depict verb
/dɪˈpɪkt/ [T]
to represent or show something in a picture or story
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
In the book, he depicts his father as a tyrant.
[+ -ing verb] People were shocked by the advertisement which depicted a woman beating her husband.
blockbuster noun
/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tər /
/ˈblɑːkˌbʌs.tɚ/ [C] informal
/ˈblɑːkˌbʌs.tɚ/ [C] informala book or film that is very successful, especially because it is exciting
a blockbuster movie/novel
bom tan
covet verb
/ˈkʌv.ɪt/ [T] formal
to want to have something very much, especially something which belongs to someone else
She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.
The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.
them muon
elite noun
/ɪˈliːt/ [C + singular or plural verb]
the richest, most powerful, best educated or best trained group in a society
the country's educated elite
a member of the elite
disapproving A powerful and corrupt elite has bled this country dry.
thuong luu
pave verb
/peɪv/ [T]
to cover an area of ground with a hard flat surface of pieces of stone, concrete or bricks
The area from the shops to the beach is paved with bricks set in patterns.
lat
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