Tap 6 - 17.11.2015 Flashcards
excuse (n)
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong.
“Who does she think she is, the Queen of England? It’s still no excuse.”
stand sb up (v)
to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you start to have a romantic relationship with.
“You stood her up for a monster truck jamboree.”
jamboree (n)
/ˌdʒæm.bəˈriː/
a large social gathering, a large organized event that many people go to.
“You stood her up for a monster truck jamboree.”
“The beer festival was a huge open-air jamboree.”
insult (v)
/ˈɪn.sʌlt/
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lăng mạ, sỉ nhục. To say or do something to someone that is rude.
“She’s gonna insult the Queen.”
revolve (v)
/rɪˈvɒlv/
to move or cause something to move around a central point or line.
“Everything in this family revolves around you.”
get the short end of the stick (idiom)
to suffer the bad effects of a situation.
“And so once again, Jackson get the short end of the stick.”
dessert (n)
/dɪˈzɜːt/
sweet food eaten at the end of the meal.
“I appreciate that, baby boy. And you should keep away from that dessert table.”
forfeit (v)
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/
to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule.
“I have to forfeit. Tropher called, he’v got the flu.”
court (n)
/kɔːt/
an area drawn out on the ground that is used for playing sports such as tennis and basketball.
“I blew chunks all over the court.”
substitution (n)
/sʌbstɪˈtjuːʃn/
an action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a last-minute substitution.”
crawl (v)
/krɔl/
to move slowly or with difficulty, especially with your body stretch out along the ground or on hands and knees.
“Start crawling. We’ll get you to the stands.”
“The child crawled across the floor.”
