Học từ vựng - Speakout ⇢ Advance 2nd Edition (Unit 6 - Trends)

1. asthma (n)

/ ˈæz.mə/

bện hen suyễn

a medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked

2. trigger (v)

/ ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ/

làm nổ ra, gây ra

to cause something to start

3. presume (v)

/prɪˈzuːm/

phỏng đoán, cho rằng

to believe something is true without being certain

4. migraine (n)

/ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪn/

đau nửa đầu

severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and difficulty in seeing

5. amnesia (n)

/æmˈniː.ʒə/

sự mất trí nhớ

A partial or total loss of memory.

6. above board (adj)

/ə.ˈbʌv.bɔːrd/

thẳng thắn, không che đậy, không giấu giếm

honest and legal

7. over the top (adj)

/ˈoʊv.r̩ ðə ˈtɑːp/

quá thể, quá đỗi, quá mức cần thiết

too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way

8. command (n)

/kə.ˈmænd/

khả năng, sự thành thạo

knowledge of something, especially a language, or ability to use something

9. mind your language (v)

/ˈmaɪnd ˈjɔːr ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/

chú ý lời nói của bạn

to be careful so that you do not offend anyone

10. dead language (n)

/ˈded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/

tử ngữ (ngôn ngữ xưa, ngày nay không ai dùng để nói nữa)

a language that is no longer spoken by anyone as their main language

11. offensive language (adj)

/ə.ˈfen.sɪv ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/

ngôn từ xúc phạm

very rude or insulting and likely to upset people

12. everyday language (n)

/ˈev.rɪ.deɪ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/

ngôn ngữ hàng ngày

ordinary, usual, or happening every day

13. global language (n)

/ˈɡloʊb.l̩ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/

ngôn ngữ toàn cầu

affecting, used by or including the whole world

14. official language (n)

/ə.ˈfɪʃ.l̩ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/

ngôn ngữ chính thức

a language used by people in authority, especially the government of a country

15. get a word in edgeways (idiom)

/ˈɡet ɪn ə ˈwɝːd ɪn ˈeˌdʒ.wez/

xen ngang, cố gắng tham gia vào một cuộc trò chuyện

to get a chance to say something