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accelerate (sth)

(make sth) happen faster/earlier

ex: Inflation continues to accelerate.

approach (n) (sin)

movement nearer to sb/sth in distance/time

ex: With the approach of winter comes new worries.

They felt apprehensive about the approach of war.

ascend sth

from sth | to sth >< descend (sth)

rise, go up, climb up

ex: The path started to ascend more steeply.

The results, ranked in descending/ascending order are as follows.

He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement.

Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs

bounce (sth)

if sth bounces or you bounce it, it moves quickly away from a surface it has just hit or make you do this

ex: She bounced the ball against the wall

-> bounce sth (off/on/against sth)

bounce (n)

the action of bouncing

-> a bounce in popularity

-> one bounce of ball

clamber + (adv/prep)

climb/ move with lots of difficulty/effort using your hands + feet

ex: The children clambered up the steep bank.

clench (v)

nghiến, siết chặt

ex: She sat with hands clenched together in her lap.

Through clenched teeth she told her to leave.

clutch (sb/sth) (adv/prep)

hold sth/sb tightly

ex: She stood there, the flowers still clutched in her hand.

I clutched on to the chairs for support

crawl (adv/prep)

bò

creep (adv/prep)

đi rón rén

ex: I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents.

dash + (adv/prep)

go swh very quickly = rush (adv/prep)

ex: She dashed off to keep an appointment.

He dashed along the platform and jumped on the train.

drift (v)

- (adv/prep) move along slowly in water/air

ex: Clouds drifted across the sky.

The empty boat drifted out to sea.

- move/go swh slowly (+adv/prep)

ex: People began to drift back to their houses.

drift (n)

(sin, unc) a slow steady movement from swh to swh, a slow change/development to sth (bad)

-> the drift of people away from rural areas into urban slumps

-> his drift into crime

-> drift (away) from

(back) to

into

-> attempts to halt the drift towards war

(unc,c) current -> the general direction of drift onto east coast

(sin) the central meaning of what sb says/writes

ex: Do you catch my drift?

My German isn't very good, but I got the drift of what she said.

(gist) (usually the gist) (sin) -> get the gist of an argument

flow (n) (usually sin, unc)

the steady + continuous movement of sb/sth in one direction

ex: Exercises increase blood flow to the brain

flow (of sth) (from sth)

to sth/into sth

through sth

the continuous production/supply of ssth

-> efforts to stem the flow of illegal drugs

-> the flow of goods and services to remote areas

jog/go jogging (v)

chạy bộ chạm

-> jog (sin) a slow run (for exercise)

ex: I began at a slow jog and gradually increased my pace.

fumble (at/with/in sth) (for sth)

around/to do sth/ sth + adv/prep

mò mẫm, lần mò

ex: She fumbled in her pockets for handkerchiefs/handkerchieves

She fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.

He was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch

fumble for sth/sth

have difficulty speaking sth clearly

ex: During the interview, I fumbled helplessly for words.

gesture (n)

(c,unc) cử chỉ

ex: He made a rude gesture at the driver of the other car.

(c) sth you do/say to show a particular feeling/intention

ex: His speech was at least a gesture towards improving relations.

-> a gesute of goodwill/a goodwill gesture

gesture + adv/prep

to sb (to do sth) / (that)

for sb to do sth

glide (adv/prep)

move smoothly + quietly, esp as though it takes no effort

ex: Swans went gliding past.

hop (v) (adv/prep)

nhảy lò cò

-> kids hopping over puddles

hop (c)

cú nhảy lò cò

ex: He crossed the hall with a hop, skip and jump

immigration (unc) into/from

leap adv/prep

sth (v) (leaped/leapt)

nhảy bật cao

-> leap

-> take a flying leap

ex: The horse leaped a five-foot wall.

His heart gave a sudden leap when you saw her.

march adv/prep

noun (n)

hành binh

-> march 20 miles

ex: Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.

march (v)

diễu hành = demonstrate against/in favour of

ex: Millions of people marched against the war.

march (n)

cuộc diễu hành

-> go on a march

-> protest marchs

punch sb/sth in/on sth

đấm

-> punch sb in the stomach

-> punch sb on the nose

roam + adv/prep

sth

-> roam the countryside/the streets

= wander sth

adv/prep

roll (sth) + adv/prep

(lm cái j) lăn

ex: delivery men were rolling barrels across the yard.

ro'tate about/around sth

sth

(make sth) turn/move around a central fixed point

ex: Rotate the wheel through 180 degrees.

