VBa KWT 16-20

a sell-out

​[S] a play, concert, etc. for which all the tickets have been sold

—> Sự cháy vé, hết vé

E.g: - There wasn’t a single ticket left for the concert so we couldn’t go (COMPLETE)

—> The concert was a complete sell-out, so we couldn’t go

put/set your mind to sth

​to decide you want to achieve something and give this all your attention

—> Đặt hết tâm trí, dồn hết sức lực vào sth

—> ~ set your heart on sth: Rất muốn sth

E.g: - You have the ability to do really well in your career if you make an effort (MIND)

—> You could do really well in your career if you put your mind to it

merger

​[countable, uncountable] the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one

—> Sự hợp nhất, sát nhập

—> # integration: Sự hòa hợp, hội nhập

live up to sb’s expectations

(Phr) Đạt tiêu chuẩn, kì vọng của sb

E.g: - I expected the film to be good, but it wasn’t at all (LIVE)
—> The film didn’t live up to my expectations at all

there is no way (for sb) (to do sth)

= It is impossible (for sb) (to do sth)
—> Thật bất khả thi (cho sb) (làm gì)
E.g: - It was impossible for Roy to keep the appointment (WAY)

—> There was no way for Roy to keep the appointment

S + wish (that)+ S + V2/ed

Câu ước: Diễn tả một điều ước, mong muốn trái ngược với những gì xảy ra ở hiện tại

It’s time + S + Ved

Đã đến lúc S làm gì

—> = It’s time for sb to do sth, it’s about/high time + S + V2

E.g: - It’s time you started learning French (FOR)

—> It’s time for you to start taking French lessons

It’s time for sb to do sth

Đã đến lúc S làm gì

—> = It’s time + S + Ved, it’s about/high time + S + V2

E.g: - It’s time you started learning French (FOR)

—> It’s time for you to start taking French lessons

outlet (for sth)

[C] a way of expressing or making good use of strong feelings, ideas, or energy

—> Chỗ giải tỏa (cho sth) (Cảm xúc, sở thích, năng lượng,…)

E.g: - She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests.

- Sport became the perfect outlet for his aggression.

vent sth (on sb)

​to express feelings, especially anger, strongly

—> Trút sth (lên sb) (cơn giận, sự thất vọng…)
E.g: - Digging in the garden gives me an outlet for my frustrations (VENT)

—> Digging in the garden allows me to vent my frustrations

extensive coverage (of sth)

Sự đưa tin/bản tin rộng rãi (về sth) (collo) [U]

E.g: - The TV broadcast the whole of the tennis tournament (EXTENSIVE)
—> There was extensive coverage of the tennis tournament

hurl sth + adv/prep

to throw something violently in a particular direction

—> Ném mạnh sth ntn /hɜːrl/

E.g: - He hurled a brick through the window.

- Someone had hurled a grenade into the building.

- They hurled spears, screaming hideously.

pelt sb (with sth)

to attack somebody by throwing things at them

—> Ném vào sb (cái gì)
E.g: - The boys hurled lots of snowballs at their next-door neighbour (PELTED)

—> The boys pelted their next-door neighbour with snowballs

next-door neighbour

Hàng xóm bên cạnh (nhà kế bên)

blurred

​(a) not clear; without a clear outline or shape

—> Mờ, đục

E.g: - She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision.

the onset (of sth)

​the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant

—> Sự khởi phát (của sth) (bệnh, điềm gở…) [Singular]

E.g: - The first sign of the disease is blurred vision (ONSET)

—> The onset of the disease is marked by blurred vision

get the wrong end of the stick

to understand st in the wrong way.

--> hiểu sai (=misunderstand)

ex: - It's important to clarify any misunderstandings so that people don't ___ ___ _____ ___ _ _____.

- Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and ___ ___ _____ ___ _ _____.

expose sb/sth (as sth)

to tell the true facts about a person or a situation, and show them/it to be dishonest, illegal, etc.

