Random words to learn (4) Flashcards
noun
residue
/ˈrezɪdjuː/
- a small amount of something that remains at the end of a process
- the part of the money, property, etc. of a person who has died that remains after all the debts, gifts, etc. have been paid
phần còn lại, phần cặn bã/ phần tài sản còn lại
- pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables
- The residue of the estate was divided equally among his children.
adjective
synthetic
/sɪnˈθetɪk/
artificial; made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals
tổng hợp (nhân tạo)
- synthetic drugs/fabrics
- shoes with synthetic soles
- synthetic dyes
- Even the hair is synthetic.
noun
irritation
/ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃn/
- the state of being annoyed, especially by something that somebody continuously does or by something that continuously happens
- the fact of your skin or a part of your body being painful
sự khó chịu/ sự đau đớn
- He noted, with some irritation, that the letter had not been sent.
- a skin irritation
verb
smack
/smæk/
(especially British English) to hit somebody with your open hand or an object, especially as a punishment
smack something + adv./prep. to put something somewhere with a lot of force so that it makes a loud noise (= bang)
+ adv./prep. to hit against something with a lot of force (= crash)
đánh/ đập/ đâm sầm, đánh mạnh, etc.
- I think it’s wrong to smack children.
- Do that again and you’ll get your bottom smacked.
- She smacked her hand down on the table.
- He smacked a fist into the palm of his hand.
- Two players accidentally smacked into each other.
- He turned around and smacked into a wall.
adjective
immaculate
/ɪˈmækjələt/
- perfectly clean and tidy, with no marks or flaws (= spotless)
- containing no mistakes or faults (= perfect)
sạch không tì vết/ hoàn hảo
- She always looks immaculate.
- The suit he was wearing was immaculate.
- Though old, the books were in immaculate condition.
- an immaculate performance
- The incident ruined an otherwise immaculate safety record.
- His sense of timing was immaculate.
noun
context
/ˈkɒntekst/
the situation in which something happens and that helps you to understand it
bối cảnh, nội dung
- to examine the wider/broader context of the war
- the historical/cultural/social context
- in a context This kind of propaganda is used in many different contexts.
- in/within the context of something This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.
- context for something A ceasefire is the essential context for meaningful negotiations.
- out of context This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without referring to the rest of the text).
verb
procreate
/ˈprəʊkrieɪt/
to produce children or baby animals
sinh đẻ
noun
patent
/ˈpætnt/ or /ˈpeɪtnt/
an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this
bằng sáng chế
- patent on something to apply for/obtain/take out a patent on an invention
- by patent The device was protected by patent.
- patent applications/laws
- the US Patent Office
adjective
submissive
/səbˈmɪsɪv/
too willing to accept somebody else’s authority and willing to obey them without questioning anything they want you to do
phục tùng, dễ bảo
- He expected his daughters to be meek and submissive.
- She followed him like a submissive child.
antonym: assertive
adjective
assertive
/əˈsɜːtɪv/
expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence, so that people take notice
quả quyết, độc lập
- You should try and be more assertive.
- assertive behaviour
noun
cockpit
/ˈkɒkpɪt/
the area in a plane, boat or racing car where the pilot or driver sits
buồng lái
verb
omit
/əˈmɪt/
to not include something/somebody, either deliberately or because you have forgotten it/them
omit to do something to not do or fail to do something
loại bỏ/ bỏ qua/ bỏ xót/ quên
- omit something/somebody If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18.
- omit something/somebody from something People were surprised that Smith was omitted from the team.
- She omitted to mention that they were staying the night.
adjective
baffling
/ˈbæflɪŋ/
causing you to feel completely confused and unable to understand
gây bối zối, khó hỉu
Some of the country’s customs are baffling to outsiders.
verb
baffle
/ˈbæfl/
to confuse somebody completely; to be too difficult or strange for somebody to understand or explain
gây bối zối, khó hỉu
- baffle somebody His behaviour baffles me.
- be baffled (as to) why, how, where, etc… I’m baffled as to why she hasn’t called.
