May 28 Flashcards
fast-paced adjective
/ˌfɑːst ˈpeɪst/
She enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.
He’s moved to the country and given up his fast-paced lifestyle.
We live in a fast-paced world
moving, changing or happening very quickly
*nhanh, hoi ha
juggle verb
/ˈdʒʌɡl/
juggle (something) (with something)
- to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time so that you can fit all of them into your life
- tung hung (nhieu qua bong)
detrimental adjective
/ˌdetrɪˈmentl/
harmful
ill-equipped adjective
/ˌɪl ɪˈkwɪpt/
ill-equipped (for something) | ill-equipped (to do something)
At 18, he was ill-equipped for such a responsible job.
not having the necessary equipment or skills
*khong co kha nang
simultaneously (adv)
/ˌsɪmlˈteɪniəsli/
dong thoi
frantically adverb
/ˈfræntɪkli/
They worked frantically to finish on time.
quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized
counterproductive (adj)
/ˌkaʊntərprəˈdʌktɪv/
phan tac dung
intend verb
/ɪnˈtend/
intend to do something: I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage.
intend doing something:I don’t intend staying long.
du dinh, y dinh
completion noun
/kəmˈpliːʃn/
su hoan thanh
accomplish verb
/əˈkʌmplɪʃ/
achieve
inefficiently adverb
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃntli/
/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃntli/
in a way that does not make the best use of time, money, energy, etc.
See (sth) through
khong tu bo, lam den cung
back and forth
di qua di lai/qua lai
unease (n)
su bat an
digestion noun
/daɪˈdʒestʃən/, /dɪˈdʒestʃən/
[uncountable]
Vegetables are usually cooked to aid digestion.
the process of digesting food
*qua trinh tieu hoa
digest verb
/daɪˈdʒest/,
Humans cannot digest plants such as grass.
You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest.
tieu hoa
fatal adjective
/ˈfeɪtl/
a potentially fatal form of cancer
tinh gay tu vong
*mot dang ung thu co kha nang gay tu vong
sensory/verbal/visual stimuli
kich thich cam giac/loi noi/thi giac
organist noun
/ˈɔːrɡənɪst/
a person who plays the organ
penchant (n) /ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃/ /ˈpentʃənt/ penchant for something She has a penchant for champagne.
a special liking for something
*thien huong
reputation noun
/ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/
uy tin
shrewd adjective
/ʃruːd/
clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation
SYNONYM astute
*khon ngoan, sac sao
be adept at/in sth (adJ)
good at doing something that is quite difficult
=skilful
first and foremost
dau tien va truoc het
uphold (v)
duy tri
humanitarian (adj)
thuoc chu nghia nhan dao
corruption noun
/kəˈrʌpʃn/
allegations of bribery and corruption
[uncountable] dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority *tham nhung
*cac cao buoc ve hoi lo va tham nhung
overshadow verb
/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/
lam lu mo
endeavour noun
/ɪnˈdevə(r)/
an attempt to do something, especially something new or difficult
su no luc
expense noun
/ɪkˈspens/
- The garden was transformed at great expense.
- No expense was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.
- He’s arranged everything, no expense spared.
chi phi, phi ton
obscure adjective
/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
Ex: He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.
The meaning of his comment was obscure to everyone but himself.
- not well known
2. difficult to understand
mainstream noun
/ˈmeɪnstriːm/
the mainstream
xu huong,, su dai tra
integrate (v)
/ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/
integrate A and B
tich hop
renown=fame=reputation
danh tieng, noi tieng
epitomize verb
/ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/
epitomize something
to be a perfect example of something
*the hien tot nhat/ hinh anh thu nho cua sth
transcendentalism noun
/ˌtrænsenˈdentəlɪzəm/
chu nghia sieu viet
tenet noun /ˈtenɪt/ /ˈtenɪt/ (formal) one of the basic/central tenets of Christianity
one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger set of beliefs is based on
*mot trong nhung nguyen li co ban/nguyen li trung tam cua Co doc giao
intuition noun
/ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/
- Intuition told her that he had spoken the truth.
- He was guided by intuition and personal judgement.
truc giac
excerpt verb
/ekˈsɜːpt/
excerpt something (from something)
to take a short piece of writing, music, film, etc. from a longer whole
*trich ra 1 doan van, doan nhac
dimension noun
/daɪˈmenʃn/
kich thuoc, do kieu mau
at/in/to the forefront (of something)
/ˈfɔːfrʌnt/
*The new product took the company to the forefront of the computer software field.
*This latest protest has brought prison conditions to the forefront of public attention.
in or into an important or leading position in a particular group or activity
in the vicinity of
vung lan can cua…
triumphant (adj)
/traɪˈʌmfənt/
Hers is a moving and ultimately triumphant story.
very successful in a way that causes great pleasure
posthumous adjective
/ˈpɒstʃəməs/
xay ra sau khi chet
