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(n) Thiên thần

Ex: She looks like an angel.

(n) Góc

Ex: Draw a 1300 angle in your notebooks.

(n) Trang phục

Ex: I have a great idea for my Halloween costume.

(n) Phong tục, tập quán

Ex: It is a custom in Western Europe for little boys to wear short pants to school.

(a) Đứng đắn, tử tế, đúng chuẩn

Ex: Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy.

(n) Hành động đi xuống

Ex: The plane began its descent to Heathrow.

(n) Món tráng miệng

Ex: We had apple pie for dessert last night.

(n) Sa mạc; (v) bỏ đi

Ex: It is difficult to survive in the desert without water.

(adv) Sau đó, sau này

Ex: We’re going to Rome later in the year.

(n / a) Vật / người thứ 2 trong 2 vật / người được đề cập trước đó

Ex: The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. (latter = two theatres)

(a) Lỏng, rộng, không chật

Ex: She’s lost so much weight, all her clothes are loose.

(v) Làm mất, thua

Ex: If Harry doesn’t practice his tennis more, he may lose the match.

(n) Hiệu trưởng; (a) Chính, quan trọng nhất

Ex1: The principal called a faculty meeting.

Ex2: The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.

(n) Nguyên tắc, nguyên lý

Ex: I refuse to lie about it; it’s against my principles.

(a) Yên tĩnh

Ex: The night was so quiet that you could hear the breeze blowing.

(adv) Hoàn toàn; khá là

Ex: He was quite tired after his first day of classes.

(a) Cố định, không thể di chuyển

Ex: The weatherman said that the warm front would be stationary for several days.

(n) Văn phòng phẩm

Ex: The chief industry is stationery, particularly the printing of business cards.

(n) Thời tiết

Ex: Our flight was delayed because of bad weather.

(conj) liệu rằng,  … có hay không

Ex: I asked him whether he had done it all himself or whether someone had helped him.

(v) chấp nhận

Ex: Professor Perez will accept the chairmanship of the humanities department.

(prep) Ngoại trừ

Ex: Everyone is going to the convention except Bob, who has to work.

(n) Sự tiếp cận; truy cập

Ex: The teachers had no access to the students’ files, which were locked in the principal’s office.

(a) Dư thừa; (n) Số lượng lớn hơn, thừa ra

Ex1: Excess food is stored as fat.

Ex2: The demand for funds was in excess of the actual need.

(n) Lời khuyên

Ex: If you heed the teacher’s advice, you will do well in your studying.

(v) Đưa ra lời khuyên

Ex: I’d advise you not to tell him.

(v) Ảnh hưởng, có ảnh hưởng đến

Ex: Your opinion will not affect my decision.

(n) Sự ảnh hưởng; (v) gây ra, làm xảy ra

Ex1: I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights.

Ex2: The drugs can sometimes effect miraculous cures.

(adv) Lại, lần nữa

Ex: Mike wrote to the publishers again, inquiring about his manuscript.

(prep) Chống lại, ngược lại; Tựa vào

Ex1: The athletic director was against our dancing in the new gym.

Ex2: You can put the piano there, against the wall.

(prep) trong số, giữa (3 người / vật trở lên)

Ex: It was difficult to select a winner from among so many contestants.

(prep) Giữa (2 người / vật)

Ex: It’s cheaper between 6p.m. and 8a.m.

(prep) Bên cạnh ai / cái gì; so với

Ex: He sat beside her all night.

(prep) Ngoài ai / cái gì ra; (adv) Bên cạnh đó

Ex1: She has no relations besides an aged aunt.

Ex2: I don’t really want to go. Besides, it’s too late now.

(a) đáng kể, rất lớn

Ex: Damage to the building was considerable.

(a) Ân cần, chu đáo, lịch sự

Ex: She is always considerate towards her employees.

(a) đáng tin cậy

Ex: His explanation of the rescue at the sea seemed credible.

(a) Đáng khen ngợi

Ex: It was a very creditable result for the team.

(v) Lấy đi, làm giảm giá trị

Ex: Molly’s nervousness detracted from her singing.

(v) Làm xao nhãng

Ex: Please don’t distract your father while he is balancing the checkbook.

(n) Thiết bị; kế sách

Ex: This device enables deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking.

(v) phát minh, nghĩ ra

Ex: A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.

(v) gợi ra

Ex: I could elicit no response from him.

(a) phi pháp, trái phép

Ex: The politician’s illicit dealing with organized crime caused him to lose his government position.

(n) người di cư

Ex: After World War II, many emigrants left Europe to go to the United States.

(n) người nhập cư

Ex: The company was founded by two immigrants from Bangladesh.

(adv) Trước đây

Ex: I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.

