27/9/2024

By all accounts

Theo như mọi người nói | Example: By all accounts Sarah is the most popular student in school

On sb's account

Vì ai đó vì điều gì đó | Example: I'm not very hungry so please don't cook on my account

Hang in the balance

Chưa biết kết quả sẽ ra sao chưa đâu vào đâu | Example: After a bad year Judd's career hung in the balance

Redress the balance

Khôi phục thế cân bằng | Example: In order to redress the balance the club will have to sign a new goalkeeper to replace the one they've just sold

On balance

Sau khi cân nhắc kĩ về các mặt | Example: The job offer had some advantages but on balance he thought he was better off where he was

Beyond belief

Quá mức có thể tưởng tượng được | Example: Some of the things people do to their kids are beyond belief

Growing belief

Niềm tin ngày càng tăng | Example: There is a growing belief that these policies will not succeed

Pick sb's brain

Hỏi ý kiến của người có hiểu biết | Example: I was picking Simon's brains about which computer to buy

Brainchild

Ý tưởng sáng kiến ban đầu | Example: The project was the brainchild of one of the students

Brainwash

Tẩy não | Example: Some people seem to be so brainwashed by advertising that they believe everything it tells them

Brainwave

Ý tưởng bất chợt thông minh | Example: I couldn't see how I could get home from the station then I had a brainwave

Foregone conclusion

Kết quả quá rõ ràng từ trước | Example: The result of the election seems to be a foregone conclusion

Consideration for

Sự quan tâm đến cảm xúc của người khác | Example: Turn your music down and show a little consideration for the neighbours

Out of consideration for

Vì cân nhắc đến ai hoặc cái gì | Example: Out of consideration for his feelings I didn't mention anything about the incident

In doubt

Không chắc sẽ tiếp tục hoặc thành công | Example: The future of the stadium is in doubt because of a lack of money

Cast doubt on

Gây nghi ngờ về điều gì | Example: Witnesses have cast doubt on the accused's innocence

Beyond your wildest dreams

Ngoài sức tưởng tượng | Example: Suddenly she was rich beyond her wildest dreams

In your dreams

Nằm mơ đi | Example: Dave buy you a car In your dreams

In focus

Rõ nét | Example: His face is in focus in this shot

Out of focus

Mờ nét | Example: His face is out of focus in this shot so you can't really see what he looks like

Do an impression of

Bắt chước ai đó | Example: She does a really good impression of the president

Impression

Dấu hằn hoặc vết in | Example: There were impressions around her ankles made by the tops of her socks

Under the impression

Tưởng rằng nhưng không đúng | Example: I was under the impression that the meeting was at 3 PM not 2 PM

Make a mental note

Ghi nhớ trong đầu | Example: I made a mental note of her address

Arithmetic

Số học | Example: These kids have had seven years in school and they can't even do some simple arithmetic

Mental arithmetic

Tính nhẩm | Example: Mental arithmetic is an important skill for students

Take sb's mind off sth

Giúp quên đi điều gì | Example: The good thing about running is that it takes my mind off any problems I have

Prey on sb's mind

Làm ai đó lo nghĩ mãi | Example: I lost my temper with her the other day and it's been preying on my mind ever since

Under the misapprehension

Hiểu lầm hoặc hiểu sai | Example: He was under the misapprehension that those chemicals were banned

In perspective

Đúng tỷ lệ hoặc phối cảnh | Example: At that time artists were just beginning to learn how to draw in perspective

A sense of perspective

Cái nhìn khách quan | Example: Her travels around the world have given her a valuable sense of perspective on different cultures and ways of life

Know your stuff

Rất am hiểu về lĩnh vực nào đó | Example: She's an excellent teacher she really knows her stuff

Lead the way

Dẫn đường | Example: You've been there before why don't you lead the way

Nuts about

Rất thích hoặc mê mẩn | Example: Sophie's nuts about dinosaurs

I'll say

Chắc chắn rồi | Example: Does he eat a lot I'll say

You're really something

Cũng ra gì đấy | Example: The doors here are really something all made of good wood like mahogany

Lap

Lòng hoặc đùi | Example: Come and sit on my lap and I'll read you a story

Photobomb

Xuất hiện làm hỏng ảnh người khác | Example: We were photobombed by a guy dressed in a gorilla suit

Have a thing about

Có sự thích hoặc ghét đặc biệt | Example: She's got a thing about spiders she won't go near them

Go Dutch

Chia tiền | Example: We will go Dutch

Get the check

Thanh toán hóa đơn | Example: I'll get the check

Grueling routine

Thói quen hoặc công việc cực nhọc | Example: After enduring nine years of this grueling routine Yao resigned and moved to Shanghai

Extensive

Rộng lớn hoặc nhiều | Example: A school with extensive grounds

Elite institutions

Các trường danh tiếng | Example: He realised that the position he desired was reserved for candidates from elite institutions

Extensive work experience

Kinh nghiệm làm việc dày dặn | Example: Despite his extensive work experience and prestigious educational background Yao struggled to stand out

Fall short of one's expectations

Không đạt kỳ vọng | Example: August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations

Hiring freeze

Đóng băng tuyển dụng | Example: During the financial crisis many large corporations downsized while others implemented a hiring freeze

Fall short

Không đạt được mức mong muốn | Example: They needed 60 votes to pass the bill but they fell short by 12 votes

Outmatched by

Thua kém so với | Example: Yao found himself outmatched by superior candidates

Sever ties with

Cắt đứt quan hệ với | Example: After numerous rejections he severed ties with his family and friends

A life of vagrancy

Cuộc sống lang bạt | Example: He severed ties with his family and friends to begin a life of vagrancy

Scavenge

Bới tìm hoặc nhặt nhạnh | Example: The flood has left people and animals desperately scavenging for food

Plight

Hoàn cảnh khó khăn | Example: My problems aren't much compared with the plight of the storm victims

Embark on

Bắt đầu một hành trình hoặc dự án | Example: His parents embarked on a journey to Shanghai

Disseminate

Phổ biến hoặc truyền bá | Example: One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease

Virtue

Đức tính tốt | Example: Patience is a virtue

Virtue

Ưu điểm | Example: This seat has the virtue of being adjustable

Unavoidable = Inevitable

Không thể tránh khỏi | Example: It was inevitable that the company would have to lay off some employees

Radiate

Tỏa ra | Example: Warmth radiated from the stove

Radiate

Bộc lộ ra | Example: Enthusiasm was radiating from her