Perk (n) (informal)

/pɝːk/

Perk (v)

(n)

Đặc quyền, lợi thế

(v)

Headstrong (adj)

/ˈhed.strɑːŋ/

very determined to do what you want without listening to others:

Cứng đầu

She was a headstrong child, always getting into trouble.

Reminisce (v) formal

/ˌrem.əˈnɪs/

to talk or write about past experiences that you remember with pleasure:

Hồi tưởng lại, nhớ lại

My grandfather used to reminisce about his years in the navy.

Navy (n)

/ˈneɪ.vi/

the part of a country's armed forces that is trained to operate at sea:

Hải quân

Gabriel joined the navy in 1997.

Wipe (something) clean idiom

xoá sạch

After the accident, his memory of the day was wiped clean.

xoá cái gì đó bằng cách lau đi

I wiped the table clean.

Renowned (adj)

/rɪˈnaʊnd/

famous for something:

The region is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty.

Slaughter (n,v)

/ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ/

(n)

the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war:

Sự tàn sát, giết chóc, giết mổ

(v)

Tàn sát, giết mổ

to defeat someone very easily:

Nghiền nát, thắng đậm (informal)

The Red Sox slaughtered the Yankees in last night’s baseball game, winning 12 to 0.

Capable (adj)

/ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/

able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results:

Có năng lực, có khả năng

We need to get an assistant who's capable and efficient.

capable of something/doing something

having the ability, power, or qualities to be able to do something:

Có khả năng, có thể

I think your plan is capable of being (= could be) improved.

When she's drunk she's capable of saying (= likely to say) awful, rude things.

Detain (v)

/dɪˈteɪn/

to force someone officially to stay in a place:

Giam giữ, bị buộc ở lại, giữ lại

A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.

to delay someone for a short length of time:

Bị giữ lại

I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained. (be unavoidably detained)

Make use of something (phrase)

Tận dụng, lợi dụng, sử dụng gì đó