lock in book 2 part 4

swindle

​to cheat somebody in order to get something, especially money, from them: lừa tiền

• They … him out of hundreds of dollars.

string along

to allow somebody to believe something that is not true, for example that you love them, intend to help them, etc.: làm ai tin vào điều gì không đúng

• She has no intention of giving you a divorce; she's just … you …

perpetual

… motion machine

lay on

to provide something for somebody, especially food or entertainment

• A bus has been … to take guests to the airport.

to make somebody have to deal with something unpleasant or difficult

• Stop … a guilt trip … me

make a scene

to behave in a loud, angry way in public

Please don't ...

suit to

​to make something appropriate for something/somebody: làm cái gì trở nên phù hợp

• He can … his conversation … whoever he's with.

trickle

to flow, or to make something flow, slowly in a thin stream: chảy theo dòng

• Tears were … down her cheeks.

to go, or to make something go, somewhere slowly or gradually

• People began … into the hall.

get somebody’s own back on somebody

to do something to somebody in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge: trả đũa

• I'll … him one day, I swear!

butt in

to interrupt a conversation or discussion or someone who is talking: chen lời

• He kept on … with silly comments.

to interrupt

• Sorry to … on you like this, but there’s an important call.

make a mountain out of a molehill

to make an unimportant matter seem important: làm quá vấn đề

split hairs

to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important

leave somebody in the lurch

to fail to help somebody when they are relying on you to do so: phụ ai

• She felt she had been … by all her colleagues.

delude

​to make somebody believe something that is not true: lừa ai

• Don't be … thinking that we are out of danger yet.

inveigle

to persuade someone to do something in a clever and dishonest way, when they do not want to do it: xúi ai làm điều sai

Her son tried to … her into giving him the money for a car.

recalcitrant

​unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control: bất trị, không tuân theo luật lệ

• He was like a teacher encouraging a … pupil.

dogmatic

​being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept them, without paying attention to evidence or other opinions: mang tính giáo điều

• There is a danger of becoming too … about teaching methods.

pedantic

​too worried about small details or rules

• a … insistence on the correct way of doing things

desensitize

to make somebody/something less aware of something as a problem by making them become used to it(to something)

• People are increasingly becoming … to violence on television.

to treat somebody/something so that they will stop being sensitive to physical or chemical changes, or to a particular substance

• There is no effective serum to … people who are allergic to fleas.

​interesting and important enough to be reported as news: đáng đưa tin

• Nothing very … happened last week.

armistice

​a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peace: hiệp định ngừng bắn

• The … was signed on 4 December.

flora

​the plants of a particular area, type of environment or period of time: thảm thực vật

• rare species of … and fauna

esoteric

​likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest

• Specialist dictionaries may be required to understand some of the more … texts.

angles

tighest of …

From the … the striker swept the ball into the far corner.

genome

​the complete set of genes in a cell or living thing

newly-wed

​a person who has recently got married: người mới cưới

• The … spent their honeymoon in Venice.

genteel

​(of people and their way of life) quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class: nhã nhặn nhưng quá lên

• Her … accent irritated me.

​(of places) quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring

rose-tinted

​pink in colour

used to describe an idea or a way of looking at a situation as being better or more positive than it really is

• He tends to view the world through … spectacles.

= rose-colored

detritus

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