PRACTICE TEST 8

spoon-feed + with

(nghĩa bóng) quá chiều chuộng ai đó, tạo điều kiện quá dễ dàng cho ai đó
(nghĩa đen) xúc cơm
- to give someone so much help or information that that person does not need to try himself or herself:

By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for the exam.

oppressive

buồn sầu /əˈpres.ɪv/
oppressive adjective (CRUEL)

—> đàn áp, áp bức

cruel and unfair:

an oppressive government/military regime

oppressive adjective (FEELINGS)

—> nặng trĩu, đè nặng (nỗi buofn)

causing people to feel worried and uncomfortable:

an oppressive silence

oppressive adjective (WEATHER)

 —>ngột ngạt

If the weather or heat is oppressive, it is too hot and there is no wind:

We were unable to sleep because of the oppressive heat.

domineering

áp bức, độc đoán, hống hách

trying to control other people without thinking about their feelings:

I thought he was arrogant and domineering

overbearing

hống hách, độc đoán, thích chỉ đạo người khác

too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant:

Milligan had a pompous, overbearing father.

pluck up the courage

lấy hết can đảm để làm gì
eg: He’s a bit timid and hasn’t yet plucked up the courage to apply for the job

take a hard line on sth

nghiêm khắc, cương quyết
eg: that judge is feared because she takes a hard line in the fight against drugs.

sue for

kiện ai /suː/
eg: He’ll be sued for breach of contract if he doesn’t do what he promised

pry into

bới móc, soi mói
eg: You shouldn’t pry into other’s people private lives

churn out

sản xuất hàng loạt spham kém chất lượng

to produce large amounts of something quickly, usually something of low quality:

The factory churns out thousands of pairs of these shoes every week.

She churns out a new best-selling novel every year.

spill out

tràn ra ngoài

ladle out

múc ra vào bát

pour out

Thổ lộ, bộc lộ ( cảm xúc, tâm trạng,...)

to tell all your problems or feelings to someone, especially privately or secretly:

He spends every lunchtime pouring out his emotional problems to me and expects me to find a solution.

crooked

gian lận /ˈkrʊk.ɪd/

keep one's wits about

cảnh giác

eg: there’re lots of crooked people in big cities. If you don’t want to be cheated, you’ll need to keep your wits about you

have one's head in the clouds

viển vông, không thực tế, đầu óc trên mây

1. to be thinking about something that is not connected with what you are doing

2. to have ideas, plans, etc. that are not realistic

bury one's head in the sand

trốn tránh trách nhiệm
to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it

to refuse to think about unpleasant facts, although they will have an influence on your situation:

You've got to face facts here - you can't just bury your head in the sand.

count one's blessings

hãy biết ơn về cái ta có
- to be grateful for the good things in your life

rest on one's laurels

ngủ quên trên chiến thắng

to be satisfied with your achievements and not to make an effort to do anything else:

Just because you've got your degree doesn't mean you can rest on your laurels.

get a chip on one's shoulder

cảm giác kém hơn hoặc bị đối xử bất công, giận cá chém thớt
eg: She seems to be angry with the whole world. she’s got a chip on her shoulder

trick of the trade

kĩ xảo nghề nghiệp

Golden Rule

Nguyên tắc vàng; Quy tắc vàng.

free hand

hàng từ khách hàng trực tiếp

rule of thumb

luật bất thành văn, dựa vào kinh nghiệm

practical method of doing or measuring something, usually based on past experience rather than on exact measurement

• As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound of weight.

stand trial

hầu tòa

embezzlement

sự tham ô /ɪmˈbezlmənt/

weather permitting

nếu thời tiết cho phép
eg: tomorrow we’ll go fishing, weather permitting

poles apart

hoàn toàn trái ngược
eg: Although Mary and Peter are poles apart in personality, they make an excellent couple

ride out the storm

vượt qua khó khăn
= live to tell the tales

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed, or permanently affected by the difficult situation you experience:

The government seems confident that it will ride out the storm.

blow over

bỏ qua, quên đi

crack down on crime

bài trừ/ mạnh tay tiêu diệt tội phạm

off the peg

quần áo may sẵn

rugged

gồ ghề, bumpy (road) /ˈrʌɡ.ɪd/

as pleased as punch

rất hài lòng, vừa ý
- very pleased/proud

• Now he’s passed his driving test, he’s as pleased as Punch.

attach importance to +Ving

coi việc gì là quan trọng
eg: Andrew is a very disciplined employee. he attaches great importance to coming to work in time.

indelibly

không thể quên được /ɪnˈdel.ə.bli/
-in a way that is impossible to forget, or that has a permanent influence or effect:

The date was stamped indelibly on his memory.

