Skyline (n)
Đường chân trời
.A visual line that seperates the land and the sky is called skyline
Upwardly mobile
Being able to move to a higher social class by becoming more wealthy
Spire (n) ['spaiə]
A tall pointed structure on the top of a building, especially a church
Đỉnh hình chóp
.At the top of the church there is a cross-shaped spire
Steel (n)
A strong hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon
Thép
.Stainless Steel household applications are very popular
Literally (adv) ['litərəli]
SYN exactly
.If he doesn’t study hard, his mark will be literally failed
Skewer (v) ['skjuə]
To push a sharp stick, spear,etc. through sth
Xiên ( vào 1 vật nào đó)
.When we eat BBQ, we have a thin pointed stick to skewer the fried pieces of meat
Spike (n)
A thin object with a sharp point, especially a pointed of metal, wood, etc.
Que nhọn, chấn song sắt nhọn
.A row of iron spikes on a wall
Iconic (a) [ai'kɔnik]
Acting as a sign or symbol of sth
Tượng trưng
.Wonder Walls of China is iconic
Rise building =tall building
.There are many rise-buildings in central New York
Shoot-up (v)
To grow very quickly
Phát triển nhanh
.investments in Vietnam have shot up very fast
Supplement (v) ['sʌplimənt]
To add sth to sth in order to improve it or make it more complete
Bổ sung
.A diet is supplemented with some vitaminC pills
Downstream (a) (adv)
In the direction in which a river flows
Xuôi dòng
.A leaf is drifting downstream
Landmark (n) ['lændmɑ:k]
A building or a place that is very important because of its history, and that should be preserved
Di tích lịch sử
.Independence Palace is Ho Chi Minh city landmark
Muscle in (v)
To involve yourself in a situation when you have no right to do so, in oerder to get sth for yourself
Loath (a) [louθ]
Not willing to do sth
Miễn cưỡng
.He was loath to finish his exercises because he was sleepy
Symbolise (v) ['simbəlaiz]
To be a symbol of sth
Tượng trưng
.Pink symbolized the romantic love
Puny (a) ['pju:ni]
Small and weak
Nhỏ bé, yếu đúi
.Tyhe lamd was a puny little thing
Stride (v)
To walk with long steps in a particular direction
Sải chân bước, tiến nhanh
.In city, everybody are all busy, everybody always stride in the street
Whilst [wailst]
=While
Era (n) ['iərə]
Thời đại kỉ nguyên
.The Victorian Era
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
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