Words Definition Vietnamese

[ C usually singular ] something that

menace is likely to cause harm: (văn học) mối đe doạ, sự đe
noun UK /ˈmen.ɪs/ US / doạ
ˈmen.əs/
moving or behaving in a way that is
erratic not regular, certain, or expected: Thất thường, được chăng
adjective UK /ɪˈræt.ɪk/ US /ɪ hay chớ, bạ đâu hay đấy
ˈrætt .ɪk/
the surrounding of a place by an
armed force in order to defeat those
siege defending it:
noun [ C or U ] UK /siːdʒ/ Sự bao vây, sự vây hãm
US /siːdʒ/

the size of an area of land in acres (=

a unit for measuring area, equal to
4,047 square metres or 4,840 square
yards), or an area of land that can be
acreage measured in acres:
noun [ C or U ] UK /ˈeɪ.kər.ɪdʒ/ Diện tích (tính theo mẫu
US /ˈeɪ.kɚ.ɪdʒ/ Anh)
(undergrowth) a mass of bushes, small
trees, and plants, especially growing
underbrush under the trees in a forest:
noun [ U ] UK /ˈʌn.dəˌbrʌʃ/ US
/ˈʌn.dɚˌbrʌʃ/ us Bụi cây thấp

C2 to get rid of something completely

eradicate or destroy something bad:
verb [ T ] UK /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/ Nhổ rễ
US /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/ formal Trừ tiệt
An adjunct is also a temporary teacher
at a college or university:
adjunct
noun [ C ] US /ˈædʒ·ʌŋkt/
the place where fighting takes place in
front a war:
noun [ C usually singular ]
UK /frʌnt/ US /frʌnt/ mặt trận
scorch
verb to (cause to) change colour with dry
UK /skɔːtʃ/ US /skɔːrtʃ/ heat, or to burn slightly: Làm cháy sém
sting [ I or T ] If someone's unkind remarks
verb UK /stɪŋ/ US /stɪŋ/ stung, sting, they make you feel upset and Chọc tức; xúc phạm
stung annoyed:
bungle
verb [ T ] UK /ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl/ US / to do something wrong, in a careless Làm vụng, làm dối, làm
ˈbʌŋ.ɡəl/ or stupid way cẩu thả, làm ẩu
contain [ T not continuous ] to keep something Chận lại, ngăn lại, cản lại,
verb UK /kənˈteɪn/ US /kən harmful within limits and not allow it kìm lại
ˈteɪn/ to spread:

peculiar C2 belonging to, relating to, or found

adjective UK /pɪˈkjuː.li.ər/ in only particular people or things: Đặc biệt, riêng biệt
US /pɪˈkjuːˈkjuːl.jɚ/
C1 [ I + adv/prep ] informal to go
somewhere quickly or to get into or
out of a vehicle quickly:
hop
verb UK /hɒp/ US /hɑːp/ -pp-

an early plan or design that explains

blueprint
noun [ C ] UK /ˈbluː.prɪnt/
US /ˈbluː.prɪnt/
budgetary
adjective [ before noun ] UK /
ˈbʌdʒɪtri/ US /ˈbʌdʒɪteri/
FINANCE, ACCOUNTING
how something might be achieved:
kế hoạch chi tiết
relating to a budget or to planning a
budget:
(thuộc) ngân sách

mammoth extremely large:

adjective UK /ˈmæm.əθ/ US / To lớn, khổng lồ, đồ sộ
ˈmæm.əθ/
serpentine curving and twisting like a snake: Quanh co, uốn khúc, ngoằn
adjective UK /ˈsɜː.pən.taɪn/ US ngoèo
/ˈsɝː.pən.taɪn/ literary
the authority of a court or official
organization to make decisions and
jurisdiction judgments : Quyền lực pháp lý, quyền
noun [ U ] UK /ˌdʒʊə.rɪs xử xét, quyền tài phán
ˈdɪk.ʃən/ US /ˌdʒʊr.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/
to change or arrange something again,
revamp in order to improve it: Sửa sang lại, tân trang (đồ
verb [ T ] UK /ˌriːˈvæmp/ US / vật)
ˌriːˈvæmp/ informal

procurement the process of getting supplies: Sự kiếm được, sự thu được,

noun [ U ] UK /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/ sự mua được
US /prəˈkjʊr.mənt/ formal
notwithstanding
preposition, adverb UK / C1 despite the fact or thing mentioned:
ˌnɒt.wɪðˈstæn.dɪŋ/ US /ˌnɑːt.wɪð Mặc dù, bất kể
ˈstæn.dɪŋ/ formal
 Example

Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.

Dogs running loose are a public menace.
the menace of industrial pollution

He drove in an erratic course down the road.

She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the
next she'll hardly speak to you.

The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.

The soldiers laid siege to (= started a siege of) the city.
The castle was under siege for months.

What acreage is her estate?

It was a huge farm with substantial acreage.

Police discovered the body hidden in thick undergrowth.

The government claims to be doing all it can to

eradicate corruption.
The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now
been eradicated.

adjunct professors/faculty

He was a soldier on the Western front in World War I.

The iron was too hot and he scorched the shirt.

The surrounding buildings were scorched by the heat of
the explosion.

She knew he was right, but his words still stung.

He was stung by her criticisms.
Farms in the area have been closed off in an attempt to
contain the disease.
More police were sent to help contain the violence.
He gets on with things in his own peculiar
way/manner/fashion.
They noted that special manner of walking that was
peculiar to her alone.

We hopped over to Bruges for the weekend.

