English vocabulary in use Preimmediate1 Flashcards
Surface of the world
Bề mặt của thế giới
covered in
bao phủ trong
minus
trừ đi
Cave
Hang
Canal
kênh đào
Waterfall
thác nước
Rainforest
Rừng nhiệt đới
ocean
đại dương
consist of
bao gồm
thick fog
sương mù dày đặc
heavy rain
mưa to
strong wind
gió mạnh
wind blow
gió thổi
clear sky
bầu trời quang đãng
extremely cold
cực kỳ lạnh
pour/ pour with rain
đổ/tràn mưa
shower
short periods of light/ heavy rain
storm
heavy rain with strong wind
thunderstorm
end of hot weather
humid
ẩm ướt
thunder
sấm sét
lightning
tia sét
boiling
sôi
hot
nóng
warm
ấm
not very warm
không ấm lắm
cold
lạnh lẽo
chilly
lạnh lẽo
freezing
đóng băng
Mild
not as cold as usual
yawn
ngáp
wave to sb
vẫy tay với ai đó
blow sb’s nose
hỉ mũi
fold sb’s arm
khoanh tay
good-looking
ưa nhìn
pretty
đẹp
gorgeus
very beautiful and attractive; giving great pleasure
ordinary
more polite than “ugly”
roughly
appoximately
medium height
chiều cao trung bình
blonde
tóc vàng kim
fair
vàng ánh cam
brown
tóc nâu
dark hair
màu tối
wavy hair
tóc xoăn sóng
curly hair
tóc xoăn xù
tallish
quite tall
look athletic
strong, healthy and often good at sports
-ish
at the end of some adj to mean quite
positive person
opp negative person
reliable
opp unreliable
confident
opp shy
hard-working
opp lazy
have good sense of humour
opp serious
calm
opp nervous, anxious
kind
người tốt
sensible
nhạy cảm
silly
ngốc nghếch
get on well with
have a good relationship with
get to know each other
quen biết nhau
go out with
have a romantic relationship with
serious relationship
important romantic relationship with
get to know
become friend with
get engage
formally agreed to marry
reception
the wedding party
go wrong
become a problem
things started to go wrong
block of flats
a building with a number of flats in it
cottage
a small house, that is old and attractive, and usually found in the country
has lots of character
it is interesting and unusual
en-suite bathroom
a bathroom connected to the bedroom
study
a room where people can work
in credit
trong tín dụng
cashpoint
điểm rút tiền
save up
tiết kiệm
At the moment I’m saving up for a new laptop; the one I
have is very slow and keeps going wrong.
charging
asking someone to pay an amount of money
the landlord isn’t charging us to use his garage.
ache
describes pain that is not always
strong, but often continues
bracelet
vòng đeo tay
rucksack
ba lô
get dress
put on clothes
take off
[remove it; opp put something on
undo
open a zip,buttons,
match
If two things match, they are a similar colour or type
go with
If two things go with each other, they look good together.
suits
If something suits you, it looks good on you
fits
If something fits you, it is the right size.
haggling
mặc cả
in a hurry
vội vàng
get stuck in traffic jam
kẹt tắc đường
rush house
the time when people travel to and from work
surrounded by
dđược bao quanh bởi
open space
empty areas of land
get lost
đi lạc
pedestrian
/pəˈdestriən/
đi bộ
swerve
changed direction suddenly and without control
away
a distance from a place
The nearest town is eight miles away
bus fare
train fare
airfare
stops
điểm dừng
I go to work by bus. It’s only three stops.
wait in a queue
xếp hàng chờ
And when I do get the bus, I often have to wait in a
queue
round the corner
very near
I’ve got a bus stop round the corner
has a wide vocabulary
có vốn từ rộng
Jade has a wide vocabulary and speaks very accurately
willing to
happy and ready to
get things wrong
makes mistake
For that reason she sometimes gets things wrong
picks things up
learns things without trying
has a good ear for language
is good at hearing, repeating and understanding sounds and words
revise for
study /prepare for the exam
get through
finish
At the moment I’m trying to get through4 the coursebook so that we can do some revision
get a place
có được vị trí
You have to get good grades in your final school exams to get a place at many universities
study for / do a degree
do a course at university
day-to-day
happening every day
pay rise
more money
sack/ give sb the sack
sa thải
paperwork
work that uses paper, e.g. reports, forms
loads of
lots of
just when there is loads of work to do.
promotion
a move to a higher job in the company
quit job
told the company I was leaving; syn resign
formerly
trước đây
take over
tiếp quản
take up
bắt đầu
rise
go up
increase
We’ve seen a slight increase in profit.
slightly
We’ve seen a slight increase in profit.
gradually
There’s been a gradual rise in prices
sharply
There’s been a sharp fall in sales.
fall
There’s been a sharp fall in sales.
go down
decrease
Profits were £5 million, which is a decrease of 10%
stay the same
rise by
The price has risen by 10 pence
growing fear
increasing worries
figures
an amount shown in numbers
do a lot of+ Ving
Làm nhiều, thường xuyên.
Ví dụ: She does a lot of traveling. (Cô ấy đi du lịch rất nhiều.)
do a bit of + Ving
Làm một chút, không nhiều.
