CPE 7 Flashcards
1
Q
go down (with somebody)/go over (with somebody)
A
to be received in a particular way by somebody (of remarks, proposals)
2
Q
go down with
A
to become ill with something
3
Q
go for
A
-to be sold for a particular amount of money
Ex: We expect the house to go for about £200,000.
4
Q
go in for
A
to take an exam or enter a competition
5
Q
go into
A
-to make a careful study of (something)
-to discuss in detail
6
Q
go off
A
-to start making a noise as a signal or warning
Ex: I was just lying in bed waiting for the alarm to go off.
7
Q
go on
A
-to happen
I wonder what’s going on next door – they’re making a lot of noise.
8
Q
go on with
A
to continue an activity, especially after a break
9
Q
go round
A
-to be enough for everyone to have one or some
There aren’t enough chairs to go around.
10
Q
go through
A
- to look at or examine something carefully, especially in order to find something
Ex: She went through the company’s accounts, looking for evidence of fraud.
-to study or consider something in detail, especially by repeating it
Ex: Let’s go through the arguments again. - to use, spend, or eat all of something, especially quickly
Ex: He’d gone through all his money by the end of the first week of his holiday.
11
Q
go up
A
-to be built
Ex: New office buildings are going up everywhere.
12
Q
go with
A
-to be included with or as part of something (price)
Ex: Does a car go with the job?
13
Q
hold back
A
-to prevent somebody/something from moving forward or crossing something
-to prevent the progress or development of somebody/something
Ex: We are determined that nothing should hold back the peace talks.
-to not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse
-to keep information secret from someone deliberately
-to stop yourself showing an emotion
-to not speak or state an opinion
-to hesitate or to make somebody hesitate to act or speak
(không cho ai làm việc gì; ngăn cản ai làm gì-hold someone back)
-Ngăn ngừa điều gì đó di chuyển về phía trước hoặc tiến triển
-Cản trở ai đó/ việc gì đó phát triển
14
Q
hold in
A
to not express how you really feel
15
Q
hold off
A
-to not do something immediately (hold off on)
-to stop someone from attacking or defeating you
-to stop something from happening, or to be delayed
-to wait for a period of time before doing something
(không cho cái gì xảy ra; tránh xa)
- Ngăn ai đó tấn công hoặc đánh bạn
-Trì hoãn
- giữ cách xa, vắng mặt, nán lại, không đến
-Không làm việc gì đó ngay lập tức
16
Q
hold on
A
-used to tell somebody to wait or stop
Ex: Hold on a minute while I get my breath back.
17
Q
hold out
A
-to last, especially in a difficult situation
Ex: We can stay here for as long as our supplies hold out.
-to resist or survive in a dangerous or difficult situation
Ex: The rebels held out in the mountains for several years.
18
Q
hold out for
A
-to cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain something
Ex: The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.
19
Q
hold out on
A
to refuse to tell or give somebody something
20
Q
hold over
A
-If a film, play, etc. is held over, it is shown or performed more times than was originally planned, usually because it is very popular with the public
-to delay something, or delay someone from leaving
-to not deal with something now, but wait to deal with it later
21
Q
hold up
A
-to steal from a bank, shop, etc. using a gun
-to delay or block the movement or progress of somebody/something (hold up in)
(chậm trễ)
-Trì hoãn chuyến đi
22
Q
a night owl
A
người ngủ muộn, dậy muộn” và làm việc hiệu quả vào ban đêm
23
Q
be second to none
A
không có đối thủ, không chịu thua ai
24
Q
cross one’s mind
A
Bất chợt hoặc vô tình bạn/điều gì được ai đó nghĩ tới
25
cry over spilt milk
tốn thời gian ngồi tiếc rẻ thứ gì đó đã mất trong quá khứ và không thể lấy lại được
26
every nook and cranny
khắp mọi ngóc ngách, khắp nơi
27
feel/be down in the mouth
chán nản, buồn bã, thất vọng
28
get a move on
cách nói nhằm giục giã người khác nhanh lên
29
get on one's nerves
làm phiền ai đó rất nhiều
30
have an early night
Đi ngủ sớm hơn bình thường
31
hit the nail on the head
tìm chính xác câu trả lời, nói đúng trọng tâm
32
in a nutshell
cụm từ bạn dùng khi muốn tổng hợp tin tức hay thông tin
33
lose one's nerve
trở nên sợ hãi, rụt rè
34
make a name for oneself
tự tạo danh tiếng, trở nên nổi tiếng
35
make hay while the sun shines
tận dụng mọi cơ hội, điều kiện khi còn có thể
36
make money hand over fist
kiếm được tiền nhanh và dễ dàng
37
make one's getaway
trốn thoát
38
moon around
đi lang thang, vơ vẩn; có vẻ mặt thẫn thờ, cảm thấy không vui và không thoải mái
39
null and void
không có hiệu lực, vô hiệu
40
once in a blue moon
rất hiếm khi xảy ra
41
put sb's name forward
đề cử ai đó
42
put words into one's mouth
pretend that sb has said something that they haven't actually said
43
slip one's mind
quên, không nhớ gì về một sự việc trước đó
44
work a miracle
to make something almost impossible happen
45
give the green light to something
cho phép một người được quyền hành động hay thực thi một dự án
46
ruin
-to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.
