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Consider To think sth carefully before making decisions

Delibrate (judge)  /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/


Ponder /ˈpɑːn.dɚ/
Reflect  /ˈkɑːn.t̬əm.pleɪt/
Comtemplate (long time: suy ngẫm)
+ Gather (no one told directly to u) Believe that sth is true (guess)
+ Assume (no proof) /əˈsuːm/
+ Presume (it’s likely, but not certainty) /prɪˈzuːm/
+ Suppose (based on knowledge, exp, inf) /səˈpoʊz/
+ Speculate (to guess possible answers to a /ˈspek.jə.leɪt/
question when you do not have enough
information to be certain) = surmise /sɚˈmaɪz/
Reckon = believe /ˈrek.ən/
Have faith in sb/st (trust, believe) /feɪθ/
Hunch (n) linh cảm
Intuition (n) trực giác /ˌɪn.tuːˈɪʃ.ən/
Ideology /ˌaɪ.diˈɑː.lə.dʒi/ Hệ tư tưởng (ex: marxist ideology)
Dubious (mơ hồ) Have doubt, not sure about the true
Sceptical/skeptical
Grasp Understand
Baffle (baffling (a): hard to understand/explain) Sth(problem, one’s behaviour)
Flummox /ˈflʌm.əks/ baffle/flummox/puzzle u, u cannot understand
Puzzle  /ˈpʌz.əl/ or solve it
Deduce /dɪˈduːs/ Suy luận (think carefully to reach decision)
Biased (thiên vị)  /ˈbaɪ.əst/ (a)có thành kiến (hatred or fear)
Prejudiced /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪst/
Dilemma (to make decision) Hard situation
Predicament (to get out of; to solve) /prəˈdɪk.ə.mənt/
Guesswork The process try to find answer by guessing; the
answer found by using this method
Discriminate Recognise the difference between things
Ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ (plan, piece of equipment uses) new and clever
ideas
Justify /ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪ/ Biện minh
Naive /naɪˈiːv/ Innocent: ngây thơ; quá dễ tin người(bị lừa)
Notion Khái niệm (hiểu biết)
Paradox /ˈper.ə.dɑːks/ Nghịch lý
Plausible  /ˈplɑː.zə.bəl/ Likely to be true, honest, suitable
Query /ˈkwɪr.i/ + (n) a question used for ask for inf due to your
uncertainty
+ (v) ask a question because u have douts
+ to ask sth
1.Reflect on so/sth: to influence people's opinion of a person, group, or organization

+ The outstanding work of our scientists reflects well on the entire university (= influences people to
have a good opinion of the university).

+ Trash in the streets reflects badly on the community (= influences people to have a bad opinion of
the community).
Academic Describle so who is good at learning things by
studying, and enjoys learning
Chỉ mang tính sách vở, không thực tế
(n)teacher or researcher at college or uni
Conscientious Chăm chỉ, tận tâm (student
Curriculum Chương trình giáo dục
Distance learning Học tập từ xa
Graduate (n) người tốt nghiệp đại học
Ignorant Not knowing sth u should know
Inattentive Không tập trung
Intellectual Được giáo dục tốt
Liên quan đên khả năng suy nghĩ một cách
thông minh (vấn đề phức tạp, khó: thử thách,
game)
(n) người được giáo dục tốt
Intensive Involving a lot of teaching and training in a
short time: (học) căng
Knowledeable (about) Có kiến thức, có hiểu biết về
Mock exams (phr) Kì thi thử
Plagiarise  /ˈpleɪ.dʒə.raɪz/ (v) Đạo nhái
Self-study (n) tự học
Seminar Học kỳ
Special needs (phr) Needs of mentally or physically disabled people
Tuition Việc dạy (dạy kèm 1-1, cho nhóm nhỏ)
Học phí
Tutorial (n) a lesson in which small group discuss with
their tutor (uni, college)
PHRASAL VERBS
Brush up (on) Pratise and improve your skill or knowledge
Come (a) round (to) Đổi ý (vì được thuyết phục)
Face up to Accept sth and try to deal with it
Figure out Be able to understand sth or solve a problem,
understand what so like, why thay behave that
way.
Hit upon Đột nhiên nảy ra ý tưởng; vô tình khám phá ra
điều gì
Make out Nhìn/nghe/hiểu ai đó một cách khó khăn;
suggest, imply(ngụ ý)
Mull over /mʌl/ Nghiềm ngẫm = contemplate
Piece together Xâu chuỗi, gắn ghép các inf để hiểu sự thật
Puzzle out Giải quyết vde confussing và phức tạp bằng
cách suy nghĩ cẩn thận
Read up (on/about) sth Get inf about sth by reading a lot about it
It's a good idea to read up on a company
before going for an interview.
Swot up (on)  /swɑːt/ Study sth very hard (for an examination)
Take in Tiếp thu kiến thức
Accept sth as real or true
Trick so into believing sth that is not true
Think over Cân nhắc vấn đề, quyết định cẩn thận
Think through Cân nhắc toàn bộ một cách có tổ chức
Think up Invent or imagine sth (an excuse: cớ)

