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fallacy

ngụy biện, sai lầm /ˈfæl.ə.si/

t is a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men.

gregarious

(adj) sociable --- thích đàn đúm, giao du /ɡrɪˈɡeə.ri.əs/

Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

haggard

wasted away; gaunt hốc hác, phờ phạc, mắt thâm /ˈhæɡ.əd/

He'd been drinking the night before and was looking a bit haggard.

indiscernible

(a): không thể thấy rõ, ko phân biệt được /ˌɪn.dɪˈsɜː.nə.bəl/

an indiscernible change/shape/reason

imprudent

không thận trọng, khinh suất

The report criticizes the banks for being imprudent in their lending.

lethargic

uể oải /ləˈθɑː.dʒɪk/

I was feeling tired and lethargic.

meteoric

(a) quick and flashy, nhanh, chớp nhoáng /ˌmiː.tiˈɒr.ɪk/

a meteoric rise to fame

meritorious

xứng đáng, đáng khen /ˌmer.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əs/

an award for meritorious service

obstinate

bướng bỉnh, ngoan cố

permeate

/ˈpɜːmieɪt/ .v. lan ra tràn ngập

The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.

volatile

adj. không ổn định, có thể thay đổi đột ngột, dễ bay hơi /ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl/

He had a volatile temper and couldn't have been easy to live with.

bolster

ủng hộ, bênh vực

She tried to bolster my confidence/morale (= encourage me and make me feel stronger) by telling me that I had a special talent.

buttress

(v) to support; ủng hộ, advocate /ˈbʌt.rəs/

The arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.

sarcastic

[sɑ'kæstik] (adj) chế nhạo, mỉa mai,châm biếm

decimate

(v) tàn sát, sát hại nhiều /ˈdes.ɪ.meɪt/

Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.

duplicity

ăn ở hai lòng, tính kép, dối trá /dʒuˈplɪs.ə.ti/

They were accused of duplicity in their dealings with both sides.

esoteric

(a) mang ý nghĩa cao siêu, arcane /ˌiː.səˈter.ɪk/

She has a somewhat esoteric taste in clothes.

exuberant

cởi mở, hồ hởi /ɪɡˈzjuː.bər.ənt/

Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy's new vitality.

fiasco

(n) a breakdown, failure, debacle /fiˈæs.kəʊ/

The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.

hypocritical

đạo đức giả, giả nhân giả nghĩa /ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/

Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves.

indoctrinate

truyền bá, truyền giáo

Some parents were critical of attempts to indoctrinate children in green ideology.

ineptitude

(n) clumsiness, sự vụng về /ɪˈnep.tɪ.tʃuːd/

It was not angry bloggers that rendered the website inaccessible, but sheer technological ineptitude.

intrinsic

adj.(thuộc) bản chất, thực chất, bên trong

lament

than vãn, rên rỉ /ləˈment/

The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man.

monotonuous

đơn điệu

pervasive

lan tỏa khắp nơi (mùi hương)

pompous

(a) pretentious, kiêu ngạo

He can sometimes sound a little pompous when he talks about acting.

ravenous

(a) hungry, voracious /ˈræv.ən.əs/

Growing boys have ravenous appetites.

sporadic

(a) irregular; occasional; thỉnh thoảng /spəˈræd.ɪk/

More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic outbursts of ethnic violence.

succumb

không chống nổi /səˈkʌm

I felt sure it would only be a matter of time before he succumbed to my charms.

wayward

(a) ương ngạnh, bướng bỉnh

He was a wayward kid.

hype

(n),(v) cường điệu, thổi phồng

It's being hyped as the musical event of the year.

do the trick

mang lại kết quả tốt, có hiệu quả

This sauce needs more flavour - I know, some lemon juice should/ought to do the trick.

spending power

khả năng chi tiêu, sức mua

The growth in employment and wages gives consumers some spending power to absorb the higher cost of energy.

concur

đồng ý, tán thành /kənˈkɜːr/

The new report concurs with previous findings.

kill something stone-dead

phá hủy cái gì, khiến cái gì thất bại

One bad review can kill a film stone-dead.

blockbuster

bộ phim bom tấn

recover cost

lấy lại số tiền đã bỏ ra, hồi vốn

The initial outlay of setting up a company is considerable and it takes a while to recover those costs.

reimburse sb for sth

hoàn trả, bồi thường cho ai chi phí nào đó

The airline reimbursed me for the amount they had overcharged me.

have/carry weight

có trọng lượng, có ảnh hưởng sâu sắc

His words obviously carried weight with them.

out cold

bất tỉnh

stone cold

lạnh như đá, đóng băng

Your dinner's been on the table for over an hour and it's stone-cold.

pull sth off

v. thành công (succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected)

The central bank has pulled off one of the biggest financial rescues of recent years.

work wonders/miracles/a treat

đạt được thành tựu, kết quả tốt

Running works wonders for the metabolism.

