... writing.
write away for
something
to send
for something in writing, from a
distant place.
write off (to
someone
) (for
some-
thing
)
to send away a request, in
writing, for something.
write ...
[
"jOn
]
1.
iv. to stretch one’s
mouth open and breathe in and
out slowly and deeply, especially
when one is tired or bored.
2.
iv.
[for something like a hole] to have
a very wide opening. ...
have
one’s
words stick in
one’s
throat
→
keep
one’s
word
→
not utter a word
→
one’s
word
→
one’s words stick in
one’s
throat
→
put in a good word (for
someone
)
→
put words into
someone’s
mouth
→...
... on
reviewing foreign words as well as the specific words you need to learn in
order to increase your vocabulary power. This chapter presents 35 foreign
terms for your review.
Foreign Words
and Phrases
9
157
JUST ... in
Extra 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 wordsandphrases you ... way into everyday use in the English language, and the
more important it is to learn these wordsand their meanings.
Many of the foreign wordsandphrases in this chapter have been adopted
into...
... bổng
wageswages
wages
(daily)(daily)
(daily)
lương công nhật
22 Publication 850 (EN/VN)
formform
form
mẫu đơn; mẫu đơn khai thuế
formform
form
letterletter
letter
thư mẫu
forms:forms:
forms:
các loại mẫu đơn
10401040
1040
U.S.U.S.
U.S.
IndividualIndividual
Individual
IncomeIncome
Income
TaxTax
Tax
ReturnReturn
Return
Mẫu ... 21
EnglishEnglish
English
toto
to
VietnameseVietnamese
Vietnamese
AA
A
abandonedabandoned
abandoned
spousespouse
spouse
vợ/chồng bị bỏ rơi
abandonmentabandonment
abandonment
sự bỏ rơi; việc đem bỏ
abandonmentabandonment
abandonment
clauseclause
clause
điều ... thuế
Exemptions,Exemptions,
Exemptions,
StandardStandard
Standard
Deductions,Deductions,
Deductions,
andand
and
FilingFiling
Filing
InformationInformation
Information
Thông tin về các loại bãi miễn
,...
... unknown words
by analogy with those for known words. The analogical
processes involve techniques for segmenting and
matching word spellings, andfor mapping spelling to
sound in known words. ... the WordSmith on-line dictionary.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Barbara Kipfer for her preliminary
work on the syllabification of unknown words, and to
Yael Ravin and Mary Neff for ... rhyming words,
in WordSmith's rhyming dimension, for an unknown
word.
Z. Rhyme
The WordSmith rhyme dimension is based on two files.
The first is a main file keyed on the spelling of words...
... I
will
sue
you.
zi
gcw
{en
yang
f3
J13
~
~
to
volunteer
one's
service
44
the
details
to
provide
for
use
to
prepare
for
war
[V-oJ
to
plan
and
provide
(funds,
proposals,
etc.)
fCc/v]
qualified
candidate
waiting
for
appointment
to
keep
for
future
reference
or
investigation
to
prepare
(luggage,
banquet,
etc.)
fCC/V]
to
provide
against:
Women
dei
sh{sh{ ... The
great
task
has
been
completed.
to
bid
goodbye,
to
take
leave
[V-OJ
to
make a
request
for
a
loan,
to
borrow
money
[V-OJ
to
formally
inform
court
of
a
crime,
to
lodge
a
complaint
[CC/V]
to
make
an
emergency
request
for
help
[VOl
to
ask
for
leave
of
absence:
gao
b~ngjia~
to
ask
for
sick
leave
[V-oJ
qaozhi:
).:6"
lj6J
gaozhuang
~~~
gaozu'i
%-n
to
announce
victory
[V-oJ
to
warn,
to
admonish
[CC/V]
to
give
secret
information
against
someone
[V-OJ
a
public
announcement
[CC/N]
to
tell;
(law)
to
bring
suit
against
someone
[ce/v]
'"
~-~-
,ql-
~/~
~~
to
consider
one
phase
of
a
project
completed
to
tell,
to
notify
[ec/V]
to
sue
at
court
[V-OJ
(courtesy)
please
excuse
me
for
an
unintentional
offense:
Gaozu'i! ... <~
~
beiche
1*
if
to
provide
with
cars,
to
get
the
car
ready
[V-oJ
bei
ir
buyong
~~.;W
1f
~
to
prepare
for
future
needs
beikao
~~
~
to
keep
for
future
investigation;
an
appendix
for
reference
beiqu
~
*
alternates
for
admission
(college,
office,
etc.)
