24 important words and phrases
NTC's pocket dictionary of words and phrases part 75
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19/08/2013, 09:17
... one’s words stick in one’s throat → put in a good word (for someone ) → put words into someone’s mouth → take the words (right) out of one’s mouth → true to one’s word → twist someone’s words ... the word n an order; a command (No plural Treated as singular.) n news; information (No plural Treated as singular.) wordy ["w#d i] adj having too many words; using more words than necessary to ... international network of data storage, transfer, and its visual and audio display, designed to be accessed through a computer connection (Abbreviated WWW and the Web.) worldwide ["w#ld "waId] adj found...
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Foreign Words and Phrases
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25/10/2013, 17:20
... way into everyday use in the English language, and the more important it is to learn these words and their meanings Many of the foreign words and phrases in this chapter have been adopted into ... answered 1–3 questions correctly, it’s time to expand the number of foreign words and phrases in your vocabulary Study the lesson that follows carefully, and the practice quiz on a separate sheet of ... Help for more review and practice JUST IN TIME LESSON—FOREIGN WORDS Unlike business, legal, or technical terms, which tend to appear in specific contexts, the foreign words and phrases you are about...
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A study on semantic and syntactic features of words and phrases in quotation marks in english and vietnamese economic magazines
Ngày tải lên :
26/11/2013, 13:18
... learners can not only understand these words and phrases but also understand whole texts, writers’s ideas - to help many readers and learners take part in reading of words and phrases in quotation marks ... and analyze words and phrases of this study is to help English- Vietnamese learners and readers written in quotation marks from “The Economist”, “The Business” in understand these words and phrases ... Europe 4.2.1.3 Words and Phrases in Quotation Marks Relating to Culture 4.2.2 Semantic Features of Words and Phrases in Quotation Marks in Vietnamese Economic Magazines 4.2.2.1 Words and Phrases in...
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Tài liệu English-vietnamese glossary of words and phrases pdf
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16/01/2014, 23:20
... Glossar y of ords Wor ds and Phrases Phrases This glossary has been developed in cooperation with numerous professional translators and editors Its purpose is to establish high standards for the quality ... translation of federal tax terminology It must be noted that invention and compromise are always involved in selecting words and phrases to describe certain tax concepts that may have no precise equivalent ... Hoàn Tiền thuế Gián thu (thuế đánh hàng xa xỉ phẩm) Publication 1244 Employee’s Daily Record of Tips and Report to Employer Ấn 1244 báo cáo tiền tip nhân viên ghi nhận hàng ngày báo cho chủ nhân...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 9 ppsx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... closing and opening of the eyes iv [for a light] to flash on and off quickly tv to close and open one’s eyes quickly iv [for one’s eyelids] to close and open quickly tv to turn a light on and off ... ["boT] adj one and one other; the two [people or things] (See also each and every.) pron one thing or person and another thing or person; the two things or people → burn the candle at both ends ... past tense and past participle of bind adj tied up; fastened; glued into covers iv to jump; to leap forward; to bounce up n an upward jump; a forward jump → by leaps and bounds bound hand and foot...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 13 pps
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... administration; the offices in Q and the government leaders working in Q (Sometimes capitalized.) civil ["sIv @l] adj of or about citizens and their government, activities, rights, and responsibilities adj ... kindness, and generosity shown toward other people (No plural.) n an organization that helps people in need charm ["tSarm] n a pleasing, attractive personality trait (Plural only for types and instances.) ... down to track down and seize someone or something chat ["tSAt] iv to talk; to have a friendly talk n a pleasant conversation; a friendly talk chatter ["tSAt #] iv to talk about unimportant things...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 26 ppsx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... of the sun to the setting of the sun from hand to hand from one person to a series of other persons; from one person’s hand to another person’s hand, and so forth from pillar to post from one ... body of water] to get cold and form a layer of ice on top freeze up [for something] to freeze and stop functioning [for someone] to become frightened and anxious, and be unable to continue with ... circle → have one’s hands full (with someone or something ) → in full swing full of beans very lively and cheerful; healthy and energetic full of oneself conceited; selfimportant full steam ahead...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 28 ppt
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... hammer and tongs Go to fight someone or something hammer and tongs go at it tooth and nail Go to fight someone or something hammer and tongs go away to leave (Often a command.) go away empty-handed ... ruin; to become ruined; to deteriorate go to rack and ruin and go to wrack and ruin to become ruined (The words rack and wrack mean “wreckage” and are found only in this expression.) go to seed ... written and spoken language (No plural.) grammar school ["grAm # "skul] n a school at the elementary level grand ["grAnd] adj impressive; magnificent (Adv: grandly Comp: grander; sup: grandest.)...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 29 potx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... hand → eat out of someone’s hand → fold one’s hands → force someone’s hand → from hand to hand → get one’s hands dirty → get the upper hand (on someone ) → go away empty-handed → have clean hands ... someone’s hands → bite the hand that feeds one → bound hand and foot → by a show of hands → can’t see one’s hand in front of one’s face → close at hand → come away empty-handed → dirty one’s hands ... one’s hand to the plow → shake hands → shake someone’s hand → show one’s hand → sit on its hands → sit on one’s hands → soil one’s hands → take the law into one’s own hands → tie someone’s hands...