Instance
/ˈɪnstəns/
1 → for instance: Ví dụ như
2 [countable] trường hợp
- instance of
They came across many instances of discrimination.
- instance where/when
Instances where safety regulations have been breached
3 → in the first instance: lúc đầu, đầu tiên
4 → at somebody’s instance: theo lời thỉnh cầu [cấp thiết] của ai
Favour (n)
/ˈfeɪvə $ -ər/
1 HELP [countable] something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them (sự giúp đỡ, đặc ân)
EX: Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I can’t make it?
2 SUPPORT/APPROVAL [uncountable] support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or system (sự ủng hộ)
EX: Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.
3 POPULAR/UNPOPULAR [uncountable] when someone or something is liked or approved of by people, or not liked or approved of (sự ưa thích, sự tán thành)
EX: The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.
4 UNFAIR SUPPORT [uncountable] support that is given to one person or group and not to others, in a way that does not seem fair (sự thiên vị)
EX: Teachers should not show favour to any pupil.
in favour of something
Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.
I talked to Susie about it, and she’s all in favor (=completely approves) of going.
find/gain/win favour
The idea may find favor with older people.
in somebody/something’s favour
The vote was 60–59 in the government’s favor.
In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor.
look on/view/regard something with favour formal
(=support something, and want to help it succeed)
Employers are more likely to look with favour on experienced candidates.
All in favour (=used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand)?
vote/decide in favour of something
(=vote or decide to support something)
288 members voted in favor of the ban.
do somebody a favour
(=do something for someone)
EX: Could you do me a favour and lend me £5?
come/be back in favour
(=become popular again)
Fountain pens have come back in favour.
fall/go out of favour
(=stop being approved of)
Grammar-based teaching methods went out of favour in the 60s and 70s.
Favour (v)
1 PREFER to prefer someone or something to other things or people, especially when there are several to choose from (thích hơn)
EX: Both countries seem to favour the agreement.
2 GIVE AN ADVANTAGE to treat someone much better than someone else, in a way that is not fair
EX: a tax cut that favours rich people
3 HELP to provide suitable conditions for something to happen
EX: The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.
4 → be favoured to do something
5 LOOK LIKE old-fashioned to look like one of your parents or grandparents
favour somebody/something over somebody/something
Florida voters favored Bush over Gore by a very small margin.
Unconscious
/ʌnˈkɒnʃəs $ -ˈkɑːn-/
1 unable to see, move, feel etc in the normal way because you are not conscious
She was found alive but unconscious.
2 a feeling or thought that is unconscious is one that you have without realizing it → subconscious
unconscious feeling/desire/need etc
an unconscious need to be loved
3 → be unconscious of something
4 an action that is unconscious is not deliberate
cope (verb)
/kəʊp $ koʊp/
1 to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation (đương đầu với khó khăn)
Sometimes I find it hard to cope.
2 if a system or machine copes with a particular type or amount of work, it does it cope with (đối phó với) No system is designed to cope with the floods we have had this year.
radical (adj)
/ˈrædɪkəl/
1 CHANGE/DIFFERENCE a radical change or difference is very big and important OPP slight
EX: They are proposing radical changes to the way the company is run.
2 OPINIONS radical ideas are very new and different, and are against what most people think or believe → conservative
EX: He has put forward some very radical ideas.
3 PEOPLE someone who is radical has ideas that are very new and different, and against what most people think or believe
EX: a radical left-wing politician
a radical feminist
4 GOOD American English informal very good or enjoyable
EX: That was one radical party last night!
Instructional (adj)
/ɪnˈstrʌkʃənəl/
providing instruction → educational
instructional programmes/materials/techniques etc
EX: a free instructional video
Durable (adj)
/ˈdjʊərəbəl $ ˈdʊr-/
1 staying in good condition for a long time, even if used a lot SYN hard-wearing
Wood is a durable material.
2 continuing for a long time SYN long-lasting
His poetry has proved durable.
Peripheral (adj)
/pəˈrɪfərəl/
1 formal not as important as other things or people in a particular activity, idea, or situation
EX: The romance is peripheral to the main plot of the movie.
2 formal in the outer area of something, or relating to this area (ngoại vi)
EX: the city’s peripheral suburbs
the peripheral nervous system
3 → peripheral vision
4 technical peripheral equipment can be connected to a computer and used with it
Binding (n)
/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/
1 [countable] a book cover
2 [uncountable] material sewn or stuck along the edge of a piece of cloth for strength or decoration (vải viền mép)
Lecture (n)
/ˈlektʃə $ -ər/
1 a long talk on a particular subject that someone gives to a group of people, especially to students in a university → speech
lecture on
EX: He regularly gives lectures on modern French literature.
2 an act of criticizing someone or warning them about something in a long serious talk, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary (lời quở trách, lời “lên lớp”)
lecture on/about
My father caught me and gave me a long lecture about the dangers of drink.
Lecture (v)
/ˈlektʃə $ -ər/
1 [transitive] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize or warn them, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary (“lên lớp”)
I wish you’d stop lecturing me!
lecture somebody about/on something
He began to lecture us about making too much noise.
2 [intransitive] to talk to a group of people on a particular subject, especially to students in a university (thuyết trình; lên lớp, giảng bài)
lecture on
He lectures on European art at Manchester University.
Mannerism (n)
/ˈmænərɪzəm/
a way of speaking or moving that is typical of a particular person
EX: He has the same mannerisms as his father.
Elusive (adj)
/ɪˈluːsɪv/
1 an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen (khó thấy)
She managed to get an interview with that elusive man.
2 an elusive result is difficult to achieve (khó đạt được)
She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but wider international success has been elusive.
3 an elusive idea or quality is difficult to describe or understand (khó hiểu)
For me, the poem has an elusive quality.
Readily (adv)
/ˈredəli/
1 quickly and easily
EX: Boats are readily available to visitors.
The information is readily accessible on the Internet.
2 quickly, willingly, and without complaining
Jack readily agreed to help.
