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Question 1

gorge /ɡɔːdʒ/
gorge (oneself) on(with) sth

Answer 1

(v) to eat until you are unable to eat any more (ngốn (thức ăn))
If you gorge yourself on snacks like that, you won’t eat your dinner.

Question 2

make so’s gorge rise

Answer 2

(i) to make someone feel shocked and angry
(làm cho ai ớn người)
The sight of so many starving children made his gorge rise.

Question 3

conform (+to/with) /kənˈfɔːm/

Answer 3

(v) to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society
(phù hợp với, tuân theo, làm theo)
At our school, you were required to conform, and there was no place for originality.
I tried to conform to/with their old-fashioned manners.

Question 4

make off

Answer 4

(phr.v) to leave quickly, usually in order to escape (rời đi nhanh chóng, bỏ trốn)
The burglars made off before the police arrived.

Question 5

put on

Answer 5

(phr.v) to do an activity, esp. one that others can watch
(tổ chức, dàn dựng)
The experience of putting on a campaign was exciting.
The school drama club is putting on a play for the school’s anniversary, which is due to take place next month.

Question 6

compulsive /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/

Answer 6

(adj) doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it (đam mê, quen thói)
(film, play, sports event, book, etc.) rất thú vị, hấp dẫn
a compulsive liar/thief/eater
I always find programmes about hospitals compulsive viewing.

Question 7

continual /kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/

Answer 7

(adj) happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way (liên tục, không ngớt)
I don’t like John. His continual complaints make me angry.

Question 8

expend (sth on sth) /ɪkˈspend/

Answer 8

(v) to use or spend time, effort, or money (dùng)
One is supposed to expend far more energy in marathon run than expected.

Question 9

expendable

Answer 9

(adj) If someone or something is expendable, people can do something or deal with a situation without them
No one likes to think that they’re expendable.
He was considered expendable and dropped from the team.

Question 10

bewitch /bɪˈwɪtʃ/

Answer 10

(v) to attract or interest someone a lot so that you have the power to influence them (yểm bùa, mê hoặc)
He was bewitched by her beauty.

Question 11

dote on so

Answer 11

(phr.v) to love someone completely and believe they are perfect (yêu say đắm, mê như điếu dổ)
Jane has such bewitching smile that almost everyone seems to dote on her.

Question 12

exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪz.ɪt/

Answer 12

(adj) very beautiful and delicate (tuyệt đẹp, tinh tế)
an exquisite piece of china

Question 13

hostile /ˈhɒs.taɪl/

Answer 13

(adj) unfriendly and not liking something (thù địch, của kẻ thù, chống đối)
a hostile crowd
The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.

Question 14

intensify /ɪnˈten.sɪ.faɪ/

Answer 14

(v) to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this
(tăng cường, gia tăng)
Fighting around the capital has intensified in the last few hours.

Question 15

surrogate /ˈsʌr.ə.ɡət/

Answer 15

(ad/nj) (sth) replacing someone else or used instead of something else
(người/vật thay thế)
Because she had no children of her own, her friend’s son became a kind of surrogate child to her.
For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.

Question 16

substitute /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/
substitute sth for sth
substitute sth with sth
be substituted for

Answer 16

(v) to use something or someone instead of another thing or person
You can substitute oil for butter (= use oil instead of butter) in this recipe.
You can substitute the wheat flour with almond flour (= use almond flour instead of wheat flour).

Question 17

substitute /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/

Answer 17

(n) a thing or person that is used instead of another thing or person (người/vật thay thế)
Tofu can be used as a meat substitute in vegetarian recipes.