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soothe pain

làm đỡ đau, làm giảm nhẹ

The medicine soothed the child's toothache.

be racked with pain

suffering from an overwhelming amount of pain

The patient is racked with pain, but she refuses to take any painkillers.

inflict pain

phải chịu đựng pain

bitterly disappointing /disappointed /resent /criticise /regret /complain /cry /weep

CARRIES A FEELING OF DEEP SADNESS

deeply ashamed /concerned /shocked /committed /moved /affected /hurt (of feelings) /regret /care /religious /unhappy

...

ridiculously cheap /expensive /easy /low /high /long /short /small /large /early

suggest sth extreme -) unbelievable and unreasonable

strongly oppose/ influence/ believe deny recommend support condemn suggest feel argure object

-) an opponion ....

make arrangements for

sắp đặt, dàn xếp

start : dùng với động cơ, xe cộ -) khởi động máy

còn begin -) dùng với những văn phong abstract

gain publicity/ recognition/ an advantage

được nhiều ng biết đến / được ghi nhận /...

ideas flow

conversation flows

if discussions or ideas flow, people talk and exchange information in a relaxed way:

Ideas flow more easily in an atmosphere of trust.

a flood of tears = in a floods of tears

= tears streaming down sb's face

trickle

chảy nhỏ giọt

Blood was trickling down her face.

Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth.

a stream of traffic/ visitors

dòng người/ dòng xe cộ

-) stream : movement

patches of fog/mist

chỉ 1 vùng nhỏ có sương mù

>< a blanket of fog : more extensive

driving rain

mưa mau tạnh và nặng hạt -) rào

crisp snow

hard frost : sương giá đậm

wind whistles

tuyết dầy, đặc cứng

(phản nghĩa: light frost)

gió rít

uninterrupted view

panoramic view /ˌpæn.əˈræm.ɪk/

tầm nhìn ko bị che chắn, tầm nhìn rộng

tầm nhìn bao quát/ toàn cảnh

Dominate the landscape

một cảnh tượng có thể nhìn rõ từ rất xa

Ví dụ:

The forbidden city dominates the landscape for yards around.

imposing buildings

những tòa nhà vĩ đại/ hoành tráng

bumper-to-bumper traffic

the exhaust fumes

no-go area

giao thông ùn tắc/ nối đuôi nhau

khói thải

khu vực cấm đi (vì nguy hiểm)

take a joke

không quan tâm đến trò đùa của ai

swallow your pride

to decide to do something although it will make you feel embarrassed or ashamed:

He was forced to swallow his pride and ask if he could have his old job back.

throw a tantrum

tức giận vô cớ

the baby is due (next week)

thời điểm dự sinh

apply for custody of the children

give/grant custody for sb

xin quyền nuôi con

trao quyền ...

strike up a friendship

bắt đầu tình bạn

cement a friendship

thắt chặt tình bạn >< spoil a friendship

storey

tầng -) storeys

four-storey houses

nourishing meals

fresh produce

perishable food /ˈper.ɪ.ʃə.bəl/

* gourmet

- nông sản

- dễ hỏng

Perishable food decays quickly:

It's important to store perishable food in a cool place.

* (adj) : (food) : chất lượng cao

(n) : người sành ăn uống /ˈɡʊr.meɪ/ (C)

a box-office hit

bộ phim chiến thắng tại phòng vé -) thu về nhiều doanh thu

compulsive reading

beautifully written

rất hay đến nỗi không thể dừng đọc

-) rất recommend quyển sách này

dead-end job

stiff competition

công việc không có tương lai

cạnh tranh gay gắt

draw an analogy between /əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/

a comparison between things that have similar features

He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.

reach a verdict

đạt được phán quyết (the jury)

a criminal record

a hardened criminal

tiền án tiền sự -) có tiền án

no longer likely to change a bad way of life or feel sorry about it:

news come in

tin được nhận :

Reports are just coming in of a major accident on the motorway.

hit the headlines

to appear in the news suddenly or receive a lot of attention in news reports:

~ make headlines : lên trang nhất

-) be the front-page headline

the item of news

Mẩu tin

run a story

viết, kể, thảo một câu chuyện = publish a story

rock-bottom prices

giá thấp nhất

opened fire

all-out war

avert war

started shooting

cuộc tổng lực

ngăn chặn chiến tranh

call a truce/ceasefire

sign a peace treaty

ngừng bắn

-) kí hiệp ước

restore order

uprising

It means to reestablish the order and peace -) trả lại trật tự

cuộc khởi nghĩa

to disturb the ecological balance

irreparable damage

làm náo động

= cannot be repaired = irreversible

sleeping rough

sleep outside with nothing to protect you from the weather, especially because you have no home to live in the number of people sleeping rough on the street

take to the streets

to go outside on the streetsAngry citizens took to the streets to protest the war.

