DESTINATION C1C2 UNIT 8 (REVISED)

creep

(+ adv./prep.) (of people or animals) to move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard

• I _ up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents.

• I heard someone _ing around the house.

~ rón rén

crawl

(+ adv./prep.) to move forward on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground

• Our baby is just starting to _.

• A man was _ing away from the burning wreckage.

~ bò

ascend /əˈsend/

to rise; to go up; to climb up

• Mist _ from the valley.

• (figurative) He _ to the peak of sporting achievement.

• Her heart was thumping as she _ the stairs.

descend

[intransitive, transitive] (formal) to come or go down from a higher to a lower level

• The plane began to _.

• The results, ranked in _ing order (= from the highest to the lowest) are as follows…

• She _ the stairs slowly.

clamber

to climb or move with difficulty or a lot of effort, using your hands and feet

synonym scramble

• The children _ up the steep bank.

clench (a fist)

1. [transitive, often passive] to hold something tightly

• Her pen was _ between her teeth.

• She had a gun _ tightly in her hand.

~ nắm chặt

2. ​[transitive, intransitive] when you ~ your hands, teeth, etc., or when they ~, you press them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset

   • He _ his fists in anger.

   • Through _ teeth she told him to leave.

clutch

1. [transitive, intransitive] to hold somebody/something tightly

synonym grip

• (+ adv./prep.) He _ the child to him.

• She stood there, the flowers still _ in her hand.

2. ​[transitive, intransitive] to take hold of something suddenly, because you are afraid or in pain

   • He gasped and _ his stomach.

slip

[intransitive] to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall

• She _d and landed flat on her back.

• As I ran up the stairs, my foot _ and I fell.

~ trượt chân

trip

[intransitive] to catch your foot on something and fall or almost fall

• She _ and fell.

• Someone will _ over that cable.

• I _ over my own feet and fell down the stairs.

skid

(+ adv./prep.) (usually of a vehicle) to slide forward or to one side in a way that shows a loss of control

• The car _ on the ice and went straight into the wall.

• She could feel they were _ing.

drift

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move along smoothly and slowly in water or air

• Clouds _ across the sky.

• The empty boat _ out to sea.

~ trôi

glide

​[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move smoothly and quietly, especially as though it takes no effort

• Swans went _ past.

• The skaters were _ over the ice.

~ lướt

bounce

[intransitive, transitive] if something ~ or you ~ it, it moves quickly away from a surface it has just hit or you make it do this

• The ball _ twice before he could reach it.

• Short sound waves _ off even small objects.

leap

[intransitive, transitive] to jump high or a long way

• + adv./prep. A dolphin _ out of the water.

• We _ over the stream.

~ nhảy vọt

march

[intransitive] to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier

• Quick _! (= the order to start marching)

• + adv./prep. Soldiers were _ up and down outside the government buildings.

~ diễu hành

cargo /ˈkɑːrɡəʊ/

​the goods carried in a ship, an aircraft or a motor vehicle

• The tanker began to spill its _ of oil.

• a _ ship

pier

a long low structure built in a lake, river or the sea and joined to the land at one end, used by boats to allow passengers to get on and off

synonym landing stage

• The river bus leaves from _ 4.

~ bến tàu, cầu tàu

quay /kiː/

a platform in aharbourwhere boats come in to load, etc.

• A crowd was waiting on the _.

commute

[intransitive, transitive] to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home

• She _ from Oxford to London every day.

• She _ from Sunset Park to Manhattan each morning.

fumble

​[intransitive, transitive] to use your hands in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful when you are doing something or looking for something

• (at/with/in something) (for something) She _ in her pocket for a handkerchief.

• He _ with the buttons on his shirt.

~ Dò dẫm, sờ soạng; lần mò

cordon off

​to stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with police, soldiers, etc.

• Police _ the area until the bomb was made safe.

creep up on

1. ​to move slowly nearer to somebody, usually from behind, without being seen or heard

   • Don't _ me like that!

   • The cat quietly _ the pigeon.

2. ​to begin to affect somebody, especially before they realize it

   • Tiredness can easily _ you while you're driving.

   • Fatigue was _ him.

~ đến gần ai đó một cách chậm rãi để gây bất ngờ

fall behind

to fail to keep level with somebody/something

• She soon _ the leaders.

go astray

1. to become lost; to be stolen

   • Several packages _ or were not delivered.

