Thẻ ghi nhớ: OLP 30/4 2018 - L11 - THPT Phan Chau Trinh - Da Nang | Quizlet

divert attention from

to distract (làm chuyển hướng, làm xao nhãng)

ex: Greenwashing is a calculated corporate strategy to ... the heavy ecological damage caused by mass production.

divert

entertain

detract from

to make something seem less valuable or less admirable (làm giảm đi)

ex: An obsessive focus on rote-learning and grades inherently ... the genuine joy of intellectual exploration among students.

depose

to remove from office or power (lật đổ, phế truất)

overcome by/with

to be prevented from acting or thinking in the usual way

=> ..... with joy

fabricate

bịa đặt, làm giả // chế tạo

ex: The pressure to appear successful on social media forces many individuals to ... a flawless persona.

mount

to organize and begin an activity or event (phát động, triển khai)

=> .... a campaign/protest/etc.

ex: Health authorities must ... robust educational initiatives to combat the rise of sedentary lifestyles among youths

revoke

= repeal = annul = rescind

# abolish

wear off

become less strong or disappear

die down

lắng xuống

devil-may-care

not considering or worrying about the results of your actions

~ happy-go-lucky

at the end of your tether/rope

having no strength or patience left

go out on a limb

to risk doing sth without being supported by other people

no spring chicken

not young anymore (không phải gà mới nở)

grim determination

quyết tâm sắt đá

auspicious

suggesting a positive and successful future

conservative estimate

a guess which is deliberately lower than what the real amount probably is (sự ước tính dè dặt / thận trọng)

parade

to show something in an obvious way in order to be admired

=> .... around

extricate from

to free (someone or something) from a difficult or tangled situation (giải thoát)

projected

estimated (dự kiến, ước tính)

pilot scheme

a test of a new product or system on a few people to see how good it is (kế hoạch thí điểm, chương trình thử nghiệm)

revolve around

xoay quanh

enclose

bao bọc, vây kín

encircle

bao quanh

in the right

legally or morally correct

fast and furious

full of speed and excitement

envision

hình dung, mường tượng

the preponderance of

the largest part or greatest amount

aberration

a temporary change or departure from what is normal (sự lệch lạc, sự khác thường)

ex: Isolated acts of youth violence should be viewed as a behavioral ... rather than a defining trait of an entire generation.

give someone a good telling-off for

reproach for

trendsetter

a person who leads the way in fashion or ideas

(người dẫn đầu xu hướng)

undreamed of

better or greater than anyone would think possible

self-presentation

the act of expressing oneself and behaving in ways designed to create a favorable impression (sự thể hiện bản thân)

mockup

mô hình thử nghiệm

the minutiae

small or trivial details, trifling matters

follower count

số lượng người theo dõi

set great store by

to believe that something is very importan