__ gracious (PLEASANT) Hide phonetics

adjective

behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm way:

a gracious smile

He was gracious enough to thank me.

The losing team were gracious in defeat.

graciously Hide phonetics

adverb

She graciously accepted the flowers that were presented to her.

graciousness Hide phonetics

noun [U]

__ savour UK, US savor Hide phonetics

verb [T]

to enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to appreciate it as much as possible:

It was the first chocolate he'd tasted for over a year, so he savoured every mouthful.

savour Hide phonetics

noun [S or U] LITERARY

1 UK (US savor) pleasure and interest:

She felt that life had lost most of its savour.

2 a smell or taste, especially a pleasant one

__ savour of sth phrasal verb [never passive] FORMAL

to possess particular characteristics or qualities that make people think of something, especially something unpleasant:

His behaviour does rather savour of hypocrisy.

__ Thinking outside the box is to think differently, unconventionally or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel, creative and smart thinking.

__ hit the something mark

to reach a certain point or level Did the temperature really hit the -32 degrees centigrade mark last winter? His debts have hit the $3 million mark.

hit the mark

to be correct, suitable, or successful If you're looking for a word to describe Dave, 'urbane' would probably hit the mark. She had a good voice, but her songs never quite hit the mark.

hit the mark

to be correct or accurate The writer hit the mark in saying that the military contributes $400,000 a month to the local economy.

__ rusty (NEED PRACTICE) Hide phonetics

adjective

If a skill you had is rusty, it is not now good because you have forgotten it:

My Italian is a bit rusty these days.

 Anybody else feel rusty?

by was1984 on Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:26 am

I've been out of school for two years now, and haven't studied the bulk of my subject matter for three. My job was in an area (manufacturing) that is far different from what I'm going to be studying (circuit design). I cracked a book about a week ago and realized how rusty I am! I've been reading through one of my old textbooks again, and it is coming back to me, but I've realized now I have a lot of work to do before I go back to school!Anyone else noticed this? This is probably more applicable to those of us in sciences and engineering.

__ wording Hide phonetics

noun [U]

the choice and meaning of the words used when you say or write something  writing gives you time to compose just the right wording.

__ detached Hide phonetics

adjective

1 separated:

The label became detached from your parcel.

2 describes a house that is not connected to any other building

Compare semi-detached.

3 describes someone who does not show any emotional involvement or interest in a situation:

She seemed a bit detached, as if her mind were on other things.

Throughout the novel, the story is seen through the eyes of a detached observer.

__ semi-detached Hide phonetics

adjective UK

A house that is semi-detached is one that is joined to another similar house on only one side:

They live in a semi-detached house.

__ erratic Hide phonetics

adjective

irregular, uncertain or without organization in movement or behaviour:

He drove in an erratic course down the road.

She can be very erratic, one day she is friendly and the next she'll hardly speak to you.

erratically Hide phonetics

adverb

In her study, books were arranged erratically on chairs, tables and shelves.

The machine is working erratically - there must be a loose connection.

__ pitch (PERSUASION) Hide phonetics

noun [C]

1 a speech or act which attempts to persuade someone to buy or do something:

The man in the shop gave me his (sales) pitch about quality and reliability.

She made a pitch for the job but she didn't get it.

[+ to infinitive] The city made a pitch to stage the Olympics.

2 UK a place in a public area where a person regularly sells goods or performs:

The flower seller was at his usual pitch outside the station.

pitch Hide phonetics

verb [I or T] MAINLY US

to try to persuade someone to do something:

She pitched her idea to me over a business lunch.

They are pitching for business at the moment.

__ client (CUSTOMER) Hide phonetics

noun [C]

a customer or someone who receives services:

Mr Black has been a client of this firm for many years.

We always aim to give our clients personal attention.

__pertinent Hide phonetics

adjective FORMAL

relating directly to the subject being considered:

a pertinent question/remark

Chapter One is pertinent to the post-war period.

NOTE: The opposite is irrelevant. Do not confuse with impertinent (= rude).

đúng chỗ, thích đáng, thích hợp; đi thẳng vào (vấn đề...)

pertinent question

câu hỏi đúng chỗ

pertinent comments

những lời bình luận thích đáng

__aggressive Hide phonetics

adjective

1 behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person:

Men tend to be more aggressive than women.

If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.

2 determined to win or succeed and using forceful action to achieve victory or success:

an aggressive election campaign

aggressive marketing tactics

Both players both won their first-round matches in aggressive style.

__flag (MARK) Hide phonetics

verb [T] -gg-

to put a mark on something so it can be found easily among other similar things:

Flag any files which might be useful later.

Flagging mail messages : dựng cờ thông điệp thư tín

__"Nor should it be flagged urgent unless it is...."

I'm still looking around but I can't seem to find it ... is there a way to mark a message as urgent (or change the priority) before sending it? I don't see anything in the compose window under options but that doesn't mean it isn't possible

If something is urgent, say so in the subject line, or find a way to reduce the volume of your mail (RSS, Wikis) such that messages don't need to be marked "urgent" to be read. Look how many spammers flag their messages X-MSMail-Priority: High.

__narcissism Hide phonetics

noun [U] DISAPPROVING

too much interest in and admiration for your own physical appearance and/or your own abilities

narcissist Hide phonetics

noun [C]

someone who has too much admiration for themselves

narcissistic Hide phonetics

adjective

a narcissistic personality

__self-promotion means exactly what it sounds like:

To promote yourself in order to get publicity and to be well sought after.

an example of this is if somebody runs for president, they send out campaigns in order to get the citizens to vote for them in the election, or if a person went on a talk show to talk about achievements and plans for the future.

these things are all "Self-promotion"

__domain (INTERNET) Hide phonetics

noun [C]

a part of the Internet that belongs to a person or organization where they can access email or display documents on the Internet ( lĩnh vực, vùng )

__succinct Hide phonetics

adjective APPROVING

said in a clear and short way; expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words ( ngắn gọn cô đọng súc tích )

Keep your letter succinct and to the point.

succinctly Hide phonetics

adverb APPROVING

I thought she expressed her feelings most succinctly in the meeting.

succinctness Hide phonetics

noun [U] APPROVING

__convey (COMMUNICATE) Hide phonetics

verb [T]

to express a thought, feeling or idea so that it is understood by other people:

His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion.