Account Account for Chiếm


(give) an account of Tường thuật hoặc giải thích về một
chuyện gì đó; miêu tả; diễn tả
Take sth into account Consider
=take account of sth
On account of sth Because of sth
=>on that/this account: bởi vì lý do đó ->He doesn't drink alcohol on account of
(lý do đã nêu ở trước) his poor health
->Weather conditions were poor, but he
did not delay his departure on that
account.
by/from all accounts as said by most people
->By all accounts, San Francisco is a city
that's easy to fall in love with
By your own account If something is true by your own
account, what you say is true although
you have not proved it:
->By his own account, he's quite wealthy
On sb’s account (adv) Bởi vì/cho ai đó, thứ gì đó
->I'm not very hungry, so please don't
cook on my account (= don't cook just
for me).
->They were tired, but not any less
enthusiastic on that account
Call sb to account (for/over sth) to make somebody explain a mistake,
etc. because they are responsible for it
Of no/little account Not important
->Emotional matters were of no account
to them during the war
On no account Not for any reason
=Not on any account ->On no account should the house be left
unlocked
Put/turn st to good account formal) to use something in a good or
helpful way
->He turned his artistic talents to good
account by becoming a sculptor
Settle a score/accounts (with sb) to hurt or punish somebody who has
=settle an old score harmed or cheated you in the past
->An embittered Charlotte is determined
to settle accounts with Elizabeth
Account =description: a written or spoken description of something that has happened
Accoun of sth: an explanation or a description of an idea, a theory or a process
Balance Be/hang in the balance Đang ở mức cân bằng
Strike a balance to give two things the same amount of
attention
->It's important to strike a balance
between spending and saving
Upset/alter/redress the balance Làm hỏng/thay đổi/chỉnh lại thế cân
bằng
On balance (adv) After considering the power or influence
of both sides of a question
->The job offer had some advantages,
but on balance he thought he was better
off where he was.
Off balance (a:after v; adv) +mất cân bằng:
->A gust of wind knocked/threw her off
balance and she fell
+surprised or confused, so that it is
difficult to behave or react as you usually
would:
->Her remark seemed to catch her
mother off balance (= surprise her).
->He walked up and said I was fat, which
really threw me off balance (= made me
feel confused).
On a temporary basis On short-term: ngắn hạn
->He worked at the company on a
temporary basis, leaving 1 month later.
Brain Pick so’s brain to ask someone's advice about a subject
the person knows a lot about:
->Can I pick your brain about how you
got rid of those weeds
Rack your brain Think very hard
Brainless Stupid
Brainchild of Ý tưởng, kế hoạch, phát minh ban đầu
->The project was the brainchild of one
of the students.
Conclusion Foregone conclusion Kết quả rõ ràng(có thể đoán trcs đc)
Vd: chiến thắng của paulina vega
Jump/leap to conclusion Guess the facts about situation (without
enough inf)
Under consideration Being thougt and discussed
Out of consideration for (so/sth) Cân nhắc cho ai, tự tôn kính vs ai

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