(got ruined, ruin the chance, fall into/financial ruin, ruin of, on the edge/brink/verge of ruin, one's ruin)
47
impair
-to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective
(impair one's chances)
greatly, markedly, profoundly, seriously, severely, significantly, substantially impair
impair ability, concentration, effectiveness, function, judgement, memory, mobility, performance
48
injure somebody/something/yourself
-to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal
(seriously/badly/severely/critically injured)
- to damage somebody’s reputation, interests, feelings, etc.
49
damage
- physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable
(serious/severe/extensive/permanent/irreparable/irreversible/brain/liver/nerve/kidney/flood/storm/smoke/water/fire/lasting/badly/economic/financial/environmental/structural/storm/wind/water/storm/flood/fire/bomb/significant/untold/widespread damage)
(suffer/do/suffer-cause damage to/inflict damage on sth/sb)
50
harm
-to have a generally bad effect on something, not necessarily a physical effect
(cause/inflict/do/ irreparable/economic/environmental/financial harm, means no harmz0
harm to somebody/something
do serious harm to
no harm was done
come to no harm
wish him any harm
never did anyone any harm
more harm than good
mean no harm
harm the economy/environment/country/business/industry
come to harm
do more harm than good
in harm’s way
it wouldn’t do (someone) any harm
mean no harm
no harm comes to someone/something
no harm done
out of harm’s way
there’s no harm in (doing) something
51
scan
-to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information
(scan through something (for something)/scan something into something/scan the horizon for, scan the article/brain/luggage/book/ultrasound/defective genes/ bar code/ calendar/passenger's books/head/product/document/machine/ photograph//text/ street /someone's face)
52
peer at
-to look at sth closely or with difficulty, due to poor eyesight or in a darkness
Ex: He was peering through the wet windscreen at the cars ahead.
(peer into/through/at/over)
Mary peered at her watch.
53
scrutinise
-to look at or examine somebody/something carefully
(scrutinize their face/statement/product/ loan)
54
inspect
to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition/to look at soldiers in order to check that their appearance is satisfactory/to officially visit a building or organization in order to check that everything is correct and legal
( inspect their work/goods /plants/premises/hotels/cars/closely/carefully/thoroughly/ restaurant/facility
-inspect (sth) for sth
55
glimpse
-a sight of somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely
(catch/get/have a (fleeting) glimpse (of somebody/something) /glimpse at/into/of somebody/something/
brief, fascinating, fleeting, intriguing, occasional, quick, rare, tantalizing glimpse
56
harass
-to annoy or worry somebody by putting pressure on them or saying or doing unpleasant things to them
( be harassed (by somebody), sexually/ continually harassed)
57
pester
-to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly
( pester somebody for/with/to do something)
Ex: He’s been pestering me for a date all week.