beiwang"lu
{~~~
memorandum
bei
wei...
... a quick closing
and opening of the eyes.
2. iv. [for
a light] to flash on and off quickly.
3. tv. to close and open one’s eyes
quickly.
4. iv. [for one’s eyelids] to
close and open quickly. ... noise and violent gust of
air created by an explosion.
3. n.
an explosion.
4. tv. to blow some-
thing up; to explode something.
blast off (for
someplace
) 1. [for a
rocket ship] to take off and ... 1. [for flames] to expand
upward suddenly.
2. [for trouble,
especially violent trouble] to erupt
suddenly.
bleach ["blitS] 1. n. a substance that
removes color or stains. (Plural
only for...
... that provide grain.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. a food product
made from grains, usually served
at breakfast with milk. (Plural
only for types and instances.)
ceremony ["sEr ... food made from
roasted cacao beans, usually in the
form of candy, syrup, a brewed
beverage, or a flavor in cooking.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. a piece of Q.
3. adj. made with ... by burning wood
partially. (Plural only for types
and instances.)
charge ["tSa#dZ] 1. n. the cost of
something; the amount of money
needed to pay for something.
(Often plural.)
2. n. control...
... over [for a body of water]
to get cold and form a layer of ice
on top.
freeze up
1.
[for something] to
freeze and stop functioning.
2. [for someone] to become
frightened and anxious, and be
unable ... state
at a temperature that is comfort-
able for people. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
2. n. a natu-
rally occurring vapor that will
burn and is used for cooking and
heating. (No plural.)
3. ... sun to
the setting of the sun.
from hand to hand from one per-
son 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 place
to...
... level.
grand ["grAnd] 1. adj. impressive;
magnificent. (Adv: grandly. Comp:
grander; sup: grandest.)
2. n. a
thousand dollars. (Slang. No plu-
ral.)
→
(as) busy as Grand Central
Station
grand ... fit-
ted coverings for the hand, typi-
cally made of fabric or leather and
having individual “pockets” for
each finger and thumb.
→
fit like a glove
→ hand in glove (with
someone
)
→ handle
someone
with ... expression.)
go to pot and go to the dogs to
go to 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...
... something
by 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
→ ...
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 hand tied behind
one’s
back
hand in glove (with
someone
)
very close to someone.
hand over fist [for money and
merchandise to be exchanged]
very rapidly.
hand over hand [moving] one
hand...
... 1. tv. the present-tense
form of
have used for the third-
person singular, that is, with he,
she, it, and singular nouns.
2. aux.
the present-tense form of
have T
used for the third-person singular,
hard
256
04 ... something;
to have or get an understanding of
something.
have a head for
something
have
the mental capacity for something.
have a heart to be compassionate;
to be generous and forgiving.
have a heart of ... to have common
sense; to be sensible and intelli-
gent.
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...
... from participating.
hold
someone or something
over to
keep a performer or performance
for more performances. (Because
the performance is a success.)
hold someone or something over
271
04 7/23/03 ... objective form
of
she, referring to females. (Used
after prepositions and as the
object of verbs.)
2. pron. an objec-
tive form of
she, referring to ships
and certain countries. (Also other
informal ... (from
some-
one or something
) [for one] to get
someone to quit working for
someone or something and begin
working for one.
his ["hIz] 1. pron. the possessive
form of
he, referring to a male
who...