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over-the-top /ˌəʊ.və ðə ˈtɒp/

quá mức, cường điệu — over-the-top reaction/over-the-top drama/over-the-top performance — The acting was over-the-top.

hit-or-miss /ˌhɪt ɔː ˈmɪs/

lúc hay lúc dở, không ổn định — hit-or-miss results/hit-or-miss quality/hit-or-miss humour — The show is a bit hit-or-miss.

plausible /ˈplɔː.zɪ.bəl/

có vẻ hợp lý, đáng tin — plausible explanation/plausible theory/plausible reason/plausible story — That sounds like a plausible excuse.

far-fetched /ˌfɑː ˈfetʃt/

khó tin, gượng ép — far-fetched idea/far-fetched story/far-fetched claim/far-fetched plot — His story sounds far-fetched.

self-deprecating /ˌself dep.rəˈkeɪ.tɪŋ/

tự trào, tự châm biếm bản thân — self-deprecating humour/self-deprecating joke/self-deprecating comment — He uses self-deprecating humour.

light-hearted /ˌlaɪt ˈhɑː.tɪd/

nhẹ nhàng, không nghiêm túc — light-hearted tone/light-hearted joke/light-hearted film/light-hearted approach — It’s a light-hearted comedy.

slapdash /ˈslæp.dæʃ/

cẩu thả, làm vội — slapdash work/slapdash approach/slapdash effort/slapdash writing — The report was slapdash.

cringy /ˈkrɪn.dʒi/

gây xấu hổ, khó chịu — cringy joke/cringy moment/cringy behaviour/cringy scene — That speech was cringy.

laugh it off /ˌlɑːf ɪt ˈɒf/

cười cho qua, không để tâm — laugh it off easily/laugh it off awkward moment/laugh it off mistake — He just laughed it off.

punch above one's weight /ˌpʌntʃ əˌbʌv wʌnz ˈweɪt/

vượt kỳ vọng so với khả năng — punch above your weight/team punches above weight — The team punches above its weight.

the joke is on sb /ðə ˈdʒəʊk ɪz ɒn/

người bị “cười lại”, bị lật kèo — the joke is on him/the joke is on them — They thought they won, but the joke was on them.

have the last laugh /ˌhæv ðə lɑːst ˈlɑːf/

người thắng cuối cùng — have the last laugh in the end/eventually have the last laugh — He had the last laugh after success.

break the ice /ˌbreɪk ði ˈaɪs/

phá vỡ sự ngại ngùng ban đầu — break the ice quickly/help break the ice/ice-breaking activity — A joke helped break the ice.

in stitches /ɪn ˈstɪtʃɪz/

cười không ngừng — have people in stitches/laugh in stitches/kept in stitches — The comedian had us in stitches.

mock /mɒk/

chế giễu, nhại lại — mock someone/mock accent/mock behaviour/mock exam — They mocked his accent.

take the mick /ˌteɪk ðə ˈmɪk/

trêu chọc, cà khịa — take the mick out of sb/stop taking the mick — Don’t take the mick out of him.

fall flat /ˌfɔːl ˈflæt/

không gây hiệu ứng, không buồn cười — joke falls flat/performance falls flat/idea falls flat — The joke fell flat.

keep a straight face /ˌkiːp ə streɪt ˈfeɪs/

giữ vẻ nghiêm túc không cười — keep a straight face struggle/can’t keep straight face — I couldn’t keep a straight face.

antics /ˈæn.tɪks/

hành động ngớ ngẩn, gây cười — silly antics/comedic antics/childish antics — His antics made everyone laugh.

grim /ɡrɪm/

u ám, nghiêm trọng — grim reality/grim situation/grim outlook/grim news — The situation looks grim.

unsparing /ʌnˈspeə.rɪŋ/

không khoan nhượng, rất nghiêm khắc — unsparing criticism/unsparing judgement/unsparing review — The review was unsparing.

spawn /spɔːn/

tạo ra, sinh ra (thường là vấn đề) — spawn controversy/spawn debate/spawn problems/spawn interest — The decision spawned outrage.

penchant /ˈpen.tʃənt/

sở thích mạnh mẽ — penchant for humour/penchant for satire/penchant for drama — He has a penchant for sarcasm.

conflate /kənˈfleɪt/

gộp nhầm hai thứ thành một — conflate ideas/conflate issues/conflate facts — Don’t conflate opinion with fact.

baulk at /bɔːk æt/

ngần ngại, không muốn làm — baulk at idea/baulk at cost/baulk at decision — They baulked at the proposal.

catharsis /kəˈθɑː.sɪs/

sự giải tỏa cảm xúc — emotional catharsis/catharsis through comedy — Comedy can provide catharsis.

rapt /ræpt/

bị cuốn hút hoàn toàn — rapt attention/rapt audience/rapt silence — The audience was rapt.

thorny /ˈθɔː.ni/

khó, nhạy cảm, gây tranh cãi — thorny issue/thorny problem/thorny debate — It’s a thorny question.

flippant /ˈflɪp.ənt/

thiếu nghiêm túc, cợt nhả — flippant remark/flippant attitude/flippant tone — His comment was flippant.

rousing /ˈraʊ.zɪŋ/

kích thích, gây hứng khởi — rousing speech/rousing applause/rousing performance — The speech was rousing.

qualms /kwɑːmz/

sự do dự, áy náy — have qualms/ethical qualms/no qualms about — She had no qualms about lying.

rile up /ˌraɪl ˈʌp/

làm ai đó tức giận — rile someone up/get riled up — Don’t rile him up.

scorn /skɔːn/ (v/n)

khinh miệt — show scorn/look with scorn/contempt and scorn — He treated them with scorn.