... raining
outside.
outstanding
outstanding /aυt
stndŋ/
adjective
excellent or of a very high standard or
quality
ć an antique Chinese vase of
outstanding quality
ć Her performance
was outstanding.
outwards
outwards /aυtwədz/ ... always followed by to and a
verb in the infinitive.)
ounce
ounce /aυns/
noun
a measure of weight,
equal to 28 grams
(NOTE: usually writ-
ten oz after figure...
... level.
í
adjective
1. flat, even
ć Are these shelves level, or do they
slope to the left?
2. equal, the same ć At
half-time the scores were level.
lever
lever /livə/
noun
an object like ...
adjective
in poli-
tics, relating to people who believe that
money and property should be shared
more equally
leg
leg /le/
noun
1. one of the parts of the
body with which a person or animal
wa...
... coming
nearer.
measure
measure /meə/
noun
a piece of equip-
ment which shows the size or quantity
of something
í
verb
1. to be of a certain
size or quantity
ć a package which
measures or a package measuring 10cm
by ... to
find out the length or quantity of some-
thing
ć She measured the window for
curtains.
ć He measured the size of the
garden.
measurement
measurement /meəmənt/
n...
...
verb
to calculate
the result when several numbers are
added together a certain number of
times
ć Square measurements are cal-
culated by multiplying length by width.
ć Ten multiplied by five gives ... forbidden to serve alco-
hol to minors.
minority
minority /ma
nɒrti/
noun
1. a number
or quantity which is less than half of a
total
ć A large minority of members vot-
ed against the...
... pint 232 plane
pint
pint /pant/
noun
a liquid measure, equal
to 0.568 of a litre
pipe
pipe /pap/
noun
1. a tube, especially one
that carries a liquid ... of
squeezing something between your fin-
ger and thumb
ć He gave her arm a
pinch.
2. a small quantity of something
held between finger and thumb
ć Add a
pinch of salt to the boiling water.
...
ć She looked a pathetic figure
standi...
... chairman.
(NOTE: qualifies – qualifying – quali-
fied)
quality
quality /kwɒlti/
noun
1. how good
something is
ć We want to measure the
air quality in the centre of town.
ć There
are several high-quality ... of
the cash desk.
quarter
quarter /kwɔtə/
noun
one of four
equal parts of something
ć She cut the
pear into quarters.
ć The jar is only a
quarter empty.
ć He paid only a quart...
... looks like a tall tower
2. a
type of firework which flies up into the
sky
ć We stood in the square and
watched the rockets lighting up the sky.
3. a type of bomb which is shot through
space ... a
measuring system in which there are
several levels
ć The Richter scale is
used to measure earthquakes.
scar
scar /skɑ/
noun
a mark left on the skin
after a wound has healed
ć He still has
the
... looked
carefully at the shelves before selecting
a book.
ć He was selected for the Eng-
land squad.
ć Selected items are re-
duced by 25%.
selection
selection /s
lekʃən/
noun
1. a range ... 7 in a series
ć Today is
June the seventh or the seventh of June
(June 7th).
2. one of seven equal parts
seventieth
seventieth /sevəntiəθ/
adjective
number 70 in a series ć It’s his seventi-
et...
... là vốn từ vựng cũng
nâng lên chút đỉnh rồi.
Bí kíp học tiếng Anh để trở thành
cuốn từ điển sống
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nếu biết cách học thì ... lập tức hãy tra từ điển. Hoặc nếu nghe câu hỏi hay, thú vị của bạn
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