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To Come Near or Nearer To Something or Someone in Space, Time, Quality, or Amount
To Come Near or Nearer To Something or Someone in Space, Time, Quality, or Amount
suitable or right for Is this film appropriate for small children?
a particular situation or occa I didn't think his comments were very
sion: appropriate at the time.
Opposite Please complete the appropriate parts of
inappropriate this form (= the parts that
are right or necessary for your particular s
ituation) and return it as soon as possible.
verb [T] (TAKE) He lost his job when he was found to have
appropriated some of the
STEAL
company's money.
to take something
for your own use, usually
without permission:
age-appropriate
suitable or right for people of a particular age:
age-appropriate clothing
Is this movie age-appropriate for my child?
of a suitable age:
The actors all look age-appropriate for their characters.
Measure
/ˈmeʒ.ər/
noun (METHOD) The
new tax would force companies t
B2 [ C usually plural ]
o adopt energy-saving measures.
a way of achieving something, or
These measures
a method for dealing with
are designed to reduce pollution.
a situation:
[ + to infinitive ] Emergency
measures to help the refugees are
badly needed.( những biện pháp
khẩn cấp để giúp đỡ những người tị
nạn là rât cần thiết)
C2 [ C or U ] formal There
amount: was a large measure of agreement
between the candidates. ( ứng cử
viên)
His success was in some
measure due to his being in
the right place at the right time.
(Thành công của anh ấy ở một khía cạnh nào đó
là do anh ấy ở đúng nơi, đúng lúc.)
C2 [ C ] One unit of alcohol is equal to half a
an exact amount, especially of alc pint of beer or a standard measure
ohol: of spirits.
The pole was a measure used
for land in the past. ( cây sào là
thước đo dung cho đất gày xưa)
measure sb/sth against sb/sth— phrasal verb
to judge someone or something by him, her, or it against someone or
something else:
She measured the shoe against the footprint, but it was smaller.
measure sth out
to weigh or measure a small amount of something from
a larger amount of something:
(để cân hoặc đo một lượng nhỏ của một thứ gì đó từ một lượng lớn
hơn)
Measure out 250 grams of flour and sift it into a large mixing bowl.
Đong 250 gram bột mì và rây vào một bát trộn lớn.
measure up
to be good enough, or as good as someone or something else:
She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.
measure sb/sth up
to discover what size someone or something is by measuring him,
her, or it
Laborious laboriously
/ləˈbɔː.ri.əs/
needing a lot of time and effort: a laborious task
plural apparatuses
Apparatus (noun)
/ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/
noun (EQUIPMENT) he divers checked their breathing ap
paratus.
[ U or C ]
a set of equipment or tools or
a machine that is used for
a particular purpose:
noun (ORGANIZATION) The whole apparatus
of communism was
[ C usually singular ] already falling apart.
an organization or system, especi
ally a political one:
Incandescent (adj)
/ˌɪn.kænˈdes.ənt/
Incandescence (noun )[ U ] US
At night, Los Angeles looked like
/ˌɪn·kənˈdes·əns/ a vast carpet of incandescence.
adjective (LIGHT) an incandescent lamp
producing a bright light from
a heated filament or other part:
extremely bright: The mountain's snow-
white peak was incandescent
against the blue sky.
adjective (QUALITY) He was incandescent with rage.
showing extreme anger or happine ( anh ấy nóng nẩy với cơn thịnh nộ)
ss: Her beauty had an
incandescent quality to it.
extremely good, special, or skilled: an
incandescent performance/career
emblematically (adverb)
Emblematic (adj)
/ˌem.bləˈmæt.ɪk/
representing a particular person, gr A sword is
oup, or idea: emblematic of power gained by vio
lence.
(US also envision)
Envisage verb [ T ] formal envisaged
/ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/ envisaging
envision
C1 Train fare increases of
to imagine or expect something in 15 percent are envisaged for the
the future, especially something next year.
good:
[ + that ] It's
envisaged that building will start at
the end of this year.
[ + -ing verb ] When do you
envisage finishing the project?
[ + question word ] It's hard to
envisage how it might happen.