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scale the height

rất thành công

The athlete scaled

the heights when he won gold in all his

races.

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bivouac

Trại tạm thời không có lều hoặc nơi che chắn, đặc biệt được sử dụng bởi binh lính hoặc người leo núi

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bare bones

chỉ có phần đơn giản và quan trọng nhất

He lived on a bare-bones budget while

he was a student.

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tandem

xây cho 2 người

Two people can ride this

tandem vehicle.

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staggering

ko thể tin được, amazing

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top-notch

xuất xắc, vượt trội, chất lượng nhất

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acclaim

lời khen rộng rãi bởi công chúng, mọi ngườ

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secure a deal

sắp xếp 1 buổi gặp mặt

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runner-up

sb who finishes second in a race or competition

● The runner-up was disappointed not to win.

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descent

sự đi xuống,s ụp đổ

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corporate sponsor

nhà tài trợ

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quest

search

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summit

đỉnh núi

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snatch

grab

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pocket

take possession of ● He won the final of the

darts competition and pocketed a thousand

pounds. ➣ pocket (n)

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home turf

quê hương

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mind-blowing

rất ấn tượng

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stunt

1 hành động mạo hiểm nhằm giải trí

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beam

1 cái thanh dài gỗ hoặc thép sd trong xây dựng

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patroller

bảo vệ, ng đưa thi

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hail

công nhận acknowledge, claim to be ● Bolt is hailed as

the fastest man on Earth, having won many

gold medals.

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execute

biểu diễn

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tumble

lăn

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gaping

to lớn There was a gaping hole in the

road where the workman had dug it up.

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crevasse

vết nức của băng

● The man broke his leg when he fell into a

crevasse in the glacier.

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baby boomer

dc sinh ra vào khoảngg tgian nhiều đứa trẻ dc sinh hơn bth

sb born during a period when more babies

are born than usual ● The baby boomers

of the 1960s were a lucky generation.

➣ baby boom (n)

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realise one’s ambitious

succeed in doing what you want to do ● She

realised her ambitions when she became a

doctor.

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accrue

tăng theo thời gian

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troubleshooter

sb who is employed to come into an

organisation to deal with a problem ● They

want to employ a troubleshooter to make the

company more efficient. ➣ troubleshooting (n),

troubleshoot (v)

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admit defeat

chấp nhân thất bại, bỏ cuộc

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bold

ko sợ not afraid ● The bold student made a speech

at the demonstration. ➣ boldness

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gusty

dũng cảm và kiên quyết

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mediorce

ko dc tốt lắm

The mediocre film received

neither good nor bad reviews. ➣ mediocrity (n)

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honourable

công bằng và chân thật, xứng đáng tôn trọng, khen ngợi

● If you lose, it would be honourable to

congratulate the winner. ➣

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noble

cao thương, trinh thượng,

● It was noble of him to forgive his enemies.

➣ nobility (n)

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vain

kiêu ngạo, tự phụ too proud of oneself ● Rob is so vain that he is

always telling us how clever he is.

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vainity

sự kiêu ngạo

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virtuous

tốt và thật thà

The virtuous woman

never cheated or told a lie.

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merciless

nhẫn tâm, tàn nhẫn

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mercy

lòng khoan dung, nhân từ

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pitiless

ác độc

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pity

lòng trắc ẩn, thương sót

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ruthless

tàn nhẫn, ko có hối cãi, tội lỗi, thương hại

The ruthless

businessman sacked ten employees to save

money. ➣

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selfless

qtam đến ng khác hơn chính bản thân mình

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cunning

gian xảo, khôn vặt, xảo trá

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sly

ranh mãnh, láu cá

● Don’t trust her; she’s very sly.

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touchy

cực kì nhạy cảm, dễ buồn

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sentimental

ủy mị, đa sầu đa cảm

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upbeat

hạnh phúc, lạc quan vui vẻ

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impartial

công bằng, ko thiên vị

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timid

ngại ngùng, afraid

The timid child was too shy to

say hello.

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impetuous

hành động mà ko suy nghĩ

● The

impetuous player kicked the ball without

aiming and missed the goal.

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rash

ko cẩn thận, sáng suốt, cẩu thả

● It was rash

to swim where you know there are sharks.

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candid

thật thà, ngay thẳng, bộc trực

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headstrong

cứng đầu, quyết tâm làm gì mà ko nghe người khác

● She is a headstrong child

who rarely listens to good advice.