39

cash in on sth

Answer 39

Lợi dụng cơ hội để kiếm chác (từ những việc không đúng đắn)

Question 40

crack on

Answer 40

trôi qua, continue
eg: time cracks on