Outwitting the Devil

Question 1

triumphant

Answer 1

• successful. e.g. a triumphant life
• very successful in a way that causes great satisfaction
• hân hoan

Question 2

despondent

Answer 2

• depressed
• sad, without much hope
• nản lòng

Question 3

wellness

Answer 3

health

Question 4

lethargy

Answer 4

• 昏睡，死气沉沉 “snap out of your lethargy”
• the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things
• trạng thái hôn mê, tính thờ ơ

Question 5

marvelous

Answer 5

remarkable, extraordinary, amazing “marvelous and magical discoveries of Dr. Hill”

Question 6

commendable

Answer 6

• 值得赞美的 “your idea about XXX is commendable”
• deserving praise and approval
• đáng khen

Question 7

posterity

Answer 7

• 子孙，后裔
• all the people who will live in the future
• con cháu, hậu thế

Question 8

tenacity

Answer 8

• 韧性，固执
• tính gan lì, ngoan cố

Question 9

gurus

Answer 9

• 领袖，专家 “personal development gurus of today”
• an expert on a particular subject
• bậc thầy

Question 10

sabotage

Answer 10

• 妨害，破坏 “self-sabotage”
• the act of deliberately spoiling something in order to prevent it from being successful
• sự phá hoại

Question 11

fidgety

Answer 11

• 不安的，烦躁的 “I became fidgety inside”
• unable to remain still or quiet, usually because of being bored or nervous
• bồn chồn, sốt ruột

Question 12

strand

Answer 12

• 使陷入困境 (I found myself stranded in XXX)
• to leave someone in a place from which they have no way of leaving
• làm cho ai đó mắc cạn

Question 13

stun

Answer 13

• 使震惊 “the experience stunned me”
• to make a person or an animal unconscious for a short time, especially by hitting them on the head
• làm sửng sốt, choáng váng

Question 14

anew

Answer 14

• 重新，再 “begin life anew”
• do it again from the beginning or do it in a different way
• một lần nữa

Question 15

standstill

Answer 15

• 停顿，停止 “ I felt myself brought suddenly to a standstill”
• a situation in which all activity or movement has stopped
• sự bế tắc

Question 16

embark upon

Answer 16

• 从事，开始
• to start to do something new or difficult
• dấn thân vào, bắt tay làm

Question 17

ludicrous

Answer 17

• 荒唐的，滑稽的
• unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously
• buồn cười, lố bịch

Question 18

alibi

Answer 18

• 托辞，借口 “tried to create an alibi that would justify me in my own mind”
• an excuse for something that you have done wrong
• cớ để cáo lỗi

Question 19

akin

Answer 19

• 类似的 “the feeling must have been closely akin to that”
• similar to
• hơi giống, na ná

Question 20

quicksand

Answer 20

• 流沙，危险状态
• a situation that is dangerous or difficult to escape from
• cát lún, trạng thái nguy hiểm khó thoát

Question 21

morass

Answer 21

• 沼泽，困境 “fear is a self-generating morass”
• an unpleasant and complicated situation that is difficult to escape from
• đầm lầy, tình trạng gay go, khó khăn

Question 22

living death

Answer 22

• 生不如死，悲惨的生活
• a life that is worse than being dead
• sống không bằng chết

Question 23

paralyze

Answer 23

• 使麻痹，使瘫痪 “my reasoning faculty has almost been paralyzed”
• tê liệt

Question 24

take wing

Answer 24

• 起飞，逃走 “the resourcefulness seemed to have completely taken wing”
• to fly away
• bay mất

Question 25

hither and yon

Answer 25

• here and there, 四面八方 “searching hither and yon”
• in many different directions
• đây đó, nơi này nơi kia

Question 26

humiliating

Answer 26

• 丢脸的，羞耻的
• bẽ mặt

Question 27

self-contempt

Answer 27

• 自卑
• tự coi thường

Question 28

charlatan

Answer 28

• 江湖郎中，骗子
• a person who claims to have knowledge or skills that they do not really have
• lang băm, kẻ bịp

Question 29

penitentiary

Answer 29

• 监狱
• a prison
• nhà tù

Question 30

in the clutch

Answer 30

• 在关键时刻
• vào thời khắc quan trọng

Question 31

grouchy

Answer 31

• 不高兴的，不满的
• bad-tempered and often complaining
• cáu kỉnh

Question 32

befuddled

Answer 32

• 昏沉的，稀里糊涂的 “force my befuddled brain to think clearly”
• confused and unable to think normally
• mơ màng

Question 33

salvation

Answer 33

• 拯救 “entertained a hope of salvation”
• a way of protecting someone from danger, disaster, loss, etc.
• sự cứu vớt linh hồn

Question 34

surmount

Answer 34

• 克服，战胜 “surmount the difficulties”
• to deal successfully with a difficulty
• khắc phục

Question 35

exultation

Answer 35

• 狂喜 “a state of exultation”
• great pride or happiness, especially because of something exciting that has happened
• mừng rối rít

Question 36

faculty

Answer 36

• 能力 “my faculty of reason”
• a particular ability for doing something
• tài năng, năng lực

Question 37

snappy

Answer 37

• 生机勃勃的
• lively; quick
• tràn đầy sinh khí

Question 38

psychiatric

Answer 38

• 精神病的 e.g., psychiatric hospital
• relating to psychiatry or to mental illness
• bệnh tâm thần

Question 39

wild-goose chase

Answer 39

• 徒劳无功
• a search for something that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you waste a lot of time
• đuổi hình bắt bóng

Question 40

wean away from

Answer 40

• 断绝，戒掉
• to make someone gradually stop doing or using something
• dứt sữa, cắt bỏ

Question 41

be entitled to

Answer 41

• 有权，有资格 “you are entitled to know that XXX”
• to give someone the right to have or to do something
• có quyền làm gì đó

Question 42

dethrone

Answer 42

• 罢免，废位 “the fear entity has been dethroned”
• to remove someone from a position of authority or power
• truất ngôi, truất phế

Question 43

undergo

Answer 43

• 经历，经受 “I had undergone a new birth”
• to experience something, especially a change or something unpleasant
• chịu đựng, trải qua

Question 44

forthcoming

Answer 44

• 即将来临的
• going to happen, be published, etc. very soon
• sắp đến, sắp xuất bản

Question 45

doze

Answer 45

• 打瞌睡 “went into a sort of doze for a few minutes”
• to sleep lightly for a short time
• giấc ngủ ngắn lơ mơ

Question 46

put into operation

Answer 46

• 使生效，使运转
• to make something start working; to start using something
• làm cho cái gì đó bắt đầu vận hành