Cambridge 16_Test 1

tribute /ˈtrɪb.juːt/
E.x: Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for the famous actor who died yesterday.

(n) cống vật

stack /stæk/
E.x: Once the last few people had left the hall, the caretaker began stacking (up) the chairs.

(v) xếp chồng

reign /reɪn/
E.x: Queen Victoria reigned over Britain from 1837 to 1901.

(v) trị vì

scholar /ˈskɑː.lɚ/
E.x: Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.

(n) học giả

shrine /ʃraɪn/
E.x: Other ritual offerings were found associated with the shrines and buried beneath the eastern staircases.

(n) đền thờ

priest /priːst/
E.x: There is still a ban on women priests in the Catholic Church.

(n) linh mục, thầy tu

inscribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/
E.x: The prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first page.

(v) ghi lên, khắc lên

predecessor /ˈpred.ə.ses.ɚ/
E.x: In her speech, she paid a glowing tribute (= to praise) to her predecessor.

(n) người tiền nhiệm

astonish /əˈstɑː.nɪʃ/
E.x: I was astonished by how much she'd grown.

(v) làm ngạc nhiên

archetype /ˈɑːr.kə.taɪp/
E.x: The United States is the archetype of a federal society.

(n) nguyên mẫu

without exaggeration /ɪɡˌzædʒ·əˈreɪ·ʃən/
E.x: It is without exaggeration to say that she saved my life.

(phr) nói thật, không phóng đại

call to arms /ˌkɑːl tuː ˈɑːrmz/
E.x: His words were a clear call to arms against troops invading their country.

(n) lời kêu gọi chiến đấu

disruptive /dɪsˈrʌp.t̬ɪv/
E.x: disruptive technologies

(adj) đột phá

legitimate /ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
E.x: The army must give power back to the legitimate government.

(adj) hợp pháp

fallacy /ˈfæl.ə.si/
E.x: It is a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men.

(n) a false belief

redeployment /ˌriː.dɪˈplɔɪ.mənt/
E.x: 11 employees have been offered redeployment to other roles.

(n) sự bố trí, sắp xếp lại

pre-empt /ˌpriːˈempt/
E.x: You need to be prepared and preempt the impact of the change before it happens.

(v) đón đầu, giành trước

subsistence /səbˈsɪstəns/
E.x: Agricultural production is below subsistence level, leaving many dependent on emergency aid.

(n) tự cung tự cấp

fast /fæst/
E.x: The word "break-fast" means that you break a long period of no eating, specifically through a night

(n) a period of time when you eat no food

maternity /məˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/
E.x: Anita passed along some used maternity clothes

(n) thai sản

deplete /dɪˈpliːt/
E.x: If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.

(v) làm cạn kiệt

bedridden /ˈbed.rɪd.ən/
E.x: His aunt was 93 and bedridden.

(adj) nằm liệt giường

dislodge /dɪˈslɑːdʒ/
E.x: The earthquake dislodged stones from the walls and the roof.

(v) đuổi ra, đánh bật ra, trục ra

sled /sled/
E.x: People living in the Artic uses dogs to pull sleds

(n) xe trượt tuyết

shed light on sth /ʃed/
E.x: As an economist, he was able to shed some light on the problem.

(idiom) làm sáng tỏ việc gì đó

majestic /məˈdʒes.tɪk/
E.x: The majestic Montana scenery will leave you breathless.

(adj) hùng vĩ, tráng lệ