   • We locked up our valuables so they would not _.

2. ​to go in the wrong direction; to have the wrong result

   • Unfortunately his header back to the goalie _.

   • The argument is so complex, a reader might easily _.

head off

1. to get in front of somebody in order to make them turn back or change direction

   synonym intercept

   • We'll _ them _ at the bridge!

2. to take action in order to prevent something from happening

   • He _ efforts to replace him as leader.

hold back

​to prevent the progress or development of somebody/something

• Do you think that mixed-ability classes _ the better students?

• We are determined that nothing should _ the peace talks.

move in

to start to live in your new home

• Our new neighbours _ yesterday.

opposite move out

pull over

(of a vehicle or its driver) to move to the side of the road in order to stop or let something pass

• She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and _.

~ dừng xe bên đường

slip away

1. to stop existing; to disappear or die

• Their support gradually _.

  2. to leave secretly:

• He _ while we were all sleeping.

~ rời đi một cách im lặng

stop off (at/in…)

to make a short visit somewhere during a trip in order to do something

• We _ at a hotel for the night.

• Try to _ for at least an hour to explore the medieval town.

~ dừng chân lại nơi nào đó trong khi đang đi đến đâu

tip up

​to fall or turn over; to make something do this

• The mug _, spilling hot coffee everywhere.

• We'll have to _ the sofa _ to get it through the door.

~ lật ngược lại

walk out

1. to leave a meeting, performance, etc. suddenly, especially in order to show that you do not like or approve of it

   • They hinted that they would _ of the peace talks.

2. ​(informal, disapproving) to suddenly leave somebody that you are having a relationship with and that you have a responsibility for

   synonym desert

   • How could she _ on her kids?

a stone’s throw (away)

a short distance:

• The animal was sitting just _ away from us.

• The lodge is within _ of the ski slopes.

as the crow flies

1. ​in a straight line

   • The villages are no more than a mile apart _.

~ theo đường chim bay, thẳng tắp

follow your nose

1. to keep moving forward in a straight line:

• Turn left, then just _ and you'll see the shop on your left.

2. to trust your own feelings rather than obeying rules or allowing yourself to be influenced by other people's opinions:

• Take a chance and _ - you may be right!

(in) the middle of nowhere

far away from any towns and cities and where few people live:

He lives in a tiny house _.

SYN the back of beyond

lose your bearings

If you ~, you do not know where you are:

• They _ in the dark.

• Inexperienced pilots sometimes _ and flew into mountains.

~ Rối trí/hoang mang; không có khả năng xác định được phương hướng, vị trí xung quanh mình.

make a beeline for something

to move quickly and directly toward something:

When he saw me in the kitchen, he _ the door.

stop (dead) in your tracks

to suddenly stop moving or doing something:

I _ when I heard the scream.

~ bất ngờ/bất thình lình dừng lại hoặc ngừng làm việc.

take a short cut to

To travel along a route that is faster or more direct than the customary or original one.

A: "I don't think we're going to make it in time with all this traffic!" B: "Don't worry, I'll _ through some of these side streets."

take the scenic route

a longer way than usual, especially one that goes through beautiful or interesting areas – often used humorously 

Let’s take _ home.

back sb (to do)

ủng hộ ai đó (trong việc thực hiện một nhiệm vụ hoặc mục tiêu)

drive your message/point home

to state something in a very forceful and effective way:

The speaker really _, repeating his main point several times.

drive at something

to try to explain or say something:

I can’t understand what she’s _.

drop a hint

to tell someone something in a way that is not direct:

• She _ that she'd like to come to the party.

• He seemed to be _ that he might one day stand for leader.

drop/crop sb (from a team)

to stop including someone in a group or team:

He's been _ the team because of injury.

fall short

to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment:

August car sales _ of the industry's expectations.

~ không đạt đáng kỳ vọng hoặc tiêu chuẩn

fall to pieces

1. If someone ~, that person becomes unable to think clearly and control their emotions because of something unpleasant or difficult that they have experienced:

• She just _ during finals.

2. If a relationship, organization, or system falls or goes to pieces, it fails:

• Their marriage began to _ after only a few months.

fly open

come open suddenly

“the doors _ in the strong gust”

~ mở tung ra

fly at someone/something

to attack another person or animal suddenly:

He _ his brother like a crazy person.

