W2 Flashcards
without
preposition
/wɪˈðaʊt/ , /wɪˈθaʊt/
(abbreviation w/o)
Không có ( dùng trong nhiều ngữ cảnh)
without doing something He left without saying goodbye.
without somebody doing something The party was planned without her knowing anything about it.
witness
noun
/ˈwɪtnəs/
- (also eyewitness) [countable] nhân chứng
- người làm chứng ( bên thứ ba khi kí tài liệu, người làm chứng hôn lễ)
- [uncountable] niềm tôn thờ (bằng chứng về niềm tin tôn giáo mạnh mẽ của một người, mà họ thể hiện qua những gì họ nói và làm trước công chúng)
woman
noun
/ˈwʊmən/
(pl. women /ˈwɪmən/ )
- phụ nữ ( dùng được trong nhiều trường hợp)
wonder
verb
/ˈwʌndər/
- tự hỏi
- wonder if, whether… : một cách lịch sự để đưa ra một câu hỏi hay yêu cầu từ ai đó:
I wonder if you can help me.
I was wondering whether you’d like to come to a party. - rất ngạc nhiên bởi điều gì ( cảm xúc)
wonder (at something) She wondered at her own stupidity.
wonderful
adjective
/ˈwʌndərfl/
- rất ngạc nhiên, hài lòng, thú vị
We had a wonderful time last night. - ngạc nhiên và ngưỡng mộ ( cảm xúc)
It’s wonderful what you can do when you have to.
wood
noun
/wʊd/
- [uncountable, countable] gỗ ( làm nhiên liệu,trong xây dựng, chất liệu)
- [countable] (also woods [plural]) rừng ( nhỏ hơn so với forest)
wooden
adjective
/ˈwʊdn/
1.[usually before noun] làm từ gỗ:a wooden box
2. không tự nhiên, cảm xúc, mượt mà ( nói về diễn xuất, giọng nói)
synonym stiff
The actor playing the father was too wooden.
Her voice sounded wooden and lifeless as she struggled to control her feelings.
*woodenly
adverb
She speaks her lines very woodenly.
woodenness
noun [uncountable]
wool
noun
/wʊl/
[uncountable]
- lông của động vật ( cừu, dê)
- len: a ball of wool
- vải làm từ lông động vật dùng để làm quần áo (chất liệu):
This scarf is 100% wool.
pure new wool
a wool blanket
word
noun
/wərd/
- [countable] từ
- [countable] nói :Could I have a quick word with you (= speak to you quickly)?;a man of few words (= who doesn’t talk very much)
- [singular] lời hứa
I give you my word that this won’t happen again.
I give you my word of honor (= my sincere promise) …
4.[singular] mẩu thông tin hoặc tin tức
She sent word that she would be late.
work
verb
/wərk/
- làm việc ( công việc or nhiệm vụ)
work at something I’ve been working at my assignment all day.
work on something He is working on a new novel.
She’s outside, working on the car.
+ noun Doctors often work very long hours.
work for somebody/something She works for an engineering company.
work in something I’ve always worked in education.
work with somebody/something Do you enjoy working with children?
work as something My son is working as a teacher. - make effort ( nỗ lực )
work yourself/somebody + adv./prep. to make yourself/someone work, especially very hard
She works herself too hard.
work for something She dedicated her life to working for peace.
work to do something The committee is working to get the prisoners freed.
The police and the public need to work together to combat crime. - vận hành, hoạt động ( liên quan đến máy và thiết bị)
Do you know how to work the coffee machine? - tạo ra ảnh hưởng hay có kết quả
My plan worked, and I got them to agree.
work on somebody/something His charm doesn’t work on me (= does not affect or impress me).
work against somebody Your age can work against you in this job.
work in somebody’s favor Speaking Italian should work in his favor. - tạo hình.( nhấn, kéo,..)
work something to work clay
to work gold
work something into something to work the mixture into a paste
work (in/with something) (of an artist, etc.): sử dụng một chất liệu để tạo ra sản phẩm…
an artist working in oils
a craftsman working with wood - hoạt động dữ dội ( move violently) He stared at me in horror, his mouth working.
- dịch chuyển hoặc vượt qua dần dần.
+ adv./prep. It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.
work your way + adv./prep. (figurative)
He worked his way to the top of his profession.
work yourself/something + adj. I was tied up, but managed to work myself free.
+ adj. The screw had worked loose.
worker
noun
/ˈwərkər/
- (often in compounds) người làm việc ( cụ thể một công việc nào đó):temporary/part-time/freelance workers;
manual/skilled/unskilled workers. - [usually plural] : công nhân
- con ong cái nhưng không thể sinh sản được
working
adjective
/ˈwərkɪŋ/
[only before noun]
- làm việc, công việc.
world
noun
/wərld/
thế giới ( nói chung: thế giới của động vật, hành tinh,….)
worried
adjective
/ˈwərid/
- cảm thấy lo lắng về điều gì.
worried about somebody/something I’m not worried about her—she can take care of herself.
worried by something We’re not too worried by these results.
worried (that…) The police are worried that the man may be armed.
Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick (= extremely worried).
worriedly
adverb
worry
verb
/ˈwəri/
1.lo lắng về cái gì.
worry about somebody/something: Don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right.
worry over somebody/something There’s no point in
worrying over things you can’t change.
worry (that)… I worry that I won’t get into college.
2. làm ai lo lắng về điều gì
worry (that)… I worry that I won’t get into college.
worry somebody/yourself + adj. (about somebody/something) He worried himself sick (= become extremely anxious) about his daughter.
it worries somebody that… It worries me that he hasn’t come home yet.
it worries somebody to do something It worried me to think what might happen.
3. làm phiền ai
worry somebody The noise never seems to worry her.
worry somebody with something Don’t keep worrying him with a lot of silly questions.