February 28-2 Flashcards
Through the recommendation
Through the recommendation of Arsenal coach Asene Wenger, …
stretch
(n) : mot hoi, mot mach ex : after the stretch of four matchs, ..
loom large
(v) : hien ra lu lu ex : Gold owners concerned as new restrictions loom large ex : the shadow of dealth loomed large+ bóng thần chết hiện ra lù lù
loom
(n) : bong lo mo, to lu lu
remittance
(n) : su gui tien, gui hang ex : oversea remittance : kieu hoi
downtown
(n) : khu buon ban kinh doanh
flak
/flæk/ (n) : hoả lực phòng không ex : a flak ship+ tàu phòng không (của Đức)
draw flak
bi bua riu du luan, bi nem da ex : Hey, I’m only giving my opinion and I don’t deserve to be drawing flak from hypocrites like you ex : Vietnam parliamentarian draws flak for slandering colleague in blog entry
slander
(v) : vu cao, vu khong
widespread
(a) : répandu
deride
(v) : cuoi nhao, che nhao ex : He derided a prominent fellow parliamentarian in his personal blog
incur
/in’kə:/ chịu, gánh, mắc, bị ex :to incur debts+ mắc nợ ex : to incur losses+ chịu thiệt hại ex : to incur punishment+ chịu phạt
netizen
: cong dong mang ex : The blog entry has been severely criticized by netizens for its “offensive” words and “incomprehensible” writing style.
Aftermath
(n) : hau qua, ket qua ex : the aftermath of war
border
(n) : bien gioi ex : we have to get ready and secure our borders
go up in flames
: phat chay ex : A harley Davidson goes up in flames at a gas station because of leaded gasoline.
Crate
(n) : thung thua, sot ( dung hoa qua) ex : Most livestock has been put in crates to be eaten.
bulk
/bʌlk/ (n) phần lớn hơn, số lớn hơn ex : the bulk off the work+ phần lớn hơn của công việc ex :the bulk of the population+ số đông dân chúng
roughly
: environ
deer
(n) : huou nai
pheasant
/’feznt/ (n) (động vật học) gà lôi đỏ, gà lôi
fowl
(n) : chim, danh bay chim
gruesome
(n) : ghe gom, khung khiep ex : I can quite honestly say it’s the most gruesome thing I have ever seen
burger
(n) thi tran, xa
counter
(v) : chan lai, chong tra ex : Canada was preparing to counter a growing threat to the nation.
Influx
(n) : su tran vao, chay vao ex : Canada will not tolerate an influx of zombies
chin
(n) : menton : cai cam
eyelash
(n ) cil : long may
freckle
/’frekl/ (n ) tàn nhang (trên da)
backside
(n) : mong, dit
typist
(n) : nguoi danh may ex : She is a typist in my company
clerk
/klɑ:k/ (n) người thư ký ex : a bank clerk+ thư ký ngân hàng ex : chief clerk+ chánh văn phòng
thaw
/θɔ:/ sự tan (của tuyết) ex : before the thaw sets in+ trước khi băng tan ex : It’s thawing
frost
/frɔst/ (n) : sự đông giá, sương giá => frosty ex : It’s thawing
Jam
(n) confiture ex : I used to eat the jam with the bread
sausage
[ˈsɒ.sɪdʒ] Saucisse.
cellar
/’selə/ (n) cave : hầm chứa (thức ăn, rượu…)
astray
(n) : cendrier : cai gat tan thuoc
cushion
/’kuʃn/ (n) : coussin cái đệm, cái nệm
pervasive
/pə:’veisiv/ (a) toả khắp, lan tràn khắp, thâm nhập khắp ex : there was a very pervasive sense that little progress has been made
emanate
/’eməneit/ : phát ra, bắt nguồn ex : 99% of drugs are emanating from China.
ahead of
We have now planned for shopping and anything ahead of Tet
As for
As for traditional Tet customs and practices, I don’t really understand most of them because I don’t believe in Gods but I follow them because I respect my husband’s family and would like to make them happy.
