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rigid adjective

 /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

(often disapproving) (of rules, methods, etc.) very strict and difficult to change

synonym inflexible

• The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.

• His rigid adherence to the rules made him unpopular.

well-observed

• Được quan sát kỹ lưỡng / Tinh tế / Tỉ mỉ: Diễn tả một tác phẩm hay hình ảnh thể hiện sự quan sát rất cẩn thận, ghi lại chính xác từng chi tiết nhỏ của thực tế trong đời sống.

• Chân thực / Tự nhiên: Nhờ quan sát kỹ, hình ảnh được tạo ra trông rất thật, đúng với bản chất ngoài đời thực.

hyena noun

 /haɪˈiːnə/

linh

clan noun

 

/klæn/

a family, esp. a large group of people who are related:

Is the whole clan gathering at your house for Thanksgiving?

frivolous adjective

 /ˈfrɪvələs/

having no useful or serious purpose

• frivolous pastimes/pleasures

• feel like doing something completely frivolous today.

  They waste their time and money on frivolous things.

project verb

/prəˈdʒekt/

[transitive] to make light, an image, etc. fall onto a flat surface or screen, chiếu

• project something onto something They projected the digital image onto the model's surface.

• Images are projected onto the retina of the eye.

• The videos were projected onto two screens.

• project something on something Old photographs were projected on the wall behind

forerunner  

/ˈfɔːrʌnə(r)/ (of somebody/something)

a person or thing that came before and influenced somebody/something else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen, Tiền thân, vật đi trước báo hiệu cho thứ đến sau

• Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll.

• He is recognized as the forerunner of all modern-day British Prime Ministers.

• An early penalty goal proved the forerunner of a disastrous performance by Scotland.

authorship

​[uncountable] the identity of the person who wrote something, especially a book, quyền tác giả

• The authorship of the poem is unknown.

medium

Phương tiện, hình thức thể hiện (viết sách, quay phim...)

something that is used for a particular purpose

• medium of something English is the medium of instruction (= the language used to teach other subjects).

• medium for doing something Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language.

scrupulous  

/ˈskruːpjələs/ regard

sự coi trọng tỉ mỉ, cẩn thận

careful about paying attention to every detailsynonym meticulous

• You must be scrupulous about hygiene when you're preparing a baby's feed.

• scrupulous attention to detail

acceptability noun

 /əkˌseptəˈbɪləti/

[uncountable]

the degree to which something is agreed or approved of by most people in a society, Mức độ có thể chấp nhận được

• The social acceptability of smoking varies between countries.

dictate verb

 /dɪkˈteɪt/

[transitive, intransitive] to control or influence how something happenssynonym determine

• dictate (something) When we take our vacations is very much dictated by Greg's work schedule.

• dictate where, what, etc… It's generally your job that dictates where you live now.

• dictate that… The social conventions of the day dictated that she should remain at home with her parents.

credit verb

 /ˈkredɪt/

[usually passive] to believe or say that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially something good, Được ghi nhận là người đã làm, được công nhận công lao

• be credited All the contributors are credited on the title page.

• be credited as somebody/something She has been wrongly credited as the author.

• be credited with doing something The group has been widely credited with creating the sound of heavy metal.

• The company is credited with inventing the industrial robot.

• be credited with something This therapy has long been credited with many benefits.

• be credited for doing something Ray Charles is largely credited for creating soul music.

• be credited for something Matthews was credited for the winning goal.

• be credited to something The invention of the industrial robot is credited to the company.

supplant somebody/something verb

 /səˈplɑːnt/

to take the place of somebody/something (especially somebody/something older or less modern), Thay thế, chiếm chỗ (thường bằng cách lấn át cái cũ)

synonym replace

• Their work has been largely supplanted by the use of a computer program that fulfils the same function.

given prominence

Được đề cao, được ưu tiên, được chú trọng

resign verb

 /rɪˈzaɪn/

to officially tell somebody that you are leaving your job, an organization, etc. từ chức

• She was forced to resign due to ill health.

• resign as something He resigned as manager after eight years.

• resign from something Two members resigned from the board in protest.

• resign over something Some judges have threatened to resign over this issue.