-> winds rotating around the eye of a hurricane

skid + (adv/prep)

(usually of a vehicle) slide forwards or to one side in an uncontrolled way

ex: The taxi skidded to a halt just in time.

The car skidded on the ice and went straight into the wall.

skid (n)

the movement of a vehicle when it suddenly skids

ex: The motorbike went into a skid.

The skid marks on the road showed how fast the car had been traveling.

skip (v)

move forward slightly and quickly making a little jump with each step (nhảy chân sáo)

ex: She skipped happily along beside me.

slide (v) (sth) + adv/prep/adj

ex: The automatic doors slid open.

(make sth) move easily over a smooth/wet surface

(n) cầu trượt -> go down the slide

(n) a change to a lower/worse condition

-> talks to prevent a slide into civil war

ex: The economy is on the slide. (getting worse)

-> a downward slide in the price of oil

slip (v) on sth/over

(n)

ex: one slip and you could fall to your death.

trượt chân

step (v) + adv/prep -> step onto/off a buss

step (c)

bước đi, bước (action)

-> take steps

-> a (big step) (towards)

ex: The new drug represents a major step forward in the treatment of the disease

-> a step in the right direction

ex: We took a step towards the door.

stride + adv/prep

sải bước

ex: She came striding along to meet me.

stride (n)

one long step, the distance covered by a step

ex: I was gaining on the other runners with e very stride.

your way of walking/running

ex: She resumed her confident stride.

an improvement in the way sth is developing

ex: We're making great strides in the search for a cure.

trip over/on sth

up/over

vấp chân

ex: be careful you don't trip up on the step.

velocity (unc,c)

the speed of sth in a particular direction

-> gain/lose velocity

-> the velocity of light

ex: Light travels at a constant velocity.

wave at/to sb | sth at sb | sb sth | sth to sb

sth around/about

-> give sb a wave

aircraft (n)

a vehicle that can fly (plane/helicopter)

-> an aircraft maker/manufacturer/operator

airline (n) (c+ sin/plu v)

hãng hàng không

-> international/major/low-'cost airline

cargo (c,unc) (plu: cargos/cargoes)

the good carried in a ship, an aircraft or a motor vehicle -> a cargo ship

ex: The tanker began to spill its cargo of oil.

The ship stopped to take on a cargo of fruit.

carriage (n) (c)

khoang tàu

-> a railway carriage

charter (n) (c)

an official document tating that a government or political leader allows a new organisation, town or university to be established and gives it particular rights.

ex: Certain towns were allowed to hold weekly markets, by royal charter.

charter sth (v)

hire a plane, boat... for your own use

ex: They flew to Athens and then chartered a boat to the island.

hiker (n)

ng đi bộ đường dài

hitchhikek/hitcher (n)

ng đi nhờ xe

jet lag (unc)

mệt mỏi vì chênh lệch muối h

legroom (unc)

the amount of space available for your legs when you're sitting in a car, plane, theater

ex: Let's go business class because you can get more legroom.

load sth (up) (with sth)

sb/sth onto/into sth

up

>< unload sth (from sth)

(sth)

ex: We got back to the car and then began loading up.

load (c)

sth carried (usually in large amounts) by sb/a vehicle

ex: A lorry shed its load (lm rơi) on the motorway.

These backpacks are designed to carry a heavy load.

load (c) (often in compounds)

the total amount of sth, what sth can obtain/carry

-> a busload of tourists

ex: The plane took off with a full load.

They ordered three truckloads of sand.

pier (n)

a long structure built in the sea and joined to the land at one end, often with places of entertainment on it

pilot sth (v)

fly an aircraft/guide a ship

test a new product, idea...with a few people or in a small area before it is introduced to everyone.

ex: The recycling boxes have been successfully piloted in a number of areas.

quay (n)

a platform in a harbour where boats came in to load

-> enter/leave a harbour

ex: A crowd was waiting on the quay.

return fare/ round-trip fare (c)

the amount you pay for travelling swh and then returning to the same place that you started from

ex: The airline operates daily flights with return fares from $100.

round trip (c, unc)

a journey to a place and back again'

ex: It took two days to make the round trip.

-> a 30-mile round trip to work

steer (sb/sth) (adv/prep)

control the direction in which a boat/car moves

Ex: He steered the boat into the harbor.

steward /ˈstjuːəd/

a person whose job is to take care of passengers on a ship, an aircraft or a train and who brings them meals, etc.