housing problem: vấn đề nhà cửa

disenfranchisement: tước đoạt quyền bỏ phiếu

eg: The act of (FRANCHISE: quyền bầu cử)_________ should be prohibited under any circumstances. Everyone all has equal rights to vote.

collaborative: hợp tác lẫn

eg: The boss ordered his staff to be (LABOR)________ with each other in dealing with the company's end-of-year burden.

hard-luck story: một câu chuyện gây cảm thương

eg: It is such a (LUCK)_________ story that the mom lost her child when her family immigrated from Africa into Europe.

demystify: làm rõ

eg: The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to (MYSTERY)_________the murder case.

anti-inflationary: chống lạm phát

eg: The government stressed it was not abandoning its tough (INFLATE: bơm hơi, bơm phồng; gây lạm phát)__________ policies.

precancerous: chuẩn đoán bệnh ung thư, có dấu hiệu bị ung thư

eg: The woman detected her (CANCER)________ conditions soon after she felt ill in her body.

heavenward: nhìn lên trên

eg: I cast my eyes (HEAVEN)________ and saw the geese flying in V-line.

in-service: học tại chức

eg: (SERVICE)________ programs are offered to those who want to do professional training while being paid to work.

dismember: cắt tứ chi

eg: It is inhumane to sell (MEMBER).dismembered. limbs of the animals, such as rhinoceros or elephants, in the market place.

runaway winner: người chiến thắng rất dễ dàng

eg: He was regarded as a (RUN)_______ winner as he beat his opponents in three straight sets.

stopgap: một phương pháp tạm thời

eg: Although some hold out hope for a sea wall and land reclamation programme, it is admittedly nothing more than a mere (STOP)________.

hold out hope for st: giữ hi vong cho cái gì

pacemaker: máy trợ tim

eg: A(n) (MAKE)________ is implanted in the body to prop up the heart.

• implant: cấy ghép

• prop up: hỗ trợ

drop-dead: cực kì thú vị, hấp dẫn (= extremely attractive )

eg: She is (DIE)________ gorgeous in that gown.

aberrant/əˈber.ənt/: khác thường

eg: His behavior at the party was (ERR: làm sai; sai lầm; phạm lỗi)_________, which went beyond everyone's expectations.

• errant: phạm lỗi, phạm sai lầm

noteworthy: đáng chú ý, đặc biệt

eg: The advent of computers was one of the (NOTE)_________ milestones in the mankind's history.

inasmuch as: bởi vì

eg: His condition was so serious (MUCH)_________ as he had to stay in hospital for a month.

takeover: sự tiếp quản, nắm quyền kiểm soát

eg: Pending the (TAKE)_________ of KFC, the manager had to catch up on a huge number of backlogs.

• pending: sắp xảy ra; trong khi chờ đợi

• catch up on: bù thêm thời gian để hoàn thành việc đang dang dở

• backlog: việc tồn đọng

irksome: làm khó chịu, làm bực mình

eg: It is (IRK: làm ai bực mình; chọc giận ai)__________ to be waken up by the noisy music from the neighbor's house.

technophobe: người không thích những công nghệ mới

eg: Like many other (TECHNICAL)__________ of my age, I dread to use hi-tech gears

• dread to V: khiếp sợ, kinh hãi

• hi-tech gears: thiết bị công nghệ

twilight: những năm cuối cùng, những năm về già

eg: The woman is getting older. She is now in the (LIGHT)__________ year of her age.

deactivate: làm không hoạt động, làm mất phản ứng, khử hoạt tính

eg: Chemicals are easily (ACTION)__________ if they are laid open in the atmosphere for a long time.

offside: việt vị

eg: The spectators booed as the referee did not disallow the (SIDE)_______ goal.

• boo: la ó (phản đối)

• not say boo: không nói bất cứ điều gì, đặc biệt là không phàn nàn hay phản đối; cực kỳ lo lắng và dễ sợ hãi

deficit/ˈdef.ə.sɪt/: sự thiếu; sự thâm hụt (ngân sách, tiền) = shortfall

eg: The government must work at full tilt to promote the economy and reduce the

(EFFICIENT: có hiệu quả)________.

• (at) full speed/tilt/pelt: (di chuyển) với tốc độ tối đa, hết tốc lực

upheaval: sự thay đổi đột ngột, sự biến động đột ngột

eg: The Earth is experiencing a major (HEAVE)________ in the climate.

birthmark: vết chàm, vết bớt, sẹo

eg: My (MARK)________ is the unique thing that distinguishes me from others.

maladapted: không dễ thích nghi

eg: Children who grow up in peace tend to be more (ADAPT: thích nghi)________ than those who grow up in war.

vouchsafe/ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf/: chiếu cố, đưa/cho/ban phát ai cgi

eg: My mother (VOUCH: khẳng định, đảm bảo)________ me a great deal of encouragement after I got bad grades in my exam.

