Thẻ ghi nhớ: Destination C1 & C2 - UNIT 14 - QUANTITY AND MONEY | Quizlet

be abundant in sth

~more than enough; plentiful = phong phú, nhiều, chan chứa; thừa thãi, dư dả

Cheap consumer goods are ________ in this part of the world.

ample

~enough or more than enough = đủ/phong phú, dồi dào, dư

There's ample evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing.

area

average

batch

đợt, chuyến, mẻ/làm thành 1 đợt

The cook brought in a fresh batch of homemade cupcakes.

We looked at the job applications in two batches.

bulk

considerable

countless

dimension

diminish

equation

equidistant

cách đều

Along the avenue, all the trees were of the same height and were equidistant.

expand

extent

force

a group of people organized and trained, especially for a particular purpose: nhóm người, lực lượng

He joined the police force right after graduating.

finite

có hạn, hữu hạn: having a limit or end:

The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money.

fraction

a number that results from dividing one whole number by another: phân số

¼ and 0.25 are different ways of representing the same fraction.

phần nhỏ: a small part of something, or a small amount:
They can produce it at a (tiny/small) fraction of the cost of traditional methods.

heap (v,n)

imbalance

immense

~extremely large or great = mênh mông, bao la, rộng lớn

They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition.

intensify

magnitude

độ lớn, tầm quan trọng

The magnitude of the task would have discouraged an ordinary man.

( This is an event of the first magnitude )

major

mass

meagre

(of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough:

The porters relied on tips, rather than their meagre salary, to earn a living.

The prisoners existed on a meagre diet.

minor

nhỏ, không đáng kể, không quan trọng

minute (a)

multiple

~many in numbers = nhiều, nhiều mối, phức tạp

very many of the same type, or of different types:

The young man died of multiple burns.

proportion

sự cân xứng, phần, tỉ trọng, tỉ lệ: the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole:

Children make up a large proportion of the world's population.

quantity

rate

ratio

(n) tỷ số, tỷ lệ: the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than the other:

The ratio of men to women at the conference was ten to one/10:1.

ration

khẩu phần, chia khẩu phần ăn: a limited amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available:

During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.

shrink

sufficient

sum

unevent

vast

lớn vè diện tích, kích cỡ, số lượng

volume

widespread

lan rộng: existing or happening in many places and/or among many people:

There are reports of widespread flooding in northern France.

BENEFIT

(n) lợi ích; (v) được lợi

eg: We all ______ from company's policy of semiannual reviews.

compensation

damages (n)

debt (n)

deduct

trừ đi: to take away an amount or part from a total:

Money is deducted from your account each time your car passes through the toll booths.

deposit

~down payment: đặt cọc, trả trước

When we moved in, we had to deposit $1,000 with the landlord in case we broke any of his things.

direct debt

ghi nợ trực tiếp, trước

dividend (n)

down payment

finance (v, n)

insurance

interest

investment

lump sum

tiền trả 1 lần: an amount of money that is paid in one large amount on one occasion:

Her divorce settlement included a lump sum of $2 million.

mortgage

thế chấp

They took out a £400,000 mortgage (= they borrowed £400,000) to buy the house.

overdraft

số tiền chi nhiều hơn số tiền trong tài khoản ngân hàng (khoản thấu chi)

The bank offers overdraft facilities.

pension

share

cổ phiếu - one of the equal parts that the ownership of a company is divided into, and that can be bought by members of the public:

The value of my shares has risen/fallen by eight percent.

He invests in stocks and shares.

speculate

suy đoán/

đầu cơ: to buy and sell with the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit:

He made his money speculating in the gold and silver markets.

WITHDRAW

add up to

cộng tổng lại

break down

chia nhỏ

build up

(v) làm tăng theo thời gian

buy off sb

mua chuộc ai đó

buy out sth

thôn tính toàn bộ doanh nghiệp

buy up sth or buy sth up

mua hết

carry over sth

mang sang, chuyển giao

clock up

ĐẠT ĐƯỢC

( to collect or achieve a large number of similar things:

= to reach a particular amount or number)

club together

= GÓP TIỀN ( if two or more people club together, they each give an amount of money and the total is used to pay for something )

drum up

= QUYÊN GÓP, KHƠI GỢI ( = to increase interest in something or support for something )

mount up

tăng lên

pay back

trả nợ, hoàn lại

pay out

tiêu nhiều tiền; đóng góp

size up

đánh giá

take away

lấy đi

weigh down

đè nặng; make somebody worried

make a big thing/deal out of

phóng đại

bet big on something/someone

= to invest or risk a lot of money in the belief that something will happen

= ĐẦU TƯ MẠO HIỂM

big business

công ty lớn, influential

bigheaded

= conceited, boastful = kiêu căng = thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are:

deal in

buôn bán, kinh doanh (cái gì) = to buy and sell particular goods as a business

deal a blow to sth/sb

PHÁ HOẠT, GIÁNG MỘT ĐÒN = to cause someone or something, usually a plan or hope, to fail or to be affected very badly

reach/make/strike a deal (with) sb

thỏa thuận với ai đó

out of one's depth

= NẰM ngoài tầm hiểu biết của ai đó

grow fat on sth

= trở lên giàu có

fat chance/ slim chance

= there is no chance of that happening

= KHÔNG CÓ CHUYỆN ĐÓ XẢY RA

a fat lot of good/use/help

vô dụng, có không có tác dụng

high finance

= Lĩnh vực tài chính cấp cao

= the activities of lending, investing, and borrowing very large amounts of money:

on a high

(idiom) extremely excited

at large

(idiom) nhìn chung = generally

in large measure/part

( Their success was due in large part to their ability to speak Spanish.)

= phần lớn là = mostly

large-scale

quy mô lớn, diện rộng

go to great/any lengths

do everything in order to achieve something = BẰNG BẤT KÌ GIÁ NÀO

of (un)equal length

(không) đều

for any length of time

( He is unable to concentrate on his work for any length of time )

for more than a very small amount of time

= TRONG 1 THỜI GIAN NGẮN

at (some/great) length

= for a long time = RẤT LÂU

take a load off your feet

( You must be exhausted after all that shopping - sit down and take the weight off your feet! )

sit down and relax = ngồi xuống và thư giãn

a heavy load to bear/carry

1 gánh nặng phải mang

take a long hard look at

nhìn kĩ

at (long) last

~finally