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aback - ADVERB

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NGẠC NHIÊN

=> be taken aback (by sb/sth)

She was completely taken aback by his anger

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abashed - ADJECTIVE

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/not before noun/

EMBARASSING, ASHAMED

=/ unabashed

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abate - VERB

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/formal/

  1. TRỞ NÊN YẾU HƠN
  2. LÀM STH YẾU

~sth
Steps are to be taken to abate pollution

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abbey - NOUN

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tu viện

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abbreviate - VERB

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~sth / to sth

VIẾT TẮT

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abbreviation - NOUN

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~ of/for sth

SỰ VIẾT TẮT

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abdicate - VERB

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TỪ CHỨC (OF A QUEEN/KING)

~sth

She was forced to abdicate the throne of Spain

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abdomen - NOUN

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BỤNG

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abdominal - ADJECTIVE / NOUN

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ADJECTIVE - LIÊN QUAN TỚI BỤNG

NOUN - the muscles of the abdomen

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abduct - VERB

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~sb

BẮT CÓC

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abductee - NOUN

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NGƯỜI BỊ BẮT CÓC

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abductor - NOUN

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NGƯỜI BẮT CÓC

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abet - VERB

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~sb

TIẾP TAY

He was abetted in the deception by his wife

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abeyance - NOUN

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in abeyance

ĐÌNH TRỆ

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abhor - VERB

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~sth /formal/

GHÊ TỞM

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abide - VERB [2]

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v2/v3: abode

  1. cant/could abide something or someone

CHỊU ĐỰNG

I can’t abide people with no sense of humor

    • adv/prep

TẠI

May joy and peace abide us in all

PHR V: abide by sth

THI HÀNH LUẬT LỆ

We will abide their decision

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ablaze - ADJECTIVE

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/not before noun/

BỐC CHÁY

Within ten minutes, the whole house was ablaze

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18
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able-bodied - ADJECTIVE

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KHỎE MẠNH

All the able-bodied young men from our town were drafted into the army

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abnormal - ADJECTIVE

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BẤT THƯỜNG (in a way that worries you or unpleasant)

I don’t want to have children. Is that abnormal?

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abolish - VERB

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///POLITICS///

BÃI BỎ

When was capital punishment abolished here?

NOUN - abolition
NOUN - abolitionist

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abominable - ADJECTIVE

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/formal/

TỆ, XẤU

abominable behaviour

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22
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aboriginal - ADJECTIVE

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SƠ KHAI

23
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abort - VERB

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  1. PHÁ THAI
  2. HỦY BỎ

=> to abort a bombing mission

24
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abortion - VERB

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  1. SỰ PHÁ THAI

2. An event which causes a pregnant woman to lose her baby accidentally

25
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abortive - ADJJECTIVE

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not completed successfully

26
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abound - VERB

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LÀM NHIỀU

abound with sth: to contain large numbers of something

27
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aboveboard - ADJECTIVE

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[BUSINESS]

NGAY THẲNG

The deal was completed aboveboard

28
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abrasive - ADJECTIVE

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  1. [Used about person]
    Thô lỗ
  2. Mài mòn

Do not use abrasive cleaning products on the bathtub

29
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abreast - ADVERB

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[used after a number]

NGANG NHAU

The soldiers marched two abreast

30
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abrupt - ADJECTIVE

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  1. Đột ngột và không ngờ tới

an abrupt change of plans

  1. [used about a person’s behaviour]

Thô lỗ và không thân thiện

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abscond - VERB

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BỎ TRỐN, TẨU THOÁT

She absconded with all the company’s money

32
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absentminded - ADJECTIVE

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LƠ ĐÃNG

33
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absolve - VERB

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above sb (from/of sth)

Tha tội

The driver was absolved from any responsibility for the train crash

34
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absorb - VERB

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  1. THẤM (a liquid, heat)

a drug that is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream

  1. HẤP THỤ (kiến thức)

I found it impossible to absorb so much infỏmation so quickly.

  1. LÔI CUỐN, THU HÚT SỰ CHÚ Ý

History is a subject that absorbs

35
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abstain - VERB

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(from sth)

  1. KIÊNG CỬ

to abstain from drinking alcohol

  1. [POLITICS] TRÁNH THAM GIA BẦU CỬ, BIỂU QUYẾT

Two people voted in favor, two voted against, and one abstained

36
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absurd - ADJECTIVE

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NGỚ NGẨN

That’s totally absurd! I can’t possibly to do all this work in one day

37
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abundance - NOUN

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NHIỀU

38
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abysmal - ADJECTIVE

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XẤU XA, NGU DỐT

39
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abyss - ADJECTIVE

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A very deep hole that seems to have no bottom

40
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accelerate - VERB

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THÚC GIỤC, TĂNG TỐC

I accelerated and left the other cars behind

41
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accentuate - VERB

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NHẤN MẠNH

42
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acclaim - VERB

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HOAN NGHÊNH

The novel has been acclaimed as a modern classic

43
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acclimate - VERB

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acclimate yourself/sb/sth (to sth)

THÍCH NGHI

It took me a long time to get acclimated to the heat when I went to live in Africa

44
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accolade - NOUN

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TUYÊN DƯƠNG

45
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accompaniment - NOUN

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  1. [MUSIC] Nhạc được chơi/hát cùng nhạc cụ chính

a violin piece with a piano accompaniment

  1. Vật phụ thuộc, vật kèm theo

This sauce is the perfect accompaniment to grilled meat

46
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accompany - VERB

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  1. ĐI THEO, ĐI CÙNG

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

  1. XẢY RA CÙNG MỘT THỜI ĐIỂM

A huge ad campaign accompanied the movie’s threater

47
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accomplice - NOUN

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TÒNG PHẠM

48
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accomplish - VERB

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ĐẠT ĐƯỢC

49
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accomplished - ADJECTIVE

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GIỎI, XUẤT SẮC

50
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accomplishment - NOUN

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THÀNH QUẢ

He was proud of his academic accomplishments

51
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accord - NOUN/VERB

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[NOUN] - HIỆP ƯỚC

the Helsinki accords on human rights

in accord: in agreement about something
of/on your own accord: TỰ NGUYỆN

He wasn’t fired from his job; he left of his own accord

The diplomats were accorded every courtesy during their visit

52
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accost - VERB

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TIẾP CẬN (stranger in a way that is considering bad)

53
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accountable - ADJECTIVE

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GIẢI THÍCH

She is too young to be held accountable for what she did.

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