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 30 docx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... defensive position have one’s cake and eat it too and eat one’s cake and have it too to enjoy both having something and using it up have one’s ear to the ground and keep one’s ear to the ground ... shoulders to have common sense; to be sensible and intelligent have a green thumb to have the ability to grow plants well have a handle on something and get a handle on something to have or get control ... heart of gold to be generous, sincere, and friendly have a heart of stone to be cold, unfeeling, and unfriendly have a hold on someone to have a strong and secure influence on someone have a...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 31 potx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... high as the sky → act high -and- mighty → hold someone in high regard → hunt high and low for someone or something → leave someone high and dry → run high → search high and low for someone or something ... hold on to wait (Often a command.) to be patient (Often a command.) hold on (to someone or something ) Go to hang on (to someone or something ) hold one’s ground Go to stand one’s ground hold one’s ... males Used after prepositions and as the object of verbs.) pron an objective form of he W (Used when the sex of a grammatical object of a verb or preposition is unimportant, indeterminate, undetermined,...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 32 ppt
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... for and kill animals for food or for sport iv to search for and kill animals as in Q hunt for someone or something to search for someone or something hunt high and low for someone or something and ... husband ["h^z b@nd] n a married man; the man that a woman is married to hush ["h^S] n silence; quiet; calm (No plural.) tv to cause someone or something to be calm and quiet iv to become calm and ... the mark of punctuation (-) (It is placed between the parts of some compound words, between the words in certain phrases, or between syllables where a word has been split between two lines of...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 33 doc
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... ability to observe and identify things that are important (No plural.) n a statement showing that one has observed and identified something important insist (up)on something to demand something inspect ... with the prices or amounts of those same things at an earlier date tv to locate important topics and list them and their locations, as in Q 291 TLFeBOOK indicate indicate ["In d@ ket] tv to point ... intelligence [In "tEl I dZ@ns] n the level of someone’s ability to learn and understand (No plural.) n information about an enemy and the enemy’s plans (No plural.) n a department within a military...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 34 docx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... a piece of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent n something that is completely surrounded by something else (Figurative on Q.) → desert island isle ["aIl] n an island isn’t ["Iz ... member of an organization join hands [for people] to hold hands so that each person is holding the hands of two other people; [for two people] to hold each other’s hands Join the club! an expression ... people n the part of a book, chapter, or lecture that comes at the beginning and explains its purpose n the basic and important information about a subject intrude (up)on someone or something to...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 35 ppsx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... of the land → live off the fat of the land → on land the land of Nod sleep (Humorous From the fact that people sometimes nod when they are falling asleep This is a pun, because the land of Nod ... character, personality, and behavior are recognized and understood knuckle ["n^k @l] n the joint between the bones of a finger or the joint between a finger and the hand 313 TLFeBOOK L lab ["lAb] ... someone or something like the palm of one’s hand know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand and know someone or something like the back of one’s hand; know someone or something like a book...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 36 docx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... singular.) left-hand ["lEft hAnd] adj left; on, to, or at one’s left side (Prenominal only.) left-handed ["lEft hAn dId] adj favoring the use of the left hand (Adv: left-handed or lefthandedly.) adj ... person leave someone for dead to abandon someone as being dead (The abandoned person may actually be alive.) leave someone high and dry to leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave ... surface or in a flat position (Compare this with R and lie E Past tense and past participle: laid.) tv., irreg [for a 318 TLFeBOOK lead hen] to produce and deposit an egg lay a finger on someone or...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 37 ppsx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... take something lying down lie down to recline lie fallow [for land] to remain unused [for a skill and talent] to remain unused and neglected 327 TLFeBOOK lie in lie in [for a woman] to lie in ... one’s teeth to lie boldly, obviously, and with no remorse lied ["laId] past tense and past participle of lie W life ["laIf] n the power that causes plants and animals to exist, in general (No ... time between the time of one’s birth and one’s death or between the time of one’s birth and the present (Plural: lives.) n., irreg the activities, experiences, and habits of a person n excitement;...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 38 potx
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... someone gerous is about to harm one (Usually a command.) look back (at someone or something ) and look back (on someone or something ) to gaze back and try to get a view of someone or something to ... fast and loose (with someone or something ) loosen someone or something up to make someone’s muscles and joints move more freely by exercising them to make someone or a group more relaxed and ... area of land; a share of land; a piece of property → cover a lot of ground → draw lots → get a lot of mileage out of something → have a lot going (for one ) → job lot → parking lot a lot and lots...
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NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 39 pot
Ngày tải lên :
04/07/2014, 22:20
... bought and sold n trade; buying and selling (No plural.) markup ["mark @p] n a price increase; the amount a price is raised marriage ["mEr IdZ] n the religious or legal union of a husband and a ... written by hand n the original copy of a book or article that is sent to a publisher many ["mEn i] adj., irreg numerous; of a large number (See also more and most for the comparative and superlative ... of the U.S Marine Corps, a branch of the United States mili- tary services that serves on land and sea and in the air mark ["mark] n a spot; a stain; a dent; something that spoils a clear or clean...
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