Notable Phrases In Authentic Listening Flashcards
Pound sterling(n):
- the official name of the pound used as money in the UK
Long-awaited
Crypto
Hull of boats
Hull: thân tàu
Agent orange
Chất độc da cam
Foliage(n):
/fouliid3/
- the leaves of a plant or tree
Ex: dense foliage blocked the path
Roll out:
- to produce
Glyphosate(n):
- one type of herbicide
Upland cotton, soybeans
Flooding stress
Cassavas and forages
- Sắn và thức ăn cho gia súc
Chilly permafrost conditions
Permafrost(n): an area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface
Steward(n):
- a person whose job is to organize a particular event
Etho-
Prefix
- relating to the study of different societies and cultures, combined with another area of study
Ex: an ethno-musicologist
Sapling(n):
- a young tree
Occupational governance
Counter offensive:
- chiến dịch phản công
Tributary (n):
- A river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake
Strangle(v):
- to stop sth from developing
Ex: for years the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy
Tempo(n):
- the speed at which an event happens
Ex: We’re going to have to up the tempo if we want to finish on time
Whisk(v):
- to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly
Ex: her husband whisked her off to Egypt for her birthday
Caliph(n):
- a muslim ruler
Courtly(adj):
- polite and formal in behaviour
- relating to a royal court (court= the official home of a king or queen)
Ex: quiet courtly life did not satisfy the king
Allegory(n):
- a story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics
Ex: augustine’s city of god is an allegory of the triumph of good over evil.
Caution(n, v):
- to warn sb (formal)
- great care and attention
Ex: we need to proceed with caution
The newspaper cautioned its readers against buying shares without getting good advice first
An arcade game
- a way of achieving sth
Gateway to sth:
Ex: hard work is the gateway to success
- to shout insults or rude language at sb angrily
Hurl abuse, insults, etc. at sb
Ex: i was not going to stand there while he hurled abuse at me
Mimic(v)—>mimetic(adj)
- lasting for only a short time
- ephemeral(adj):
Ex: fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral
Destabilize(v):
- To make somebody or something lose power or control my causing changes and problems
Waist-high cotton
Coaxing
Silver iodide
Scaffholding(n):
Roll dice
Dice(plr.n) of die(n): xúc xắc
Randomized seating
Variable(adj, n):
- Likely to change often
- A number, amount, situation that can change
Ex: British weather is perhaps at its most variable in the spring
The variables in the equation are X, Y and Z
Flats(n):
-land that has no hills or mountains
Ed: Far in the distance out on the stage flats, an ore train labored northward toward the mill
Sit on your hands
- to donothing about a problem or situation that needs dealing with
Ex: Every day the crisis worsens and yet the government seems to content to sit on his hands

Seafarer(n):
-A person who travels by sea
Ex: Portugal a land of seafarers
Mayoral(adj):
- A believe or set of belief, especially political or religious ones
Doctrine(n):
Dogma(n):
- A fixed, especially religious, belief
Navy seals
Have a knack of doing sth
Cotton gin/gin(n):
- a machine for separating cotton fibres from their seeds
Carcinogenic(adj):
- used to refer to a substance that cause cancer
Constituent(adj):
- one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/
Free radical(n):
- a molecule that has an extra electron and therefore reacts very easily with other molcules
The frontal lobes
A high glycemic food
Legumes
Guerrilla(n)
Hit-and-run strategy
Carpet-bomb(v):
- to bomb an area intensively
Ex; forces have carpet-bombed the neighborhood, causing thousands of casualties since mid-february
If food or drink is laced with alcohol or a drug, a small amount has been added to it
Ex: coffee laced with brandy
Booby trap(n):
- sth dangerous, esp. a bomb, that is hidden swh that looks safe
Landmine(n):
- a bomb that is hidden in the ground
Callus(n): vết chai sạn
Hourglass figure
Alabaster(n):
Ngọc thạch
Ex: alabaster skin
Damascene conversion
- a dangerous situation that could lead to harm or failure
Precipice(n):
Ex: this latest tax increase may punish many small companies over the financial precipice
Thatcherite(n):
/thetxhowrait/
Evangelism(n):
Retro feel
- to change your opinions, statement, decisions, etc. so that they are different to what they were before
Pivot(v):
/pivowt/
Ex: he has pivoted to bring himself in line with the rest of the candidates
- to develop in a particular way or a successful way
Pan out:
Ex: their attempts to start a new business didn’t pan out
- a developing situation that will cause serious problems in the future if it is not stopped
Time bomb(n):
Ex: by ignoring the wish of their employees, the managers are setting/creatjng a time bomb for themselves
- to show the limits of sth
Demark/demarcate(v):
Ex: parking spaces are demarcated by white lines
Asset-backed tokens
Macro asset
Disinflation(n)
stratospheric(adj):
- high
