1. BESIDE /
BESIDES
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Beside: giới từ, mang nghĩa bên cạnh, = ‘'next to’', '’at the side of'’
Examples:
I
sit beside John in class.
Could
you get me that book? It's beside the lamp.
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Besides: (adverb) meaning '’also'’, '’as well'’
: (preposition) meaning '’in
addition to'’
Examples:
(adverb)
He's responsible for sales, and a lot more besides.
(preposition)
Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.
2. CLOTHES
/ CLOTHS
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Clothes (số nhiều) quần áo chúng ta mặc nói chung
Examples:
Just
a moment, let me change my clothes.
Tommy,
get your clothes on!
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Cloth: vải vóc nói chung (không đếm được)
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Cloth (số nhiều là cloths): miếng vải, tấm vải, thường dùng để lau hay làm khăn
trải bàn…
Examples:
There
are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen.
I
have a few pieces of cloth that I use.
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clothing (không đếm được): nói đến một loại quần áo đặc biệt, cụ thể nào đó
Examples:
Protective
clothing
3. DEAD /
DIED
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Dead: adjective meaning ‘'not alive'’, chết
Examples:
Unfortunately,
our dog has been dead for a few months.
Don't
touch that bird. It's dead.
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Died: past tense and past participle of the verb '’to die’', thì quá khứ và
phân từ hai của động từ "die"
Examples:
His
grandfather died two years ago.
A
number of people have died in the accident.
4.
EXPERIENCE / EXPERIMENT
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Experience (đếm được): kỷ niệm
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experience (ko đếm được): kinh nghiệm
Examples:
(first
meaning)His experiences in Germany were rather depressing.
(second
meaning) I'm afraid I don't have much sales experience.
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Experiment: thí nghiệm, thử nghiệm
Examples:
They
did a number of experiments last week.
Don't
worry it's just an experiment. I'm not going to keep my beard.
5. FELT /
FELL
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Felt: past tense and past participle of the verb '’to feel'’, quá khứ và phân từ
hai của động từ "Feel"
Examples:
I
felt better after I had a good dinner.
He
hasn't felt this well for a long time.
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Fell: past tense of the verb ‘’to fall'’, quá khứ của động từ "fall"
Examples:
He
fell from a tree and broke his leg.
Unfortunately,
I fell down and hurt myself.
6. FEMALE /
FEMININE
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Female (adj, n) giới tính nữ, cái
Examples:
The
female of the species is very aggressive.
The
question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'.
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Feminine (adj) mang đặc điểm của nữ giới, nữ tính
Examples:
He's
an excellent boss with a feminine intuition.
The
house was decorated in a very feminine manner.
7. ITS /
IT’S
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Its: possessive determiner similar to '’my'’ or '’your'’, tính từ sở hữu
Examples:
Its
color is red.
The
dog didn't eat all of its food.
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It's: Short form of ‘'it is’' or '’it has'’, dạng viết tắt của "It
is" hoặc "It has"
Examples:
(it
is) It's difficult to understand him.
(it
has) It's been a long time since I had a beer.
8. LAST /
LASTEST
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Last: adjective usually meaning '’final'’, cuối cùng
Examples:
I
took the last train to Memphis.
This
is the last test of the semester!
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Latest: adjective meaning '’most recent'’ or '’new'’, gần đây nhất, mới nhất
Examples:
His
latest book is excellent.
Have
you seen his latest painting?
9. MALE /
MASCULINE
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Male: the sex of a man or animal, giới tính nam
Examples:
The
male of the species is very lazy.
The
question 'female or male' means '’are you a woman or a man'’.
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Masculine: adjective describing a quality or type of behaviour that is
considered typical for a man, nam tính
Examples:
She's
a very masculine woman.
His
opinions are just too masculine for me.
10. PRICE /
PRIZE
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Price /prais/: noun - what you pay for something, giá cả
Examples:
The
price was very cheap.
What's
the price of this book?
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Prize /praiz/: noun - an award, giải thưởng
Examples:
He
won a prize as best actor.
Have
you ever won a prize in a competition?
11.
SENSIBLE / SENSITIVE
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Sensible (adj) khôn ngoan
Examples:
I
wish you would be more sensible about things.
I'm
afraid you aren't being very sensible.
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Sensitive (adj) nhạy cảm, sâu sắc hoặc dễ bị tổn thương
Examples:
You
should be careful with David. He's very sensitive.
Mary
is a very sensitive woman.
12. SOME
TIME / SOMETIMES
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Some time: refers to an indefinite time in the future, một lúc nào đó, khi nào
đó
Examples:
Let's
meet for coffee some time.
I
don't know when I'll do it - but I will do it some time.
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Sometimes: adverb of frequency meaning ‘'occasionally'’, thỉnh thoảng
Examples:
He
sometimes works late.
Sometimes,
I like eating Chinese food.
