Easy Level Flashcards
**Wrap up **
(phrasal verb)
- To finish:
- >>We need to wrap up this project by the end of the day.*
**Drop by **
(phrasal verb)
- To visit:
>>Please drop by my place on your way home from work.
Swing by
(phrasal verb):
- drop by, stop by:
- >>I need to swing by the store and pick up some food for dinner.*
Work out
(phrasal verb)
- Going well
- >>My new job schedule has really worked out for me.*
Commute [v + n]
com‧mute
/ kə’mju:t /
- To travel between home and work or school
>>VERB: I have to commute two hours each day to get to work.
>>NOUN: How long is your commute to work every day?
+ Đi lại, việc đi lại
Utility [n]
u‧til‧i‧ty
/ ju:’tɪlɪti /
- Public services including water, gas, and electricity
- >>How much do you pay for utilities each month?*
Furnish [v]
fur‧nish
/ fɜ:nɪʃ /
- To put furniture and other things into a house or room
- >>Having bought the house, they couldn’t afford to furnish it. *
**furnish something with something **
*>>A room furnished with a desk and swivel chair *
* furnished adjective :
+ Containing furniture, for example, a sofa, tables, and washing machine
>>I decided to rent a furnished apartment so I wouldn’t have to buy so many things.
Vacancies [n]
va‧can‧cy
/ ‘veɪkənsi /
- Rooms not being used or rented
- >>Do you have any vacancies starting next month?*
Spoil [v]
/ spɔɪl /
- Cướp đoạt, làm hư hại
- >> I hope this bad weather doesn’t spoil our picnic this afternoon.*
Porch [n]
/ pɔtʃ /
- A small area just outside the front door of homes where you can sit and relax
- >> Let’s go sit on the porch and enjoy the cool evening breeze.*
+ Hiên, hè, hành lang
Head down
- Go down
- >> I’ll head down to the store after dinner to pick up some milk.*
**Make the best of it **(idiom):
- Do what you can under the circumstances
- >>We’ve had to make the best of it ever since dad died last year.*
Fragile [adj
fra‧gile
/ ‘frædʒəl /
- Easily broken or damaged, delicate
- >>Handle this vase with care. It’s very fragile.*
— fragility / frə’dʒɪlɪti / noun [uncountable]
Chimney [n]
chim‧ney
/ ‘tʃɪmni /
- The place in a house where smoke from a fire goes up and out of the roof
- >> You should clean out the chimney before we use it this winter.*
Reindeer [n]
rein‧deer
/ ‘reɪndɪr /
- A large deer with long wide antler s (= horns ) , that lives in cold northern areas
+ Tuần lộc
Reunion [n]
re‧u‧nion
/ ri:’ju:njən /
- A get together of people who have been apart for a long time
- >> We are going to hold the class reunion on September first.*
Be in charge of (verb):
- Have control, lead, or be responsible for something
>> Who was in charge of buying the food and drinks for the reunion?
Fit in (verb)
- Feel a part of or belong to a group
- >>Why didn’t Amanda fit in during high school?*
Turn someone down (noun):
- Reject or refuse someone
- >>James asked many girls out on dates, but they all turned him down.*
Awkward [adj]
awk‧ward
/ ‘ɔ:kwəd /
- Uncomfortable or uneasy
- >>Meeting new people is sometimes awkward if you don’t know what to say and do.*
** Awkwardness noun [uncountable] : *
+ Ngượng ngịu, khó sử
Gut [n]
/ ɡʌt /
- Courage
>>I didn’t have the guts to ask Jessica out on a date.
Pack [v]
/ pæk /
- Fill a suitcase, box, or another container
- >>You’d better start packing your bags tonight so we don’t have to rush out the door tomorrow.*
Rain cats and dogs (idiom)
- Rain very hard
- >>Last night, I was walking home from work when it began raining cats and dogs. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my umbrella with me.*
Occasion [n]
oc‧ca‧sion
/ ə’keɪʒən /
- A time when something happens
**on … occasions **
*>>I’ve seen Jana with them on several occasions. *
+ Thời điểm, dịp
On the spur (/ spɜ: /) of the moment (idiom):
- Without planning or preparation
- >>She always makes decisions on the spur of the moment, so you never know what she’s planning.*
Slacks [n]
/ slæk /
- Good-quality pants
- >>You don’t have to wear a suit to the event, but you might want to wear a pair of nice slacks and a conservative tie.*
+ [adj] uể oải, chậm chạp
Brochure [n]
bro‧chure
/ ‘brəʊʃə /
- A thin book giving information or advertising something :
- >>Could you send me a brochure of your laptop computers? *
