Những từ gây nhầm lần trong Tiếng Anh - Phần 15 - Thấm Tâm Vy

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 15 tiresome, tiring A person or thing that is tiresome makes you feel annoyed, irritated, or bored. - ...some rather tiresome questions. - He was drumming on his knee in a way which his solicitor found peculiarly tiresome. - Mrs Partridge spoke patiently, as to a tiresome child. A task or a journey that is tiring makes you feel tired. - Our mother said we should have an early night after such a tiring day. - I tried to remember that I had made a long and tiring journey. toilet, lavatory, loo, wc, bathroom In English, there is a wide range of words that refer to the bowl used by people when they want to get rid of waste from their bodies. The same words are used to refer to the room that contains the bowl. The most widely used words in ordinary English are toilet and lavatory. Lavatory is slightly more formal. - He asked to go to the toilet. - To a child, the toilet is the most interesting room in any house. - “Have you been to the lavatory?”, said my wife as we set off for Buckingham Palace. - The lavatories are through that door over there. In conversation, many British speakers use the word loo. - The houses on the estate were clean, centrally heated, with indoor loos. - He absolutely refused (and still does) to clean the loo. The term wc is used mainly in writing when referring to a toilet as a facility, for example in advertisements for houses or hotels, wc stands for ‘water closet’. - All rooms have an en-suite bathroom with wc, wash-basin and bath or shower. - ...one cold water tap outside; outside wc leaks. A bathroom is a room with a bath, washbasin, and often a toilet, but many speakers, especially Americans, talk about going to the bathroom to refer to going to the toilet. - One of the girls left to go to the bathroom. - The kids had to go to the bathroom - you know how it is with kids. In some public buildings, the toilets are called the ‘cloakrooms’. - We went along together to the cloakroom, where there were still two or three girls powdering their noses. - …. the staff Cloakroom. town, city Towns and cities are areas covered in streets where people live and work, and where there are shops, offices, factories, schools, and places for entertainment. Usually towns are smaller than cities, but a large number of people may live there. - Fraserburgh is a bustling fishing town. - 'You know McCarthy?—In this town, everybody knows everybody.' - They aimed to attract industry to the new towns. Thẩm Tâm Vy, September 09, 2020. Cities are usually large. Officially, a city has a charter which gives it certain privileges. This charter is given by the monarch in Britain, and in America by the state. Most British cities have a cathedral. - Life ỉn a smaller community may suit you better than that in a large city. ...the millions who have migrated to the cities because they could not survive on the land. van, lorry, truck A van is a vehicle that is used for carrying goods on roads. It has a roof, and no windows in the compartment where the goods are kept. Some vans are about the same length as a car. others can be about a metre longer. - Mind the patch of mud near the shed; the baker’s van got stuck in that last night. - Delivery vans could hardly get through the traffic. A lorry is also used for carrying goods on roads. It is larger than a van, and much larger than a car. - Convoy after convoy of giant lorries thunders along the roads. - I almost hit the timber lorry before I even realised it was there. In American English, a vehicle like this is called a truck. - Huge articulated trucks constantly arrive with thousands of turkeys. - He had a fleet of freight hauling trucks that made him a fortune. above, over Above and over are both used to talk about position and height. If something is higher than something else, but an imaginary line joining them is not vertical, you have to use above. - The trees rose above the houses. If you go over something, you cross it and get to the other side. - Castle stepped over the dog. - ...a soaring seagull swooping over Central Park. If you are wearing two items of clothing one on top of the other, you can say that you are wearing one over the other. - Rudolph was wearing a sweater over a wool shirt, and a silk scarf. You can use either above or over tf something is higher than something else and an imaginary line could be drawn vertically joining them. - He opened a cupboard above the sink. - She leaned forward until her face was directly over the basin. Above and over are also both used to talk about measurements. You use over to say that a distance or period of time is longer than the one mentioned. - The plane flew at a height of over twelve thousand feet. - So we had this beautiful relationship for over a year. You can use above or over when you are talking about a point that is higher than another point, especially a point on a scale. - The amount of tax you should pay is determined by what you earn above a Certain figure. - Any money earned over that level is taxed at the rate of 59 per cent. ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 15. DeThi.edu.vn.