If you see James, do convey my apologies (to him).

[+ question word] I tried to convey in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.

You don't want to convey the impression that we're not interested.

__convey (TAKE) Hide phonetics

verb [T]

to take or carry someone or something to a particular place:

The goods are usually conveyed by sea.

Could you convey a message to Mr Merrick for me, please?

conveyance Hide phonetics

noun

1 [U] FORMAL when something is moved from one place to another:

the conveyance of water

2 [C] OLD-FASHIONED a vehicle (MACHINE) or method of transport:

a horse-drawn/public conveyance

__unsolicited Hide phonetics

adjective

not requested:

unsolicited advice

được cho đi một cách tự nguyện, được gửi đi/cấp một cách tự nguyện; không do yêu cầu/khẩn nài

unsolicited help

sự giúp đỡ tự nguyện

__ECHOGRAM (noun)

An image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs

__vehement Hide phonetics

adjective

expressing strong feelings, or characterized by strong feelings or great energy or force:

Despite vehement opposition from his family, he quit school and became an actor.

Both men were vehement in their denial of the charges against them.

a vehement desire

dục vọng mãnh liệt

a vehement wind

cơn gió dữ dội

vehement opposition

sự phản đối kịch liệt

a vehement onset

cuộc tấn công mãnh liệt

vehemently Hide phonetics

adverb

in a strong and emotional way:

The president has vehemently denied having an extra-marital affair.

vehemence Hide phonetics

noun [U]

She argued with such vehemence against the proposal that they decided to abandon it.

__echo Hide phonetics

noun [C] plural echoes

1 a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff:

The echoes of his scream sounded in the cave for several seconds.

Thick carpet would reduce the echo in this hallway.

2 a detail that is similar to and makes you remember something else:

There are echoes of Mozart in her first piano compositions.

echo Hide phonetics

verb echoing, echoed, echoed

1 [I] If a sound echoes or a place echoes with a sound, you hear the sound again because you are in a large, empty space:

The sound of footsteps echoed round the hall.

Suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gunfire.

2 [T] to repeat details that are similar to, and make you think of something else:

The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral.

I've heard the Prime Minister's view echoed throughout the party.

People love to hear their own viewpoints echoed back to them

__back sb up (SUPPORT) phrasal verb [M]

1 to support or help someone:

My family backed me up throughout the court case.

2 to say that someone is telling the truth:

Honestly, that's exactly what happened - Claire will back me up.

__back sth up (PROVE) phrasal verb [M often passive]

to prove something is true:

His claims are backed up by recent research.

__think big

to have plans to be very successful or powerful:

You need to think big if you want to succeed.

__interact Hide phonetics

verb [I]

to communicate with or react to:

Dominique's teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.

It's interesting at parties to see how people interact socially.

We are studying how these two chemicals interact.

interaction Hide phonetics

noun [C or U]

when two or more people or things interact:

There's not enough interaction between the management and the workers.

Language games are usually intended to encourage student interaction.

The play follows the interactions of three very different characters.

__rub off phrasal verb INFORMAL

If a quality or characteristic that someone has rubs off, other people begin to have it because they have been with that person and learnt it from them:

His enthusiasm is starting to rub off on the rest of us.

__self-help Hide phonetics

adjective, noun [U]

the activity of providing what you need for yourself and others with similar experiences or difficulties without going to an official organization:

[before noun] self-help groups

It is a group providing self-help for single parents.

__poise Hide phonetics

noun [U] APPROVING

calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body:

He looked embarrassed for a moment, then quickly regained his poise.

Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model.

poised Hide phonetics

adjective APPROVING

showing very calm and controlled behaviour

__eyeball Hide phonetics

noun [C]

the whole eye, including the part that cannot usually be seen

eyeball Hide phonetics

verb [T] INFORMAL

to look closely at someone:

He eyeballed me across the bar.

eyeball to eyeball

If you are eyeball to eyeball with an enemy or someone you are arguing with, you deal with them in a direct way.

__resent Hide phonetics

verb [T]

to be angry about and to dislike being forced to accept something or someone annoying:

She bitterly resented her father's new wife.

[+ ing form of verb] He resents having to explain his work to other people.

resentful Hide phonetics

adjective

a resentful look

She was resentful of anybody's attempts to interfere in her work.

resentfully Hide phonetics

adverb

resentfulness Hide phonetics

noun [U]

resentment Hide phonetics

noun [C or U]

He feels/harbours (a) deep resentment against/towards his parents for his miserable childhood.

__blinker Hide phonetics

noun [C] US

1. Vải che mắt ngựa

2. light on the outside of a vehicle which turns on and off quickly to show other people you are going to turn in that direction

__spook (SPIRIT) Hide phonetics

noun [C]

INFORMAL FOR ghost (SPIRIT):

The film was dreadful - all spooks and vampires.

spook Hide phonetics

verb [T] MAINLY US

to frighten a person or animal:

Seeing the police car outside the house really spooked them.

Just like a horse in a race, you need to put your blinkers on to stop getting spooked by the competition!

spooky Hide phonetics

adjective INFORMAL

strange and frightening:

It was a spooky coincidence.