[Ms. Xuân Anh] USE OF ENGLISH 2

electorate

cử tri

liability

TN pháp lí

dilapidated

run-down

settle one’s stomach

your stomach feels calm after feeling slightly sick, especially from something you have eaten or drunk:

big cheese

an influential + important person

evasion

né tránh

saddle

yên (xe, ngựa,…)

allure

attractiveness

repulsion

su ghet bo

deterrent

sự ngăn cản, cản trở

save money for a rainy day

to save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly:

pour oil on troubled water

settle an argument (giảng hoà)

down the drain

wasted, spoiled

pour money down the drain

waste money

chicken out

give up vì sợ

spin out of control

change very quickly and in an uncontrolled way:

grope for

try to think of something, especially the right words, the correct answer, etc.

tear sth up

• xé

• rưng rưng nước mắt

pulchritudinous

(woman) beautiful

atrocious

of bad quality/cruel/shocking

lugubrious

sad and serious

perspicacious

quick in noticing, understanding, or judging things accurately (sáng suốt - discerning)

let sth ride

to not take any action to stop something wrong or unpleasant, thinking that action may not be necessary or is not yet necessary:

dash off

write/draw sth quickly

rattle off

to say or read aloud very quickly a list of names or things, or something you have learned:

seal off

prevent pple from entering a place

It isn’t over until the fat lady sings

con nuoc con tat

fighting chance

a small but real possibility that something can be done:

crow about

to talk in a proud and annoying way about your success:

hawk

to sell goods informally in public places:

pump sb for sth

keep asking sb for in4

mete out

give punishment hoặc unfair treatment

suck the life out of

lay di mang song

informed consent

agreement or permission to do something from someone who has been given full information about the possible effects or results:

stand accused of

bị buộc tội

a reach of the imagination

the act of trying very hard to imagine something:

halfway house between

something that combines particular features of two other things, especially in order to try to please people who do not like the two things on their own:

be in a tight spot

to be in a difficult situation

in the running for

trong cuộc chạy đua, tranh giành

croaky

(voice) khàn *thường vì bệnh

quirky

kì lạ

sock in

to stop all travel or movement of vehicles in an area because of bad weather:

fall in line (with)

obey

fall from grace

lose others’ trust or respect

come roaring back

to become very successful or active again:

fetch and carry sb

to do boring, unskilled jobs for someone, as if you were that person's servant (làm việc vặt)

heir apparent to

the person with the automatic right to legally receive all or most of the money, property, titles, etc. from another person when they die (ng thua ke)

advance notice

information, especially official information, about something that is going to happen in the future

socialite

someone, usually of high social class, who is famous for going to a lot of parties and social events:

racketeering

kiếm tiền bằng illegal activities

besiege

surround (large num of pple)

proprietary

ban quyen

the vanguard

the part of an army or navy that leads an attack on an enemy (ng ở tiền tuyến)

twitterpated

mê đắm đuối

mutter

nói lằm bằm

drinking-up time

the short time allowed in a pub for people to finish their drinks before it closes

unwarranted

unjustified → annoying

supply chain

chuỗi cung ứng

peasant

a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it, especially one who has a low income, very little education, and a low social position. This is usually used of someone who lived in the past or of someone in a poor country:

pirate

a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them (cuop bien)

correctional

relating to the punishment and treatment of people who have committed crimes:

oversee

supervise

overlay

cover sth với 1 layer

flutter

di chuyển lên xuống delicately

flick

move or hit suddenly

designate

to choose someone officially to do a particular job:

defeatist

having no hope and expecting to fail:

alliance

đồng minh (war time)

sow the seeds of something

do something that will cause something to happen in the future:

sugar coating

an intentional attempt to make something seem less unpleasant or less serious than it really is: