IELTS Speaking Part 1 · bộ 9/10

Bài 41–45 · Sports programmes, Science, Headphones, Jokes and comedy, History

33 từ và cụm từ, mỗi mục có nghĩa tiếng Việt, phiên âm và câu ví dụ. Học bằng thẻ có lịch ôn tự động, miễn phí.

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• be on the edge of one's seatidiom/biː ɒn ði ˌedʒ əv wʌnz ˈsiːt/
  hồi hộp đến mức ngồi không yên

  Honestly, I get so nervous that I'm on the edge of my seat for the full ninety minutes.

• fall flatidiom/ˌfɔːl ˈflæt/
  nhạt nhẽo, không còn hấp dẫn như mong đợi

  Actually, a replay just falls flat once you know the score.

• strike up a conversationcollocation/ˌstraɪk ʌp ə ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
  bắt chuyện (thường với người lạ)

  I usually go with one friend, but by half-time I've struck up a conversation with the people at the next table.

• cheer someone onphr v/ˌtʃɪə ˌsʌmwʌn ˈɒn/
  cổ vũ, reo hò ủng hộ ai

  You know, we're all cheering the team on.

• an electric atmospherecollocation/ən ɪˌlektrɪk ˈætməsfɪə/
  bầu không khí sôi động, rộn ràng

  Having said that, there was an electric atmosphere, because the drummers never stopped.

• flick through somethingphr v/ˌflɪk ˈθruː ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  bấm lướt qua (các kênh), lật nhanh (trang)

  A few weeks ago I was flicking through the channels and found myself watching a whole final.

• read up on somethingphr v/ˌriːd ˈʌp ɒn ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  tìm đọc thêm để hiểu rõ về điều gì

  I barely understand the scoring, so I really ought to read up on the rules.

• be all fingers and thumbsidiom/biː ˌɔːl ˌfɪŋɡəz ən ˈθʌmz/
  vụng về, tay chân lóng ngóng

  I'm all fingers and thumbs, so I'd probably smash half the glassware in ten minutes.

• the novelty wears offexpr/ðə ˈnɒvlti weəz ˈɒf/
  hết thấy mới lạ, hết hứng thú ban đầu

  We rushed to check them every morning, at least until the novelty wore off.

• hang on someone's every wordidiom/ˌhæŋ ɒn ˌsʌmwʌnz ˌevri ˈwɜːd/
  chăm chú nghe từng lời

  Whenever a typhoon's on its way, I hang on the forecaster's every word.

• change coursecollocation/ˌtʃeɪndʒ ˈkɔːs/
  đổi hướng

  If it changes course towards Da Nang, we might be told to stay indoors for a day.

• in a nutshellidiom/ɪn ə ˈnʌtʃel/
  nói gọn lại, tóm gọn

  Basically, each one explains a single idea in a nutshell, like how planes stay up.

• few and far betweenidiom/ˌfjuː ən ˌfɑː bɪˈtwiːn/
  hiếm hoi, thưa thớt

  Science museums are few and far between here.

• can't hear oneself thinkexpr/ˌkɑːnt ˌhɪə wʌnˈself ˈθɪŋk/
  ồn đến mức không suy nghĩ nổi

  My building is full of students, and the walls are pretty thin, so in the evenings I honestly can't hear myself think.

• be a lifesaverexpr/biː ə ˈlaɪfseɪvə/
  là cứu tinh, giúp thoát khỏi rắc rối

  Basically, headphones are a lifesaver.

• tried and testedphrase/ˌtraɪd ən ˈtestɪd/
  đã được kiểm chứng, đáng tin cậy

  Wired ones are tried and tested, I'd say.

• put something on repeatcollocation/ˌpʊt ˌsʌmθɪŋ ɒn rɪˈpiːt/
  bật lặp đi lặp lại

  I put the same recording on repeat until I can catch every word, which gets pretty tedious.

• keep one's wits about oneidiom/ˌkiːp wʌnz ˈwɪts əˌbaʊt ˈwʌn/
  giữ đầu óc tỉnh táo, cảnh giác

  Hanoi traffic is so unpredictable that I need to keep my wits about me.

• give someone one's undivided attentioncollocation/ˌɡɪv ˌsʌmwʌn wʌnz ˌʌndɪˌvaɪdɪd əˈtenʃn/
  dành trọn sự chú ý cho ai

  I'd rather give them my undivided attention.

• jump the gunidiom/ˌdʒʌmp ðə ˈɡʌn/
  hành động vội vàng, làm trước khi đến lúc

  The thing is, I always jump the gun and start laughing before I can deliver the punchline.

• deliver the punchlinecollocation/dɪˌlɪvə ðə ˈpʌntʃlaɪn/
  nói câu chốt gây cười

  The thing is, I always jump the gun and start laughing before I can deliver the punchline.

• at someone's expensecollocation/ət ˌsʌmwʌnz ɪkˈspens/
  lấy ai ra làm trò đùa, trêu chọc ai

  Constantly, and mostly at my expense.

• get one's own backidiom/ˌɡet wʌnz ˈəʊn ˈbæk/
  trả đũa lại, gỡ lại (một cách vui vẻ)

  Honestly, I don't mind, and I always get my own back sooner or later.

• squeeze something inphr v/ˌskwiːz ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈɪn/
  tranh thủ chen thêm vào lịch

  The episodes are short, which means I can squeeze one in before bed.

• double as somethingphr v/ˈdʌbl əz ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  kiêm luôn, đồng thời dùng làm

  The dialogue's fast, too, so it kind of doubles as English practice.

• pick on someonephr v/ˈpɪk ɒn ˌsʌmwʌn/
  chọn ai ra để trêu chọc, chế giễu

  And sure enough, the comedian picked on me first.

• have someone in stitchesidiom/ˌhæv ˌsʌmwʌn ɪn ˈstɪtʃɪz/
  làm ai cười lăn cười bò

  Mind you, he had the whole room in stitches, and I laughed the loudest.

• date back centuriescollocation/ˌdeɪt ˈbæk ˈsentʃəriz/
  có từ hàng thế kỷ trước

  The sandstone statues date back centuries, and some are so worn that you can barely make out the faces.

• make something outphr v/ˌmeɪk ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt/
  nhìn ra, nhận ra được (một cách khó khăn)

  The sandstone statues date back centuries, and some are so worn that you can barely make out the faces.

• give someone a feel for somethingexpr/ˌɡɪv ˌsʌmwʌn ə ˈfiːl fə ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  giúp ai hình dung, cảm nhận được điều gì

  I suppose small details like that give you a feel for how people really lived.

• reminisce about somethingphrase/ˌremɪˈnɪs əˈbaʊt ˌsʌmθɪŋ/
  hồi tưởng, nhắc lại chuyện cũ

  I spent half an hour reading the comments, where older locals were reminiscing about their childhoods.

• as dry as dustidiom/əz ˌdraɪ əz ˈdʌst/
  khô khan, buồn tẻ

  I loved the old legends, but the textbook was as dry as dust.

• learn something by rotecollocation/ˌlɜːn ˌsʌmθɪŋ baɪ ˈrəʊt/
  học vẹt, học thuộc lòng máy móc

  We had to learn dates and names by rote, and I once mixed up two dynasties in a test.

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