/ˈʃoʊ.vɪ.nɪst/
người theo chủ nghĩa sô vanh
someone, especially a man, who believes that their own sex is better or more important that the other sex
2. have a breather (vp)
/həv ə ˈbriː.ðər/
xả hơi, nghỉ ngơi
to stop what you are doing for a short time in order to rest, especially when you are exercising
3. take your mind off (vp)
/ˈteɪk ˈjɔːr ˈmaɪnd ˈɒf/
quên đi (căng thẳng, lo lắng)
to stop thinking and worrying about (something), or to make someone do this
4. burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
/ˈbɝːn ðə ˈkæn.dl̩ ət boʊθ ˈendz/
làm việc quá sức
to get very tired by doing things until very late at night and getting up early in the mornings
5. while away (vp)
/ˈwaɪl ə.ˈweɪ/
giết thời gian bằng việc làm gì đó
to spend time in a pleasant and lazy way
6. work all hours (idiom)
/ˈwɝːk ɔːl ˈaʊərz/
làm việc cả ngày, làm việc cật lực
to work for a long time
7. burn the midnight oil (idiom)
/ˈbɝːn ðə ˈmɪd.ˌnaɪt ˌɔɪl/
làm việc hay học tập đến tận khuya, thức trắng đêm
to work or study until late at night
8. unsupervised (adj)
/ʌn.ˈsuː.pər.ˌvaɪzd/
không bị giám sát
without being in the charge of, or looked after by, another person
9. over protectiveness (n)
/ˈoʊv.r̩ prə.ˈtek.tɪv/
bảo vệ quá mức
the quality of being so anxious to protect someone from harm that you restrict their freedom
10. risk-averse (adj)
/ˈrɪsk ə.ˈvɝːs/
sợ rủi ro
not willing to take risks
11. take risks (vp)
/ˈteɪk ˈrɪsks/
chấp nhận rủi ro, mạo hiểm
to do things that might have bad results
12. mollycoddle (v)
/ˈmɑː.liˌk.ɑːd.l̩/
nuông chiều thái quá
to treat someone too kindly and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant
13. colonial domination (np)
/kəˈlo.ʊ.niəl ˌdɑː.mə.ˈneɪʃ.n̩/
thuộc địa bị thống trị
control by a country that controls and rules other countries, usually ones that are far away
14. figurehead (n)
/ˈfɪ.ɡjər.ˌhed/
không có quyền lực thực sự, bù nhìn
someone who seems to be the leader of a country or organisation but who has no real power
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