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spontaneous
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/spɒnˈteɪniəs/
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tự ý
tự phát |
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monarchy
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/ˈmɒnə(r)ki/
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nền quân chủ
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a flash in the pan
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someone or something that is popular or successful for a very short time only
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out of the blue
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happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem connected with anything that happened before
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Ex: Out of the blue she said, 'Your name's John, isn't it?'
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off - the - cuff (a,adv)
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if you say something off-the-cuff, you do not plan it or think about it first
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+ an off-the-cuff reply/remark/comment + She's very good at speaking on these issues off-the-cuff. |
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once in a blue moon
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very rarely (INFORMAL)
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They come to visit once in a blue moon.
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at times
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sometimes
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Ex: She is absent-minded at times.
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be/get acquainted with someone
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if two people are acquainted (with each other), they know each other, usually not very well
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She had been briefly acquainted with him more than 20 years earlier.
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outspoken
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/ˌaʊtˈspəʊkən/
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nói thẳng
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to pretend to do st
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/prɪˈtend/
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giả vờ làm gì
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pretentious (a)
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/prɪˈtenʃəs/
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(adj) behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate
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deprive sb of (doing) st
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/dɪˈpraɪv/
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prevent sb from doing st
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not add up
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you do not believe it is correct because it does not match other information that you already have
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Ex: I can't understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up.
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as old as the hills
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extremely old
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Ex:
'I like your dress.' 'Really? It's as old as the hills.' |
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hair's breadth
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(N, singular) đường tơ sợi tóc, một li, một tí
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Ex:
- The car only missed us by a hair's breadth. - We were a hair's breadth away from winning a fortune. |
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by (within) a hairbreadth of death
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/'heəzbredθ/
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chỉ một tí nữa thì chết
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rigid
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(adj) not easy to change
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cứng nhắc
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empower sb to do st
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(v) to give someone more control or more power to do something
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trao quyền phép
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trigger st
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(v) to make something happen
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Ex:
The news of his death triggered more violence. |
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activate st
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to make a piece of equipment or a process start working
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Ex: You can activate the system by buttons or voice recognition.
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well-to-do
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(adj) rich and belonging to an upper class family
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+ She's very well-to-do.
+ a well-to-do uburb/neighbourhood |
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broke
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(adj, informal) to have no money
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Can you lend me £5? I'm completely broke.
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plain
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(adj) >< complicated
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easily seen or understood
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profound
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/prəˈfaʊnd/
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very deep, great, very severe
or showing very serious thoughts and wise ideas |
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innocent (adj)
innocent of a crime/charge |
not guilty of a crime
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She was completely innocent of any crime
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affable
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/ˌæfəˈbl/
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friendly, relaxed, and easy to talk to
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hostility (to/toward st)
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>< affability
: unfriendly or threatening behaviour or feelings towards someone : opposition to something |
I found it hard to handle people's hostility towards me.
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keep (close) tabs on
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kiểm tra, kiểm soát (sổ sách chi tiêu...); theo dõi
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The police have been keeping close tabs on the organization.
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frugal (adj) = economical
frugality (n) |
spending very little money and only on things that are really necessary
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a frugal meal is simple, cheap, and not very big
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hurdle = obstacle
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/ˈhɜː(r)d(ə)l/
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rào cản, chướng ngại vật
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exclude something/sb from something:
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/ɪkˈskluːd/ ngăn chặn, loại trừ
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to deliberately prevent someone or something from being involved in an activity or from entering a place
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entitle someone to do something
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[OFTEN PASSIVE] to give someone the right to do something
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Ex:
The people who are entitled to vote should be aware of that fact. |
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satiric (n)
satirical (adj) satirist (n) |
/səˈtɪrɪk/ trào phúng, châm biếm
/səˈtɪrɪk(ə)l/ |
satirical writing or art uses humour to criticize people or things and make them seem silly
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original (adj)
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/əˈrɪdʒ(ə)nəl/
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new, interesting, and different from anything else
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to jar sb/st
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to push something firmly and suddenly against something else, usually accidentally
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I must have jarred my shoulder playing basketball.
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complacent
complacence (n) |
/kəmˈpleɪs(ə)nt/
tự mãn |
too confident and relaxed because you think you can deal with something easily, even though this may not be true
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realize (v)
realization (n) |
/ˈrɪəlaɪz/
/ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ |
(sự) nhận ra
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chivalry
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/ˈʃɪvəlri/
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+tình thần hiệp sĩ/ tinh thần thượng võ
+ tác phong lịch sự với phụ nữ |
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absurd
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(adj) /əb'sə:d/
vô lý, lố bịch |
completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe
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ridicule
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/ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl/
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nhạo báng, chế nhạo
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cannibalism
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/ˈkænɪbəˌlɪz(ə)m/
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tục ăn thịt người
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object to
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/əbˈdʒekt/
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to be opposed to something, or to express your opposition to it in words
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aesthetic (adj)
aesthetically (adv) |
/iːsˈθetɪk/
/iːsˈθetɪkli/ |
có óc thẩm mỹ, thuộc mỹ học/thẩm mỹ
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wholesome
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/ˈhəʊls(ə)m/
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lành mạnh, bổ ích, khỏe mạnh
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commonsense
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(adj) lẽ thường, lẽ tự nhiên
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platitude (n)
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/ˈplætɪtjuːd/
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vô vị,, tầm thường, nhàm
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refreshing (adj)
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/ri'freʃiɳ/
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làm khỏe khoắn, sảng khoái, tươi tỉnh
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