vocab 2

Question 1

beneficent (adjective)

Answer 1

từ tâm hay làm phúc = generous
Ex: the beneficent powers of Nature

Question 2

obliterate

Answer 2

to remove all signs of something, either by destroying or covering it completely ( bịt lại, làm nghẽn,phá hủy hoàn toàn)
Ex: The building was completely obliterated by the bomb.

Question 3

relinquish (v)

Answer 3

to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly ( bỏ không lamg, thôi không làm ,từ bỏ)
Ex; He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
- buông thả ( relinquish one’s hand)

Question 4

discard

Answer 4

• to get rid of something that you no longer want or need ( bỏ, laoij bỏ, vứt bỏ)

Question 5

abscond (v)

Answer 5

• bỏ trốn
  Ex: She absconded from every children’s home they placed her in.
• to leave secretly and take with you something, especially money, that does not belong to you
  Ex: He absconded with the company funds.

Question 6

reprimanded (v)

Answer 6

sự quở trách, khiển trách= rebuke
Ex: reprimand somebody for something The officers were severely reprimanded for their unprofessional behaviour.

Question 7

rebuke

Answer 7

sự quở trách
Ex: He was silenced by her stinging rebuke.

Question 8

sting

Answer 8

• châm chính
  Ex: Be careful of the nettles—they sting!
• Làm nhói đau
  Ex: My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
• chọc tức, xúc phạm
  Ex: He was stung by their criticism.
• bán đắt cho ai, lừa ai
  EX: I got stung for a £100 meal.
• mượn tiền từ ai
  Ex: Can I sting you for a couple of pounds?

Question 9

endurance

Answer 9

sự chịu đựng, khả nagw chịu đựng
Ex: He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness.

Question 10

degrade

Answer 10

• to show or treat somebody in a way that makes them seem not worth any respect or not worth taking seriously
  Ex: This poster is offensive and degrades women.
• xuống cấp
  Ex: Important natural habitats have been degraded by development.
• to change or make something change to a simpler chemical form
  Ex: The esters then degrade into harmless sugars and fatty acids.

Question 11

intensely

Answer 11

• mãnh liệt, vô cùng
  Ex: She disliked him intensely.
• in a serious way that often involves a lot of action in a short period of time
  Ex: A team of firefighters worked intensely for more than half an hour to free him.

Question 12

foe

Answer 12

kẻ thù
Ex: She was unsure as yet whether he was friend or foe.

Question 13

imperial

Answer 13

gây hại

Question 14

empire

Answer 14

• đế quốc, đế chế
  Ex: These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
• a group of commercial organizations controlled by one person or company
  Ex: He has built a huge business empire from humble beginnings.

Question 15

partially

Answer 15

một phần

Question 16

decompose

Answer 16

• Phân hủy= decay, rot
  Ex: The garden was dank with decomposing vegetation.