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take sth for granted

xem cái gì là điều hiển nhiên

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self-conscious

  • nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions (tự ti)

  • gượng gạo

    • To be effective, charm must not be self-conscious


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self-consciousness (n)

  • sự tự ti, e dè

  • sự tự ý thức (tâm lý học)


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elusive (adj)

difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

khó nắm bắt

  • một chủ đề khó nắm bắt


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divert sth for sth

to use something for a different purpose

chuyển hướng cái gì cho mục đích gì

  • Should more funds/money/resources be ______ (v3) from roads into railways?


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amuse sb

To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.

làm ai đó thích thú

  • I watch these movies because they ______ me.


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apparatus (n)

thiết bị, nhóm các thiết bị

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atomizer (n)

a device that changes a liquid into small drops by forcing it out through a very small hole

bình xịt

  • This perfume is available in both normal bottle and atomizer.


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tinker (v)

mày mò, táy máy

  • _____ with sth: mày mò, táy máy cái gì


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rolling basis

a continuous evaluation process where new data, applications, or submissions are reviewed as they come in

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keep a lid on sth

kiềm chế, kiềm hãm cái gì

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brass (adj)

đồng thau

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artefact (n)

hiện vật

  • Archaeologists discovered several _____ (plural) buried beneath the ruins.


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devise (v)

nghĩ ra, xây dựng, vạch ra

  • ____ a plan


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misfire (v)

không hoạt động đúng, thất bại

The engine _____ several times before the car came to a stop.

  • a joke_____ (s): một câu đùa phản tác dụng


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backfire (v)

Phản tác dụng, gây ra kết quả ngược với điều mong muốn

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predispose (v)

  • _______ sb to sth: khiến ai đó có khuynh hướng gặp, trải qua cái gì

    His childhood experiences _______ him to anxiety.


  • _______ sb to do sth: khiến ai đó có khuynh hướng làm gì

    • People who are naturally cautious may be predisposed to avoid unnecessary risks



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bait

mồi nhử

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temporarily

not permanently

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discipline (n)

a particular area of study, esp. a subject studied at a college or university (ngành học, môn học)

  • academic ____


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discipline sb to do sth

to teach someone to behave in a controlled way

  • ______ sb to do sth

  • I'm trying to _______ myself to eat less chocolate.


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window (n)

a period of time

  • the ______ of sth: khoảng thời gian có thể làm cái gì


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cognitive value

giá trị nhận thức

  • there is some ________ (ko có số nhiều nha) to the playful element in science


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fruitful (adj)

hiệu quả, mang lại kết quả tốt