VOCAB TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG K10 2022

cultural relevance

E.g: Songs need cultural relevance to appeal to right audience

appeal to

E.g: Songs need cultural relevance to appeal to right audience

reassemble

E.g: Many songs reassembled in the way a car might be

reflection

E.g: Hatsune Miku is not human but is a reflection of her followers (plays their music)

sacrifice

E.g: People said they would be happy to sacrifice a week’s holiday to have nice colleagues.

labyrinth = maze

E.g:  Labyrinths have been around for more than 4,000 years.

metaphorical

E.g: The metaphorical meaning of the winding spiral of labyrinth is life‟s journey.

spiral

The metaphorical meaning of the winding spiral of labyrinth is life‟s journey.

prayer

E.g: Many cultures have employed labyrinths as a meditation and prayer tool.

physical performance.

extreme sport

E.g: One advantage of doing an extreme sport is that people may avoid doing something even more dangerous.

like-minded

E.g: It's always a good way to meet like-minded people.

stimulation

E.g: Extreme sports allow people to seek excitement and stimulation.

all along

for the entire time; always.: suốt thời gian qua
E.g: I had been looking for my keys for some time before I realized they had been in my pocket all along

all around ~ all round

in every way; in all respects: (giỏi, tốt) toàn diện

• E.g: a good performance all around

argue the toss

to continue to disagree about a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important: tranh cãi, xung đột ý kiến
E.g: The final choice was made yesterday, so don‟t argue the toss now!

be attuned (to sb/sth)

familiar with somebody/something so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way: hoà hợp

• She wasn't yet attuned to her baby's needs.

appalled

feeling or showing horror at something unpleasant or wrong: kinh hoàng
E.g: They were appalled at the waste of recyclable material

assorted

of various different sorts: các
E.g: The meat is served with salad or assorted vegetables.

avowed

E.g: The avowed intention/aim/objective/purpose of the new government is to reduce unemployment.

back-of-the-envelope ~ on the back of an envelope

used to talk about planning or calculating something in a way that is not detailed, exact, or complete: tính thô, tính nhẩm 1 cách phỏng chừng, tính toán nhanh chóng mà k cần chính xác cao
E.g: I don’t need the exact amount. Just give me a back-of-the-envelope calculation

like the back of one’s hand

to have very good and detailed knowledge of something: nắmrõ như lòng bàn tay

Eg: I know this area like the back of my hand.

spine, back of a book.

gáy sách

front of house >< back of house

tiền sảnh >< hậu sảnh

back on your feet 1

to be healthy again after a period of illness: hồi phục/bình phục sức khỏe (sau một giai đoạn ốm đau bệnh tật)
E.g: The player is injured and not expected to be back on his feet for at least four weeks.

back on your feet 2

having returned to normal or to a good position after a difficult period: vực dậy, trở lại bình thường sau khó khăn

You are heading for bankruptcy if you do not get this business back on its feet.

knock/lick sb/sth into shape

to take action to get something or someone into the good condition that you would like: uốn nắn
E.g: A better teacher would have licked him into shape.

back to the salt mines

quay lại công việc hằng ngày hay công việc của ai đó mà thường là những công việc nặng nhọc và vất vả.
E.g: We get two days off at Christmas and then it’s back to the salt mines

back to square one

If you are back to square one, you have to start working on a plan from the beginning because your previous attempt failed completely: quay lại từ đầu

If this doesn't work, we're back to square one.

As For + danh từ/ cụm danh từ/ Ving.

nói về, đối với

Regardless of + Clause/Noun/Noun Phrase

bất chấp, mặc kệ, bất kể, không đếm xỉa tới, không quan tâm đến ai/cái gì, không bị ảnh hưởng bởi bất kỳ sự kiện hoặc điều kiện nào khác.

abstraction

a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract: sự trừu tượng
E.g: Actual black holes have been found: they are no longer mathematical abstractions.

devotion = dedication (to sb/sth)

great love, care, and support for somebody/something: sự tận tâm, tận tuỵ

• His devotion/dedication to his wife and family is touching.

be devoted/dedicated to doing sth

tận tâm làm gì
E.g: The charity is dedicated to serving young people with special needs.

retention

the action of keeping something rather than losing it or stopping it: sự giữ chân, giữ lại
E.g: Staff retention is a major issue for the company; they lose far too many employees to competitors.

hang/be in the balance

If a situation is in the balance, it has reached a stage where it will soon be decided one way or another: ở thế cân bằng; do dự, lưỡng lự
E.g: The future of the company is in the balance while the takeover bid is being examined.

ward off

phòng tránh, đỡ, ngăn ngừa
E.g: During the winter, she often takes vitamins to ward off illnesses.

shoot off

to write and send a message quickly: viết và gửi tin nhắn thật nhanh
E.g: She immediately shot off an email in reply.

stop off

đến thăm hoặc dừng lại một địa điểm trong thời gian ngắn khi bạn đang đi trên đường
E.g: We STOPPED OFF for lunch about halfway there, then carried on driving

permitted

transmitted

submitted

admitted

potential

dispersed

discarded

displeased

displaced

delegate

initiate

navigate

cultivate

aspiration

corporate

desolate

articulate

deliberate

off the beaten track

off the wagon

off the hook

off the ground

centralize

administrative

overhead

characterization

incomprehensibly

formulating

equal —> equinox

canon —> canonize

solstice

fertile —> cross-fertilization

counteract

conference

emerge

integrated

sustainable

On numerical terms

domain

city-wide initiatives

domestic

 Telemedicine

 instantaneous

overloading

national grid

times of peak demand