col2 u20 desc12

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
Locked
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/62

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Last updated 2:31 AM on 7/19/26
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai
Chat

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

63 Terms

1
New cards

lock sth in

keep something safely inside a place (khóa, cất giữ cái gì ở nơi an toàn)

2
New cards
  • lock horns with sb

become involved in a conflict or competition with someone (đối đầu, tranh chấp với ai)

3
New cards
  • under lock and key

kept securely locked away (được cất giữ, bảo vệ cẩn thận)

4
New cards
  • locksmith

a person whose job is making or repairing locks and keys (thợ khóa)

5
New cards
  • peer group

a group of people of the same age or social status (nhóm bạn đồng trang lứa, cùng địa vị)

6
New cards
  • peer pressure

influence from people of the same age or social group to behave in a particular way (áp lực đồng trang lứa)

7
New cards
  • take/hold power

gain control of a country or organization (nắm quyền)

8
New cards
  • seize power

take control by force or suddenly (chiếm quyền)

9
New cards
  • exercise power

use authority (thực thi quyền lực)

10
New cards
  • wield power

have and use great power or influence (nắm và sử dụng quyền lực)

11
New cards
  • abuse power

use power unfairly or illegally (lạm dụng quyền lực)

12
New cards
  • be in power

be the government or ruling authority (đang cầm quyền)

13
New cards
  • be beyond sb’s power

be impossible for someone to do or control (vượt quá khả năng hoặc quyền hạn của ai)

14
New cards
  • have the power to do sth

have the ability or authority to do something (có quyền hoặc khả năng làm gì)

15
New cards
  • power struggle

competition for control or authority (cuộc đấu tranh quyền lực)

16
New cards
  • power structure

the way power is organized in a society or organization (cơ cấu quyền lực)

17
New cards
  • power base

the main source of someone’s political or social support (căn cứ, nền tảng quyền lực)

18
New cards
  • go to prison

be sent to prison as punishment (đi tù)

19
New cards
  • send sb to prison

make someone go to prison (tống giam ai)

20
New cards
  • be in prison

be serving a prison sentence (ở trong tù)

21
New cards
  • prison term

the period of time spent in prison (thời hạn tù)

22
New cards
  • prison sentence

a punishment of imprisonment (án tù)

23
New cards
  • prison reform

changes intended to improve prisons (cải cách nhà tù)

24
New cards
  • prison officer (BrE) / correctional officer (AmE)

a person who guards prisoners (quản giáo, cai ngục)

25
New cards
  • open prison

a prison with fewer security restrictions (nhà tù mở)

26
New cards
  • provoke sb into doing sth

make someone react or do something (kích động, xúi khiến ai làm gì)

27
New cards
  • provoke a reaction

cause a reaction (gây ra phản ứng)

28
New cards
  • provoke a response

cause someone to respond (khơi gợi phản hồi)

29
New cards
  • provoke a protest

cause people to protest (gây ra biểu tình)

30
New cards
  • provoke outrage

cause strong public anger (gây nên sự phẫn nộ)

31
New cards
  • have the right to do sth

be legally or morally allowed to do something (có quyền làm gì)

32
New cards
  • have every right to do sth

be completely justified in doing something (hoàn toàn có quyền làm gì)

33
New cards
  • have no right to do sth

not be justified or allowed to do something (không có quyền làm gì)

34
New cards
  • give sb the right to do sth

allow someone to do something legally or officially (trao quyền cho ai)

35
New cards
  • right and wrong

what is morally correct and incorrect (đúng và sai)

36
New cards
  • be right in doing/saying/thinking sth

be correct or justified (đúng khi làm, nói hoặc nghĩ điều gì)

37
New cards
  • it is right (of sb) to do sth

it is morally correct for someone to do something (đúng đắn khi ai đó làm gì)

38
New cards
  • equal rights

the same legal rights for everyone (quyền bình đẳng)

39
New cards
  • human rights

the basic rights all people should have (quyền con người)

40
New cards
  • animal rights

the rights and welfare of animals (quyền động vật)

41
New cards
  • bend the rules

change or ignore rules slightly (linh động, nới lỏng quy tắc)

42
New cards
  • as a rule

usually; in general (theo thông lệ, nhìn chung)

43
New cards
  • the rule of law

the principle that everyone must obey the law (nguyên tắc pháp quyền)

44
New cards
  • rule of thumb

a practical method based on experience rather than exact calculation (quy tắc kinh nghiệm)

45
New cards
  • rules and regulations

official rules and laws (quy tắc và quy định)

46
New cards
  • sentence sb to sth

officially decide a person’s punishment (tuyên án ai)

47
New cards
  • pass sentence

officially announce a punishment (tuyên án)

48
New cards
  • serve a sentence

spend time in prison as punishment (thụ án)

49
New cards
  • prison sentence

a punishment of imprisonment (án tù)

50
New cards
  • death sentence

a sentence of execution (án tử hình)

51
New cards
  • social conditions

the living conditions of people in society (điều kiện xã hội)

52
New cards
  • social contact

interaction with other people (sự giao tiếp xã hội)

53
New cards
  • social security

government financial support for people in need (an sinh xã hội, trợ cấp xã hội)

54
New cards
  • social services

public services that help people and communities (dịch vụ xã hội)

55
New cards
  • social call

a friendly visit or phone call (cuộc gọi hoặc chuyến thăm xã giao)

56
New cards
  • social worker

a professional who helps people with social problems (nhân viên công tác xã hội)

57
New cards
  • social life

a person’s activities with friends and other people (đời sống xã hội)

58
New cards
  • subject sb to sth

make someone experience something unpleasant (bắt ai phải chịu điều gì)

59
New cards
  • bring up a subject

introduce a topic into a conversation (đề cập đến một chủ đề)

60
New cards
  • get onto a subject

begin talking about a topic (chuyển sang nói về một chủ đề)

61
New cards
  • drop the subject

stop talking about something (ngừng nhắc đến chủ đề)

62
New cards
  • be subject to sth

be affected by or required to obey something (chịu sự tác động, phụ thuộc hoặc phải tuân theo)

63
New cards
  • British subject

a person who owes allegiance to the British Crown (thần dân Anh)