Thứ Năm, 6 tháng 11, 2014

Vocabulary- P1

well-to-do = rich/ having a lot of money => well-to-do families

a detached- house = căn nhà xây tách riêng ra, nhà đứng chơ vơ một mình
semi-detached house = nhà chung tường 
terraced house = Ngôi nhà trong dãy nhà (cùng kiểu), nhà liên kế.
a bungalow = nhà gỗ 1 tầng 
a cottage = nhà tranh 
a flat = căn hộ 
igloo = lều tuyết của ng es-ski-mô
kennel = nhà của chó =)))))))

meet a need = đáp ứng nhu cầu
skid off = trượt => the car skidded off the road and fell into a ditch (kênh/ rạch) full of muddy

a liker = one who press the like button in everytime on facebook no matter what is in content
give sb an inject = tiêm vào ai => a patient have been given an inject

all of the sudden = bất thình linh 
=> then, all of a sudden there was an explosion and the light went out

pristine = pure and natural => the car is in pristine condition
jurisdiction = control => School admissions are not under/within our jurisdiction
total failure = fiasco => the show was complete fiasco because nobody came and the light wouldnt work
full of joy = jubilant => The fans were jubilant at/about/over England's victory
shore up = bolster = support = to support something such as a wall or a building that has been damaged or is in bad condition by putting big pieces of wood or metal against it
=> The fence was shored up with sheets of old iron
well-to-do = rich/ having a lot of money => well-to-do families.

pullutate = swarm = be filled with = if a container is filled with something, it has had as much of something or as many things as possible put inside it [v phrase]

=>I tried the drawer, which was filled with neat piles of care fully folded shirts
garrulous = big- mouthed = ba hoa / bốc phét / lắm mồm

hors d''oeuvres = bữa khai vị
hors d'oeuvres = a small savoury dish eaten at the start of a meal = bữa khai vị =))

villain = a bad person = a criminal 
=> He's either a hero or a villain, depending on your point of view

zealot = one who is fanactically devoted to a cause = ng cuồng tín / quá khích => a religious zealot

sentence sb to death = to decide that someone will be killed as a punishment for their crime = tuyên án / kết án ai => He was sentenced to death for his murder


catch someone red-handed = to catch a person in the act of doing something wrong = bắt ai đó ngay tại trận => the examiner caught the student red-handed cheating the entrance exam

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