PTNK 24-25 Flashcards

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What does ‘be reduced to VING/ noun’ mean?

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Bị buộc phải làm cái gì đó

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What does ‘hit the nail on the head’ mean?

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Nói đúng mục tiêu

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What does ‘run out of steam’ mean?

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Cạn kiệt sức lực

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4
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What does ‘a storm in a teacup’ mean?

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Chuyện bé xé ra to

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What does ‘go through/over (sth) with a fine-tooth comb’ mean?

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Kiểm tra hoặc xem xét điều gì đó một cách kĩ lưỡng

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What does ‘lip-smacking’ mean?

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Vị ngon

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What does ‘flog a dead horse’ mean?

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Làm những điều vô bổ

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What does ‘count sheep’ refer to?

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(1 cách để ngủ bằng cách đếm cừu)

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What does ‘keep me posted about’ mean?

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Regularly give sb the most recent information about sth

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What does ‘cash in your chips’ mean?

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Từ bỏ, rút lui

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What does ‘tighten your purse string’ mean?

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Spend less

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What does ‘cookie-cutter’ mean?

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Rập khuôn

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What does ‘bread-and-butter’ refer to?

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Điều cơ bản/ nguồn thu nhập chính

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What does ‘prim and proper’ describe?

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(Chỉ người) quá nghiêm túc

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What does ‘pass up’ mean?

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Choose not to make use of a chance, opportunity,…

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16
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What does ‘bring forth’ mean?

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Give birth to sb; produce sth

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17
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What does ‘pileup’ refer to?

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[Accident] Tích lũy hoặc tăng số lượng

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What does ‘gridlock’ mean?

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Sự tắc nghẽn

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What does ‘backlash’ mean?

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Một phản ứng mạnh mẽ từ cộng đồng

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20
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What does ‘turnover’ refer to?

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Doanh thu

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What does ‘lively debate’ mean?

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Một cuộc tranh cãi sôi nổi

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What does ‘heated argument’ mean?

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Bất đồng quan điểm

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What does ‘casual conversation’ mean?

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Một cuộc trò chuyện bình thường

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24
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What does ‘lukewarm’ mean?

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Ấm áp

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What does 'hideous' mean?
Ghê tởm
26
What does 'stale' mean?
Cũ kĩ
27
What does 'lackluster performance' refer to?
Một buổi trình diễn thiếu sức sống
28
What does 'espoused sth' mean?
Support beliefs, policy and opinion
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What does 'extort sth from sb' mean?
Make sb give you sth by threatening them
30
What does 'paragon' refer to?
người hoàn hảo
31
What does 'legally binding' mean?
ràng buộc về pháp lý
32
What does 'allude to' mean?
nói bóng gió
33
What does 'implement + policy/ strategy' mean?
thi hành
34
What does 'lucid/ plain + prose' mean?
văn xuôi
35
What does 'instigate' mean?
xúi giục
36
What does 'stipulate' mean?
Quy định (nhưng trong câu 49 → làm rõ hơn cho việc yêu cầu)
37
What does 'propagate' mean?
Tuyên truyền, quảng bá
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What does 'averse to sth' mean?
Dislike sth
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What does 'perverse' mean?
Ngoan cố
40
What does 'inverse (adj)' mean?
Đi ngược lại
41
What does 'ascend' mean?
Go up or climb up
42
What does 'traverse sth' mean?
Đi qua
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What does 'unravel sth' mean?
Giải mã một cái gì đó = demystify
44
What does 'underline' mean?
Emphasize = underscore
45
What does 'underpin' mean?
Củng cố/ ủng hộ
46
What does 'unearth' mean?
Dig up (1) discover sth by chance (2)
47
What does 'boast sth' mean?
Have or possess sth that is very impressed
48
What does 'gloat (about/at/over sth)' mean?
Cười nhạo một ai đó
49
What does 'stipulate = specify' mean?
State clearly what should be done
50
What does 'pay homage to' mean?
Bày tỏ sự tôn trọng, tri ân với ai/ điều gì
51
What does 'recount' mean?
Kể lại chi tiết 1 câu chuyện, sự kiện
52
What does 'recant' mean?
Rút lại (quan điểm/ phát biểu sai trước đó)
53
What does 'presumably' mean?
Có lẽ
54
What does 'catch sb off guard' mean?
Làm ai đó bất ngờ
55
What does 'in honour of s.o/ sth' mean?
Vinh danh ai/ điều gì
56
What does 'on behalf of' mean?
Đại diện, thay mặt cho ai
57
What does 'audience' refer to?
Khán giả (xem phim, buổi biểu diễn)
58
What does 'spectator' refer to?
Khán giả (ngồi ngoài trời)
59
What does 'viewer' refer to?
Khán giả (xem truyền hình)
60
What does 'prior to + N/ V-ing' mean?
Trước 1 thời điểm cụ thể
61
What does 'in the wake of sth' mean?
Sau 1 điều gì đó
62
What does 'climate patterns' refer to?
Mô hình khí hậu
63
What does 'climate conditions' refer to?
Điều kiện khí hậu
64
(not) the case = (not) true?
(Không) đúng
65
What does 'make up for' mean?
Bù đắp cho, đền bù cho
66
What does 'fill the gap' mean?
Lắp đầy khoảng trống, bổ sung phần thiếu hụt
67
What does 'time-consuming (adj)' mean?
Tốn thời gian
68
What does 'send sb to [state]/ send sb VING' mean?
69
What does 'in advance' mean?
Before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing
70
What does 'agreed-upon (adj)' mean?
Đã được thoả thuận, thống nhất trước
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What does 'ramp up' mean?
Tăng cường, tăng tốc
72
What does 'for a while' mean?
Một lúc/ thời gian ngắn
73
What does 'yielding (adj)' mean?
Mềm, dẻo, dễ uốn cong
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What does 'yield (v)' mean?
(1) Sinh ra, tạo ra (2) Đầu hàng, nhường, chấp nhận thua
75
What does 'in essence' mean?
Về bản chất/ thực chất
76
What does 'then comes…' mean?
Sau đó là, tiếp theo là, rồi đến,...
77
What does 'refer to A as B' mean?
78
What does 'tactically (adv)' mean?
Một cách chiến thuật
79
What does 'back then' mean?
Vào thời điểm đó, hồi đó, lúc đó..
80
What does 'keep up with (v)' mean?
Bắt kịp, theo kịp
81
What does 'catch up with (v)' mean?
Bắt kịp, theo kịp..lại tiến độ
82
What does 'grapple + with' mean?
Try hard to find a solution to a problem
83
What does 'at the expense' mean?
With loss or damage to somebody/something
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What does 'hustle and bustle' mean?
Hối hả và nhộn nhịp
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What does 'hold on to sth' mean?
Giữ cái gì đó lại
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What does 'barred sb from' mean?
Cấm, ngăn cản ai làm gì
87
What does 'stop at nothing' mean?
Sẵn sàng làm mọi thứ để đạt mục tiêu
88
What does 'in dire need' mean?
Nhu cầu cấp bách
89
What does 'on the verge of sth' mean?
Sắp sửa, đứng trên bờ vực của điều gì đó
90
What does 'sweep sth under the rug/ carpet' mean?
Che giấu vấn đề
91
What does 'stop for a bite' mean?
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