sweep sb off their feet

khiến ai hoàn toàn yêu bạn (make someone become suddenly and completely in love with you)

The first time he met her, he was completely swept off his feet.

hoist

(n) sự kéo lên, nâng lên, cần trục, tời

(v) kéo lên, nhấc bổng lên

drag one's feet/heels on sth

do something slowly because you do not want to do it:

I suspect the management is dragging its heels on this issue.

pluck sb from a place

cứu ai khỏi nơi nguy hiểm

without so much as

without even: thậm chí không

He took my umbrella without so much as asking.

glare at

nhìn chằm chằm, trừng trừng vào

peep at

nhìn trộm

wink at

giả vờ như không chú ý

During the holiday, parking violations were winked at.

to ponder (on) sth, to meditate on sth

consider something carefully for a long time:

[ T ] She ponders the reaction she'll receive.

weigh sb up

form an opinion about someone's abilities and character or a situation by thinking about him, her, or it carefully:

When you're a detective you learn to weigh people up quickly.

mist over/up

đọng hơi nước, sương -> khó nhìn thấy

The steam from the kettle misted up her glasses.

sb's eyes mist up/over

long lanh nước mắt

be loath to do something

ngại ngần làm gì

I'm loath to spend it all at once.

merger

sự sáp nhập (của hai hay nhiều công ty, tổ chức)

She's an attorney who advises companies about mergers and takeovers.

be a cross between two things

it's a mixture of two things

Police dogs are often a cross between a retriever and a German Shepherd.

to employ sth to do sth

để dùng, sử dụng cái gì

The company also employs direct marketing and mail to reach potential customers.

be employed in doing sth

bận làm việc gì, dành thời gian làm việc gì

You would be better employed in writing an apology.

engage with sth

ăn khớp, có liên quan

Just stay out of his way as much as possible, and don't engage with him.

exert influence on sth

làm ảnh hưởng tới cái gì

Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.

exercise influence/authority

dùng quyền lực, sức ảnh hưởng để làm gì

The landlord may exercise his right to review the rent.

exercise power/control/influence (over sth)

use something such as a right or choice

be made for each other/be a match made in heaven

sinh ra là dành cho nhau

The long cool drinks and the hot spicy food were made for each other.

sb is given to doing sth/sth

they do it habitually, particularly when such a habit is considered strange or unacceptable

reckon with sth

dự trù ảnh hưởng của cái gì đó (deal with a difficult or powerful person or thing):

If you harm her, you're going to have the police to reckon with.

bear on

có ảnh hưởng về, liên quan về

I don't see how that information bears on this case.

lend oneself to something

phù hợp với

The novel's complex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation.

leer at

liếc mắt đưa tình, tống tình

squint

nheo mắt /skwɪnt/

The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint

wince

nhăn mặt, cau mày /wɪns/

It makes me wince even thinking about eye operations.

smirk

nhếch mép /smɜːk/

"Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about," he said with a smirk.

have a picture of sth

có được hình dung về cái gì

the sight of sth

the act or experience of seeing it

have a vision/visions of sth

imagine a situation (an unlikely/dramatic situation)

sb's figure

thân thể, hình thể

machine/appliance be turned up full/on full

hoạt động hết công suất

border on

gần kề với, liền kề với, sắp tới

She possesses a self-confidence that borders on arrogance.

move past/across sth

đi qua cái gì

move along sth

đi dọc cái gì

on the rim of sth

ở rìa cái gì

The rim of the cup was chipped and broken.

judging from/by

căn cứ vào

Judging from her recent track record, Watkins has every chance of winning the competition.

matron

ˈmeɪtrən

quý bà

decrepit

( adj) già yếu, lụ khụ /dɪˈkrep.ɪt/

A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.

flatland

vùng đất bằng phẳng

seep out

rò rỉ ra

stealthily

một cách lén lút /ˈstel.θəl.i/

The defendant stealthily entered the family home and kidnapped the daughter.

on the sly

If you do something on the sly, you do it secretly because you should not be doing it:

He drives his mother's car on the sly while she's at work.

composed

điềm đạm (calm and in control of your emotions) /kəmˈpəʊzd/

She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral.

sworn enemies

kẻ thù không đội trời chung

parsimonious

(a) stingy, stinting, tằn tiện, tiết kiệm, bủn xỉn /ˌpɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/

I think that politicians are often parsimonious with the (= do not tell the complete) truth.

niggardly (adj)

hà tiện, keo kiệt /ˈnɪɡ.əd.li/

a niggardly donation/amount

not in the least

không một chút nào

what's the catch

sao lạ vậy?

ý đồ thực sự là gì?

appeal against (the conviction/sentence)

kháng cáo, phản đối

ringleader

kẻ cầm đầu

put on probation

đang trong thời gian quản chế

The judge put him on probation for two years.

put on trial

đưa ra xét xử