-to adopt (v): to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care

of him or her as
your own child – nhận nuôi
e.g. They have no children of their own, but they're hoping to adopt.
- chancellor (n): a position of the highest or high rank, in a government or university hiệu trưởng
e.g. A former politician has been appointed Chancellor of the university.
- finale (n): /fɪˈnɑː.li/ the last part of especially a musical or theatre performance, especially when this is
very exciting or emotional – chung kết
e.g. All the dancers come on stage during the grand finale.
- to denote (v): to represent something – biểu thị, có nghĩa là
e.g. The colour red is used to denote passion or danger.
- lunatic (adj): someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way – điền dồ
e.g. Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front.
- aroma (n): a strong, pleasant smell, usually from food or drink – mùi hương
e.g. The room was filled with a strong aroma of woodsmoke.
- to assassinate (v): to kill someone famous or important – ám sát
e.g. President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
- contentment (n): happiness and satisfaction, – sự vừa lòng, sự mãn nguyện
e.g. His face wore a look of pure contentment.
- notoriously (adv): in a way that is famous for something bad – khét tiếng
e.g. The game is notoriously difficult to play.
- prematurely (adv): in a way that happens or is done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable
time – non
e.g. Their baby was born prematurely and weighed only one kilogram.
- sensory (adj): connected with the physical senses – thuộc giác quan
e.g. The show reflects the sensory overload of contemporary culture, with all the flashing screens and
blaring music.
- sensible (adj): based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding – có lý hợp lí
e.g. That would be a more sensible way of dealing with the problem.
-to get down to st: to start to direct your efforts and attention towards something – bắt đầu làm gì
e.g. Let us get down to tackling practical matters such as getting those trade negotiations tied up.
-to give in (to st): to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing – chấp nhận, đồng ý
với cái gì
e.g. If you want them to give in you'll have to offer them more than that.
- pipe dream: an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen – viển vông, không thực tế
e.g. Many people still believe that traveling to Mars is just a pipe dream.
- to regulate (v): to control sT, especially by making it work in a particular way – sắp đặt, điều chỉnh
e.g. The government has introduced new laws to regulate the sale of firearms.
-to reignite (v): to make something such as a disagreement or worry that was disappearing grow
stronger:khơi lại
e.g. The crash has reignited concerns about the vehicle's safety.
-to rehabilitate (v)to return sb to a good,normal life after they have been in prison been ill phục hồi
e.g. The prison service should try to rehabilitate prisoners so that they can lead normal lives when they
leave prison.
- to bring the house down: if someone or something brings the house down during a play or show, they
make the people watching it laugh or clap very loudly - nhận được sự yêu thích
e.g. Gerard Kelly’s performance brought the house down.
- tolead someone up the garden path: to deceive someone – lừa ai đó
e.g. It seems as if we've been led up the garden path about the position of our hotel - it's miles from the
beach!
- until you are blue in the face: if you say or shout something until you are blue in the face, you are
wasting your efforts because you will get no results – phí công
e.g. You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she won't do it.
- back down: to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated – thừa nhận cái sai, đầu hàng
e.g. Local residents have forced the local council to back down from its plans to build a nightclub on their
street.
- drop off: to start to sleep – ngủ
e.g. I dropped off and missed the end of the film.
- break up: to separate into smaller pieces – vỡ
e.g. The ship broke up on the rocks.
- out of earshot: too far away to hear – ngoài tầm tai
e.g. We waited until he was out of earshot before speaking again.
- protrude (v): to stick out from or through something – nhô ra
e.g. A rotting branch protruded from the swamp like a ghostly arm.
- pagination (n)the way in which the pages of a book, document, etc. are given numbers –sự đánh số trang
e.g. A pagination error caused page 8000 to follow page 7099.
- indulge (v): to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is
good for you – ham mê, thích thú, say mê
e.g. The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.
- tempt (v): to make sb want to have or do st, especially st that is unnecessary or wrong – xúi giục, cám dỗ
e.g. The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car.
- clash (n) a situation in which people's opinions or qualities are very different from each other sự bất đồng
e.g. There was a violent clash between rival supporters after the match.
- impact (n): a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person -
ảnh hưởng, tác động
e.g. The anti-smoking campaign had made quite an impact on young people.
- consumption (n): the amount used or eaten – sự tiêu thụ, sự tiêu dùng
e.g. We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road.
- intake (n): the amount of a particular substance that is eaten or drunk during a particular time –sự lấy vào
e.g. It says on the packet that four slices of this bread contains one half of your recommended daily intake
of fibre.
- influx (n): the fact of a large number of people or things arriving at the same time – sự tràn vào
e.g. Turkey is expecting an influx of several thousand refugees over the next few days.
- immersion (n): the fact of becoming completely involved in something – sự đắm chìm, sự mải mê
e.g. Total immersion in a videogame is almost like living another life.
- elaborate (v): containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts – phức tạp, chi tiết
e.g. He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn't quite believe him.
- to scrutinize (v): to examine sT very carefully in order to discover information – xem xét kỹ lưỡng,
e.g. He scrutinized the men's faces closely, trying to work out who was lying.
- in the event of something: if something happens – nếu
e.g. In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting.
- make st up: to invent st, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive – bịa ra
e.g. I made up an excuse about having to look after the kids.
- whiter than white: never doing anything wrong - hoàn toàn trong sáng và vô tội
e.g. I was never convinced by the image of the whiter than white princess depicted in the press.
- to this day: up to and including the present moment – đến bây giờ
e.g. To this day nobody knows what happened to him.
- scrape the bottom of the barrel: to use the worst people or things because that is all that is available - sử
dụng vật hay người tồi nhất, kém nhất vì không có vật nào hay ai khác để dùng
e.g. Richard's in the team? You really are scraping the bottom of the barrel!