—> Vạch trần sb/sth (là sth)
E.g: - The newspaper was the first to reveal that the politician was a spy (EXPOSED)

—> The politician was exposed as a spy by the newspaper

spy

Điệp viên/gián điệp

pullover

áo len chui đầu

sb grows out of sth

​(of a child) to become too big to fit into a piece of clothing

—> Sb mặc chật sth

E.g: - Sheila has become too big to wear this pullover (GROWN)

—> Sheila has grown out of this pullover

the level of unemployment

—> Mức độ thất nghiệp (collo)
E.g: - There are a lot of people out of work in this town (LEVEL)

—> The level of unemployment is high in this town

out-of-work

= unemployed, idle

allow for sb/sth

​to consider or include somebody/something when calculating something

—> Kể đến, tính đến/bao gồm sb/sth

E.g: - We forgot to include the cost of accommodation in our holiday budget (ALLOW)
—> We didn’t allow for the cost of accommodation in our holiday budget

in debt (to sb)

[uncountable] the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay

—> Mắc nợ (sb)

E.g: - They say he owes a lot of people money (DEBT)

—> He’s said to me in debt to a lot of people

forthcoming (1)

(1) happening soon; next

-> Sắp đến, sắp xảy ra (=upcoming, coming)

forthcoming (2)

(C1) [ after verb ] produced, supplied, or given

—> Có sẵn, được cung cấp

E.g: - Unless we can obtain more information, we can’t process your claim (FORTHCOMING)

—> Unless further information is forthcoming, we can’t process your claim

reckless

showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions

—> Liều lĩnh, thiếu thận trọng

E.g: - The judge concluded that the accident was the result of reckless driving (CAUSE)

—> The judge concluded that reckless driving was the cause of the accident

backing

[uncountable] help and support from somebody to do something; financial support for something

—> Sự hỗ trợ (về tài chính)

E.g: - The redevelopment programme needs to be supported by the local council (BACKING)

—> The redevelopment programme needs the backing of the local council

be in force

​(of a law, rule, etc.) being used

—> Được sử dụng, có hiệu lực (luật lệ)
E.g: - The company is introducing a new dress code on the first of the month (FORCE)
—> A new dress code will be in force on the first of the month

make (adj) progress

(phr) Tiến bộ, phát triển (ntn)
E.g: - Marcus hasn’t got very far with his dissertation (MADE)

—> Marcus has made little progress with his dissertation

dissertation (on sth)

a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree

—> Bài luận văn (về sth)

E.g: - He wrote his Master's dissertation on rats.

- Students can either do a dissertation or take part in a practical project.

disappearance

Sự biến mất

explanation for sth

Lời giải thích cho sth

coach

[countable] (British English) a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances

—> Xe giường nằm

E.g: - They went to Italy on a coach tour.

- Travel is by coach overnight to Berlin.

it’s about/high time + S + V2

​(informal) used to say that you think somebody should do something soon

—> Đã đến lúc S làm gì

—> = It’s time + S + Ved = It’s time for sb to do sth

E.g: - You really should learn to drive (HIGH)
—> It’s high time you learnt to drive

would rather + Sb + V2

Muốn sb làm gì

E.g: - I’d prefer you to do the washing-ups now (RATHER)

—> I’d rather you did the washing-ups now

stand in for sb

​to take somebody’s place

—> Thế chỗ sb (tạm thời)
E.g: - John took my place while I was at the dentist’s (STOOD)

—> John stood in for me while I was at the dentist’s

be common knowledge

Được biết đến rộng rãi (collo)
E.g1: - Most people know that becoming an actor is difficult (COMMON)

—> It is common knowledge that becoming an actor is difficult

E.g2: - Their relationship is common knowledge.

to the best of my knowledge

​as far as you know

—> Theo như tôi biết

E.g: - I don’t think Patrick has ever been camping (BEST)

—> To the best of my knowledge, Patrick has never been camping

a hindrance (to sb/sth)

[usually singular] a person or thing that makes it more difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen

—> Trở ngại, sự cản trở (cho sb/sth)

—> ~ barrier/obstacle

E.g: - In my opinion, computers are more trouble than they’re worth (HINDRANCE)

—> In my opinion, computers are more of a hindrance than a help

more of sth

Thêm/nhiều sth (hơn… - than)

—> Trước các từ hạn định như a, the và tính từ sở hữu

E.g: - In my opinion, computers are more trouble than they’re worth (HINDRANCE)

—> In my opinion, computers are more of hindrance than a help

premise

​a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument

—> Tiền đề [C] /ˈpremɪs/ (formal)

E.g: - The argument rests on a false premise.

