Đề trường Newton

unscathed (a)

unharmed

• Her husband died in the accident but she, amazingly, escaped unscathed

intact (a)

còn nguyên, k bị tổn hại

• He emerges from the investigation with his reputation largely intact

gruesome (a)

extremely unpleasant, shocking (death, injury)

• The newspaper article included a gruesome description of the murder

Be on the mend (a)

get better after illness, injury

She’s been ill with the flu but she’s on the mend now

gild the lily (idom)

improve sth that already perfect → spoil it

• Should i add a scraft to this jacket or would it be gilding the lily?

see fit (idom-v)

good/ necessary to

• She saw fit to pull her son out of the school

  • Hopefully our boss sees fit to give us some days off

open a can of worms (idiom -v)

often, unintended consequences arise

• Corruption is a serious problem but nobody has yet been willing to open a can of wormsw

wear the trousers/ pants

to be the main decision-maker in a relationship

• Blake may seem bossy, but it’s Lisa that really wears the trousers in that relationship.

which is which

a phrase used to distinguish between two items or people.

• For the first few months the babies looked so alike that i couldn’t tell which is which

toxicity (n)

poison, harmfulness

• Tests of the chemical have shown that it has a high level of toxicity

  • It’s too easy to assume that another person must be to blame for the toxicity in a relationship

misgiving (s) (n)

doubt/ worry

• Many teachers expressed serious misgivings about the new tests

amateurish (a)

unskilled

• The movie drugs along, made even worse by amateurish acting

dietetics (n)

scientific study of food and drink that pp eat and its effects on health

• In the field of dietetics, standards of practice have been developed practitioners in the field

memorandum → memoranda (plural) (n)

document

• Michael Davis has prepared a memorandum outlining need for an additional warehouse

informal legal agreement

• sign a memorandum: The three countries have signed a memorandum pledging to work together

shell peas/nuts (v)

bóc vỏ hạt

knead bread (v)

nhào bột làm bánh

stamped ones memory (idom)

always remember

• The awful sound of the crash ưill be stamped on her mind forever

meticulously(adv)

detailedly

• The ifo was meticulouslyo checked and re-checked for the accuracy

stem (v)

stop unwanted thing spreading, increasing

• The bank tried to stem the curency’s rêcnt decline against the dollar

be subject to (v)

experience sth unpleasant

Cars are subject to a high domestic tax

• In recent years, she has been subject to attacks of depression

censorship (n)

ngăn chặn books, media,.. xuất hiện trc công chúng vì vi phạm, luật, bí mật, lí do chính trị

exposed to (v)

easily harmed

• Each day, the average person is exposed to over 100 different chemicals