I hopped on the bus at the traffic lights.

their blueprint for economic reform

Due to budgetary constraints, we are no longer hiring

any more staff at this time.
The money has been used to cover budgetary shortfalls.
Cleaning up the city-wide mess is going to be a
mammoth task.
It's a mammoth undertaking - are you sure you have the
resources to cope?

We followed the serpentine course of the river.

The court has no jurisdiction in/over cases of this kind.

School admissions are not under/within our
jurisdiction.

We revamped the management system, but the business

is doing no better than it was before.

a substantial budget for the procurement of military

supplies

Notwithstanding some members' objections, I think we

must go ahead with the plan.
Injuries notwithstanding, the team won the semifinal.
 Words Definition Vietnamese

the quality of being unwilling to speak

reticence about your thoughts or feelings: Sự dè dặt, kín đáo (trong
noun [ U ] UK /ˈret.ɪ.səns/ lời nói..)
US /ˈrett .ə.səns/ formal

C1 the physical and/or mental strength

to do something that might be difficult
stamina and will take a long time: Sức chịu đựng; khả năng
noun [ U ] UK /ˈstæm.ɪ.nə/ US chịu đựng; thể lực ổn định
/ˈstæm.ə.nə/

cerebrospinal relating to both the brain and the

adjective UK /ˌser.ɪ.brəʊ spine:
ˈspaɪ.nəl/ US /səˌriː.broʊ thuộc não tủy
ˈspaɪ.nəl/ specialized

to make a complicated subject or

problem, or its different parts, clear
and able to be understood:
untangle (nghĩa đen); (nghĩa bóng)
verb [ T ] UK /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ gỡ rối
US /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
C2 to make a determined decision or
promise to do something: Thề, nguyện, tuyên thệ, hứa
vow hẹn; long trọng tuyên bố
verb [ T ] UK /vaʊ/ US /vaʊ/

intimidating making you feel frightened or nervous:

adjective UK /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪ.tɪŋ/ Đáng kinh hãi, đáng sợ
US /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪ.tt ɪŋ/
 Example

His reticence about his past made them very suspicious.

Camilla showed no reticence.

C1 the physical and/or mental strength to do something

that might be difficult and will take a long time:

cerebrospinal fluid

It took years to untangle the legal complexities of the

case.

[ + (that) ] The guerrillas vowed (that) they would

overthrow the government.
[ + to infinitive ] After the awful meals we had last
Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.

an intimidating array of weapons

an intimidating manner
She can be very intimidating when she's angry.
 Words Definition Vietnamese
throwback a person or thing that is similar to an
noun [ C usually singular ] earlier type:
UK /ˈθrəʊ.bæk/ US / sự giật lùi, sự lùi lại
ˈθroʊ.bæk/

(formal) remembering
mindful of somebody/something | somebody/something and considering Lưu tâm; quan tâm
mindful that them or it when you do something
uk informal a medical student or
medic doctor (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng)
noun [ C ] UK /ˈmed.ɪk/ US / bác sĩ; học sinh trường y
ˈmed.ɪk/
someone who studies fossils as a way
palaeontologist of getting information about the
noun [ C ] uk us paleontologist history of life on Earth:
UK /ˌpæl.i.ɒnˈtɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ US / Nhà cổ sinh vật học
ˌpeɪ.li.ɑːnˈtɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
crop up
informal to happen or appear unexpectedly: nảy ra, hiểu ra, nổi lên bất
— phrasal verb with crop UK ngờ (khó khăn, vấn đề...)
/krɒp/ US /krɑːp/ verb -pp-
appendage an arm, leg, or other body part:
noun [ C ] UK /əˈpen.dɪdʒ/ US
/əˈpen.dɪdʒ/ formal

[ U ] the way in which genes change

mutation and produce permanent differences:
noun UK /mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/ US (sinh vật học) đột biến
/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/

C2 formal to cause someone or

render
verb [ T ] UK /ˈren.dər/ US /
ˈren.dɚ/
metamorphose
verb [ I ] UK /ˌmet.əˈmɔː.fəʊz/
US /ˌmett .əˈmɔːr.foʊz/ formal
something to be in a particular state:
Làm, làm cho
to change into a completely different
form or type:
Biến hình; biến hoá

the members of a person's family who

lineage
noun [ C or U ] UK /ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/
US /ˈlɪn.i.ɪdʒ/ formal
minuscule
adjective UK /ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl/ US
/ˈmɪn.ə.skjuːl/
are directly related to that person and
who lived a long time before him or
her: Nòi giống, dòng giống,
dòng dõi
extremely small:
Nhỏ xíu, rất nhỏ
dorsal
adjective [ before noun ] UK / of, on, or near the back of an animal: (giải phẫu) (thuộc) lưng; ở
ˈdɔː.səl/ US /ˈdɔːr.səl/ lưng, ở mặt lưng
specialized
 Example
He's an unappealing throwback to the days of 80s City
slickers.
In some ways the new applet technology was a
throwback to the old pre-PC days.

mindful of our responsibilities

Mindful of the danger of tropical storms, I decided not
to go out.

No palaeontologist has any clue as to what a living

dinosaur actually looked like.
Palaeontologists can now look inside fossils without
damaging them.

Her name keeps cropping up in conversation.

He had a tattoo on every visible appendage.

It is well known that radiation can cause mutation.

[ + adj ] His rudeness rendered me speechless.

New technology has rendered my old computer
obsolete.

The awkward boy I knew had metamorphosed into a

tall, confident man.

She's very proud of her ancient royal lineage.

All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of

toast.
a shark's dorsal fin