~ tấn công hoặc tiến lại gần một thứ gì đó hoặc ai đó một cách mạnh mẽ và nhanh chóng

fly by

pass by while flying

• An enemy plane _.

• Ten seconds later, the local train _ him.

~ di chuyển nhanh qua, thường dùng khi điều gì đó hoặc ai đó di chuyển qua mà không dừng lại

follow sb’s argument/etc

hiểu và đồng tình với lí do mà người đó đưa ra trong một cuộc thảo luận, xung đột, …

I find it hard to _ between Molly and his teacher about the issue of environmental problem.

follow suit

to do the same thing as someone else:

• When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon _.

• If one company tries to gain the competitive edge with a new product, other companies tend to _.

follow sb’s lead

tuân thủ và làm theo sự hướng dẫn của ai

My teacher has an extensive knowledge of biology, so I often _ implicitly.

as follows

used to introduce a list or description

~ Như sau, như sau đây, như dưới đây…

• Our travel plan is _: first we will stop at a 5-star hotel in the city center, spend time eating and resting, then we will visit famous places around...

get going

to get started

bắt đầu

If you want to finish that job on time, you’d better _.

get somewhere

to make progress toward a goal:

• After months of talks, negotiators think they’re finally _.

• After months of hard work, I finally feel like I'm starting to _.

~ Đạt được mục tiêu, có tiến triển

head-the-ball

a foolish or silly person, an idiot; (also) a crazy person, esp. one who is violent or unpredictable.

jump the gun

to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it:

They've only just met - isn't it _ to be talking about marriage already?

(your) every move

everything that you do:

• I'd hate to be someone really famous with the press reporting _.

• After that, she was watching _.

make a move

1. to leave a place:

• It's late - I think it's time we _.

2. to try to start a romantic or sexual relationship with someone:

• He accused the man of _ on his girlfriend.

• He saw a girl he liked at a party but was too shy to _.

up to a point

partly, or to a limited degree:

• Of course there is some truth in all this, but only _.

• The new traffic system worked _, but it had its problems.

run riot

1. If people _, they behave in a way that is not controlled, running in all directions or being noisy or violent:

• I dread them coming here because they let their kids _.

2. If your imagination _, you have a lot of strange, exciting, or surprising thoughts:

• My imagination was _thinking of all the ways that I could spend the money.

run a bath

to fill a bath with water for washing:

• I'll _ you _ while you take off those wet clothes.

• She took off her clothes and _ herself _.

run through

to look at, examine, or deal with a set of things, especially quickly:

• We _ the list, but none of the machines seemed any good.

• I'd like to _ these points/questions with you, if that's okay, because you've made several mistakes.

~ xem xét hoặc diễn tập lại thứ gì cách nhanh chóng

mad rush

hối hả, vội vàng, sốt ruột

settle/steady your nerves

to make yourself feel calmer:

After the accident, he went for a walk to try to _.

on track

making progress and likely to succeed in doing something or in achieving a particular result:

• They're _ to make record profits.

• The theme park is _ for a record year with more than 4 million visitors.

~ tiếp tục làm gì đó để đạt được mục tiêu nhất định

turn on someone

to attack or criticize someone suddenly and unexpectedly:

Suddenly she just _ me and accused me of undermining her.

turn to someone/something

to ask a person or organization for help or support:

• Without someone to _ for advice, making the most appropriate choice can be difficult.

• Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to _.

get sth out of the way

to finish something:

I like to _ my homework _ on a Friday night so that I can enjoy the weekend.

newcomer

(to something) a person who has only recently arrived in a place or started an activity

• It’s a friendly place where older residents and _s mix well.

• a _ to opera

incoming

[only before noun]

1. ​recently elected or chosen

   • the _ government/president/administration

​2. arriving somewhere, or being received

• _ flights

• the _ tide

• _ calls/mail

forego

to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do

từ bỏ

outgoings

[plural] (British English)

1. ​the amount of money that a person or a business has to spend regularly, for example every month

   synonym expenditure

   • low/high _

   • Write down your incomings and _.

bygone (era)

[only before noun]

1. ​happening or existing a long time ago

   • a _ age/era

   • The family story was that, in _ days, he had been a rich farmer in Australia.

landless

[usually before noun]

1. ​not owning land for farming; not allowed to own land

~ không có đất (adj)

landfall

​[uncountable, countable] (literary) the act of arriving on land after a long journey by sea or by air, or the land that you first see or arrive at

• After three weeks they made _ on the coast of Ireland.

