từ vựng ngày 7/10

Revise (v)

to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it
chỉnh sửa.
He revised his essay 10 times before gave it to his teacher.

Gloss over (v)
to avoid considering sth bad, to make it seem unimportant, and to quickly talking about sth else.
lấp liếm, che đậy.
He glossed over his bad habits during the conversation.

Atrocity (n)

When sb does sth extremely violent and shocking
tội ác
He shown his atrocity when killing an innocent animal.

Ministry (n)

a department of the government led by a minister

Bộ

The Ministry of Agriculture, The ministry of education.

Dispute (n)

an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, ex: workers & employers, 2 bordering countries

tranh cãi ( có chính quyền chen giữa)

A dispute between workers and employers for higher salaries.

Tone down (v)

reduce

giảm bớt.

Civilian (n)

A person who is not a member of police or armed-force

Dân thường ( trái nghĩa zới quân đội )

The bomb has killed 4 soldiers and 10 civilians

Commit suicide

if a person commits to suicide, they kill themselves.

Tự tử

Voluntary (a)

done, made or given willingly, without being forced or paid to do it
tự nguyên
She does voluntary work for the Red Cross two days a week.

Assembly (n)

the process of gathering together or the state of being together
cuộc họp
the United Nations General Assembly

Eye-witness (n)

people who saw the event

ng chứng kiến

Fanatical about(a)

extremely admire sth
mê cuồng
He's fanatical about soccer.

Handle out (v)

giving

đưa, giao

Grenade (n)

a small bomb thrown by hand or shot from a gun
bom nhỏ
the revolutionaries thrown their hand grenades to the invader's house

Marines storm ( ko hỉu từ này lắm ^__^ )