NW4 Flashcards
thought-provoking
adj
making you think a lot about a subject
+ book/film
contagious
/kontei/
dễ lây qua tiếp xúc, dễ lây
+ disease, laughter, enthusiasm
resilient
kiên cường
pervade (v) của pervasive
tỏa khắp
devoid of (adj)
a town devoid of inhabitants
không có, trống rỗng
dig sth out
find sth that have lost or used for a long time
It’s growing by leaps and bounds
quickly and a lot
statistics
thông tin biểu hiện bằng con số
preeminent
pri-eminent
xuất sắc, ưu việt
quality time
thời gian chất lượng
anything under the sun
everything and anything
carefree childhood
childhood with no worries
deride lots of pleasure
got lots of pleasure
a natural (at sports or sth)
you don’t have to work hard to be good at it
toot my own horn
I don’ t mean to toot my own horn
I am the best at it (mang tính khoe khoang)
in tune with
to be connected, to have a good understanding of
unity and solidarity
tính đoàn kết (cả hai từ)
obscene = exorbitant amount of money
immense = excessive = extravagant
it sounds Greek to me
if sth sounds confusing
robust economy
strong
we are heading for a recession
economy goes down
go through the roof
(inflation, numbers, rates only)
to go extremely high
hit an all-time high= to be the highest ever
cao nhất
hit rock bottom=at an all-time low
thấp nhất
clunky and cumbersome
khó cầm
flock
to move in large numbers
rich in history
full of history
stimulate
kích thích, khuyến khích
I throw her a curve ball
i ask her something unexpected
pragmatic
thực tế
commit to do
decide to do sth
unconventional/weird clothes
unusual clothes
eccentric
lập dị
he sees himself as being
he thinks he is
offbeat style
unusual
odd colors socks
socks with different colors
stout=chubby=plump
rather fat
flamboyant = exuberant
sặc sỡ, lòe loẹt
at ease
comfortable and relaxed
quirky attire
unsual clothes
to be up to
doing
bump into
= meet sb by chance
stumble/come across
find sth by chance
grapple with
to try to solve the problems
have sb on= pull sb’s leg = wind sb up
tease sb
put the wind up sb
lằm cho ai căng thẳng
pull sth off
to succeed in difficult
have a soft spot for
you like it but hard to explain
take to = warm up to
i didn’t like it, but I’m taking to it/warming to it now (I like it )
I don’t mind it = I can take it or leave it = I don’t dislike it
không quan trọng, ko ghét, ko thích
I don’t care much for Ving = It does nothing for me = I can’t stand it
I loathe it
sort out
to get ready
get myself breakfast
have breakfast
head off to work/ school
đi làm đến trường
It’s fairly anonymous place
không nổi tiếng
It’s nothing to write home about
nothing special
there’s not much to get up to
there’s not much to do
in one fell swoop
all in one go
crop up
appear
There’s not a day goes by without
It always happens
to be bookworm = to be an avid reader
mọt sách
to have your nose in a book
to read a lot
to leaf through a book = to turn the pages quickly
flip through
to be a real gem
to be a valuable find and highly enjoyable
have me stitches
very funny
to be a breath of fresh air
to be refresing and new
to be a real eye-opener
to teach you sth new and provide a new perspective on a topic
to be a real page-turner (book only)
very exciting
to be a rollercoaster ride
nhiều twists -> hồi hộp
to have on the edge of your seat
make me excited
to be a fast-paced novel
thường về detective novel sherlock holms
to be a heavy read
to be difficult to read
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i’m clueless= I haven’t got a clue
I don’t know
a second bite at the apple
second chance
to think on your feet
think and react quickly
utensils
tools for cooking
play it by ear
improvise, do sth without a plan = to wing it
come along nicely
to mak good progress
to give it a bit of a kick
to give it a strong spicy taste
butter sb up
to praise sb so you can get their help
the best thing since sliced bread
the best thing ever
roll the dice
to take a chance
that mind, mind you
but
a brisk walk
a quick walk
be under a lot of strain = have a lot on your plate = stressed out
burnt out
it’s not so much A, that is the problem, it’s B
The problem is not really A, is B
run-off-the-mill
ordinary, usual (action)
keep track of
follow change,progress
doubly (adv)
more
what happens every year is
we do every year
rigmarole
a complicated, annoying, routine
knock … of a product
reduce the price by
knock off
finish work
chip in
interrupt by adding a comment
rabbit on
to talk incessantly
hash out with
to talk ab sth wwithsb to reach an agreement
let’s wind up
let’s finish
make sb out
understand sb
drop in
visit sb/ place, without plan
go round to = go over = pop around to = pop over to
drop in
turn out = go off
happen in a certain way
my presentation turned out well
rub them up
annoy them
nod off
fall asleep
to be on the cards
sth is very likely
to be up in the air
sth is uncertain
to be in the bag
to be certain you’ll get or achive sth
to be a big ask
to be difficult to do, uiwll need some sacrifice
to be a walk in the park
to be a breeze = tobe easy
to be barking up the wrong tree
to have the wrong idea, approach
to hit the nail on the head
to be completely right ab sb
no end (ở cuối)
a lot
not the be-all and end-all
sth is important, but not the only important thing
to be really clued up on
to know a lot ab sth
to do your upmost= to give your all
to do your best
to put your foot wrong
to make mistakés
sb is a hard act a follow
difficult for anyone else to do as well as them
pull in
attract (tourists)
spice it up
make it more interesting
It’s out of this world = It’s a cut above the rest = It’s outstanding
It’s really good
as old as the hills
very old
my mind has gone blank
I’ve forgotten everything
to take the world by storm = to catch on
become popular
to turn it on its head
change our understand of it
all the rage
very fashionable
to bbea game changer
sth that significantly change the way we do things
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take sb by surprise
to surprise/ astound/ startle sb
to be cutting edge
robot waiters are cutting edge
it’s very advanced, innovative, and leading the field
It won’t be long before ….
in the near future ….
go down in history as sth
in the futue we will look back sth as
it’s a doddle
it’s easy
i’m thrilled/chuffed (to bits)
I’m happy
wicked
cool
I’m gutted
I’m very unhappy
i’m knackered
i’m tired
get some shut eye
take a nap
compatible
hợp
fair at (adj)
neither very good nor very bad
plain>< vague
obvious and clear
pin your hopes on
đặt hết hy vọng lên
lurk out here
lẩn trốn ở đây
very hush-hush
reflex
phản xạ
outrageous
sỉ nhục, xúc phạm
speak ill of
nói xấu ai
improbable
không chắc (có thực/xảy ra)
to have a go at = endeavor
/endeivor/
try to do
manoevrable
easy to move and direct
facile
/fesai/
dễ dàng, dễ dãi
sentiment
tình cảm
mental acuity
tính sắc sảo (về trí tuệ)
indiscrect
vô ý, không cẩn trọng (trong cách nói)
fatuous
ngu ngốc, ngốc nghếch
sane
lành mạnh, sảng khoái
I get up to a lot of things
I do lots of thíng
(V) dabble in
to do sth casually, not seriously, for fun
an aficionado = an amateur
nghiệp dư
try my hand at
try sth new
unwind = kick back = chill out
relax
It’s a great stress buster
giảm stress
blow hot and cold
moody, sáng nắng chiều mưa
cannot sing to save my life
sing sucks
invade (v) => (adj) invasive
xâm phạm quyền riêng tư
excusable
chập nhận được vì có lí do chính đnags
minimalists
p don’t want to own anything
megalomaniac
p obssess with their power
