Unit 8: Movement and Transport

Accelerate (v)

To start to go faster : Tăng tốc

Approach (v, n)

To move towards something; a way of dealing with sth : Tiếp cận / Phương pháp

Ascend (v)

To move up, to climb : Đi lên, thăng cấp

Bounce (v, n)

To hit a surface and then move quickly away; the act of bouncing : Nảy lên / Sự nảy

Clamber (v)

To climb with difficulty, using your hands and feet : Leo trèo (vất vả)

Clench (v)

To close or hold something very tightly, often in anger : Siết chặt, nắm chặt

Crawl (v)

To move on your hands and knees : Bò, trườn

Creep (v)

To move slowly and quietly so that people do not hear you : Đi rón rén

Dash (v)

To run or go somewhere very quickly : Lao tới, xông lên

Descend (v)

To go down : Đi xuống

Drift (v, n)

To move slowly with water or air; a gradual change/movement : Trôi dạt / Sự trôi dạt

Emigrate (v)

To leave your own country to go and live in another : Di cư (rời đi)

Float (v)

To stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking : Nổi

Flow (v, n)

To move in a continuous way (like water); a steady stream : Chảy / Dòng chảy

Fumble (v)

To try to hold something in a clumsy way : Lóng ngóng, vụng về

Gesture (v, n)

To signal with your hand/arm; a movement that communicates : Ra hiệu / Điệu bộ

Glide (v)

To move smoothly and easily : Trượt, lướt đi nhẹ nhàng

Grab (v)

To take hold of something in a rough or sudden way : Chộp lấy, vồ lấy

Grasp (v)

To take and hold something tightly; to understand : Nắm chặt / Nắm bắt (ý tưởng)

Hop (v, n)

To jump on one foot; a short jump : Nhảy lò cò / Bước nhảy ngắn

Immigrant (n)

Someone who comes to live in a country from another : Người nhập cư (đến ở)

Jog (v, n)

To run at a slow, steady speed : Chạy bộ

Leap (v, n)

To jump a long distance or high in the air : Nhảy vọt

March (v, n)

To walk with regular steps of equal length : Hành quân / Diễu hành

Migrate (v)

To travel to another place at a particular time of year (animals/people) : Di trú

Point (v)

To show where something is by holding out your finger : Chỉ trỏ

Punch (v)

To hit someone or something with your fist : Đấm

Refugee (n)

Someone who leaves their country because of war or danger : Người tị nạn

Roam (v)

To move or travel with no particular purpose : Đi lang thang

Roll (v)

To move by turning over and over : Lăn

Rotate (v)

To move or turn around a central point : Quay quanh, xoay

Route (n)

The roads or paths you use when you go from one place to another : Lộ trình, tuyến đường

Sink (v)

To go down below the surface of water : Chìm

Skid (v, n)

To slide across the ground in an uncontrolled way (vehicle) : Trượt bánh

Skip (v)

To move by hopping on one foot and then the other : Nhảy chân sáo

Slide (v)

To move smoothly over a surface : Trượt trên bề mặt

Slip (v)

To slide a short distance by accident and fall : Trượt chân

Step (v, n)

To move your foot and put it down; the movement itself : Bước đi / Bước chân

Stride (v, n)

To walk with long steps; a long step : Sải bước / Bước dài

Trip (v)

To hit your foot against something and fall : Vấp ngã

Velocity (n)

The speed of something in a particular direction : Vận tốc

Wander (v)

To travel without a definite destination : Đi thơ thẩn

Wave (v, n)

To move your hand to say hello/goodbye; a ridge of water : Vẫy tay / Sóng

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2. Topic Vocabulary: Transport

Từ vựng

Định nghĩa (Tiếng Anh : Tiếng Việt)

Airline (n)

A company that provides regular flights for passengers : Hãng hàng không

Cargo (n)

Things that are being sent by ship, plane, train or truck : Hàng hóa (vận chuyển)

Carnage (n)

A situation in which a lot of people are killed or injured : Sự chém giết, thảm sát

Charter (v)

To hire a boat, plane or bus for a particular group of people : Thuê (chuyến tàu/máy bay) riêng

Commute (v)

To travel regularly to and from work : Đi làm xa (đi lại giữa nhà và nơi làm)

Destination (n)

The place where someone or something is going : Điểm đến

Hiker (n)

Someone who walks long distances in the countryside for pleasure : Người đi bộ đường dài (dã ngoại)

Hitchhiker (n)

Someone who travels by getting free rides in other people's cars : Người đi nhờ xe

Jet lag (n)

The feeling of being tired after a long plane journey to a different time zone : Sự mệt mỏi do lệch múi giờ

Legroom (n)

The amount of space in front of your seat in which you can stretch your legs : Chỗ để chân

Load (v, n)

To put things into a vehicle; the objects carried : Chất hàng / Vật nặng, tải trọng

Passerby (n)

Someone who is walking past a place by chance : Người qua đường

Pedestrian (n)

Someone who is walking on a street : Người đi bộ

Pilot (v, n)

To fly an aircraft; the person who flies it : Lái máy bay / Phi công

Quay (n)

A place in a port where boats are loaded/unloaded : Bến cảng, cầu tàu

Return fare (n phr)

The price of a ticket to a place and back again : Giá vé khứ hồi

Round trip (n phr)

A journey to a place and back again : Chuyến đi khứ hồi

Steer (v)

To control the direction in which a vehicle moves : Lái, điều khiển hướng

Steward (n)

Someone whose job is to look after passengers on a plane or ship : Tiếp viên, người phục vụ