english collocations in use advanced unit 45

thinly disguised/veiled

if something is thinly disguised etc, someone is pretending it is something else, but you can easily see what it really is 

He looked at Frank’s new car with _ envy.

→ Một cách nói bóng gió để chỉ "giấu không kỹ", "giả vờ một cách vụng về", "che đậy hời hợt", hoặc "gần như lộ rõ".

stubborn streak

an often unpleasant characteristic that is very different from other characteristics:

• Her _ makes her very difficult to work with sometimes.

• There's a _ in him – once he makes up his mind, there's no changing it.

→ Một cụm từ diễn tả tính bướng bỉnh (cứng đầu) ăn sâu bên trong ai đó – cái chất bướng cố hữu.

gruff /ɡrʌf/

(of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behaviour) unfriendly or showing no patience: (adj)

"Yeah, so what?" came the _ reply.

He's quite a sweet man beneath the _ exterior.

→ Cộc lốc, cộc cằn, thô lỗ

sharp-witted

intelligent and alert

nhanh trí

a _ boy.

pent-up

(of feelings) not expressed or released:

• His _ anger and frustration burst forth.

• Screaming at the top of your voice is a good way of venting _ frustration.

→ Dồn nén (về cảm xúc)

forthright

(too) honest or direct in behaviour or speech:

• His _ manner can be mistaken for rudeness.

• I admire her _ way of dealing with people.

boundless

having no limit:

• _ optimism

• She has _ energy and enthusiasm.

bubbly

(especially of a woman or girl) attractively full of energy and enthusiasm: (adj)

She's a very _ character.

look your age

To have an appearance (especially one's face) that is consistent with what people expect someone to look like at that age.

I don't _ now that I have this beard, so I never have trouble getting into bars.

With all these gray hairs, I'm really starting to _.

burst with

o feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do something:

I knew they were _ curiosity but I said nothing.

Blank expression

showing no understanding or no emotion in the expression on your face:

After hours handling my customer’s problem, I have had a _ on my face.

Cool reception

đón tiếp lạnh nhạt, không thiện cảm, khinh khỉnh, không nhiệt tình

• My wife met me with a rather _ when I came home at 3 AM.

• After the _ I received at breakfast, I knew I had overstayed my welcome.

abrasive /əˈbreɪ.sɪv/

rude and unfriendly:

• She has a rather _ manner.

• He can sometimes be _ in meetings.