Their names are indelibly printed in tennis history.

inextricably linked

gắn bó chặt chẽ /ˌɪn.ɪkˈstrɪk.ə.bli/
eg:His name was inextricably linked with the environmental movement.

all and sundry

tất cả mọi người /ˈsʌn.dri/
eg: I don't want all and sundry knowing about our problems.

the small hours

một hai giờ sáng
eg: She was up until the small hours of the morning trying to finish her essay

harsh words

những từ nặng nề

on the spur of the moment

bất chợt nổi hứng làm gì
used to say that a decision, action, etc. is sudden and done without any planning:

We hadn't planned to go away - it was one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions.

We just jumped in a car on the spur of the moment and drove to the seaside.

tamper with

can thiệp vào
to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it:

I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with.

Tampering with pipelines could result in ruptures or fires.

touch up

tô, sửa qua
to improve something by making small changes or additions:

She touched up her lipstick and brushed her hair.

We thought the photo had probably been touched up, because he looked so much younger in it.

wide of the mark

không chính xác
eg: to be wrong:

Yesterday's weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.

extenuating circumstances

tình tiết giảm nhẹ hình phạt /ɪkˈsten.ju.eɪ.tɪŋ/
eg: She was found guilty of theft, but because of extenuating circumstances was not sent to prison.

make/put a dent in

giảm bớt lượng công việc/ tiền

to reduce an amount of something, esp. money or work:

Buying a new car put a big dent in our savings.

I haven’t even made a dent in that huge stack of papers I have to read.

hesitant about

do dự, ngập ngừng

averse to

không thích, chống đối /əˈvɜːs/
Few people are averse to the idea of a free holiday.

I'm not averse to (= I like) the occasional glass of champagne myself.

afford a view of

ban cho
eg: a special feature of the room is the huge picture window which affords a splendid view of the hill

close shave

thoát chết trong gang tấc

henceforth

từ nay trở đi

enforce

(v) bắt tuân thủ, thi hành

persevere with

kiên nhẫn, kiên trì /ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪər/
I did not persevere with learning to play the violin.

reminiscent of

(a) nhớ lại, gợi nhớ, hồi tưởng

uphold a claim

đưa ra ý kiến

take exception to

bị tổn thương, giận dữ

to be offended or made angry by something or someone:

Why did you take exception to what he said? He was only joking.

He took exception to criticism about the lack of women on the board of his company.

It is clear that some club members will take exception to these additional fees.

They take exception to claims from protesters that their business harms animals.

She took exception to her critics, accusing them of painting rumour as fact

plead guilty of

mắc tội

implicate in

Dính líu liên quan tới /ˈɪm.plɪ.keɪt/
implicate someone in something Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?

get at

diễn đạt, ý chỉ cgi

give sb away

tiết lộ ai

fall back

giảm giá trị, số lượng, rút lui, quay trở về

socialise with

giao lưu với

They're content to socialize with a very small circle of people.

knuckle down

bắt đầu làm việc chăm chỉ

to start working or studying hard:

You're going to have to really knuckle down (to your work) if you want to pass your final exams.

sheer chance

tình cờ

in name only

trên danh nghĩa

up to standard

đạt tiêu chuẩn

vie with sb for attention

tranh giành sự chú ý /vaɪ/
The two older children tend to vie with the younger one for their mother's attention.

put oneself out

làm điều gì bất tiện cho bản thân để giúp người khác

to make an effort to do something to help someone, even if it is not convenient:

Ethan is always willing to put himself out for other people.

In the heat of the moment

Trong lúc nóng giận (cãi vã)

Call the dogs off

Ngừng đe doạ ai

brood over

nghiền ngẫm về

under no illusions

không ảo tưởng I'm under no illusions (= I understand the truth) about the man I married.

catch sb out

đánh lừa ai

eke out

/iːk/
to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it:

There wasn't much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.

thêm vào; khó khăn trong việc sinh nhai, kiếm sống

eke out a living He managed to eke out a living (= earn just enough to live on) one summer by selling drinks on a beach

meet with

gặp gỡ với

hold with

đồng tình với một ý kiến

in vogue

mốt, thời trang, thịnh hành /vəʊɡ/
The short hemline is very much in vogue (= fashionable) this spring.

stand in awe of

to admire somebody/something and be slightly frightened of them
While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.

pour scorn on sb/sth

dè bỉu, chê bai ai đó

go halves/split the cost on

chia tiền

Bite off more than you can chew

cố làm việc gì quá sức mình

leave sb to their own devices

để ai làm điều họ muốn

nuts and bolts

= ins and out

the practical facts about a particular thing, rather than theories or ideas about it:

the nuts and bolts of When it came to the nuts and bolts of running a business, he was clearly unable to cope.

face value

gtrị thực

get down to the brass tacks

vào thẳng vđê

get into swing of things

hiểu cách làm việc

come in out of rain

bước ra khỏi thực tế, ko còn được bao bọc

distasteful

khó chịu, ko vừa ý

unpleasant and unacceptable:

He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful.

Some of the ads are particularly distasteful.

tasting unpleasant:

The butterflies use passion flowers (Passiflora) as host plants - a diet that makes caterpillars and adults distasteful to predators.

slip through one’s fingers

xuống tay trừng trị ai

of no consequnce

ko qtrong