Day 2 Flashcards

Fighting (45 cards)

1
Q

start doing sth=

A

set about doing sth

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2
Q

compatible><

A

incompatible

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3
Q

có hiệu lực =>

A

come into force/come into effect

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4
Q

nhìn ai đó giận giữ (idiom)=>

A

look daggers at

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5
Q

kingship

A

địa vị làm vua

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6
Q

thủ tiêu=>

A

abolish (v)
=> abolition (n)

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6
Q

so sánh ai/cái gì với ai/cái gì

A

liken sb/sth to sb/sth

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7
Q

làm ai ngạc nhiên

A

take sb by surprise
Eg: The party didn’t take me by surprise. I knew about it

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8
Q

có độc quyền về cái gì

A

have a monopoly on sth

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9
Q

make sth popular

A

=put sth on the map

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10
Q

dễ tin người

A

gullible(a)
=gullibility(n)

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11
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quick witted><

A

slow witted

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12
Q

cố ý vờ đi =>

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bury one’s head in the sand
Eg: You can’t just bury your head in the sand because the truth is just obvious

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13
Q

once and for all

A

cuối cùng và hoàn toàn

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14
Q

over and above

A

thêm vào
Eg: You will got 50$ over and above your usual salary

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15
Q

Adj+ as though+ S+ be

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16
Q

be in with a chance

A

Đang có cơ hội làm gì

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17
Q

down the drain

A

tốn công vô ích

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18
Q

flake out

A

buồn ngủ vì kiệt sức

19
Q

string someone along

A

lừa ai trong thời gian dài
Eg: He strung her along for years, saying he would marry her and divorce his wife

20
Q

Làm gì kiến bạn gặp rắc rối (idiom) =>

A

Skate over on thin ice
Eg: He is skating over on thin ice by lying to police

21
Q

get rid of=

A

=shrug off (bỏ qua)

22
Q

jog one’s memory

A

khơi gợi ai nhớ về cái j

23
Q

size up

A

kiểm tra,đánh giá
Eg: She quickly size up the situation before making the decision

24
kính mến ai
hold sb in high esteem/regard
25
encourage sb=
spur sb on
26
induce(v) => induce sb to do sth => induce sth
thuyết phục ai làm gì khiến việc gì xảy ra
27
giữ vũng lập trường
stand one's ground
28
on the double
=quickly
29
hesitant (about) (a) => hesitate to do st
do dự,chậm chạp
30
respect =>respective = separate Eg: Kids slept their respective cabins in the summer camp >< irrespective of: Không kể bất cứ cái gì Eg: Irrespective of social status, everyone deserve equal opportunity
31
permeate (v) => permeable (a) >< impermeable
thẩm thấu
32
resign oneself to sth/the fact that
cam chịu,chấp nhận
33
have (no) qualms about
lo lắng Eg: She has no qualms about sharing her opinion on social issues.
34
be street ahead of sb
Vượt qua ai trong lĩnh vực nào Eg: The latest sales figures show that we're streets ahead of the competition.
35
beaver away at
chăm chỉ
36
commit a crime crime(n)~criminal(n)
Thực hiện hành vi phạm tội Hành vi phạm tội ~ tội phạm
37
praise (v) => sing the praises of sb/st => win/earn praises for
38
to forbid sb to do sth><
give sb a free hand
39
laugh off
giả vờ không quan trong Eg: She tried to laugh off their remark, but I could see she was hurt
40
cast one's mind back
nhớ lại điều gì Eg: I cast my mind back to what was happened
41
be on the point of doing sth
=be about to do sth
42
set sth in train
bắt đầu làm gì
43
coward(n)~cowardice(n)
người nhút nhát ~ tính nhút nhát
44
can't have done st = musn't have done st
điều gì chắc chắn không thể xảy ra trong quá khứ