February 11-17 Flashcards
hone
(v, n) : mai dua, da mai. Ex : Doing a bit of detective work is a good way to sharpen your mind and hone your reading comprehension skills.
jug
/dʤʌg/ (n) cái bình (có tay cầm và vòi)
pick out
to choose, to select ex : Ann picked out a good book to give to her brother as a graduation gift.
Take one’s time
not to hurry ex : There is no need to hurry doing those exercises. Take your time
Talk over
to discuss about … ex : We talked over Carlos’s plan to install an air conditioner in the room, but we couldn’t reach a decision.
All (day, week, month, year ) long
toute la journée, toute la semaine, …. ex : I’ve been working on my English writing all day long.
Outstrip
(v) : bo xa, vuot qua ex : With one gold, three silver and two bronze medals, the group of Vietnamese students outstripped many powers to rank the 9th among the 100 countries and territories.
reap
/ri:p/ (v) - gặt (lúa…) - thu về, thu hoạch, hưởng ex : to reap laurels+ công thành danh toại, thắng trận ex : to reap profit+ thu lợi; hưởng lợi
cherish
/’tʃeriʃ/ (vt) yêu mến, yêu thương, yêu dấu ex : to cherish one’s children+ thương yêu con cái (nghĩa bóng) giữ trong lòng, nuôi ấp ủ ex : to cherish hopes+ nuôi hy vọng
Dread
(n,a, v) : kinh so, khiep so ex : to dread to do something
dreadful
(a) : terrible ex : a dreadful journey
rub out
rub out mistakes on your notebook. => rubber
swap places with
Could you swap places with Tom ?
dye
/dai/ nhuộm ex : to dye red+ nhuộm đỏ ex : this stuff dows not dye well+ loại vải len này nhuộm không ăn
receptive
(a) : de tiep thu ex : a receptive mind
cohort
(n) : ban hay tu tap ex : since my cohorts were receptive, …
appeal
/ə’pi:l/ sự kêu gọi; lời kêu gọi, lời thỉnh cầu, sự cầu khẩn ex :with a look of appeal+ với vẻ cầu khẩn ex : to make an appeal to someone’s generossity+ cầu đến lòng rộng lượng của ai, kêu gọi lòng rộng lượng của ai
Disseminate
(v) : pho bien, gieo rac => dissemination : vulgariser ex : to disseminate the information I had collected, …
solicit
(v) : khan khoan, van xin ex : to solicit favours : thu hut ex : marvels solicit attention
overwhelming
(a) : tran ngap ex : I collected almost an overwhelming amount of information
sort through
(v) : sap xep
burst
/bə:st/ sự nổ tung, sự vỡ tung; tiếng nổ (bom) - sự gắng lên, sự dấn lên, sự nổ lực lên ex : a burst of energy+ sự gắng sức - sự bật lên, sự nổ ra, sự bùng lên ex : a burst of laughter+ sự cười phá lên ex : a burst of flame+ lửa bùng cháy ex : a burst of gun-fire+ loạt đạn nổ
get along with someone
= get on with s.o ex : He doesn’t get along with his roommate. They argue constantly.
Make a difference ( to someone )
… co quan trong voi …. ex : It makes a big difference to me whether he likes the food I serve.
