Unit 29 Flashcards
(20 cards)
adjoining /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
liền kề — They booked adjoining rooms at the hotel.
alien /ˈeɪliən/
người ngoài hành tinh / xa lạ — He felt like an alien in the new culture.
ashen /ˈæʃən/
tái nhợt (màu tro) — Her face turned ashen when she heard the bad news.
assemble /əˈsembl/
tập hợp, lắp ráp — The workers assembled in the hall for a meeting.
casualty /ˈkæʒuəlti/
thương vong — There were several casualties after the explosion.
erect /ɪˈrekt/
dựng lên — They plan to erect a monument in the town square.
foul /faʊl/
bẩn thỉu, thô tục / lỗi (trong thể thao) — The foul smell made everyone leave the room.
hectare /ˈhek.teə(r)/
hecta (10,000 mét vuông) — The farm covers over 20 hectares of land.
heighten /ˈhaɪtn/
tăng cường, làm tăng — The movie heightened the sense of suspense.
hospitality /ˌhɒspɪˈtæləti/
lòng hiếu khách — We were amazed by the local people’s hospitality.
mansion /ˈmænʃən/
biệt thự — He bought a huge mansion overlooking the sea.
outnumber /ˌaʊtˈnʌmbə(r)/
đông hơn — The female students outnumber the male students in this class.
overjoyed /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd/
rất vui mừng — She was overjoyed to hear the news of her promotion.
pasture /ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/
đồng cỏ — The cows were grazing peacefully in the pasture.
petition /pəˈtɪʃən/
kiến nghị, đơn thỉnh cầu — They signed a petition to stop the construction.
renovate /ˈrenəveɪt/
cải tạo, sửa chữa — They plan to renovate the old school building.
revise /rɪˈvaɪz/
chỉnh sửa, ôn lại — You should revise your notes before the exam.
slab /slæb/
phiến, tấm (bê tông, đá,…) — He stepped onto the concrete slab carefully.
terrace /ˈterəs/
sân hiên, bậc thềm / dãy nhà — We had coffee on the sunny terrace.
turf /tɜːf/
lớp cỏ (cỏ tự nhiên hoặc nhân tạo) — The players ran across the wet turf.