• resign something My father resigned his directorship last year.

directorship

Chức vụ giám đốc/hiệu trưởng

surgeons general

Tổng y sĩ (chức vụ quan chức y tế cao nhất của chính phủ Mỹ). Số nhiều là surgeons general, không phải surgeon generals

outspoken adjective

 /aʊtˈspəʊkən/

​saying exactly what you think, even if this shocks or offends people, thẳng thắn

synonym blunt (2)

• an outspoken opponent of the leader

• outspoken comments

• outspoken in something She was outspoken in her criticism of the plan.

established a reputation for

Tạo dựng tiếng tăm về việc gì

polemicist noun

 /pəˈlemɪsɪst/

(formal)

a person who strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person, idea, or set of beliefs, Người viết/nói để tranh luận gay gắt, bảo vệ quan điểm mạnh mẽ (thường về vấn đề gây tranh cãi)

She has a reputation for being a brilliant polemicist.

He became a celebrated polemist for classical architecture., Người viết/nói để tranh luận gay gắt, bảo vệ quan điểm mạnh mẽ (thường về vấn đề gây tranh cãi)

Polemicist (từ polemic = cuộc tranh luận gay gắt)

epitomize verb

 ɪˈpɪtəmaɪz/

to be a perfect example of something, Là hình mẫu điển hình của, thể hiện tiêu biểu nhất cho

• The fighting qualities of the team are epitomized by the captain.

• These movies seem to epitomize the 1950s.

velocity noun

 /vəˈlɒsəti/

formal) high speed, Tốc độ, vận tốc (ở nghĩa bóng: mức độ nhanh của một quá trình)

• Jaguars can move with an astonishing velocity.

unanimous adjective

 /juˈnænɪməs/

if a decision or an opinion is unanimous, it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group, nhất trí hoàn toàn

• a unanimous vote

• unanimous support

• The decision was not unanimous.

• Unanimous agreement must be reached for this plan to go ahead.

• The jury reached a unanimous verdict of ‘not guilty’.

• She was the unanimous choice of the selection committee.

scorn noun

 /skɔːn/

a strong feeling that somebody/something is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you speak, Sự khinh miệt, coi thường, chê bai

synonym contempt

• Her fellow teachers greeted her proposal with scorn.

• She was unable to hide the scorn in her voice.

• scorn for somebody/something They had nothing but scorn for his political views.

rational

(of behaviour, ideas, etc.) based on reason rather than emotions

• a rational argument/choice/decision

• rational analysis/thought

• There is no rational explanation for his actions.

adept adjective

 

/əˈdept/

adept (at/in something) | adept (at/in doing something)

Thành thạo, khéo léo, giỏi

good at doing something that is quite difficultsynonym skilful

• He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk.

[countable, usually singular] the pull (of something)

the fact of something attracting you or having a strong effect on you

• The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist.

• He felt the pull of paternal love.

cultural pull

Sức hút văn hóa

exert

Tạo ra, thi hành (sức ép, ảnh hưởng, sức hút)

✅ Cụm exert a pull/influence rất tự nhiên

register verb

 /ˈredʒɪstə(r)/

[intransitive, transitive] if a measuring instrument registers an amount or something registers an amount on a measuring instrument, the instrument shows or records that amount, Ghi nhận, nhận biết, ghi lại (dữ liệu)

• + noun The thermometer registered 32°C.

• The earthquake registered 3 on the Richter scale.

• register something The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week.

close in (on somebody/something)

to move nearer to somebody/something, especially in order to attack them, Tiến gần đến, áp sát (mục tiêu, mục đích, kẻ thù).

• The lions closed in on their prey.

(B) approaching (tiến gần tới): ĐÚNG. "Closing in on" mang nghĩa đen lẫn nghĩa bóng là thu hẹp khoảng cách, tiến gần/tiếp cận đến một mục tiêu/sự thật.

stir verb

 

 

/stɜː(r)/

[transitive] to make somebody excited or make them feel something strongly, khuấy động, làm rung động, đánh thức cảm xúc mạnh mẽ (trong tiếng Việt ta hay dùng từ "làm thổn thức", "khơi gợi cảm xúc").

• It's a book that really stirs the imagination.

• stir somebody She was stirred by his sad story.

• stir somebody to something The preachers were stirred to new zeal.