Vocab B2

accurate (a)

chính xác

accompany (v)

to travel or go somewhere with somebody/something (đi cùng)

to happen or appear with something else (đi kèm với các j)

to play a musical instrument, especially a piano, while somebody else sings or plays the main tune

accuse (v)

buộc tội

adapt (v)

lắp, sửa lại cho hợp,làm thích nghi

affair (n)

• vấn đề chính trị, xã hội

• mối tình tay ba/tư

• a thing that somebody is responsible for (and that other people should not be interested in) = business (none of your business)

• an object that is unusual or difficult to describe

agency (n)

cơ quan, tổ chức

alter (v)

thay đổi

apparent (a)

• obvious

• that seems to be real or true but may not be (=seeming: dường như)

appropriate (v)

to take something, somebody’s ideas, etc. for your own use, especially illegally or without permission

to take or give something, especially money for a particular purpose

approval (n) - approve (v)

sự chấp nhận - chấp nhận

armed (a)

knowing something or carrying something that you need in order to help you to perform a task

carrying a weapon, especially a gun

involving the use of weapons

bent (a)

cong, bị gù

bet (v)

cá cược, cá chắc

bitter (a)

feeling angry and unhappy because you feel that you have been treated unfairly

having a strong, unpleasant taste; not sweet

very serious and unpleasant, with a lot of anger and hate involved

cable (n)

dây cáp

capacity (n)

sức chứa

the ability to understand or to do something

công suất (machine)

= role

civil (a)

dân sự

polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly

component (n)

thành phần

conscious (a)

aware of something; noticing something (biết rõ)

able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening (tỉnh táo)

deliberate; done in a careful way (có ý thức)

being particularly interested in something

conservative (a)

opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values (bảo thủ)

lower than what is probably the real amount or number

consistent (a)

always behaving in the same way, or having the same opinions, standards, etc. (nhất quán)

in agreement with something; not contradicting something (phù hợp)

contemporary (a)

đồng thời

đương đại, hiện đại= modern

contest (n)

cuộc thi

be no contest

used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily

core (n)

cốt lõi

nhân tố quan trọng nhất, nhân tố cốt lõi

to the core

đến tận cùng, tận xương

corporate (a)

connected with a large business company (doanh nghiệp)

involving or shared by all the members of a group

convinced (a)

completely sure about something

council (n)

hội đồng

county (n)

quận

courage (n)

bravery, lòng can đảm

crew (n)

people working on a plane or ship

a group of people with special skills working together

crisis (n)

thời kỳ khủng hoảng

criterion (n)

tiêu chí

crash (n)

tai nạn giao thông, a sudden loud noise made

curve (n)

đường cong

declare (v)

tuyên bố

defend (v)

phòng vệ, bảo vệ

defence (n)

phòng thủ

deliberate (a)

có chủ ý, done slowly and carefully

delight sb (v)

to give somebody a lot of pleasure and joy

delight (n)

a feeling of great pleasure

something that gives you great pleasure

desperate (a)

tuyệt vọng

detect (v)

phát hiện

dismiss (v)

to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about

to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind

to officially remove somebody from their job (=fire)

to send somebody away or allow them to leave

distribute (v)

phân bổ, phân phát, phân phối

drag (v)

kéo đi(pull/pursue someone to do sth they don’t like) , move slowly

elect (v)

bầu cử, bầu phiếu

elect to do sth

to choose to do something

emerge (v)

It emerges that…

emerge as

emerge from sth

to move out of or away from something and become possible to see (hiện ra)

to become known

to survive a difficult situation or experience (thoát khỏi)

emphasis (n) - emphasize (v) - emphatic (a)

sự nhấn mạnh

encounter (v)

to meet somebody, or discover or experience something, especially somebody/something new, unusual or unexpected or unpleasant (chạm trán, đụng độ, bắt gặp)

enquiry (n)

cuộc điều tra

thắc mắc, tư vấn

enhance (v)

cải thiện

enthusiasm (n)

sự nhiệt tình

estate (n)

tài sản, khu đất

estimate (v)

ước lượng

ethical (a)

đạo đức

evaluate (v)

đánh giá

excuse (n)

a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour (lời biện hộ, cớ)

a good reason that you give for doing something that you want to do for other reasons (lý do)

a very bad example of something

expose (v)

phơi bày ra

extend (v)

mở rộng ra, phát triển ra

genre (n)

thể loại

govern (v)

cai trị, quản lý

grant (v)

thừa nhận, chấp nhận

take it for granted (that)

tin chắc rằng

take sb/sth for granted

coi đó là điều hiển nhiên

guarantee (n) (v)

bảo đảm, bảo hành

hollow (a)

rỗng, hõm

ko chân thành

without real value

holy (a)

thánh thiện

imply (v)

ngụ ý, gợi ý

philosophy (n)

triết lý

possess (v)

sở hữu

to have a particular quality or feature

possess somebody to do something

to make somebody do something that seems strange or unreasonable

procedure (n)

thủ tục

propose (v)

đề xuất, đề nghị

prospect (n)

triển vọng

impose (v)

áp đặt, ban hành luật lệ, làm phiền, lợi dụng

incident (n)

sự cố

infection (n)

sự nhiễm trùng, sự truyền nhiễm

insist (v) (that)

khăng khăng, nài nỉ, khẳng định

insurance (n)

bảo hiểm

intense (a)

mãnh liệt

interpret (v)

interpret sth as sth

diễn giải

phiên dịch

diễn tả, thể hiện (vai diễn, bản nhạc,…)

justice (n)

công lý

justify (v)

the end justifies the means: bad or unfair methods of doing something are acceptable if the result of that action is good or positive

biện minh

league (n)

in league with sb: making secret plans with somebody

liên minh, đẳng cấp(level)

loan (n)

khoản vay

mass (n)

the mass of sth = the most/ the majority

khối (ko có hình dạng xác định)

the masses (n)

the ordinary people in society

military (a)

quân đội

mineral (n)

khoáng sản

soda

minister (n)

bộ trưởng, mục sư

neat (a)

gọn gàng

mount (v)

sắp xếp = arrange

tăng dần dần

lên ngưa, lên xe

to fix something into position on something, so that you can use it, look at it or study it (lắp đặt, gắn)

bước lên(bục, cầu thang,..)'

to get onto the back of a female animal in order to have sex

nerve (n)

thần kinh

lo lắng

the courage to do something difficult or dangerous (lòng can đảm)

a way of behaving that other people think is rude or not appropriate (lòng can đảm)

get on sb’s nerves

annoy sb

nerve yourself for sth/to do sth (v)

lấy hết lòng can đảm để làm j

obligation (n)

nghĩa vụ

commitment (sự cam kết)

obtain (v)

to exist

to get something, especially by making an effort