58
get on at
to criticize (a person) continually or frequently
59
tease (children)
-to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy them or make them embarrassed
(tease somebody (with/about something)
60
chip
-to break a small wedge-shaped piece off a larger object by accident
(chips of wood/nail/bone/paint/glass/cookies/computer/graphics/memory/maker/technology, silicon chip
a chip in it/out of something
61
smash
-to break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces
(smash windows/bone/ radio/glass bowl, smash to pieces/to smithereens
smash sth down to/into/one's face in it)
62
snap
-to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound
(snap something off (something), snap tree/twig/ rope/ branch/ruler/car)
snap something in half/two
63
shatter
-to suddenly break into small pieces; to make something suddenly break into small pieces (china or glass)
(shatter (into something)
(shatter vase/mirror/glass/windows/knees)
64
break off
-to become separated from something as a result of force (break something off from something)
Ex: She broke off a piece of chocolate/chimney/broke and gave it to me.
65
crack
-to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way
(ice/bone/face/ chunk/ nut/egg/head/whip/glass/tooth/walls/eggs/nuts/code/crack)
crack on/against/over/ concrete/bone/plate/rib)
66
muddle
up: to put things in the wrong order or mix them up
67
mistake
for
68
mistaken
about (wrong in opinion)
for (believed to be s.o/sth else)
69
mean
with money
70
make
of (to cause somebody/something to be or become a particular kind of thing or person)
71
militate
against (to prevent something; to make it difficult for something to happen or exist)
72
naturalise
in (to make someone a legal citizen of a country that they were not born in/to introduce a plant or an animal to a country where it is not native)
73
notify
sb of sth/sth to sb
74
noted
for (well known because of a special skill or feature)
75
negligent
of/in (failing to give somebody/something enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results)
76
spend
(money) on
(time) on
(time) in/at a place
77
favour
in favour of
78
fire
on fire (burning when it should not be)
79
request
at one's request
80
means
by means of (bằng cách)
81
guess
at a guess (used for making it clear that what you are saying is a guess, and it is likely to not be correct)
82
vogue
in vogue (hợp thời trang)
83
farm
on a farm
84
leave
on leave (nghỉ phép)
85
second thoughts
on second thoughts (đang xem xét, cân nhắc lại, thay đổi ý kiến hoặc nghi ngờ điều gì đó)
86
nominate sb
put one's name forward
87
escape
make one's getaway
88
đi luẩn quẩn
moon about
89
rely/depend/count
on
90
exceeding.
in excess of
91
have complex personality
have greater depths to sb
92
promise
give someone one's assurance
93
not know at all
NOT HAVE THE REMOTEST IDEA
94
to say nothing about (something or someone)
make no mention of
95
from/since time immemorial
thời điểm rất lâu rồi, rất xa xưa
96
take the initiative
khởi xướng
97
add insult to injury
làm cho tình hình trở nên tồi tệ hơn
98
make inroads into
ảnh hưởng lớn tới điều gì (tiêu cực)
99
to all intents and purposes
hoàn toàn gần như (in effect/practically)
100
in the interests of
in order to achieve a certain aim
101
in the interim
in the meantime
102
take issue with sb
tranh cãi với ai
103
have/get itchy feet
không thể ngồi yên một chỗ, muốn được đi lại, cụ thể hơn là đi du lịch
104
be in jeopardy
be in danger
105
in a jiffy
quickly
106
jog one's memory
làm hoặc khơi gợi cho ai đó nhớ về điều gì hay ký ức nào đó
107
jump for joy
extremely pleased or happy
108
reserve judgement on sb/sth
postpone giving an opinion before more is known
109
do sb/sth justice
miêu tả, cho thấy ai/điều gì một cách chính xác
110
rough justice
trừng phạt/ khen thưởng ai một cách không công bằng, nhất là không hợp pháp
111
be on an even keel
working or progressing steadily, regularise stj
112
on a knife-edge
(trạng thái) lo lắng bồn chồn, như ngồi trên đống lửa
113
knock sb dead
impress sb greatly
114
tie oneself in knots
get confused
115
safe in the knowledge
tự tin, thoải mái vì biết rằng điều gì là đúng, sự thật hoặc sẽ xảy ra
116
be important
to
117
train
by train
118
arrival
on
119
made of
vật liệu mà chất được tạo ra không trải qua thay đổi trong quá trình tạo vật liệu thì có thể sử dụng made of.