• vouch for: cam đoan, bảo đảm

weak-willed: nhụt chí/thiếu ý chí

eg: He is a(n) (WILL)________ man. He does not gain any ground in his family.

• gain ground: (đảng phái chính trị; niềm tin) trở nên nổi tiếng/phổ biến hoặc được chấp nhận

addendum/əˈden.dəm/: phụ lục

eg: You can look at the (ADD)________ of this Chinese book to see the elucidation of these new words.

intracellular/ˌɪn.trəˈsel.jə.lɚ/: nội bào

eg: The reaction that occurs within the cell is called (CELL)_________ reaction.

disentangle: gỡ rối

eg: He was (TANGLE: mớ rối, mớ lộn xộn (dây, tóc..))________ from the hustle and bustle of life since he moved to this rural area.

• tangle with someone: dính líu đến ai, thường là tranh cãi hoặc đánh nhau với người đó

• hustle and bustle: nháo nhiệt, đông đúc

shilly-shally: lưỡng lự/phân vân

eg: I(SHALL) ________ over whether to go abroad or not.

knowledge-based: dựa vào tri thức

eg: Many people nowadays want to indulge themselves in (KNOW)________ industries such as finance and the like.

memento/məˈmen.toʊ/: đồ lưu niệm

eg: Please accept this (REMEMBER)________ as a reminder of your stay here.

werewolf/ˈwer.wʊlf/: ma sói, người sói

eg: A(n) (WOLF)________ is the one who turns into wolf during full moon.

biatomic: hai nguyên tử

eg: Nitrogen oxide is a(n)(ATOM )________ compound of oxygen and nitrogen.

• compound: hợp chất

forbear: tổ tiên

eg: The story broadens the horizon of the children about their (BEAR)_______.

fortuitous/fɔːrˈtuː.ə.t̬əs/: tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên

eg: I met my old friend at the supermarket this morning, which was quite (FORTUNE)________.

aggrandize/əˈɡræn.daɪz/: nâng cao (địa vị); tăng thêm (quyền hành...)

eg: The mall has intrigued a great number of visitors since it was (GRAND)________ last month.

• intrigue/ɪnˈtriːɡ/: kích thích tính tò mò, gợi thích thú

streetward: về phía phố

eg: She cast her eyes (STREET)________ and saw a mysterious man looking

tertiary ˈtɜː.ʃər.i/: thứ ba, thuộc mức ba

eg: The girl excelled herself at the exam and came (THREE)________ to the two boys.

superheavy: siêu nặng

eg: Scientists from Russia, America and Japan have recently filled the periodic table’s seventh row with four (HEAVE)_________ chemical elements: nguyên tố siêu nặng

deoxygenated blood( thuật ngữ ): máu khử oxy

eg: It is a misconception that (OXYGEN)_________ human blood is blue.

• misconception: sự quan niệm sai, sự nhận thức sai, sự hiểu sai

unsavoury/ʌnˈseɪ.vɚ.i/: ghê tởm, ô nhục, nhơ nhuốc, khó chịu, xúc phạm

eg: The house is painted in such a(n) (SAVOUR: thưởng thức (đồ ăn, trải nghiệm))_________ style.

keep up-to-date: cập nhật tình hình

eg: In this modern day, you have to keep yourself (DATE)_________ so as not to lag behind others.

all-embracing: chứa đựng rất nhiều thông tin

eg: This book is (EMBRACE)_________. You can find information about the varieties of plants around the world here.

bode/forebode: báo trước, báo hiệu

eg: The little rainfall (BODE)________ a poor crop for farmers in this village.

jawbreaker: những câu nói cong lưỡi = tongue-twister

eg: That word is such a(n) (JAW: quay hàm)________. It is not easy to pronouce at all.

• someone's jaw drop (open): rất ngạc nhiên

  eg: My jaw dropped open when she told me how old she was.

antiseptic(s)/ˌæn.t̬iˈsep.tɪk/: thuốc khử trùng

eg: (SEPTIC: nhiễm khuẩn)_________ and disinfectants are widely used in hospital to kill the bacteria.

• disinfectant(s)/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfek.t̬ənt/: chất khử khuẩn

containerization: sự đóng hàng hóa

eg: Due to the prolonged (CONTENT)_________, the goods arrived later than we had expected.

run-down: :dổ nát

eg: Found in (DOWN)________ condition, the house is intended to be demolished.

indoctrination: sự truyền bá, sự truyền thụ; sự truyền giáo

eg: (DOCTRINE: học thuyết, chủ nghĩa )________ of violence has been possible by means of television.

• doctrinaire/ˌdɑːk.trəˈner/: lý luận cố chấp, người lí luận cố chấp

aheap ( adv) chất đống, ngổn ngang

eg: He laid his desk (HEAP: xếp thành đống, chất đống)_________. It is untidily filled with all kinds of stuff.

