Designate (v,adj)
/ˈdez·ɪɡˌneɪt/
(n)
to choose someone or something for a special job or purpose, or to state that something has a particular character or purpose:
Chỉ định
The chairman designated his daughter as his successor.
(adj)
used after the title of a particular official job to refer to someone who has been chosen to do that job, but who has not yet started doing it:
the Managing Director designate
Successor (n)
/səkˈses.ɚ/
someone or something that follows and takes the job, place, or position that was held by another:
Người kế nhiệm,việc bổ nhiệm
Vaporize (v)
/ˈveɪ.pɚ.aɪz/
to turn from a solid or liquid into a gas, or to cause this to happen:
Bay hơi, bốc hơi
Most meteorites striking the earth vaporize instantly.
Legitimate (adj,v)
/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mət/
(adj)
Allowed by law:
Hợp pháp
The army must give power back to the legitimate government.
(v)
to make something legal or acceptable:
Hợp pháp hoá
The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimate their violent actions.
Heir (noun)
/er/
a person who will receive or already has received money or property from another person at the time of that other person’s death:
Người thừa kế, người kế thừa
My cousin Robert is the only heir to my uncle’s fortune.
Whine (v)
/waɪn/
to make a long, high, sad sound:
Rên rỉ, càu nhàu
Leon's dog was sitting by the door whining, so I thought I'd better take it for a walk.
Alice, if you keep whining I won't take you - do you understand?
Accessory (n)
/əkˈses.ər.i/
someone who helps another person to commit a crime but does not take part in it:
Đồng phạm, đồng loã
He was charged with being an accessory to murder.
Enshrine (verb formal)
/ɪnˈʃraɪn/
to contain or keep something as if in a holy place:
Cất giữ, lưu giữ, được ghi
Her father plans to build an altar at her grave, enshrining the dress and shoes she wore that July day.
Former (adj)
/ˈfɔːr.mɚ/
The former :the first of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned: Cái đầu tiên
former self It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had before).
of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past:
his former wife
The luxury apartments are in a former factory.
has/hold a grudge (against somebody)
/ɡrʌdʒ/
Amanda still has/holds a grudge against me for refusing to lend her that money.
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