Thẻ ghi nhớ: OLP 30/4 2018 - THPT Chuyen Nguyen Quang Dieu - Dong Thap | Quizlet

strike a nuisance

to make a mess (gây ra mớ hỗn độn)

ex: The transport ... , which will make it difficult for me to get to work.

eager beaver

a person who is willing to work very hard

word for word

using exactly the same words that someone spoke or wrote (từng câu từng chữ)

ex: She listened to everything I said and repeated it ... to her mum.

in a word

nói tóm gọn, nói gọn lại, một từ thôi

ex: After months of preparation, the event was, ..., spectacular.

word-perfect

able to repeat a particular text from memory without making any mistakes (thuộc lòng không sai một chữ)

word-perfect recitation

saying a piece of writing aloud from memory perfectly

ex: She gave a ... of some poems by Blake, as she flawlessly repeated every line without any errors.

tears well up in eyes

nước mắt trào dâng

ex: Tears welled up in her eyes during the farewell speech.

non-appearance

sự vắng mặt, không xuất hiện

consultative

advisory

ignominious failure

~ humiliating defeat