Thẻ ghi nhớ: NEC - Practice test 2

emulate

to copy something and try to do it as well as someone else has (bắt chước, noi gương)

proxy war

a war in which the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly (chiến tranh ủy nhiệm)

asylum seeker

người xin tị nạn

genocide

sự diệt chủng

unconscionable

vô lương tâm

quagmire

a difficult and dangerous situation

in a quandary about

khó xử, lưỡng lự

maelstrom

a situation in which there is great confusion, disagreement, or violence (tình trạng hỗn loạn)

extortion

tống tiền, cưỡng đoạt

espionage

gián điệp

laudable

praiseworthy (đáng khen)

decorous

behaving politely and in a controlled way (lịch sự, đúng mực)

>< indecorous

joyride

a fast and dangerous ride for pleasure, especially one taken in a stolen vehicle

spread your wings

to use your abilities for the first time in your life to do new and exciting things (tự lập, vươn lên)

trim your sails

to change your behaviour to deal with a difficult situation (điều chỉnh buồm)

shellacking

a decisive defeat (một trận thua đậm, một thất bại hoàn toàn)

stalemate

bế tắc

clam up

become quiet suddenly (im bặt)

brush off

ignore, pay little attention (phớt lờ, gạt đi)

fess up

to confess = come clean

identikit

very similar in appearance, in a way that is boring and has no character

ảnh phác họa khuôn mặt tội phạm

defalcation

the act of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization you work for (tham ô)

malfeasance

the fact of someone in a position of authority intentionally doing something dishonest or illegal (hành vi sai trái)

well-heeled

wealthy

keep sth under the rose

keep under wraps = sweep under the carpet

break down

chia nhỏ, phân tích

indulgent

yielding to the wishes or demands of others (nuông chiều)

consolidation

sự hợp nhất (2 or more organizations)

the process of putting items together in order to send or transport them

a hard nut to crack

a difficult problem to solve