vocab 9

Question 1

patch something up

Answer 1

-to try to improve a relationship after there have been problems:
Ex: Jackie and Bill are still trying to patch up their marriage.

Question 2

throughout

Answer 2

• in or into every part of something
  Ex: They export their products to markets throughout the world.
• during the whole period of time of something
  Ex: The museum is open daily throughout the year.

Question 3

reign

Answer 3

-the period during which a king, queen, emperor, etc. rules ( triều đại)
Ex: By the end of his reign, the vast empire was in decline.
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Question 4

mourner (noun)

Answer 4

• a person who attends a funeral, especially a friend or a relative of the dead person ( người than khóc, người đi đưa ma)

Question 5

infection

Answer 5

• sự nhiễm trùng, bệnh nhiếm trùng
  Ex: Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection.

Question 6

condolence (n)

Answer 6

lời chia buồn
Ex: Our condolences go to his wife and family.

Question 7

residence

Answer 7

-nhà lớn, dinh thự
Ex: a desirable family residence for sale (= for example, in an advertisement)
-quá trình ở, quá trình cơ trú, thời hian cứ trú
Ex: They were not able to take up residence in their new home until the spring.

Question 8

propensity (n)

Answer 8

• a natural desire or need that makes you tend to behave in a particular way ( thiên hướng,xu hướng)
  Ex: He showed a propensity for violence.

Question 9

grieve (v)

Answer 9

• to feel very sad, especially because somebody has died
  Ex: They are still grieving for their dead child.
  grieving relatives
• to make you feel very sad

Question 10

aboriginal

Answer 10

• Thổ dân
  Ex:the issue of Aboriginal land rights

Question 11

imitate ( v)

Answer 11

• to copy somebody/something
  Ex: Her style of painting has been imitated by other artists.

Question 12

impartial = neutral, unbiased

Answer 12

• công bằng, vô tư
  ex: As chairman, I must remain impartial.

Question 13

juvenile ( n)

Answer 13

Vị thành niên
juvenile crime/employment

Question 14

keenness

Answer 14

• the quality of being enthusiastic or wanting something very much= eagerness
  Ex: I admire his enthusiasm and keenness to experiment.
• the strength or depth of a feeling
  ex: the keenness of his ambition
• the quality of understanding well or quickly
  Ex: the keenness of her insight

Question 15

tableland ( thảo nguyên)

Answer 15

vùng cao nguyên

Question 16

tearaway

Answer 16

• a young person who is difficult to control and often does stupid, dangerous and/or illegal things, người vô trách nhiệm

Question 17

unconditional

Answer 17

• tuyệt đối, vô điều kiện
  Ex: She gave her children unconditional love.
• dứt khoát , quả quyết

Question 18

underestimate (v)

Answer 18

đáng giá thấp
Ex: to underestimate the cost of the project