Week 3 - Collocation advanced - Quebec Referendum Flashcards
deeply offensive
xúc phạm sâu sắc
slightly offensive
hơi xúc phạm
spotless clean
sạch sẽ không tì vết
I’ve been hoovering and dusting all day, so now my flat is spotlessly clean
downright rude
hết sức thô lỗ
It was downright rude of him not to say hello to the secretary
thoroughly ashamed
hoàn toàn xấu hổ
You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself. Your behaviour was appalling!
**appaling = kinh khủng = unacceptable
blatantly obvious
rõ ràng một cách trắng trợn
I’m amazed you didn’t realize she was lying! It was blatantly obvious to me!
wildly exaggerated
phóng đại quá mức
his death had been wildly-exaggerated
wildly inaccurate
cực kỳ không chính xác
Most of the facts were wrong in that news report. It was wildly inaccurate.
dead easy
quá dễ dàng
- extremly easy -
I don’t know what I was worrying about! The exam turned out to be dead easy!
slightly different
hơi khác
mildly surprised
hơi ngạc nhiên
mildly amusing
vui vẻ nhẹ nhàng
mildly irritating
khó chịu nhẹ
stinking rich
giàu bẩn
= filthy rich
= dirt rich
Chết mang theo tiền :)) nên tiền thơm
only the rich can afford to bury in the tomb, the ordinary usually buries on the ground
mildly offensive
xúc phạm nhẹ
loosely based on
lỏng lẻo dựa trên
loosely centred
trung tâm lỏng lẻo
loosely structured
cấu trúc lỏng lẻo
loosely related
ít liên quan
loosely connected
kết nối lỏng lẻo
faintly ridiculous
hơi lố bịch
The idea of the boss singing Happy birthday to me stuck me as faintly/mildly ridiculous
faintly amused
hơi thích thú
faintly surprised
hơi ngạc nhiên
faintly patronising
yếu ớt bảo trợ
faintly absurd
hơi vô lý
highly unlikely
bất thường
highly educated
có trình độ học vấn cao
highly recommend
rất khuyến khích
This restaurant is highly recommend
strongly influence
ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ
greatly appreciated
đánh giá rất cao
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
I greatly appreciate the fact that you have given me so much.
greatly influence
ảnh hưởng lớn
utterly absurd
hoàn toàn vô lý
I find the situation utterly absurd.
utterly ridiculous
hoàn toàn vô lý
thoroughly enjoy
tận hưởng triệt để
- really enjoyed -
I thoroughly enjoyed the film
I thoroughly enjoyed the days I spent at your lovely house in the country
absolutely delighted
Hoàn toàn vui mừng
very happy
rất vui
grit
sạn, bụi bậm
A pick me up
give you energy
Ex: Coffee is definitely a pick-me-up to start a day
well-known
This doctor in NY is very well-known
**famous is for celebrities
confident
having a strong belief in something
put on the back burner
tạm gác, để sau, để qua 1 bên
to set aside, to not consider a priority for a while
poll station
trạm thăm dò ý dân
the place where you go to vote
sovereign
tối cao
with supreme power, independent
referendum
trưng cầu ý dân
a vote about a single question or issue
= vote
momentum
quán tính
forward movement, force
ethnic
dân tộc
having a specific cultural identity that is different from the main culture of an area
= non-native
slim margin
chênh lệch nhỏ
a very small difference
eligible
allowed, able to do because you have the right= allowed
rally
tập hợp
a large gathering to show support for a cause
preserve
to keep in its original state
= keep
reject
to say no, to decline
= disagreed with
cast a line
bẫy ai đó (như câu cá)
to throw a fishing line into the water
cast new light
khai sáng
to bring new information to something
cast doubt
dấy lên nghi ngờ
to cause people to not believe something
cast a shadow
làm tệ hơn, lo lắng hơn, bi quan
to bring darkness or sadness to a situation
cast an eye over
nhìn thoáng qua
to look quickly at something
cast a spell
đọc thần chú
to use a potion or power to cause a person or animal to act in a new way (by a witch or wizard)
cast a vote
bỏ phiếu
to make a decision in an election or poll
