Vocabularies Flashcards
Amble (v)
[stroll]
We ambled down to the beach.
Fire hazard
Moi nguy chay lua
elude (v)
[escape]
-> He was extremely tired but sleep eluded him.
enlist (v)
[to persuade somebody to help you or to join you in doing something]
-> They hoped to enlist the help of the public in solving the crime.
devastated beyond comprehension.
A week goes by, Nova is still missing, Eric is devastated beyond comprehension.
hit it off (with somebody) *informal
[to have a good friendly relationship with somebody]
-> We hit it off straight away
spontaneous (a)
[opposite to fake]
-> The audience burst into spontaneous applause.
benign *formal
[kind and gentle]
-> You would never have guessed his intentions from the benign expression on his face.