1 Flashcards
(42 cards)
client
noun
/ˈklaɪənt/
khách hàng (người nhận dịch vụ và trả tiền)
A person who receives a service from a professional or organization in return for payment.
The company requires clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
colleague
noun
/ˈkɒliːɡ/
đồng nghiệp
A person you work with, especially in a professional job.
Female academics are still paid less than their male colleagues.
employer
noun
/ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/
người sử dụng lao động
A person or organization that you work for.
The telephone company is the country’s largest employer.
parent
noun
/ˈpeərənt/
cha hoặc mẹ
A mother or father.
When you become a parent the things you once cared about seem to have less value.
sibling
noun
/ˈsɪblɪŋ/
anh chị em ruột
A brother or sister. [Formal]
Sibling rivalry often causes parents anxieties.
spouse
noun
/spaʊs/
vợ hoặc chồng
The person someone is married to.
Husbands and wives do not have to pay inheritance tax when their spouse dies.
autonomous
adjective
/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/
tự chủ, tự trị
Makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else.
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.
consistent
adjective
/kənˈsɪstənt/
nhất quán, kiên định
Always behaves in the same way or achieves the same level of success.
His consistent support of free trade.
conventional
adjective
/kənˈvenʃənl/
thông thường, theo lối truyền thống
Has behaviour and opinions that are ordinary and normal.
A respectable married woman with conventional opinions.
co-operative
adjective
/kəʊˈɒpərətɪv/
hợp tác, sẵn sàng giúp đỡ
Does what you ask without complaining or arguing.
A contented and co-operative workforce.
efficient
adjective
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/
hiệu quả, có năng suất cao
Does tasks successfully without wasting time or energy.
Technological advances allow more efficient use of labour.
flexible
adjective
/ˈfleksəbl/
linh hoạt, dễ thích nghi
Able to change easily and adapt to different conditions.
We encourage flexible working.
idealistic
adjective
/ˌaɪdɪəˈlɪstɪk/
duy tâm, lý tưởng hóa
Has ideals and bases behaviour on them, even if impractical.
Idealistic young people died for the cause.
tolerant
adjective
/ˈtɒlərənt/
khoan dung, rộng lượng
Allows others to say or do what they like, even if they disagree.
They need to be tolerant of different points of view.
vulnerable
adjective
/ˈvʌlnərəbl/
dễ bị tổn thương
Weak and without protection, easily hurt physically or emotionally.
Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.
a firm’s clients
khách hàng của một công ty
The firm’s clients include many international corporations.
advise/represent a client
tư vấn/đại diện cho một khách hàng
The lawyer was hired to represent a client accused of fraud.
a prospective client
khách hàng tiềm năng
Our marketing team is preparing materials for a prospective client.
the parents of someone
cha mẹ của ai đó
The parents of the missing child are pleading for information.
a foster/adoptive/birth/single/lone parent
cha mẹ nuôi/nhận nuôi/sinh học/đơn thân/một mình
She grew up with a foster parent after losing her birth family.
sibling rivalry
sự ganh đua giữa anh chị em
Sibling rivalry is common in families with children close in age.
an autonomous individual
cá nhân độc lập, tự chủ
She’s an autonomous individual who makes her own decisions.
an autonomous region/republic/province/unit
khu vực/cộng hòa/tỉnh/bộ phận tự trị
Catalonia is an autonomous region in Spain.
a consistent player/performer
người chơi/biểu diễn ổn định
He’s a consistent performer who always delivers results.