- I’m baffled why she hasn’t called.
noun
rendition
/renˈdɪʃn/
the performance of something, especially a song or piece of music; the particular way in which it is performed
sự biểu diễn, buổi trình diễn
The band gave a live rendition of their latest single.
noun
pension
/ˈpenʃn/
an amount of money paid regularly by a government or company to somebody who has retired from work
lương hưu/ trợ cấp
- to receive a retirement pension
- The party promised to increase the basic state pension by £15 a week.
- a disability pension
- to take out a pension
- on a pension She was struggling to live on a small pension.
verb
condone
/kənˈdəʊn/
condone something | condone (somebody) doing something to accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious
tha thứ, khoan nhượng
- Terrorism can never be condoned.
- The college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs.
verb
expose
/ɪkˈspəʊz/
phơi bày ra, phô ra, khoe ra, để lộ ra, tìm thấy, tiếp xúc
expose something to somebody He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.
expose somebody/something as something She was exposed as a liar and a fraud.
expose somebody/something/yourself to something Children are being exposed to new dangers on the internet.
expose somebody to something We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
verb
crumble
/ˈkrʌmbl/
- to break or break something into very small pieces
- if a building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it are breaking off
- to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an end
nghiền, đập nát/ sụp lở/ thất bại, lụi bại
- crumble something Crumble the cheese over the salad.
- buildings crumbling into dust
- crumbling stonework
- a crumbling business/relationship
- crumble away All his hopes began to crumble away.
- crumble into/to something The empire finally crumbled into dust.
noun
venue
/ˈvenjuː/
a place where people meet for an organized event, for example a concert, sporting event or conference
địa điểm, nơi tụ họp
- The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour.
- music/entertainment venues
- Please note the change of venue for this event.
verb
gauge
/ɡeɪdʒ/
to make a judgement about something, especially people’s feelings or attitudes
to measure something accurately using a special instrument
to calculate something approximately
xem xét, đánh giá (thái độ, cảm xúc)/ đo lường
- gauge something They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes.
- gauge whether, how, etc… It was difficult to gauge whether she was angry or not.
- gauge something We were able to gauge the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees.
- It is impossible to gauge the extent of the damage.
- gauge how, what, etc… It is difficult to gauge how much fuel is needed
adverb
illicitly
/ɪˈlɪsɪtli/
- in a way that is not allowed by the law
- in a way that is not approved of by the normal rules of society
bất hợp pháp/ bất chính
- illicitly obtained drugs
- They began to meet illicitly.
verb
condemn
/kənˈdem/
Definition 1
to say very strongly that you think something is bad, usually for moral reasons
to show or suggest that somebody is guilty of something
lên án, chỉ trích/ chỉ ra tội
- condemn somebody/something The government issued a statement condemning the killings.
- condemn somebody/something for/as something The editor of the newspaper was condemned as lacking integrity.
- She is condemned out of her own mouth (= her own words show that she is guilty).
verb
condemn
/kənˈdem/
Definition 2
[usually passive]
* to say what somebody’s punishment will be/ to force somebody to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation
* to force somebody to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation
* to say officially that something is not safe enough to be used
bị tuyên phạt/ bị đày/ coi như là (thứ này đã hỏng)
- be condemned (to something) He was condemned to death for murder and later hanged.
- be condemned to do something She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.
- be condemned to something He was condemned to a life of hardship.
- be condemned to do something They were condemned to spend every holiday on a rainy campsite.
- be condemned (as something) The meat was condemned as unfit to eat.
- a condemned building
adjective
subsequent
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
happening or coming after something else
đến sau, kế tiếp
- subsequent generations
- Subsequent events confirmed our doubts.
- Developments on this issue will be dealt with in a subsequent report.
antonym: previous
noun
remorse
/rɪˈmɔːs/
the feeling of being extremely sorry for something wrong or bad that you have done
sự hối hận, ăn năn
- I felt guilty and full of remorse.
- She felt no remorse at leaving them without notice.
- remorse for (doing) something He was filled with remorse for not believing her.
noun
dignity
/ˈdɪɡnəti/
- a calm and serious manner that deserves respect
- the fact of being given honour and respect by people
- a sense of your own importance and value
phẩm cách, vẻ trang nghiêm
- She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity.
