miss
/mɪs/
lỡ, nhỡ (xe buýt, chuyến bay,…)
ten hits and one miss
permit
/pəˈmɪt/
cho phép
we do not permit smoking in the office
quote
/kwəʊt/
trích dẫn (đoạn văn, câu nói,...)
quoting verses from the Bible
recover
/rɪˈkʌv.ər/
hồi phục, khỏi bệnh
recover what was lost
resolve
/rɪˈzɒlv/
giải quyết
resolve to succeed
roll
/rəʊl/
lăn
a roll of film
sink
/sɪŋk/
chìm, thụt, lún
the ship sank to the bottom of the ocean
suspect
/səˈspekt/
nghi ngờ, ngờ vực, hoài nghi
what she said sounded convincing, but I suspect it to be a lie
swing
/swɪŋ/
đưa qua đưa lại, đung đưa
his arms swung as he walked
twist
/twɪst/
vặn, quay
I twisted the bandage round his knee
concentrate
/ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/
tập trung (sự chú ý, cố gắng,...)
I can't concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on
prompt
/prɒmpt/
thúc giục, thúc đẩy
be prompt to carry out an order
regret
/rɪˈɡret/
hối hận, tiếc nuối
I heard of his death with deep regret
reveal
/rɪˈviːl/
tiết lộ
reveal a secret
rush
/rʌʃ/
lao vào, xông tới, làm hối hả
rush at the enemy
shift
/ʃɪft/
di chuyển
the cargo had shifted
shake
/ʃeɪk/
rung, lắc, lung lay
great sobs shook his whole body
slip
/slɪp/
trượt
one slip and you could fall off the cliff
refuse
/rɪˈfjuːz/
từ chối
kitchen refuse