Cambridge 17_Test 1

resounding /rɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/
E.x: Supporters gave the team three resounding cheers.

(adj) loud

pre-emptive strike /ˌpriːˈemp.tɪv/
E.x: A pre-emptive attack or strike is intended to weaken or damage an enemy or opponent

(n) tấn công phủ đầu

manhunt /ˈmæn.hʌnt/
E.x: The police have launched a manhunt after the body of a six-year-old boy was found last night.

(n) cuộc truy lùng

fugitive /ˈfjuː.dʒə.t̬ɪv/
E.x: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were fugitives from justice

(n) kẻ trốn chạy luật pháp

commence /kəˈmens/
E.x: We will commence building work in August of next year.

(v) bắt đầu, mở đầu gì đó

scour /ˈskaʊ.ɚ/
E.x: The police are scouring the area for the missing child.

(v) lùng sục, tìm kiếm

preposterous /prɪˈpɑː.stɚ.əs/
E.x: It was a preposterous idea, and no one took it seriously.

(adj) ngớ ngẩn, lố bịch

dignity /ˈdɪɡ.ə.t̬i/
E.x: How could you wear something so indecent? Have you no dignity?

(n) phẩm giá, phẩm cách

appall /əˈpɔːl/
E.x: I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.

(v) làm kinh hoàng

bolt the door /boʊlt/
E.x: The door bolts on the inside.

(v) chốt chặt cửa

ride at the head of sth /raɪd/
E.x: He rode at the head of what looked like a foreign invasion force

(v) dẫn đầu

civil war /ˌsɪv.əl ˈwɔːr/
E.x: The Spanish Civil War lasted from 1936 to 1939.

(n) cuộc nội chiến

desperate /ˈdes.pɚ.ət/
E.x: The refugees are living in camps, where there's a desperate shortage of food/supplies.

(adj) tuyệt vọng

courtier /ˈkɔːr.t̬i.ɚ/
E.x: Many of the courtiers were strongly wedded (= gắn bó chặt chẽ) to traditional ways of doing things.

(n) cận thần của vua

pull off /pʊl/
E.x: The central bank has pulled off one of the biggest financial rescues of recent years.

(v) thành công trong việc gì

prose /proʊz/
E.x: I've always preferred reading prose to poetry.

(n) văn xuôi

even-handed /ˌiː.vənˈhæn.dɪd/
E.x: He had an even-handed approach to the negotiations.

(adj) công bằng, vô tư

wit /wɪt/
E.x: Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm.

(n) trí khôn

be in a tight corner with sb /ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
E.x: If I fail this exam, I'll be in a tight corner with my parents.

(idiom) ở trong tình thế khó khăn

arena /əˈriː.nə/
E.x: an Olympic/a sports arena

(n) đấu trường

emblematic /ˌem.bləˈmæt̬.ɪk/
E.x: A sword is emblematic of power gained by violence.

(adj) tượng trưng, biểu tượng

prime /praɪm/
E.x: This is a prime example of 1930s architecture.

(adj) chủ yếu, quan trọng nhất, hàng đầu, căn bản

depot /ˈdiː.poʊ/
E.x: a fuel/storage depot

(n) kho chứa

canopy /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
E.x: Many animals live in the forest canopy.

(n) tán lá, mái hiên

inaugurate /ɪˈnɑː.ɡjə.reɪt/
E.x: The change of government inaugurated a new era of economic prosperity.

(adj) khai mạc, khánh thành

not least because of /liːst/
E.x: The organisation had difficulty in raising the funding for such a radical and expensive scheme, not least because of the critical articles printed by the press.

(phr) đặc biệt là do

condense /kənˈdens/
E.x: Water vapour in the air condenses into fog.

(v) ngưng tụ