(adv) Trang trọng; chính thức

Ex: She has formally requested a name change.

(a) Khó, cứng; (adv) Rất cố gắng

Ex1: The test was so hard that nobody passed.

Ex2:You must try harder.

(adv) gần như không

Ex: There’s hardly any tea left.

(a) Không tự lo liệu được, bất lực; không thể kiểm soát

Ex: He lay helpless on the floor.

(a) Vô dụng

Ex: He knew it was useless to protest.

(n) Ngôi nhà (nói về tòa nhà, công trình)

Ex: The Chapmans are building a new house.

(n) Nhà (nói về không khí gia đình)

Ex: Home is where the heart is.

(a) Tưởng tượng, không thực

Ex: The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth.

(a) Giàu trí tưởng tượng

Ex: Star Wars was created by a highly imaginative writer.

(a) Bất tử, sống mãi

Ex: The soul is immortal.

(a) xấu xa, trái đạo đức

Ex: It’s immoral to steal.

(a) ngấm ngầm, ẩn

Ex: Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.

(a) rõ ràng, dễ hiểu

Ex: He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there.

(v) bắt phải ai phải chịu (tổn thương, trừng phạt…); gây ra

Ex: Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy.

(v) Ảnh hưởng tiêu cực

Ex: Severe drought has afflicted the region.

(n) Nguồn cảm hứng

Ex: He says my sister was the inspiration for his heroine.

(n) Khao khát, khát vọng

Ex: He has ever had any aspiration to earn a lot of money.

(a) Cực kỳ, mãnh liệt

Ex: The President is under intense pressure to resign.

(a) Rất kỹ lưỡng, tập trung

Ex: Before going to Mexico, Phil took an intensive course in Spanish.

(a / adv) Muộn

Ex: She’s late for work every day.

(adv) Gần đây

Ex: Have you seen her lately?

(a) Cô đơn, vắng vẻ

Ex: She was desperately lonely at school.

(a) Một mình, đơn độc

Ex: After losing in the Olympic tryouts, Phil asked to be left alone.

(a / adv / prep) gần

Ex: A bomb exploded somewhere near.

(adv) gần như

Ex: The bottle’s nearly empty.

(v) Hành hạ, ngược đãi; quấy rầy

Ex: Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs.

(v) Khởi tố, kiện

Ex: The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act.

(a) Thông minh, nhạy bén, hiểu

Ex: When it is raining hard, sensible people stay indoors.

(a) Nhạy cảm, dễ bị ảnh hưởng

Ex: He’s very sensitive about his weight.

(a) Đặc biệt, riêng biệt

Ex: Some of the officials have special privileges.

(adv) đặc biệt là, nhất là

Ex: The car is quite small, especially if you have children.

(n) Việc sử dụng

Ex: The ban was imposed on the use of chemical weapons.

(n) Cách sử dụng

Ex: The tractor had been damaged by rough usage.

(v) Khen ngợi

Ex: She complimented him on his excellent German.

(v) Bổ sung

Ex: The team needs players who complement each other.

(a) Không thích, không quan tâm

Ex: He was totally uninterested in sport.

(a) Không vụ lợi, công tâm, vô tư

Ex: I was merely a disinterested spectator in the whole affair.

(adv) Xa hơn nữa, thêm nữa (chỉ mức độ)

Ex: The police decided to investigate further.

(adv) Xa hơn nữa (nói về khoảng cách)

Ex: I can’t go any farther.

(v) Tìm thấy

Ex: Can you find my bag for me?

(v) Thành lập

Ex: The town was founded by English settlers in 1790.

(n) Hơi thở

Ex: His breath smelt of garlic.

(v) Hít thở

Ex: He breathed deeply before speaking again.

(n) Thủ đô; tiền vốn; chữ viết hoa

Ex: Cairo is the Capital of Egypt.

(n) Tòa trụ sở Quốc Hội Hoa Kỳ, trụ sở tiểu bang

Ex: The new state capitol was finished in 1903.

(n) Sự thấu hiểu

Ex: The empathy between the two women was obvious.

(n) Sự đồng cảm, sự thương cảm

Ex: I wish he’d show me little more sympathy.

(a) Quan trọng, nổi tiếng trong lịch sử

Ex: The party has won a historic victory at the polls.

(a) Liên quan đến lịch sử

Ex: You must place these events in their historical context.

Viết tắt của “It is” hoặc “It has”

Ex1: It’s your mother on the phone. (It is)

Ex2: It’s been a long time since I last met him. (It has)

Tính từ sở hữu của “It”

Ex: The dog had hurt its paw.

(v) Ngụ ý

Ex: His silence seemed to imply agreement.

(v) Suy ra

Ex: Readers are left to infer the killer’s motives.