nw3 Flashcards

1
Q

flout the law

/flaut/

A

phớt lờ luật

Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing the helmets

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2
Q

give teeth to

A

to make sth stronger or more effective, (a rule or piece of legislation)

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3
Q

would give your eyeteeth for sth

A

you would like it very much

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4
Q

phenomenal

Her rise to fame was quite phenomenal

A

extremely successful or special, in a surprising way

unusually great, much better

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5
Q

turn heads

A

attact lots of attentions

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6
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turn one’s stomach

A

to make sb feel sick

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7
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be in two minds

A

be confused to decide

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8
Q

act with discretion

/diskre/

A

hành xử 1 cách cẩn trọng

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9
Q

parallel

parallel career

A

tương tự, song song, ngang hàng

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10
Q

harange

hơraeng/

A

diễn thuyết, kêu gọi

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11
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fanatical ab

A

cuồng nhiệt, say mê về cái gì

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12
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deter

A

discourage sb from doing sth ngăn cản

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13
Q

annul

A

=rescind: bỏ bãi bỏ (+ agreement, an order)

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14
Q

impetuous=fierce

impetuous act

A

mạnh mẽ, dữ dội

hành động bốc đồng

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15
Q

have cultural inclination

A

có hứng thú tìm hiểu văn hóa

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16
Q

engender

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sinh ra cái gì

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17
Q

exacerbate

A

làm trầm trọng

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18
Q

assault

/ơsalt/

A

cuộc tấn công, hành hung

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19
Q

pedagogical approach

A

phương pháp giáo dục

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20
Q

holistic learning

A

học tập toàn diện

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21
Q

cognitive development

A

phát triển nhận thức

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22
Q

vocational learning

A

giáo dục nghề nghiệp

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23
Q

broaden one’s horizons

A

mở rộng tầm nhìn

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24
Q

discerning

A

sáng suốt

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25
Q

have privilege of

A

có vinh dự

26
Q

attire

quirky attire

A

trang phục

weird clothes

27
Q

captivate my attention

A

thú hút sự chú ý

28
Q

profound insights

A

những hiểu biết sâu sắc

29
Q

instill in me a greater sense of appreciation

A

truyền cho tôi cảm giác trân trọng

30
Q

impoverished

A

nghèo khó

31
Q

render aid

A

cung cấp viện trợ

32
Q

remain etched in my memory

A

khắc phục sâu trong ký ức của tôi

33
Q

onerous and laborious

/labo/

A

gian nan và vất vả

34
Q

daunting and ardous

A

gian nan và vất vả

35
Q

intractable and burdensome

A

không thể giải quyết và gây gánh nặng

36
Q

procure employment

A

to find a job

37
Q

tread carefully

A

cẩn trọng và thẩn trọng trong hành động và quyết định của mình

38
Q

weigh the pros and cons

A

cân nhắc kỹ lưỡng những lợi và hại

39
Q

mitigate impact/consequence/event

A

giảm thiểu tác hại

40
Q

unsurmountable

A

không thể vượt qua

41
Q

an uphill struggle

A

difficult but possible

42
Q

cultivate

A

trau dồi

43
Q

apprehensive

A

worried, nervous

44
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melachonic

A

sad

45
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disgruntled

A

unhappy and dissapointed

46
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be wildered

A

confused

47
Q

to do my upmost

A

to try my best

48
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impeccable

A

perfect, without

49
Q

irreparable

(+ damage, harm, loss, injury)

A

=impossible to repair or make right again

50
Q

commodities

A

any useful or valuable things

51
Q

clause, but to no avail

A

không thành công

52
Q

be better off

A

giàu hơn, tốt hơn

53
Q

matter-of-factly

A

in a matter of fact way

54
Q

not mince words

A

nói thẳng mặc dù làm cho ng khác khônh vui

55
Q

skid (với vehicle)

A

trượt mất kiểm soát

56
Q

contemptuous (of)

A

feeling of disliking or having no respect for sb or sth

57
Q

if it’s any consolation

A

if it helps make things seem better

58
Q

incredulous

/increju/

A

hoài nghi

59
Q

esteem

A

=respect

60
Q

premiere

A

= for the first time

61
Q

mark an event, anniversary

A

celebrate

62
Q

frivolous

I feel like doing something completely frivolous today.

A

behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously
A frivolous activity or object is silly or not important rather than useful or serious

I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.