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conducive

/kənˈduː.sɪv/ dẫn đến, mang lại

eg: The quiet atmosphere in the library is conducive to focused studying.

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dowdy

/ˈdaʊ.di/ tầm thường, giản dị (quần áo, cách ăn mặc)

Ví dụ

  • Her dowdy appearance belied her inner beauty and intelligence.

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douse

/daʊs/ tưới, giội lên

Ví dụ

  • We watched as demonstrators doused a car in/with petrol and set it alight.

làm lửa hoặc ánh sáng tắt đi (dội nước hoặc dùng thứ gì đó để che)

Ví dụ

  • Efforts to douse the flames were hampered by high winds.

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dough

/doʊ/ bột nhào (để làm bánh)

Ví dụ

  • I made heart-shaped cookies from the dough

tiền

Ví dụ

  • I don't want to work but I need the dough.

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doughty

/ˈdaʊ.t̬i/ dũng cảm, gan dạ

Ví dụ

  • She has been for many years a doughty campaigner for women's rights.

    current affairs: thời sự

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gallant

/ɡəˈlænt/ ga lăng; lịch sự với phụ nữ

Ví dụ

  • She’s still single because she’s waiting for a gallant knight to come galloping in on his horse and sweep her away.

dũng cảm, gan dạ

Ví dụ

  • He looks quite gallant in his military uniform.

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gaol

/dʒeɪl/ nhà tù, nhà giam

Ví dụ

  • The thief was sentenced to five years in gaol for his crimes.

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gorge

/ɡɔːrdʒ/ hẻm núi, đèo

Ví dụ

  • The only way to cross the gorge was over a flimsy wooden bridge.

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camphor

/ˈkæm.fɚ/long não

Ví dụ

  • Water precipitates camphor from its alcoholic solution.

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cambric

/ˈkæm.brɪk/: vải lanh mịn

She wore a blouse of cream cambric and a long amber-coloured skirt.

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Cambridge

/ˈkeɪm.brɪdʒ/

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subtlety

/ˈsʌt̬.əl.t̬i/ sự tinh vi, tinh tế

Ví dụ

  • Listening to the interview, I was impressed by the subtlety of the questions.

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indebtedness

/ɪnˈdet̬.ɪd.nəs/ sự vay nợ, sự biết ơn

Ví dụ

  • Household indebtedness is at a record level.

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bombard

/bɑːmˈbɑːrd/ pháo kích; oanh tạc

Ví dụ

  • The protesters decided to bombard the government with petitions.

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bombard sb with st

hỏi dồn dập, nói tới tấp

Ví dụ

  • The children bombarded her with questions.

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pirate

/ˈpaɪr.ət/ cướp biển

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possession

/pəˈzeʃ.ən/ sự sở hữu

Ví dụ

  • The possession of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness.

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dense

/dens/ dày đặc; đông đúc; rậm rạp

Ví dụ

  • The dense forest canopy provides a habitat for diverse wildlife species.

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assemble

/əˈsem.bəl/ tụ tập, tập hợp

Ví dụ

  • We assembled in the meeting room after lunch.

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coincidence

/koʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ sự trùng hợp

It was just a coincidence that they met at the airport.

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current affairs

thời sự

eg: I'm not at all interested in politics and _________ affairsrent affairs

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typical daily

hăng ngày

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blend

thứ (thuốc lá, chè…)

eg: I could tell that Matt was coming because I knew his _________ of tobacco.

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eat away at st

tàn phá, phá hoại từ từ; làm mất đi từ từ

eg: You really shouldn't buy that car. I know the engine is fine, but most of the body work has been eaten ________ by rust.

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peril

/ˈper.əl/ sự nguy hiểm, hiểm hoạ, cơn nguy

eg;

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defect

/ˈdiː.fekt/ phản bội đất nước; phản quốc

Ví dụ

  • Disgusted by the poor quality of products at the factory, the employee defected to a plant that took pride in its work.

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birth defect

dị tật bẩm sinh

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detect

/dɪˈtekt/ phát hiện ra, nhận thấy, dò ra, tìm ra

eg: It's harder to detect odors if your nose is stuffy because of a cold.

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resign sb to st

chấp nhận điều gì đó dù không muốn

Ví dụ

  • He resigned himself to living alone.

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typification

kiểu hình, kiểu mẫu

eg: this is one of the collections of clothes that typifications the 1930s

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persuasiveness

/pɚˈsweɪ.sɪv.nəs/ khả năng thuyết phục, tính thuyết phục

Ví dụ

  • His rage can diminish the persuasiveness of his argument.

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nonflammable

không cháy, không bắt lửa

eg: these nonflammable clothes cannot catch fire easily.

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contraindication

sự cấm dùng

eg: the contraindication listed for the pills meant that she should not take them

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hard-hearted

nhẫn tâm, lòng dạ sắt đá

eg: Noboday wants to make friends with a hard-hearted person.

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self-reliant

/ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/ tự lực; tự chủ

eg: he is to self-reliant to borrow from everyone

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falsify

/ˈfɑːl.sə.faɪ/ làm giả (tài liệu)

eg: the manager was sacked after he tried to falsify his accounts.

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turnover

/ˈtɝːnˌoʊ.vɚ/doanh số; doanh thu

eg: the firm has an annual turnover of 10000 dollars

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chart

vẽ đồ thị, lập biểu đồ

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uncharted

không ghi trên một bản đồ, không ghi trên một biểu đồ

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averaging

tính toán hoặc ước tính giá trị trung bình

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forbidding

không thân thiện, khó gần

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offshore

/ˌɑːfˈʃɔːr/ xa bờ biển, ở ngoài khơi

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extract

/ɪkˈstrækt/

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blow up

tức giận

eg: when the father saw what had happened, he blew up and shouted at his son

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break through st

vượt qua cái gì đang giữ bạn lại, làm bạn không tiến bộ được

Ví dụ

  • He made many attempts to break through prejudice in the workplace.

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take back bad work

rút lại lời nói

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lose on

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according to = on the authority of

theo như

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on the eve of

ngay trước

= before

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once in a blue moon

rất hiếm khi

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out of the blue

bất ngờ, đột nhiên

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do wonders for

cải thiện, mang lại nhiều lợi ích cho một việc, một người nào đó

Ví dụ

  • Reading books will do wonders for me because it can help me widen my knowledge about the world.

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in the region of

xấp xỉ; khoảng

Ví dụ

  • They estimate that the temperature yesterday was (somewhere) in the region of -30°C.

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be supposed to = should

nên

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prim and proper

Cư xử rất trang trọng và đúng mực

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coin

tạo ra, đặt ra

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intervention = influence

sự can thiệp, sự ảnh hưởng

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