- His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.

a market (for sth)

[singular] the number of people who want to buy something

—> Thị trường (cho sth)

E.g: - Customers will not want to buy this product (MARKET)
—> There will be no market for this product

come into force

​(of a law, rule, etc.) to start being used

—> Bắt đầu được sử dụng/có hiệu lực (phr)
E.g: - The new rules about school uniforms will apply next year (FORCE)

—> The new rules about school uniforms will come into force next year

jubilation

​[uncountable] afeeling of great happiness because of a success /ˌdʒuːbɪˈleɪʃn/

—> Sự vui sướng, hân hoan

E.g: - So many people were really delighted when the government lost the election (JUBILATION)
—> There was much jubilation when the government lost the election

rule (sth)

= govern (sth), reign (over sb/sth), control…

—> Cai trị, thống trị (sth)

E.g: - At that time, King John ruled England.

- The city was ruled by rich and powerful nobles.

be on the throne

Lên ngôi, cai trị (phr)
E.g: - The Queen has ruled the country for almost fifty years (THRONE)

—> The Queen has been on the throne for almost fifty years

bear a close resemblance to sb

= look like sb = be the exact double of sb = be a carbon copy of sb = be the spitting image of sb = resemble sb = take after sb…

—> Trông giống sb như đúc

E.g: - That woman looks a lot like my mother (BEARS)
—> That woman bears a close resemblance to my mother

nothing more than sth/adj

only

—> Chỉ, không còn gì hơn ngoài sth/adj

E.g: - You certainly could never accuse Tom of being mean (NOTHING)

—> Tom is nothing more than (being) generous

have nobody/no one but yourself to blame (that)

​used to say that you think something is somebody’s own fault

—> Chẳng có ai để đổ lỗi/là lỗi sai của sb (rằng)
E.g: - It’s entirely your own fault that you failed the exam (BLAME)

—> You have no one but yourself to blame that you failed the exam

one after another/the other

Lần lượt, nối tiếp nhau, cái này rồi đến cái khác

—> = in a row

E.g: - Bobby ate two ice creams one after the other after lunch (ROW)

—> Bobby ate two ice creams in a row after lunch

in a row

one after another without a break

—> Lần lượt, nối tiếp nhau, cái này rồi đến cái khác

—> = one after another/the other

E.g: - Bobby ate two ice creams one after the other after lunch (ROW)

—> Bobby ate two ice creams in a row after lunch

with reluctance

= reluctantly: Miễn cưỡng (n phr)

E.g: - They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.

It is with reluctance that

(Mệnh đề ntn đó) một cách miễn cưỡng (cách dịch thoiii)
E.g: - The workforce reluctantly agreed to a cut in pay (RELUCTANCE)

—> It was with reluctance that the workforce agreed to a cut in pay

quarrel with sb/sth

to disagree with somebody/something

—> Không đồng tình, mâu thuẫn với sb/sth

—> = take issue with sb/sth, draw the line at (doing) sth, differ with sb/sth

E.g: - Freddy was always quarrelling with his sister (ROW)

—> Freddy was always having a row with his sister

have a row with sb

​[countable] have a noisy argument between two or more people

—> Tranh cãi với sb

—> ~ Have a scene with sb, squabble with sb

E.g: - Freddy was always quarrelling with his sister (ROW)

—> Freddy was always having a row with his sister

Much to sb’s surprise (that) + clause

​to a great degree

—> Ai đó đã rất ngạc nhiên (rằng)….

E.g: - My grandmother surprised us by announcing she was going on a world cruise (SURPRISE)
—> Much to our surprise our grandmother announced that she was going on a world cruise

On no condition/account

-> Không vì bất cứ lý do gì/tuyệt đối không (= For no reasons)

subsidise sb/sth

Trợ cấp cho sb/sth (=fund, finance) /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/

E.g: - The housing projects are subsidized by the government.

- She's not prepared to subsidize his gambling any longer.

subsidy

​[ C ] money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen (C1)
—> Vốn trợ cấp /ˈsʌbsədi/

E.g: - The company received a substantial government subsidy.

- The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers.

it remains to be seen + whether/what/how

chưa chắc chắn, còn phải chờ xem sao

E.g: - No one is quite sure if the player will perform well at his new football club (SEEN)

—> It remains to be seen how well the player will perform at his new football club

contender (for sth)

a person or team with a chance of winning a competition

—> Ứng cử viên (cho sth) (chiến thắng, vị trí, phần thưởng,..)
E.g: - Brian is a strong contender for the position

on the shortlist (for sth)

a small number of candidates for a job, etc., who have been chosen from all the people who applied

—> Nằm trong danh sách rút gọn (cho sth)

E.g: - Brian is a strong contender for the position (LIST)

—> Brian is on the shortlist for the position

shamefaced

​feeling or looking ashamed because you have done something bad or stupid

—> Thẹn thùng, bẽn lẽn, xấu hổ (=sheepish)

E.g: - She blushed with embarrassment at having made such a stupid mistake (SHAMEFACED)
—> She was shamefaced at having made such a stupid mistake

outrageous

offensive and unacceptable

—> Xúc phạm, không thể chấp nhận (a) /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/

E.g: - She thought it absolutely outrageous that he should be promoted over her.