- He brings a quiet dignity to the role.
- the dignity of work
- The terminally ill should be allowed to die with dignity.
- It’s difficult to preserve your dignity when you have no job and no home.
noun
abode
/əˈbəʊd/
the place where somebody lives
nơi ở
- homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home)
- You are most welcome to my humble abode.
glory
- great success that brings somebody praise and honour and makes them famous
- praise and worship of God
- great beauty
vinh quang, hào quang/ tán thán vinh danh (Chúa)/ lộng lẫy, chói rọi
- She wanted to enjoy her moment of glory.
- He came home a rich man, covered in glory.
- They built many churches, great and small, to the glory of God.
- The city was spread out beneath us in all its glory.
- The house has now been restored to its former glory.
noun
correspondence
/ˌkɒrəˈspɒndəns/
- the letters, emails, etc. a person sends and receives
- the activity of writing letters
- correspondence (between A and B) a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar
thư tín/ hành động viết thư/ sự tương quan
- the correspondence column/page (= in a newspaper)
- correspondence with somebody Jane Austen’s correspondence with her sister
- correspondence (with somebody) I refused to enter into any correspondence (= to exchange letters) with him about it.
- in correspondence We have been in correspondence for months.
- There is a close correspondence between the two extracts.
phrasal verb
pull out
- (of a vehicle or its driver) to move away from the side of the road, etc.
- pull out (of something) (of a train) to leave a station/ to move away from something or stop being involved in it (= withdraw)
- pull somebody/something out (of something) to make somebody/something move away from something or stop being involved in it (= withdraw)
chuyển làn/ rời ga; rời đi, không còn liên quan/ rút khỏi, rời khỏi
A car suddenly pulled out in front of me.
The project became so expensive that we had to pull out.
They are pulling their troops out of the war zone.
adjective
brutal
/ˈbruːtl/
- violent and cruel
- direct and clear about something unpleasant; not thinking of people’s feelings
tàn bạo, độc ác/ thẳng tính và rõ ràng (đến mức khó chịu, vô duyên)
- a brutal attack/murder/rape/killing
- a brutal and repressive regime
- With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.
noun
sled /sled/
sledge /sledʒ/
a vehicle for travelling over snow and ice, with long narrow pieces of wood or metal instead of wheels. Larger sledges are pulled by horses or dogs and smaller ones are used for going down hills as a sport or for pleasure.
xe kéo
adjective
utter
/ˈʌtə(r)/
used to emphasize how complete something is
hoàn toàn
- That’s complete and utter nonsense!
- To my utter amazement she agreed.
- He felt an utter fool.
verb
intimidate
/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
intimidate somebody (into something/into doing something) to frighten or threaten somebody so that they will do what you want
doạ nạt
- They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.
- She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
verb
molest
/məˈlest/
to attack somebody, especially a child, sexually (= abuse)
tấn công, quấy rối
The couple were molested while walking through the park.
noun
bruise
/bruːz/
- a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.
- a mark on a fruit or vegetable where it is damaged
vết bầm/ vết dập
- His legs were covered in bruises.
- She suffered only minor cuts and bruises.
- a huge bruise over his eye
noun
compensation
/ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn/
- compensation (for something) something, especially money, that somebody gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged something that you own; the act of giving this to somebody
- compensation (for something) a thing or things that make a bad situation better
đền bù, bồi thường/ bù đắp
- to claim/award/receive compensation
- The employer has a duty to pay full compensation for injuries received at work.
- in compensation to receive £10 000 in compensation
- I wish I were young again, but getting older has its compensations.
- The grey streets of London were small compensation for the loss of her beloved Africa.
verb
withhold
/wɪðˈhəʊld/ or /wɪθˈhəʊld/
withhold something (from somebody/something) to refuse to give something to somebody (= keep back)
giữ lại, giữ khư khư/ khước từ
- She was accused of withholding information from the police.
- Payment was withheld until the work was completed.
- The government was threatening to withhold future financial aid.
adjective
sequential
/sɪˈkwenʃl/
following in order of time or place
tuần tự, nối tiếp, liền nhau
sequential data processing