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> - In each case I want to know the height of the man. Everybody above five feet eight inches is suspect. Above and over are both used to talk about people’s ranks and importance relative to others. You use above to talk about people who are more important and in a higher position than other people. - ...behaving as if she was in a position above even the staff, and certainly above us. If someone is over you, they give orders or instructions to you. - ...an officer set in authority over him accuse [đổ lỗi], charge [tố cáo] If you accuse someone of doing something wrong, you say that they did it. For example, someone can be accused of being dishonest, or of a fault like laziness. If someone has done something that is against the law, they can be accused of a crime and put on trial in a court of law. - He himself was accused of incompetence. - And then you would start crying and accusing us of not caring if you died. - They were in great distress because they had been wrongfully accused of theft. - He is accused of killing ten young women. When the police charge someone or charge them with committing a crime, they formally accuse them of it. The police charge a person with a crime when they have evidence that the person was responsible for it. You can also charge someone with things like not doing their duty or lying. You do not use ‘charge’ when referring to minor faults. - Colonel Burr was arrested by order of President Thomas Jefferson and charged with treason. - He was arrested and charged with committing a variety of offences. - He was declared not responsible for the criminal acts with which he had been charged. - Mr Horta charged the premier with being politically weak. admit [thừa nhận], confess [thú nhận] If you admit something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing, you agree, usually rather reluctantly, that it is true. You can admit that something is true, admit something, or admit to something. - I would beforced to admit that I had used Ewen Waite’s gun. - He admitted that the mounting cost was a matter ofserious concern. - Boylan began to play. Rudolph had to admit he played well. - Again the manufacturers, employers and government were reluctant to admit the danger. - She was obviously in considerable pain, but she wouldn’t admit it. - She admits to being difficult to live with. If you confess something, you say that you have done something you should not have done. Usually you feel regret or embarrassment when you confess something. You can confess that you have done something, confess something, or confess to someone. Thẩm Tâm Vy, September 09, 2020. - Finally, the boy confessed that he had been lying throughout. - The mother could not be persuaded to confess her previous error. - It turned out that he’d confessed to Castle that he hadn’t gone to the dentist. If someone confesses to something such as a crime, they say they did it. - Bianchi had confessed to five of the murders. - They confess to murders they haven’t committed. - Three days after Mr Profumo confessed and resigned, Stephen Ward was arrested. You can also use both admit and confess in expressions like ‘I admit’, ‘I must admit’, ‘I confess’, and ‘I must confess’ when you mention a fact that embarrasses you slightly or that you think might upset the person you are speaking to. - Well, I’ll admit he seems harmless. - I have to admit that this has been only partially successful. - This is not a neat household, I confess. - I must confess that, to put it plainly, I find him a bore. alternately, alternatively You use alternately to say that two actions or processes keep happening regularly after each other. - Each piece of material is washed alternately in soft water and coconut oil. - The little girl had alternately sulked and made scenes. You use alternatively to give a different explanation from one that has just been mentioned, or to suggest a different course of action. - Or alternatively was he short ofcash because he had never been to the Rosses' house at all? - Alternatively, change seats at once. apologize [xin lỗi], excuse oneself [xin thứ lỗi; viện cớ] If you apologize to someone, you say that you are sorry for doing something that they disapprove of, that upsets them, or that causes them trouble. - He apologized for interrupting her and quickly left. - Indeed not more than a week after her terrible accusations she apologized to Michaelfor what she had said. - ‘If I hurt you, Гт sorry. —‘Don’t apologize’ If you excuse yourself, you give reasons to justify something that you have done and that other people might disapprove of. These reasons are often not very good ones. - She was late for work every morning and excused herself by saying that she had overslept. - What a fool he’d been to send her that expensive scarf to excuse himself for not having kept the appointment. • Note that you also excuse yourself when you explain that you have to leave someone to go somewhere else. - The doorbell rings. Lewis excuses himself and pushes through the crowd.. ENGLISH CONFUSABLE WORDS 15. DeThi.edu.vn.

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