- How can politicians get away with making such outrageous statements?

have an admiration (for sb/sth)

= admire sb/sth: Ngưỡng mộ sb/sth

E.g: - The writer I really admire won the Nobel Prize for Literature (ADMIRATION)

—> The writer for whom I have a great admiration won the Nobel Prize for Literature

disclaim sth

= deny sth: Phủ định, chối bỏ sth

E.g: - She said she was in no way responsible for the damage (DISCLAIMED)
—> She disclaimed all responsibility for the damage

Soluble (in sth)

​that can be dissolved in a liquid

-> Có thể hòa tan được (trong sth) /ˈsɑːljəbl/

E.g: - You can dissolve these tablets in water (SOLUBLE)

—> These tablets can be soluble in water

have had enough (of sb/sth)

​used when something/somebody is annoying you and you no longer want to do, have or see it or them

—> Chịu đựng đủ (sb/sth) rồi

E.g: - I can’t bear your complaints any longer (ENOUGH)

—> I’ve had enough of your complaints

put the blame on sb for sth

= blame sb/sth for sth

—> Đổ lỗi, đổ trách nhiệm cho sb về sth

E.g: - They accused John of breaking the window (PUT)

—> They put the blame on John for breaking the window

cater for sb/sth

​to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants

—> Cung cập, phục vụ sb/sth

E.g: - The BBC produces programmes to interest all sorts of people (CATERED)

—> All sorts of people are catered for with programmes by the BBC

by means of sth

​(formal) with the help/aid of something; by using sth

—> Với sự hỗ trợ/bằng cách dùng sth

E.g: - Only by using a helicopter could the rescuers reach the injured climbers (MEANS)

—> Only by means of a helicopter could the rescuers reach the injured climbers

Only by (doing) sth + inverted clause

Chỉ bằng cách (làm) gì + …. (Mệnh đề tự hoàn thành)
E.g: - Only by practicing English every day can you speak it fluently.

talk sb/oneself into/out of (doing) sth

​to persuade somebody/yourself to do/not to do something

—> Thuyết phục sb/bản thân (làm/không làm) gì

—> # talk over sth (with sb) = discuss

E.g: - I eventually persuaded her not to hand in her resignation (TALKED)

—> I eventually talked her out of handing in her resignation

If it weren’t/hadn’t been for sth

—> Nếu không phải bởi vì sth (ĐK L2-3)

—> ~ but for
E.g: - It was only because he persisted that he managed to get the job (FOR)

—> If it hadn’t been for his persistence, he wouldn’t have got the job

adjustment (to sth)

[ C or U ] a small change

—> Sự tinh chỉnh, điều chỉnh (sth)

E.g: - I've made a few adjustments to the design.

- Some adjustment of the lens may be necessary.

make call after call (to sb/sth)

Gọi đi gọi lại (cho sb/sth)

E.g: - Although he repeatedly called the company, he couldn’t get through (AFTER)
—> Despite making call after call, he couldn’t get through

only after N/clause, inverted clause

Chỉ sau cái gì/chỉ sau khi…., + …. (Mệnh đề tự hoàn thành)

E.g: - The editor delayed publishing the article until he had checked all the facts (DID)

—> Only after he had checked all the facts, did the editor publish the article

So + adj + be + S + that + S + V

Đảo ngữ của SO với tính từ

E.g: - The staff hated Frank’s new policies intensely and so went on strike

—> So intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies that the staff went on strike

So + adv + inverted clause + (that)

Đảo ngữ của SO với động từ

E.g: - So carelessly did Jenny drive that there were many accidents last weekend. (Jenny lái ẩu đến mức mà cuối tuần qua đã có rất nhiều vụ tai nạn).

go on strike

Start to strike:

-> Bắt đầu/tiến hành đình công, bãi công

E.g: - All 2,500 employees _______ ____ _________ in protest at the decision to close the factory.