LEXICO | Ms. Thảo 25.02.2025

culminate in/with sth (v)

lên đến cực điểm
Ex: All his hark work ~d in great success.

discordant (a)

chói tai, không hợp âm
Ex: Contemporary dialogue for me struck a slightly ~ note.

feeble (a)

kém, nhu nhược
Ex: Not being able to find my phone number is a pretty ~ excuse for not contacting me.

in the teeth of sth

đối lập với, chống lại, bất cần
Ex: The new airport was constructed ~ fierce opposition from environmentalists.

in a quandary

tình thế lúng túng, khó xử
Ex: Both of the jobs I’ve been offered are fantastic opportunities - I’m ~!

calamity (n)

tai ương, thiên tai
Ex: The flood was a terrible ~, hundreds of people died.

fortitude (n)

sự chịu đưng, ngoan cường
Ex: Michael admired his grandparents’ ~. During the Great Depression they lost their jobs, but they never lost their streng of purpose or their dignity.

provisional (a)

tạm thời, lâm thời

grievance (n)

lời trách, lời phàn nàn
Ex: Employees who have a(N0 ~ are encouraged to discuss it uiwth the management.

prime (n)

tốt nhất, hoàn hảo
Ex: The series became so popular that it was moved to the ~ time spot of 8pm

amalgam (n)

vật hỗn hợp
Ex: The Post-Modern architectural style is a(n) ~: it combines diverse elements, including classical columns, Baroque ornamentation, and Palladian windows.

scorn (n)

sự khinh bỉ, khinh miệt
Ex: The local press has been pouring ~ on the major for dissolving the council.

abject (a)

thấp hèn, đê tiện
Ex: I offer you my most ~ apologies for offending you as I did.

climate (n)

hoàn cảnh, xu thế
Ex: The current economic ~ is very good for small businesses.

derelict (a)

bị bỏ rơi, không ai nhận, vô chủ
Ex: The building is ~. It’s been ruined and abandoned for years.

subsidy (n)

tiền cấp, tiền trợ cấp
Ex: The British National Orchestra is delighted with the government’s promise of a $500,000 ~

run-of-the-milk (a)

bình thường, không hấp dẫn
Ex: The actors gave a very ~ performance, and the critics expressed their disapproval of their reports the following day.

pie in the sky

việc không chắc chắn

utterly devastated

hoàn toàn (emphasize)
Ex: He was ~ by the news.

debit (v)

ghi vào sổ nợ
Ex: The bank will ~ your account with any withdrawals made using your payment card.

pigment (n)

chất màu, chất nhuộm
ex: The wool is colored using only natural ~ dyes.

pervert (v)

dùng sai, làm hư hỏng
Ex: Some scientific discoveries have been ~ed to create weapons of destruction.

impulse (n)

sự thúc đẩy, thôi thúc
Ex: Picking up the book the other day for the first time in many years, I found myself tom between the urge to race through the story and a(n) ~ to linger on the visual detail.

feasible (a)

có thể thực hiện
Ex: the scheme is too expensive to ~

downside (n)

khuyết điểm
Ex: No one could contemplate fame these days without knowing beforehand of its ~

assume (v)

thừa nhận (không có proof)
Ex: This course ~s no previous knowledge of the subject.

ghostwriter (n)

người viết thuê cho một nhà văn
Ex: I know it’s got his name on the cover, but he used a(n) ~

reiterate (v)

tóm lại, lặp lại
Ex: Our lecturer ~d the importance of taking clear notes.

bleak (a)

trống trải, hoang vắng
Ex: With rising costs and falling demand, the future for the car plant looks ~

mural (n)

bức tranh tường
Ex: In an attempt to prevent graffiti, the local youth club painted a huge ~ on the wall of the community center.

bulky (a)

đồ sộ, kềnh càng
Ex: The package was too ~ to fit in the mail box, so they left it on the step.

tamper with sth

lục lọi, làm xáo trộn, làm giả
Ex: If you ~ with the device in any way, the guarantee will no longer be valid.

meager (a)

nghèo, xoàng, sơ sài
Ex: How does he support his family on such a(n) ~ salary?

lenient (a)

nhân hậu, hiền hậu, khoang dung
Ex: The science teacher was popular because she was ~ with her classes.

inhibited (a)

ức chế, bị ngăn cản
Ex: The counselor tried to make John feel less ~ about talking about his problems.

resentment (n)

sự phẫn uất, sự oán hận
Ex: Jane was full of ~ towards her stepmother.

streamline (v)

sắp xếp, tổ chức hợp lí
Ex: Factories are having to ~ all production processes and, in some cases, the workforce too.

encode (v)

