6/6 bridging the gap unit 5 p1

hospitality

lòng mến khách

inhospitable

ko hiếu khách

truthfulness

tính chân thật

untruthful

không thật thà

intrude

xâm phạm

intrusion

sự xâm phạm

intruder

kẻ xâm nhập

intrusive

xâm phạm, xâm lấn

longing

lòng khao khát

lengthy

dài dòng, kéo dài

westernise

tây hóa

westerly

gió tây

westermost

cực tây

failsafe

đảm bạo hoạt động an toàn dù có sự cố

on the grounds that

vì lý do rằng

He was denied entry on the

grounds that he did not have

the required documents.

at its peak

ở đỉnh cao

bear a resemblance to

giống với

for the reason that

bởi vì

apply oneself to

cống hiến cho

in its heyday

trong thời kì đỉnh cao của nó

The company was thriving in

its heyday, with high profits

and widespread popularity.

frown up on/at

phê phán

The strict teacher would frown

upon any misbehavior in the

classroom.

on hold

tạm dừng

lend to

đóng góp vào

in abeyance

tạm ngưng

The decision on the matter is

currently in abeyance, awaiting

further discussion.

on loan to/from

được mượn từ/cho

it makes no/little difference to sb= be all the same to sb

ko làm khác biệt, ko quan trọng với ai

It makes no difference to me

whether we go out or stay in.

on a par with=evenly matched=nothing/little to choose between

tương tự như

be a bolt from the blue=take by surprise

làm ai bất ngờ

The surprise party took her by

surprise, as she had no idea it

was being planned.

show signs of=be a improvement on= be/get better

cho thấy sự cải thiện

engrossed in

mải mê

out of the ordinary

ko bình thường

suspicious of

nghi ngờ về

with the exception of

ngoại trừ

on the verge of

sắp sửa

in cold blood

lạnh lùng, vô tình

be in possession of

sở hữu

in anticipation of

chuẩn bị cho

peer at

nhìn kĩ

to one’s horror

làm ai sợ hãi

To her horror, she discovered

that she had lost her wallet.

at large

tự do

The suspect is still at large and

considered dangerous.

catch sb’s death

bị cảm lạnh

catch sight of

nhìn thấy

catch the sun

bị cháy nắng

catch a glimpse of

nhìn thoáng qua

catch one’s breath

thở lại bình thường

catch sb on the hop/off one’s guard/on the wrong foot/napping unawares

bị bắt gặp khi không để ý, đề phòng hhay chuẩn bị trước

The surprise inspection

caught the employees on the

hop, as they were unprepared.

catch hold of

nắm bắt