• Hurricane Katrina roared across the Gulf of Mexico before making _.

~ vào đất liền

landlocked

​almost or completely surrounded by land

• Switzerland is completely _.

outlandish

(usually disapproving)

1. ​strange or extremely unusual

   synonym bizarre

   • _ costumes/ideas

   • As the show progressed, it got ever more _.

mobilize

1. to work together in order to achieve a particular aim; to organize a group of people to do this

synonym rally

• The unions _ thousands of workers in a protest against the cuts.

• They successfully _ public opinion against him.

2. to find and start to use something that is needed for a particular purpose

   synonym marshal

   • They were unable to _ the resources they needed.

~ huy động, khiến một vật hoặc ai đó có khả năng vận động, di chuyển

immobilize

to prevent something/somebody from moving or from working in the normal way

• a device to _ the car engine in case of theft

• Always _ a broken leg immediately.

• Some snakes inject their prey with poison in order to _ it.

~ Giữ cố định; làm bất động

mobilisation

1. ​preparations that bring together the people and weapons that will be needed in order for a country to fight a war

   • At the peak of _ in September 1942, there were 157 000 in the armed services.

2. ​the act of bringing together the things that are needed for a particular purpose

   • the _ of funds for development activities

~ sự huy động

mobility

[uncountable]

1. ​the ability to move easily from one place, social class or job to another

   • social/geographical/career _

   • The high cost of living acts as an obstacle to _ of labour.

   2. the ability to move or travel around easily

   • An electric wheelchair has given her greater _.

   • _ training for blind people

immobility

[uncountable]

1. ​the state of not moving

   • the prolonged _ of flight passengers during long-haul flights

2. ​the condition of being unable to move

   • She suffers bouts of _ and pain.

immobile

not moving

synonym motionless

• She stood _ by the window.

movable

​that can be moved from one place or position to another (adj)

• _ partitions

• a doll with a _ head

immovable

1. [usually before noun] that cannot be moved

   • an _ object

   • _ property (= houses, land, etc.)

2. ​(of a person or an opinion, etc.) impossible to change or persuade

   • On this issue he is completely _.

passable

1. ​fairly good but not excellent

   synonym satisfactory

• She put on a _ imitation of a Scottish accent.

• I speak _ Greek.

2. [not usually before noun] if a road or a river is ~, it is not blocked and you can travel along or across it

• The mountain roads are not _ until late spring.

impassable

​(of a road, an area, etc.) impossible to travel on or through, especially because it is in bad condition or it has been blocked by something

• The mountain roads are totally _ to cars in winter.

• After the storm, many roads were made _ by fallen trees.

rapidity

[uncountable]

1. ​the fact of happening very quickly or in a short period of time (n)

   • the _ of economic growth

   • The disease is spreading with alarming _.

speedometer

an instrument in a vehicle which shows how fast the vehicle is going

~ đồng hồ tốc độ

stabilise

to become or to make something become steady and unlikely to change; to make something stable

• The patient's condition _.

• government measures to _ prices

destabilize

to make a system, country, government, etc. become less well established or successful

• Terrorist attacks were threatening to _ the government.

• The news had a _ effect on the stock market.

destabilization

[uncountable]

1. ​the act of making a system, country, government, etc. become less well established or successful; the fact of being like this

   • the economic and political _ of the country

~ sự làm mất ổn định

stabilizer

1. ​[countable] (specialist) a chemical that is sometimes added to food or paint to stop the various substances in it from becoming separate

~ chất làm ổn định

transitory /ˈtrænzətɔːri/

(formal)

1. ​continuing for only a short time

   synonym fleeting, temporary

   • the _ nature of his happiness

   • These feelings of resentment tend to be _.

transitional

connected with the process of changing from one state or condition to another

• a _ period

• a _government

~ mang tính chuyển tiếp

uppermost

1. ​[usually before noun] (formal) higher or nearer the top than other things

   • the _ branches of the tree

2. ​[not usually before noun] more important than other things in a particular situation

   • These thoughts were _ in my mind.

   • Defence is no longer _ in their priorities.

~ trên hết