Advanced Vocabulary Flashcards
limp (v) /limp/
Three minutes into the game, Jackson limped off the pitch with a serious ankle injury.
đi khập khiễng
to walk slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg or foot
hobble (v) /hɔbl/
“The last time I saw Rachel she was hobbling around with a stick.
Some of the runners could only manage to hobble over the finishing line.”
đi tập tễnh, cà nhắc
to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured
stagger (v)
/’stægə/
“After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
figurative The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year.”
đi lảo đảo, loạng choạng
to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to call
stumble (v) /’stʌmbl/
“I stumbled over a tree root”
vấp, trượt/ sẩy chân, suýt ngã
lurch (v) /lə:tʃ/
“The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over.”
tròng trành, đi lắc lư, lảo đảo
tiptoe (v) /´tip¸tou/
He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room.
đi nhón chân, rón rén
amble (v) /´æmbl/
He was ambling along the beach.
She ambled down the street, stopping occasionally to look in the shop windows.
đi nhẹ nhàng, thong thả
stride (v)
[straid]
She attributes her record-breaking speed to the length of her stride.
sải bước, đi dài bước
strut (v) /strʌt/
“The boys strutted around trying to get the attention of a group of girls who were nearby.”
đi khệnh khạng, oai vệ, vênh váo
tramp (v) /træmp/
“to tramp through the woods/undergrowth
We spent a week tramping the streets of San Francisco, looking for movie locations.”
bước nặng nề, cuốc bộ
trample (v) /’træmpəl/
“Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds!
Eight people were trampled to death (= killed) when the stadium collapsed and the crowd rushed out onto the football pitch.”
Giậm chân
Giẫm đạp, giẫm lên, giẫm nát
stamp (v) /stæmp/
“The little boy was stamping his foot and refusing to take his medicine.
She stood by the road, stamping her feet to stay warm.”
giậm (chân)
trudge (v) /trʌdʒ/
We trudged back up the hill.
I’d had to trudge through the snow.
Lê bước, đi chậm chạp, đi khó khăn (vì mệt..)
chase (v) /tʃeis/
The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing someone.
She was chasing (after) a man who had snatched her bag.
săn đuổi, theo đuổi
