vocab 28 Flashcards
complain sth about
phàn nàn về điều j
attentive
chăm chú
fall through
thất bại
fall behind
tụt lại phía sau
fall over
tranh cãi
truth to light
đưa ra ánh sáng
a whale of time
to enjoy yourself very much:
Ex: We had a whale of a time on holiday.
comply with
comform to= abide by
compose oneself
bình tĩnh
be comprise of = consist of
bao gồm
supervision
quan sát
drive
effort
take charge of = responsibility
chịu trách nhiệm
expire
-hết quyền hạn
-hết hạn
- chết
thirst
khát nước
thrift
the habit of saving money and spending it carefully so that none is wasted
- subsist
- ) to manage to stay alive, especially with limited food or money
Ex: Old people often subsist on very small incomes. - (law) to exist; to apply and be relevant
The terms of the contract subsist.
manufacture
- sự chết tạo , sự sản xuất
Ex: This company manufactures the equipment used to make contact lenses. - to invent a story, an excuse, etc.
Ex: a news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist - to produce a substance
Ex: Vitamins cannot be manufactured by our bodies.
conversion
- sự chuyển đổi hệ thống
Ex: Their main business is the conversion of farm buildings into family homes. - sự thay đỏi ý kiến niềm tin
Ex: his conversion from Judaism to Christianity
parsimony
keo kiệt ,chi li bủn xỉn
minuscule
- nhỏ xíu
Ex: The newsroom was minuscule, not much more than a cubbyhole.
chase
- rượt đuôi
- bắt kịp theo đuuổi thành công
- nhanh chóng
degrade
- hạ thấp người khác làm cho ai đó không đc tôn trọng không có giá trị
Ex: This poster is offensive and degrades women. - làm cái gì đó mất đi giá trị khong còn quan trọng
- phân hủy
in good authority
tin vào
evaporate
to disappear, especially by gradually becoming less and less
Ex: Her confidence had now completely evaporated.
insensible
không quan tâm , phớt lờ
a dime a dozen
đặc biêt , không ai có
legislation
- sự làm luật, pháp luật, pháp chế
Ex: New legislation on the sale of drugs will be introduced next year.
smash
-to break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces, nghiền nát
Ex: Several windows had been smashed.
toddler
chập chững bước đi
appalled
-feeling or showing horror at something unpleasant or wrong
Ex: We watched appalled as the child ran in front of the car.
horrified
-extremely shocked or frightened
Ex:
He was horrified when he discovered the conditions in which they lived.
exasperated
-tức giận,extremely annoyed, especially if you cannot do anything to improve the situation
Ex: ‘Why won’t you answer me?’ he asked in an exasperated voice.