lack
/læk/
thiếu
lack courage
list
/lɪst/
danh sách, bản kê
a shopping list
occupy
/ˈɒk.jə.paɪ/
chiếm; ở
they occupy the house next door
permit
/pəˈmɪt/
cho phép
we do not permit smoking in the office
surround
/səˈraʊnd/
bao quanh; bao vây
he likes to surround himself with beautiful things
abandon
/əˈbæn.dən/
bỏ, từ bỏ, ruồng bỏ
abandon a hope
blame
/bleɪm/
đổ lỗi
blame something on somebody
complain
/kəmˈpleɪn/
kêu ca, than phiền
he complained that the room was too hot
connect
/kəˈnekt/
nối
the two towns are connected by a railway
construct
/kənˈstrʌkt/
xây dựng (nhà cửa…)
dominate
/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/
thống trị
he has authority, but he doesn't try to dominate [others]
engage
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
thuê (ai) làm
engage a new secretary
paint
/peɪnt/
sơn; nước sơn, lớp sơn
give the door two coats of paint
quote
/kwəʊt/
trích dẫn
quoting verses from the Bible
view
/vjuː/
sự nhìn; tầm nhìn
we came in view of the lake as we turned the corner