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cast-iron alibi

Bằng chứng ngoại phạm đanh thép

Ex: She was in the office all of Wednesday and so has a ____________.

arid

(adj): khô cằn, khô ran (=dry, barren)

Ex: The camel has adapted to survive in an _______ environment like the desert for many days without water.

avid

(adj): (extremely eager or excited) khao khát, thèm thuồng, mong

Ex: She hadn't seen him for six months and was ____ for news.

afford

(to allow someone to have something pleasant or necessary): cho ai đó cái gì pleasant or necessary (view đẹp, vv)

Ex: A special feature of the room is the huge picture window which _______ splendid view of the Quantock hills.

bestowed

[bɪˈstəʊ](passive): được ban cho, tặng cho (---------- upon/on) (vs endowed)

Ex: The George Cross is a decoration that is ________ upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery.

conferred

(passive) được trao, tặng văn bằng, tước vị (.....sth on sb) (vs bestowed, endowed)

Ex: An honorary doctorate was _______ on him by Columbia University.

The Queen ....... knighthoods on several distinguished men

vouchsafe

[ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf]to give, offer or tell something to somebody, especially in order to give them a special advantage (đưa, trao cho ai đó 1 cái gì, đặc biệt là những thứ mang lại lợi ích lớn) (vs bestow, confer, endow)

Ex: He _________ to me certain family secrets.

overplayed

(đã học trong des c12) khiến cho 1 thứ gì đó trở nên quan trọng hơn nó thật sự là

Ex: That's just a normal remark on the topic, but it's kinda ________ by the team.

over-blown

(bigger or more important or impressive than it should be): bị làm trở nên quan trọng hơn, lớn hơn nó thật sự là (=overplayed) (BLOW)

Ex: His style of conducting is precise and delicate, never ________.

tiresome

(adj): gây mệt nhọc, phiền hà (tire)

Ex: It's getting a little _______, listening to your complain.

inexorable

[ɪnˈeksərəbl](adj) không lay chuyển được, không thể dừng lại được(process)

Ex: the ________ progress of science

indefatigable

(adj): không biết mệt mỏi (fatigue) (=tireless, relentless)

Ex: Annie was an ___________ campaigner for better community services.

in the event of

would you be kind enough to

lịch sự nhờ ai đó giúp đỡ mình (would you be so good as to do sth)

buckle down

to start working seriously (bắt đầu làm việc 1 cách chăm chỉ,siêng năng)

Ex: He'll have to _______________ to his work soon if he wants to pass his finals.

border on

(v): gần giống với việc gì, sự gì (amount to)

Ex: His poor handling of the business ________________ negligence.

Our task ......... the impossible

crack down on

niggle over

(v): tranh cãi về những thứ tiểu tiết, không cần thiết

Ex: If we _________________ the details, we'll never finish filming this episode by today.

lay out on

(v): chi 1 khoảng tiền lớn để làm gì (-------- sth --- sth)

Ex: The Corporation is ______________ a lot of money _______ building a new creation center.

put in an appearance

tham dự 1 event chỉ trong 1 thời gian ngắn, tham dự cho có vì thật sự không thích đến

Ex: I didn't really want to go to the party, but I thought I'd better ________________________.

incorrigible#

pull a face

nhăn mặt, thể hiện sự không thích cái gì

Ex: I knew my mother would ____________________ the minute she saw my new haircut.

behind bars

(= in prison): ở trong tù

Ex: He was a pickpocket and had to spend many years ________________.

a dash of

1 lượng rất nhỏ thứ gì (thường là các thực phẩm dạng lỏng)

Ex: If you say you'd like ______________ cream on your strawberries then you don't want very much cream.

pay an arm and a leg

spend a lot of money (splash out on sth)

Ex: The football team Manchester United _______________________ to sign up the Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio Da Silva when they were only eighteen.

pay tribute to

maiden

[ˈmeɪdn](adj): lần đầu tiên (làm việc gì)

Ex: He spoke well though it was his _____________ speech. (Lần đầu tiên phát biểu nhưng anh ấy nói rất tốt)

in your salad days

những tháng ngày mà ta còn trẻ và chưa có nhiều kinh nghiệm

Ex: _________________, he was quite dandy.

expanse

(n): 1 khoảng rộng lớn (land hoặc biển) mở rộng liên tục ra

Ex: It was unclear whether America was part of Asia if there was a vast ______________ of sea at the top of the world.

nourish

gaze down on

pioneer

(v)

amass

chất đống, tích luỹ, góp nhặt (tiền hoặc information)

Ex: She has ____________ a huge fortune from her novels.

apathetic

thờ ơ, indifferent (wf: apathy)

Ex: Young people today are so _____________ about politics.

ravages

(of time, wars, disease): damage caused by them (những thiệt hại từ....)

Ex: By the time I've managed to get up and repair the ______________ of the night, half of the day's gone.

exclusive

dành riêng (câu lạc bộ, cửa hàng...); độc chiếm, độc quyền (exclude)

Ex: This room is for the _____________ use of guests.

treat sb to sb

have a go

premise

expressionless

(adj) đờ ra, ngây ra, không cảm xúc (express)

Ex: She stood there completely __________________ so I had no idea at all what she was thinking.

typecast

(adj): diễn 1 màu, luôn bị gắn mán với 1 thể loại nhân vật nào (dành cho diễn viên) (type)

Ex: Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becoming _________________

requisitioned

[ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn](v): trưng dụng vật chất gì, ra lệnh trưng dụng (tức là sử dụng hết cái gì) (require)

Ex: This school was once _______________ as a military hospital during the war.

outlaw

(v): bất hợp pháp cái gì (law)

Ex: So far, the United States has said it cannot agree to _____________ all types of antipersonnel mines.

outlaw

(n): những kẻ phạm tội đang sống ngoài vòng pháp luật (law)

Ex: Robin Hood was an ___________ who lived in the forest and stole from the rich to give to the poor.

editorials

(n): bài xã luận (bài báo đưa ra quan điểm, suy nghĩ của người viết về 1 vấn đề tại thời điểm hiện tại (edit)

Ex: People also read these papers for their reviews of new books, films and plays and for their _________________.

multi-faceted

(adj): có nhiều mặt (1 vấn đề) (facet)

Ex: Since most important problems are ________________, there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages.

imperceptibly

(adv): khó có thể nhận ra được (perceive)

Ex: The rocks appear to be stationary but in the high winds that whip across this desert landscape, they are in reality moving _________________.

triumphant

Vui mừng, hân hoan, hoan hỉ (vì chiến thắng) (triumph)

Ex: After the cup final, the ______________ team bussed back to the hotel parading the cup as they went.

recourse

(n): Sự cầu viện, sự nhờ đến, sự cầu đến, sự trông cậy vào (sự giúp đỡ trong lúc khó khăn..) (course)

Ex: It is hoped that the dispute will be settled without _____________ to litigation.

recession

(n): sự ì ạch, chậm, sụt giảm phát triển của nền kinh tế (recede)

Ex: The country is sliding into the depths of (a) ______________.

slouching

đứng, ngồi 1 cách mệt mỏi

multitude

draw the line between

(v): phân biệt 2 situations

Ex: It is important to know how to ___________________ between a joke and a lie.

carrot and stick approach/policy

Củ cà rốt và cây gậy (bạn được thưởng cho một số hành động và có nguy cơ bị trừng phạt đối với những hành động khác.)

Ex: The government favours a _____________________________ to young offenders.

in (next to) no time

very quickly, very soon (next)

Ex: We'll have this job done _______________________________ if we cooperate.

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