120
made from
được sử dụng nếu vật liệu ban đầu trải qua một sự thay đổi đáng kể trước khi trở thành sản phẩm cuối cùng. Vật liệu cuối cùng không giống chất ban đầu.
121
inferior
to
122
police
+ V.plural
123
run
for president
124
journey
make a journey
125
Recently is defined as 'not long ago' while lately is defined as 'recently or in the recent past'
126
lies
tell lies
127
agent
a person whose job is to act for, or manage the affairs of, other people in business, politics, etc.
128
agency
a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations
129
habit
a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing
130
custom
an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a community
131
spike
a very high amount, price, or level, usually before a fall
132
put emphasis
on
133
A drowning man will clutch at a straw
sắp chết đuối thì vớ được cọng rơm cũng bám lấy
134
A leopard never changes his spots
giang sơn dễ đổi, bản tính khó rời.
135
When the cat's away, the mice will play
hành động, việc làm tự do khi không có người cai quản
136
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING (IS IN THE EATING
kết quả cuối cùng là điều duy nhất đánh giá chất lượng, tính trung thực
137
Tell the truth and shame the devil
Luôn nói/khai sự thật mặc dù bạn có nhiều lý do để che dấu hoặc kể cả việc đó liên quan đến lợi ích và quyền lợi của mình.
138
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
không nên chỉ trích người khác có chung sai lầm giống bạn
139
Look before you leap
cần cân nhắc kỹ trước khi làm việc gì, không nên vội hành động mà không suy tính các hậu quả và mối nguy hiểm của nó
140
Nothing ventured nothing gained
không mạo hiểm thì không có gì.
141
One man's meat is another man's poison
cái sướng cho người này là cái khổ cho người khác
142
Birds of a feather flock together
ngưu tầm ngưu, mã tầm mã
143
tradition
-traditional
-traditionally
144
moralist
a person who teaches or writes about moral principles
145
morality
principles relating to right and wrong or good and bad behaviour
146
morals
a practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches you
147
morale
tinh thần
148
moralise
to tell other people what is right and wrong especially in order to emphasize that your opinions are correct
149
(im)moral
150
moralistic
having or showing very fixed ideas about what is right and wrong, especially when this causes you to judge other people’s behaviour
151
amoral
not following any moral rules and not caring about right and wrong
152
(im)morally
153
time
-timer
-timing
-timely
-timeless: existing or continuing forever
154
type
-typify
-typical
-typically
155
loyal
-loyalty
-loyalist
-loyalism
-loyally
156
centre
-centrality: the fact of being the most important or a very important part of something
-central
-centred: having the thing mentioned as the most important feature or centre of attention/ calm, sensible and emotionally in control
-centrally
157
boast
-boastfulness
-boastful
-boastfully
158
significant
-signify
-significance
-(in)significantly
159
grudge
-grudging: given or done unwillingly
160
alike
in a very similar way
161
instruct
-instruction
-instructor
-instructive: giving a lot of useful information
-instructional: that teaches people something
-instructively
162
borrow
-money, flat, car, pencil, boat
borrow something from/off somebody/something
163
rent
flat, car, boat
pay/charge/collect the rent, high/low/fair/annual/monthly/commercial/office rent, rent for/of something, at a rent of something
164
hire
car, hall, boat, lawyer, detective, hiring and firing, employee, car/equipment/plant, hire business/company/firm, additional/fresh/new hire
hire somebody as/from something
165
your way out of a difficult situation
bluff
166
a cow out of a moving train
glimpse
167
to earn a living
work
168
a problem
cope with
169
a river
contaminate
170
at the small print
peer
171
sb by giving bad news
devastate
172
the damage at money
evaluate
173
with cold
shiver
174
a dress
alter
175
effective
medication, system, cure, insect repellent
176
efficient
secretary, system
177
efficacious
medication, cure, insect, repellent
178
defective
system, speech, insect repellent
