Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Từ vựng ngày 23-9

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

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