a economic migrant

dân di cư kinh tế a person who leaves their home country to live in another country with better working or living conditions

right/ dead/ bang on time

đúng giờ

ungodly hours

rất sớm vào buổi sáng

hoặc rất muộn vào buổi tối

extreme or unacceptable:

I had to get up at some ungodly hour in the morning to take her to the airport.

what the future holds

what is likely to happen in the future

-) don't know what the future holds

the rumble of thunder

the patter of rain

raucous laughter /ˈrɑː.kəs/

1 tràng sấm/ tiếng ầm ầm

tiếng lộp độp

khàn khàn

odd numbers

>< even numbers

change the baby

thay tã

walk

to pass or win something, such as an exam or game, easily:

-) walk every exam

-) walking encyclopedia : someone who has a lot of knowledge /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/

-) rush​ headlong into something: làm gì quá nhanh mà không nghĩ ngợi

crowning achievement

thành tựu A crowning event or achievement is the best or most important one:

fruits of your labor

It's an efficient lawn mower that leaves you time to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

blot out that memory

-) try to forget it

go numb

tê cứng

to enter into an agreement

bước vào tranh cãi

resolve/settle differences

~ settle a dispute

: to stop disagreeing, arguing, etc. (with each other)We need to find a way to resolve/settle our differences.

~ hòa giải 1 cuộc tranh chấp

I've got a sneaking suspicion

I'm beginning to think

I have a sneaking feeling/suspicion that we're going the wrong way.

be poles apart

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make assumptions

nói/ nghĩ cái gì là đúng nhưng không đủ chứng cứ

unshakeable beliefs

it is firm and cannot be made weaker or destroyed:

She was blessed with an unshakeable belief in her own abilities.

To colour a judgment

~ affect a judgment

to influence the way someone thinks about something, especially so that they become less fair or reasonable

In my position, I can't afford to let my judgment be coloured by personal feelings.

serious misgivings about

nghi ngại = doubt

heavy hints

strong suggestions

broad hints

a hint (=suggestion) that is very clear and easy to understand

In June, he gave a broad hint that he might retire.

issue a statement

đưa ra một tuyên bố

disclaim responsibility for

từ chối trách nhiệm (formal)

run contrary to

đối lập với

liking

have a particular/ genuine liking for

>< have an intense dislike of sth

don't relish the thought

don't like to think sth is going to happen

don't relish the thought of a twelve-hour flight with no leg-room

receive critical acclaim

nhận được những sự hoan nghênh : exceptionally good reviews from all or most critics.

rave reviews

a report in which someone gives an excellent opinion of the quality of a book, performance, product, etc.The movie received rave reviews.

strongly/ strenuously

wholesale/ universal

be roundly/ fiercely/ bitterly

+ object to

+ condemnation (meant by almost everyone)

+ criticised

make one's way

to go

They made their way towards the centre/center of the town.

When his name was called, he made his way to the stage.

desperately jealous of sth

rất ghen tị

make demands on

đặt 'gánh nặng', nhu cầu lên ai nhiều

Enforcing the current law is making ridiculous demands on police.

run a bath for sb

to fill a bath with water

I could hear her running a bath upstairs.

get in your way

(get in the way of something)

cản trở ai/ cái gì

Your social life must not get in the way of your studies.

Complain of (a pain/an illness)

kêu ca, kêu đau ...

(with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc)

kể lại một sự đau đớn

He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.

pain subsides /səbˈsaɪd/

ngớt, giảm, lắng xuống

if a feeling, pain, sound etc subsides, it gradually becomes less and then stops

The pains in his head had subsided, but he still felt dizzy and sick.

take sb up on sth

to accept an offer or invitation from someone:

I think I'll take him up on his offer of a free ticket.

a pang of nostalgia /nɑːˈstæl.dʒə/

nỗi nhớ quê

a surge of anger

a sudden angry feeling

seethe with anger/ indignation

to feel very angry

The rest of the class positively seethed with indignation when Julia won the award.

swell with pride/anger etc

to feel very proud, angry etc

His heart swelled with pride as he watched his daughter collect her prize.

be filled with horror

chìm ngập trong sợ hãi

The prospect of parenthood filled her with horror.

bored stiff

rất chán

have a think

to think about a problem or question

I'll have a think and let you know.

alight from the bus

xuống xe bus, train (old-fashioned and formal)

The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.

dismount /dɪˈsmaʊnt/

v. xuống ngựa, xuống xe đạp

CYCLISTS MUST DISMOUNT HERE !

dispose of sth

throw away sth = vứt bỏ

receptacle /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/

Chỗ chứa

A dustbin is a receptacle for rubbish.

to axe jobs

sa thải

The oil company has previously said it will axe 10,000 jobs.

to slash prices

giảm giá mạnh

Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!

submit a tender (to do/for sth)

The company said it will submit tenders to develop three oil fields in the area.

raise capital to sth

huy động vốn