Learning English - From word to word

31/05/2023

take me ages to do s.th = take me a long time to do s.th

15/03/2021

/ter/ -- /foʊld/ -- /ˈkrʌm.pəl/ -- /skrʌntʃ/
Xé -- Gấp -- Làm nhàu nát -- Vò

Here are some different things we can do with paper. 📃

Which words are new for you?

29/03/2020

[Imitate] (UK) /ˈɪm.ɪ.teɪt/
- Imitate (v): MÔ PHỎNG/ NOI GƯƠNG/ bắt chước (to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something)
=> The men inventing airplane was imitating birds in their very first design.
- Imitation:
+ Imitation (adj): nhái, giả (made to look like something else)
=> The imitation leather jacket, the imitation silk dresses.
+ Imitation (noun): sự bắt chước, sự nhái, sự mô phỏng (an occasion when someone or something imitates another person or thing)
=> She can do a wonderful imitation of a blackbird's song.
+ Imitation (noun): Bản sao (= a copy)
=> This is just a high-level imitation, we can not use it.
- Imitative (adj): bắt chước, sao chép (copying someone or something)
=> All these magazines are imitative of each other. (Cam. dic.)
- Imitator (noun): kẻ bắt chước, kẻ "copy" (a person who copies someone or something that they think is good)
=> I hate the imitators of Taylor Swift.
===> Imitator = Copycat (child's word) (noun, adj)
====> Do not understand this word in a bad way.

27/03/2020

[Honour (UK)/ Honor (US)]
- Honour (n): Danh dự/ vinh dự/ (Giải thưởng) danh dự
- Honour (v): lấy làm vinh dự/ vinh danh / tôn trọng (đối với hợp đồng, lời hứa, thỏa thuận)/ cho phép (ngân phiếu, vé, .. được sử dụng)
- Honorary (adj) : danh dự, thường nói về bằng cấp hoặc một vị trí nào đó, vd: bằng danh dự, giám đốc danh dự, ... được trao như một hình thức tuyên dương, ghi nhận, tôn trọng. ((especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not done a course of study/ or / An honorary position in an organization is one for which no payment is made - Cam. dic.)
- Honourable (adj): Đáng kính trọng, đáng tôn kính (honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect - Cam. dic.) => the Honourable + tên của những người đáng tôn kính, những người có địa vị xã hội cao, vd: the Honourable Andrew Robinson )
- Honourably (adv của honourable): theo 1 cách đáng kính trọng, đáng tôn kính.
- Honourable mention (n): Giải thưởng danh dự. (a prize given in a competition for work of high quality that did not receive first, second, or third prize - Cam. dic.)
- Honours list (n): danh sách danh dự (in the UK, the list of people who are given special titles by the government or monarch as a reward for things they have done - cam. dic.)

19/03/2020

WALK OF LIFE:
When people talk about walk(s) of life, they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society - Cambridge dic.
Ex: This program would help improve the health of people from all ages and all walks of life.

18/03/2020

[SPRING]
- (N): Mùa xuân. Ex: Spring flower. The weather is always cool in (the) spring.
- (N): Cái lò xo (kim loại). Sự co dãn, đàn hồi. The pen I used last week has a spring inside.
- (N): con suối, khe suối, nơi mà nước chảy ra tự nhiên từ lòng đất. Ex: suối nước nóng: hot spring.
- (V): di chuyển nhanh, đột ngột về phía một địa điểm nào đó. Ex: I sprang out of bed to answer the door. Tôi nhảy (lao/phóng :)) ) ra khỏi giường để mở cửa. - Cambridge dic.
- (V): xuất hiện đột ngột - to appear suddenly. Ex: Where did you spring from? I didn't see you come in" - Cambridge dic.
- (Adj): tính co dãn, đàn hồi, lò xo - (of furniture) using springs (= curved pieces of metal) to give support. US Eng: Spring, UK Eng: Sprung.

16/03/2020

[Clue vs. Evidence vs. Proof]
- Clue: manh mối - a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery - Cambridge Dic.
- Evidence: bằng chứng - one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true /// objects, documents, official statements, etc. that are used to PROVE something is true or not true, especially for legal or insurance purposes - Cambridge Dic.
- Proof: Bằng chứng (>> evidence >> clue) - A FACT or piece of information that SHOWs that something exists or is true - Cambridge Dic.
EXAMPLE:
+ Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.
+ The police have found no evidence of a terrorist link with the murder.
+ Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.

14/03/2020

* Ant: Kiến
- là một loại côn trùng (Insect)
- Đàn kiến: Colony of ant
- Cộng đồng kiến - Tổ kiến - Đàn kiến - Ant community
- Tổ của kiến: nest
- Tổ kiến (nest) chứa (house) đến 10 triệu con kiến (a population of 10 million ants.) => house là động từ: chứa, cho, tạo chỗ ở.
- Kiến đi thu thập thức ăn, đưa thức ăn về tổ: gathering food (for winter), taking food home (for winter)
* Colony: a group of animals, insects, or plants of the same type that live together:
a colony of ants/termites/bacteria

14/03/2020

Extremely-Adjective #1:
* Fascinating: extremely interesting
Synonyms:
Absorbing - Bewitching - enchanting - engrossing - enthralling - gripping - riveting
* Vast: extremely big
Synonyms:
Huge - Enormous
* Phenomenal: Extremely successful (in a surprising way)

11/03/2020

Go a long way: If you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be very successful.
-> In 1930, people realized that a little popcorn could go a long way.
Vào năm 1930, người ta nhận ra rằng những hạt bắp nổ có thể sẽ trở nên nối tiếng/ phổ biến.
Go a long way toward(s) doing sth: to be very helpful
-> The money raised will go a long way towards providing essential food and medicine.
Số tiền gây quỹ được sẽ giúp ích rất nhiều trong việc cung cấp những thực phẩm và thuốc than thiết yếu.

26/02/2020

[COMPENSATION] [/ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/] : BỒI THƯỜNG
- "money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem" - Cambridge dic.
Khoảng tiền trả cho ai đó đổi lại cho một thứ gì đó bị mất, bị phá hủy hoặc do một vài vấn đề.
- "money that is paid to someone because they have been hurt, or because something has been lost or damaged" - Cambridge dic.
Khoảng tiền trả cho ai đó bởi vì họ đã bị thương hoặc bởi thứ gì đó bị mất hoặc bị phá hủy.
Cách dùng:
1. S + V + O in compensation for + N: She recieved 40 dollars in compensation for a broken leg.
2. claim/seek compensation: tìm kiếm sự bồi thường/ đòi bồi thường
3. a compensation claim => nguyên cụm này là một danh từ, có thể hiểu là tờ đơn đòi bồi thường. If you want to make a compensation claim, take the form from HR department.
4. be entitled to compensation: có quyền đòi bồi thường. If you can prove that Janes made your leg broken, you will be entitled to compensation.
5. seek compensation for + N => đòi bồi thường cho cái gì. She is seeking compensation for her broken car.

25/02/2020

- "have a/no dog in a fight" means "to have/not have an interest in a conflict". (macmillandictionary.com)
- If you have no dog in a fight, you are not concerned and will not be affected either way by the outcome of something. (usingenglish.com)
It could be understood as: The problem/fight/argument has nothing to do with you, you don't have any interest in its outcome, it is none of your business.
In this video, at 4:47, John said: "I don't have a dog in this fight" => That means he is not in the fight of Nick and Blake scrambling to take Tate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9VZE69FOjI

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