được mã hóa, ghi thành mật mã
Ex: Digitally ~d messages can be delivered via cable direct into our homes.

retirement (n)

sự về hưu, thôi kinh doanh
Ex: When Wilson’s company was hit by the recession, he deicded to take early ~

bare (a)

vừa đủ, tối thiếu
Ex: Who needs more than the ~ necessities of life?

plight (n)

hoàn cảnh, cảnh ngộ khốn khổ
Ex: The ~ of the abandoned orphans in Romania has aroused the world’s pity.

gullible (a)

ngây thơ, cả tin, dễ lừa gạt
Ex: I’m afraid Jenifer’s very ~. She believes everything she’s told.

doom to sth(v)

tất phải như vậy
Ex: Our plan to start our own business seem ~ed to failure.

air (v)

bộc lộ, thổ lộ
Ex: A meeting was held immediately so that the medical staff could ~ their views freely.

utter (v)

to make a sound with your voice, to say sth: thốt ra, phát ra
Ex: She did not ~ a word during lunch.

dead (a)

hết hiệu lực, không dùng được nữa
Ex: I worked for a local paper but gave in my notice because it turned out to be a(n) ~ end job.

nuisance (n)

a thing, person, situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problems: mối gây khó chịu, mối làm phiền toái
Ex: The noise of the heavy traffic is a real ~ when I am trying to concentrate my attention.

harassment (n)

an act of annoying or worrying somebody by putting pressure on them or saying or doing unpleasant things to them: sự quấy rầy, phiền nhiễu
Ex: sexual/racial ~
workplace/street ~

painfully (adv)

extremely and in a way that makes your feel annoyed, upset: làm đau đớn, làm đau khổ
Ex: My decision to drop out of university after a year is one I now ~ regret.

consequential (a)

happening as a result or an effect of sth: do hậu quả, do kết quả
Ex: After the accident, two seamen were slightly injured in the ~ explosion.

retaliation against sb/sth for sth (n)

action that a person takes against sb who has harmed them in some way: sự trà đũa, trả thù, trả miếng

repulsion (n)

a feeling of very strong dislike of sth that you find extremely unpleasant: sự ghét, ghê tởm
Ex: A feeling of ~ gripped her when she saw the rat.

resurrection (n)

the new beginning for sth which is old or which had disappeared or become weak: sự phục hồi (phong tục cũ, thói quen cũ), phục hưng (nghệ thuật cũ), gợi lại (kỉ niệm cũ)
Ex: a(n) ~ of hope
The traditional festival experienced a(n) ~ after decades of being forgotten, with young people embracing their heritage.

reappearance , reawakening , rebirth , restoration , resurgence , return to life , revival , reactivation , renaissance , renascence , renewal , resuscitation , revitalization , revivification , transformation

reverberation (n) = repercussion (n)

the effect of sth that happens, especially unpleasant ones that spread among a large number of people: ảnh hưởng dội lại, sự phản ứng
Ex: the political ~s of the scandal
The stock market crash had ~s across the global economy, leading to job losses in multiple countries.

ingratiate yourself with sb (v)

to do things in order to make sb like you, especially sb who will be useful to you: làm cho mình được yêu mến
Ex: Mary attempted to ~ herself with her boss by volunteering to take on extra work.

gratify (v) [formal]

to please or satisfy sb, give deep satisfaction: làm hài vòng, vừa lòng
Ex: It ~ed him to think that it was all his work.
The praise ~ed her vanity.

please (v)

to make sb happy: làm vừa ý, làm vui
Ex: He tried to ~ his parents.

commend sb for/ to do sth // sb/sth on sth (v)

to praise sb/sth, especially publicly: khen ngợi, ca ngợi, tán dương
Ex: His designs were highly ~ed by the judges.

indeed (a)

used to emphasize a positive statement or answer: thực vậy, quả thực
Ex: You are under no obligation ~ to accept this offer.

whatsoever (a)

not at all, not of any kinđ: dù thế nào, dù gì
ex: They received no help ~

engrossed (a)

làm thu hút, làm mê
Ex: I was ~ in the book, I was reading and didn’t hear the phone.

command of sb (in a position of authority) (v)

to tell sb to do sth: ra lệnh, hạ lệnh, chỉ huy
Ex: Passengers are ~ed not to leave cases and packages here.

slip disc (n)

a painful condition cause when one of the discs between the bones of the spine in a person’s back moves out of place: tình trạng gãy xương cột sống
Ex: She has been taken to hospital suffering from a(n) ~

flawless (a)

without flaws and perfect: hoàn hảo, không có lỗi sai
Ex: The diamond ring is just perfect. It is ~