March 4-10 Flashcards
(thông tục) kỳ quặc, kỳ dị, khó hiểu
weird /wi d/ ex : weird hats+ những cái mũ kỳ quặc => weirdo
(n,a ) nhà buôn, lái buôn ; - buôn, buôn bán
merchant /’mə:tʃənt/ =merchant service+ hãng tàu buôn =a merchant prince+ nhà buôn giàu, phú thương
đội tàu, hạm đội
fleet /fleet/ (n) ex : How many ships have been there in our merchant fleet ? - Mr Pike ask me.
profond
Profound (a) : profond ex : profound depths of ocean. Ex : a man of profound learning.
Under the weather
not feeling well, sick ex : when you catch cold, you feel under the weather.
– treo quan ao – ngat may
Hang up : ex : Would you like me to hang up your coat for you in the closet ? ex : The operator tell me to hang the phone up and call the number again.
To count on
to trust someone in time of need ex : I can count on my parents to help me in an emergency.
Few and far between
not frequent, unusual, rare ex : The times that our children get to stay up late are few and far between
Look over
to examine, to inspect closely ( also go over, read over, check over ) ex : I want to look my report over again before I give it to my teacher. Ex : The politician went over his speech before the important presentation.
To have ( time ) off = to take time off
have free time, not to have to work. Ex : Every monday morning, the workers have time off for a coffee break. Ex : several workers took the afternoon off to go to the baseball match.
All of a sudden
suddenly, without warning = all at once ex : all at once, he left home without explanation
xúi giục; thúc giục; thúc đẩy
prompt /prompt/ (vt) xúi giục; thúc giục; thúc đẩy =to prompt someone to do something+ xúi giục ai làm việc gì - nhắc, gợi ý =to prompt ab actor+ nhắc một diễn viên (n) sự nhắc , lời nhắc =to give an actor a prompt
Thuê
Lease (v) : Thuê => leasable (a) ex : leasable space
cây cọ, cây họ cau dừa
palm /pɑ:m/ = palm-tree (n) ex : Hundreds of palm-trees are at the outdoor plaza.
bản sao (của bức tranh, bức tượng)
replica ex : a replica Arc de Triomphe
speculative /’spekjulətiv/
- có tính chất suy đoán, có tính chất ức đoán – đầu cơ tích trữ ex : speculative behaviour
quấy rối
harass /’hærəs/ =to harass the enemy forces ex : sexual harassment
- làm choáng váng, làm bất tỉnh nhân sự – làm sửng sốt, làm kinh ngạc
stun /stʌn/ (v) ex : a stunning victory
tạm thời tịch thu
sequester (v) tạm thời tịch thu ex : US budget sequestration
then chốt, mấu chốt, chủ chốt
pivotal /’pivətl/ (a) ex : He describes this album as a pivotal album in his career.
sự dính liền, sự cố kết
cohesion /kou’hi:ʤn/ (n) sự dính liền, sự cố kết => cohesive => cohesiveness
- cột buồm - cột (thẳng và cao)
mast /mɑ:st/ (n) ex : Milau Viaduc is the tallest bridge in the world with one mast’s summit at 343.0 metres
solitude
loneliness (n) ex : Loneliness has been linked to depression and other health problems.
To be up
to expire, to be finished ex : “ The time is up” - the teacher said at the end of the test period.
nhiệm kỳ
tenure /’tenjuə/ (n) =during his short tenure of office
to be over = to be through
to be finished, to end ex : After the dance was over, we all went to a restaurant. Ex : The meeting was through ten minutes earlier than we expected.