VOCAB UNIT 6: TIME AND WORK

abrupt

- cộc lốc, thô lỗ

EG: She was abrupt with the customer

anachronism

- Thứ lỗi thời

EG: The typewriter in the modern offi ce is an anachronism

chronological

- Theo thứ tự thời gian

EG: The events are listed in chronological order.

contemporary

-Hiện đại, đương thời ~modern, current

- Cùng thời.

EG: This novel is a contemporary classic

He was a contemporary of Darwin.

elapse

-Trôi qua (dùng cho thời gian)

EG: Several hours elapsed before he returned.

expire

- Hết hạn.

- Kết thúc

EG: The contract expires at the end of the year

instantaneous

-Tức thời ~ immediate, prompt

EG: The reaction was instantaneous

interim (n)

-Thời gian chuyển tiếp ~ interval, meantime (n)

EG: In the interim, we'll continue with our

current plan.

interim (adj)

-Tạm thời ~temporary, provisional (adj)

EG: He was appointed as the interim manager.

lapse (v)

-Sa vào (v)

-Kết thúc, hết hiệu lực.

EG: He lapsed into unconsciousness : BẤT TỈNH

Her membership lapsed after a year

lapse (n)

- Sự lơ đễnh. (n)

-Khoảng thời gian trôi qua

EG: A lapse in judgment caused the accident

After a lapse of several years, they met

again.

millennium

- Thiên niên kỷ

EG: We are in the third millennium.

obsolete

- Lỗi thời ~ outdated, archaic

EG: Technology rapidly becomes obsolete

overdue

- Quá hạn.

- Cần thiết từ lâu. (adj)

EG: The library books are overdue

This reform is long overdue

provisional

- Tạm thời ~temporary, interim

EG: They issued a provisional license until the final one was ready.

issue a license

cấp giấy phép

EG: You need to get a fishing license issued before you can fish here.

simultaneous

- Đồng thời ~ concurrent, coincident

EG: They made a simultaneous announcement to all staff .

span (v)

- Kéo dài qua (v)

EG: His career spanned four decades

span

-Khoảng thời gian hoặc không gian (n)

EG: The bridge has a span of 200 meters.

spell

-Khoảng thời gian ngắn

- Đợt (n)

EG: She had a brief spell in the hospital.

We're expecting a spell of cold weather

stint

-Khoảng thời gian làm việc (n)

- Sự hạn chế

EG: He did a two-year stint in the military

There was no stint in their generosity

vintage

- Năm sản xuất rượu vang.

-Năm sản xuất của một vật phẩm chất lượng.

EG: This is a wine of 1990 vintage

The car is a vintage from 1960

civil service

- Công chức nhà nước

EG: She has worked in the civil service for over 20 years.

executive

- Giám đốc điều hành, người điều hành ~ administrator, manager

EG: The company's executives met to discuss the new strategy

headhunt

- Săn đầu người (tìm kiếm và tuyển dụng nhân tài) ~ recruit, scout

EG: The company headhunted him for a top

executive position.

leave

- Nghỉ phép, thời gian nghỉ phép (n)

EG: He took a year's leave to travel.

multinational

- Công ty đa quốc gia - global corporation, international firm

EG: He works for a multinational with offices around the world

promotion

- Quảng bá (n)

EG: The company is running a promotion on its new line of products.

recruit

- Tuyển dụng - hire, enlist (v)

EG: The company is looking to recruit new

employees for the summer.

redundant

- Bị sa thải vì dư thừa nhân lực.

EG: He was made redundant when the

company downsized

union

-Công đoàn ~ syndicate, trade union (n)

EG: The union negotiated better working

conditions for its members.