Ví dụ: I do a bit of reading before bed. (Tôi đọc một chút trước khi ngủ.)
outstanding
nổi bật
superb
/suːˈpɜːb/
tuyệt vời
incredible
đáng kinh ngạc
taste in
People’s taste in music is different
accomodation
a place where you stay
firework display
bắn pháo hoa
involved
included (in an event or activity)
/pəˈreɪd/
parade
cuộc diễu hành
move around as part of a group, often to celebrate something (parade is also a noun)
/spekˈtækjələ(r)/
spectacular
ooking extremely good or exciting
pay excess baggage
trả hành lý quá cước
aircraft
plane
take-off
when the plane takes off / leaves the ground
cabin crew
the people on the aircraft who look after the passengers
terminal building
tòa nhà ga
baggage reclaim
the place where you collect your luggage
heart
centre
top department stores right in the heart of Paris
waffle
bánh quế
toastie
bánh mì nướng
panini
bánh mì panini
bagel
bánh mì tròn
wrap
bọc
crisps
khoai tây chiên giòn
baguette
bánh mì baguette
muffin
bánh nướng xốp
croissant
bánh sừng bò
palace
cung điện
fountain
đài phun nước
mosque
nhà thờ Hồi giáo
cathedral
/kəˈθiːdrəl/
thánh đường
have a look round
[visit a place casually, often on foot
explore
go round a new place to see what is there
magnificent
very good or very beautiful
packed
very crowded
historic monuments
di tích lịch sử
stroll
a casual walk
ISP
(Internet service provider
theft
stealing something, e.g. a ca
robbery
stealing from a person or place, e.g. a bank
burglary
getting into a building, usually someone’s home, and stealing something
minor offences
crimes that are not very important
commit a crime
phạm tội
serious offences
vi phạm nghiêm trọng
be found guitlty
bị kết tội
secret ballot
/ˈbælət/
bỏ phiếu kín
constituency
/kənˈstɪtʃuənsi/
khu vực bầu cử
excessive
more than you want or need
the use of fossil has produced excessive amounts of greenhouse gases
act
= take action
Violence
is when someone tries to hurt or kill someone
the heart of
the centre of
for ages
for a long time, e.g. many years
the other day
e.g. a few days ago, perhaps a week
for the time being
for now / the near future – but not for a long time
fortnight
/ˈfɔːtnaɪt/
2 weeks
majority of
More than 50% of something
minority
less than 50% of something
vast majority
e.g. 95%
small minority
e.g. 5%
+ = addition
e.g. 6 + 4 = 10 (six plus/and four equals/is ten)
– = subtraction
e.g. 6 – 4 = 2 (six minus four is two)
x = multiplication
e.g. 6 x 4 = 24 (six multiplied by / times four is twenty-four)
÷ = division
e.g. 8 ÷ 2 = 4 (eight divided by two is four)
get stuck
have a problem
just round the corner
very near
someone’s attitude to
thái độ của ai đó đối với
out of the blue
unexpected
ring a bell
sound familiar
apart from
except for
in four days’ time
four days from now; also in three weeks’/six months’/two years’ time, etc.
at once
now, immediately, right away / straight away
now and again
occasionally; syns now and then
one or two
a few
peace and quiet
a calm situation without noise
up and down
[first in one direction, then the other
once or twice
a few times
sooner or later
sớm hay muộn
In general
usually, or in most situations; syn on the whole
By the way
used to introduce a new subject to the conversation
I’ve no idea
I don’t know
That depends.
used to say you are not sure because other things affect your answer; also It depends
Not really.
used to say no but not strongly
What for?
why
No way
that’s impossible; infml; syn no chance
I suppose so.
used to say yes but not strongly
have a word with
speak to them without others listening
feel bad about
be unhappy about
can’t help it
can’t control some actions or behaviour
be mad about
likes him very much; infml
be short of
do not have much
something wrong with
the TV is not working correctly
by mistake
nhầm lẫn
by accident
> < on purpose
on the phone
using the phone
on strike
The workers are on strike [they refuse to work because of a problem over pay, hours, etc.]
marvellous
very good; syns terrific, wonderful, amazing
awful
dreadful
delighted
very pleased
To begin with
a while
a period of time
At first
eventually
finally, after a long time or a lot of problems
in the end
finally, after a period of time or thought
firstly / for one thing / for a start
to introduce a first reason for something
secondly/besides/anyway
add a further reason.
as well
too
however and yet
the second part of an idea is surprising after the first part
while and whereas
compare two different facts or situations
As/Since
Reason
As/Since I was feeling tired, I went home early
Due to
because of
Therefore/as a result
so (more formal)
purchase
buy
on the premise
Dựa trên giả định hoặc lý do nào đó.
Ví dụ: They acted on the premise that he was guilty. (Họ hành động dựa trên giả định rằng anh ta có tội.)
regret to inform you
require further assistance
need more help
grant
give or allow
regarding
about
commence
start
depart
leave
proceed to
go to
be dying for
want to do sth very much
a load of rubbish
terrible
point of view
opinion
both sides of an argument
reasons for something and reasons against something
I believe / think that
It seems to me that
make comparisons
Compared with / to
In contrast
đối lập với
making a generalisation
khái quát hóa
in response to
in reply to
regarding
about
enquire about
ask about
confirm the booking in writing
write to say that the booking is certain
enclose
attach
