Words & Phrases Flashcards
junkienoun
/ˈdʒʌŋki/
/ˈdʒʌŋki/
(alsojunky)
(informal)
* a drugaddict(= a person who is unable to stop taking dangerous drugs)TOPICSSocial issuesC2
(xì ke, nghiện ngập)
protégénoun /ˈprɒtəʒeɪ/ /ˈprəʊtəʒeɪ/ (feminineprotégée) (from French)
- a young person who is helped in their career and personal development by a more experienced person
(người được bảo hộ)
Junior partner
cộng sự cấp thấp
solemnadjective
/ˈsɒləm/
/ˈsɑːləm/
solemnadjective /ˈsɒləm/ /ˈsɑːləm/ * (of a person)not happy or smilingSYNONYMserious * Her face grew solemn. * a solemn expression * OPPOSITEcheerful
sugar-coatverb
/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/
/ˈʃʊɡər kəʊt/
- sugar-coat somethingto do something that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant
- There’s no way of sugar-coating it—the report predicts a grim future for the industry.
Nói giảm, nói tránh
- There’s no way of sugar-coating it—the report predicts a grim future for the industry.
Tính từ Bọc đường Đường mật asugar-coatedpromise một lời hứa đường mật
lock upphrasal verb
lock up | lock somethingup
lock somebodyup/away
- lock up | lock somethingup
* to make a building safe by locking the doors and windows- Don’t forget to lock up at night.
- He locked up the shop and went home.
* TOPICSCrime and punishmentC1
- lock somebodyup/away
* (informal)to put somebody in prisonRELATED NOUNlock-up TOPICSCrime and punishmentC2 - to lock up Jim
Giữ chân
pounceverb
/paʊns/
/paʊns/
[intransitive]
Phrasal Verbs
* to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch somebody/something
* The lion crouched ready to pounce.
* The cat crouched down as if about to pounce.
* pounce on/upon somebody/somethingThe muggers pounced on her as she got out of the car.
* Hegerberg pounced on the loose ball and scored.
Thình lình xông vào, tấn công thình lình, đâm bổ vào
(nghĩa bóng) vớ ngay lấy, vồ ngay lấy, chộp ngay lấy
Poach //pəʊtʃ/ verb/
Ngoại động từ Kho, rim (cá, quả..); chần trứng (nước đang sôi lăn tăn) apricotspoachedinsyrup quả mơ rim sirô ( + into) thọc, đâm (gậy, ngón tay... vào cái gì) Giẫm chân lên (cỏ...) (ngựa...); ăn cắp, mua chuộc Săn trộm, câu trộm topoachhares săn trộm thỏ rừng Xâm phạm (tài sản người khác) topoachonaneighbour'sland xâm phạm đất đai của người bên cạnh
heads-upnoun /ˌhedz ˈʌp/ /ˈhedz ʌp/ (especially North American English) (pluralheads-up,heads-ups)
- heads-up (about something)a piece of information given in advance of something or as advice: cảnh báo trước
- Send everyone a heads-up about the changes well in advance.
- Can anyone give me a heads-up about how to change the format?
- This is a heads-up about the seminar this week.
- His statement said that he was not given a heads-up about the FBI raid.
- TOPICSSuggestions and adviceC2
Hit a home-run
(bong chay): Cú đánh cho phép người đánh chạy quanh ghi điểm mà không phải dừng lại. —> làm điều gì đó rất thành công mà không cần phải đầu tư quá nhiều.
Eg:
In the seventh, Walsh hit his third home run of the night to bring in two of three run scored in the inning (trong bóng chày là phần của trận đấu cả hai đội lần lượt đánh).
fall off a cliff:
lao xuống vực
- (informal)to decrease quickly and suddenly in quantity or quality
- Sales fell off a cliff in the first quarter of the year.
be/get back on your feet
to have enough money again, or to besuccessfulagain after having problems
I need to get back on my feet again and forget all this.
gượng dậy
go over (to…)
- to move from one place to another, especially when this means crossing something such as a room, town or city
- He went over and shook hands with his guests.
Continuance
/kənˈtɪnjuəns/
/kənˈtɪnjuəns/
-
uncountablethe state of continuing to exist or function
- We can no longer support the President’s continuance in office.
-
countablea decision that a court case should be heard later
- The judge refused his motion for a continuance.
Danh từ Sự tiếp tục, sự tồn tại (một chủng tộc) duringthecontinuanceofthewar trong khi chiến tranh tiếp tục Sự kéo dài, sự lâu dài acontinuanceofprosperity sự phồn vinh lâu dài Sự lưu lại lâu dài (ở một nơi nào); sự tiếp tục tình trạng (pháp lý) sự hoãn, sự đình lại (một vụ kiện)
a death row appeal:
vụ kiện án mạng
prosecutornoun
/ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə(r)/
/ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/
- a public official who charges somebody officially with a crime andprosecutesthem in court
- thepublic/state prosecutor
- SEE ALSOspecial prosecutor TOPICSLaw and justiceC1 (người khởi tố)
And I’m not taking that risk.
và tôi sẽ không chấp nhận rủi ro đó.
put someone on notice
put (one) on notice
Towarnoralertoneaboutsomething.
Weputparentsonnoticeafterreceivinginformationaboutthedangerousgamethatisgoingviralamongyoungstudents.
I’m on it.
Tôi làm đây.
subpoenanoun
/səˈpiːnə/
/səˈpiːnə/
(law) * a written order to attend court as a witness to give evidence * He was served with a subpoena. Danh từ Trát đòi hầu toà
tankverb
/tæŋk/
/tæŋk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs
* intransitive(of a company or a product)to fail completely
* The company’s shares tanked on Wall Street.
* TOPICSDifficulty and failureC2
tự thua, thua, thất bại
Ethic
/ˈeθɪk/
- ethics[plural]moral principles that control or influence a person’s behaviour
- professional/business/medical ethics
- to draw up acode of ethics
- He began to question the ethics of his position.
- TOPICSPersonal qualitiesB2
- [singular]a system of moral principles or rules of behaviour
- The ethic of personal achievement is very strong in western societies.
- SEE ALSOProtestant ethic,work ethic
Cách viết khácethical
Tính từ
(thuộc) đạo đức, (thuộc) luân thường đạo lý
(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) hợp với luân thường đạo lý, đúng với nguyên tắc xử thế (một cá nhân); đúng nội quy (một tổ chức)
Đúng quy cách (thuốc)
Chỉ bán theo đơn thầy thuốc
rub offphrasal verb
rub off (on/onto somebody)
rub somethingoff (something) | rub off
rub off (on/onto somebody)
* (of personal qualities, behaviour, opinions, etc.)to become part of a person’s character as a result of that person spending time with somebody who has those qualities, etc.
* Her sense of fun has rubbed off on her children.
* Let’s hope some of his good luck rubs off on me!
* Lây nhiễm, vấy bẩn
rub somethingoff (something) | rub off
* to remove something or to be removed by rubbing
* She rubbed off the dead skin.
turn onphrasal verb
turn on somebody
- to attack somebody suddenly and unexpectedly
- The dogs suddenly turned on each other.
- Why are you all turning on me(= criticizing or blaming me)?