• scrap heap: đống phế liệu

• the bottom of the heap: những người nghèo, không thành công và có vị trí thấp nhất trong xã hội

• collapse/fall in a heap: ngã mạnh xuống và nằm trên mặt đất không cử động

• a (whole) heap of something: rất nhiều thứ gì

odds-on: chắc chắn, rất có thể

eg: It is (ODD)________ that he will press ahead with his project. Nothing can prevent him.

irradiation/iˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/: (vật lý) sự chiếu (bức xạ...); sự rọi

eg: X-rays, known as a form of (RADIAL)________, are widely utilized nowadays to diagnose medical conditions.

discom’posure: :sự lo lắng, sự bối rối, sự mất bình tĩnh

eg: His misunderstanding of the situation resulted in his (COMPOSE)_________. Everyone could make out the embarrassing remarks on his face.

accentuate/əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/: nhấn mạnh, làm nổi bật, nêu bật

eg: 273. The minister (ACCENT)_________ the fight against hunger in his opening speech.

state-of-the-art: hiện đại, tiên tiến nhất

eg: Even the most (ART)_________ equipment cannot replace the role of the teachers in the future.

superpower/ˈsuː.pɚˌpaʊ.ɚ/; cường quốc

eg: America is considered one of the biggest (POWER)_________ in the world.

infiltration/ˌɪn.fɪlˈtreɪ.ʃən/: sự rò rỉ ( nước )

eg: The water (FILL)________ in the building is of great concern.

beguilingly/bɪˈɡaɪ.lɪŋ.li/:

eg: He took off his hat and a pigeon flew out. It was (GUILE)________ a trick.

redoubtable/rɪˈdaʊ.t̬ə.bəl/: đáng sợ, đáng kính; đáng gờm, ghê gớm (đối thủ...)

eg: In a (DOUBT)_________ manner, he stepped into the room and shouted at the top of his voice.

unilateral/ˌjuː.nəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/: đơn phương, một bên

eg: You should not assess a situation from such a(n) (LATERAL)________ side.

impassioned /ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/: xúc động mạnh

eg: The homeless woman pleaded for a shelter from the rain in a(n) (PASSION)_________ tone.

egg-shaped /ˈɛɡʃeɪpt/: có hình quả trứng

eg: The man reported than he had seen a(n) (EGG)_________ object, which might well be a UFO.

ventilation /ˌven.t̬əlˈeɪ.ʃən/: sự thông gió, sự thông hơi

eg: The coal cellar needs to be equipped with (VENT: lỗ thông)_________ system in order to prevent suffocation.

• suffocation: sự nghẹt thở

landmark: cột mốc (lịch sử)

eg: The advent of Internet is an important (MARK)__________ in human history.

flippancy /ˈflɪp.ən.si/: sự khiếm nhã - flippancies ( số nhiều )

eg: His face showed the remark of (FLIP: thiếu nghiêm trang, khiếm nhã, suồng sã, chớt nhã)_________ even when we were talking about seriously.

• flippant: cợt nhả, nhờn, không nghiêm túc

superficial /ˌsuː.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/: ở bên ngoài, trên mặt, nông cạn (nghĩa bóng), trên bề mặt; ngoài da

eg: What you know is rather (FACIES)__________. And it is unfair to judge just through a cursory glance.

• cursory: vội vã, qua loa

counter-clockwise: ngược chiều kim đồng ồ

eg: Moving (CLOCK)_________ is moving in a direction opposite to the direction the hands of the clock moves.

genomic: thuộc hệ gen; bộ gen - genomics (số nhiều)

eg: Reta is studying animal (GENE)__________ at the Oxford university.

stowaway: người đi lâu, đi chui

eg: The crews fortuitously discovered a (STOW)__________ in the ship’s cool chamber.

bestow /bɪˈstoʊ/: tặng cho, ban cho

eg: The man was (STOW)_________ on a medal for bravely taking a child out of the burning house.

pinpoint /ˈpɪn.pɔɪnt/: tìm hiểu, điều tra, xác định, định vị (vị trí)

,eg: The report has (POINT)_________ the cause of global warming in the past decades.

shipborne (a): đi bằng đường thủy

eg: It may take more than a month to deliver our car from Germany to VietNam as it is (SHIP)_________.

shipboard: trên con tàu

eg: “Titanic” is an example of (SHIP)_________ romance.

misalignment /ˌmɪs.əˈlaɪn.mənt/: sự lắp ráp, sắp xếp sai trong máy móc

eg: The machine cannot work properly as a direct result of (ALIGN: sắp thẳng hàng)_________.

• align oneself with something/someone: tán thành với ai/tổ chức nào và ủng hộ/làm việc cùng họ

stronghold: pháo đài

eg: There used to be a (HOLD)__________ in Quang Tri, whose remains now become a historical site.