verb Flashcards
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feature (v)
/ˈfiː.tʃər/
(1) include
–> The movie features James Dean as a disaffected teenager.
(2) perform
–> Tonight’s program features some outstanding performers.
remark (v)
to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought: (nhận xét)
–> Dr Johnson once remarked (that) “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.”
remarkable (adj)
The 20th century was remarkable for its inventions. (đáng kể)
trap (v)
(1) to catch an animal in a trap:
–> She survived in the wilderness by eating berries and trapping small animals and birds.
(2) to keep something such as heat or water in one place, especially because it is useful:
–> A greenhouse stays warm because the glass traps the heat of the sun.
confine (v)
(1) to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way: (hạn chế)
–> Let’s confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
(2) to keep someone closed in a place, often by force: (giam, giữ)
–> The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn’t cope with the outside world.
malfunction (v) (n)
/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
if a machine or system malfunctions, it stops working normally:
–> The system is designed to stop computers getting too hot and malfunctioning.
unveil (v)
/ʌnˈveɪl/
If you unveil something new, you show it or make it known for the first time:
–> The company recently unveiled a test version of its new search engine.
coordinate
/kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/
to make many different things work effectively as a whole:
We need someone to coordinate the whole campaign.
recline (v) + on
/rɪˈklaɪn
–> reclining seat: ghế ngả về phía sau
to lean or lie back
–> She was reclining elegantly on the sofa.
–> He reclined his head against/on my shoulder.
accommodate
/əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/
to provide with a place to live or to be stored in:
–> There wasn’t enough space to accommodate the files.
hydrate (v)
/haɪˈdreɪt/
–> hydrated (adj
–> Be sure to stay hydrated during the race by drinking plenty of fluids.
to make your body absorb water or other liquid: (đủ nước)
–> Make sure you hydrate (= drink something) before you exercise.
tour (v)
/tʊər/
to go on a tour somewhere (tham quan)
–> We spent a month touring (around/round/in) Kenya.
finalize
ˈfaɪ.nəl.aɪz/
to make a final and certain decision about a plan, date, etc.:
–> We’ll finalize the details later.
yield (v) (profit/crop/information/results)
/jiːld/
to produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information:
–> an attempt to yield increased profits
–> Favourable weather yielded a good crop.
brow (v)
to look through a book or magazine without reading everything, or to walk around a shop looking at several things without intending to buy any of them:
–> I was browsing through fashion magazines to find a new hairstyle.
