SEA AND AIR TRAVEL

Highway: cao tốc

Runway: đường băng
Stoppage: + a situation in which people stop working as part of a protest or strike
400 workers were involved in the stoppage./a two-day stoppage by train drivers
+ a situation in which a game is interrupted for a particular reason
Play resumed quickly after the stoppage./stoppage time (= tgian bù giờ)
Revert to:
+ to return to a former state; to start doing something again that you used to do in the past
After her divorce she reverted to her maiden name./His manner seems to have reverted to normal./Try not to revert to
your old eating habits./For a while the children behaved well but they soon reverted to type
+ to return to an earlier topic or subject
So, to revert to your earlier question…/The conversation kept reverting to the events of March 6th.
Portent = omen
The event proved to be a portent of the disaster that was to come./We shall try to reach an agreement but the portents
are not good.
 Portentous: + adj of portent: a portentous sign
+ = pompous: a portentous remark
Portend (v) = foreshadow
Ride: the kind of journey you make in a car, etc.
a smooth/comfortable/bumpy ride
Overweight: above the allowed weight
Your luggage is 10 kilos overweight.
Pass: an official document or ticket that shows that you have the right to enter or leave a place
a boarding pass (= for a plane)/There is no admittance without a security pass./We had backstage passes to the show.
Glide: + to move smoothly and quietly, especially as though it takes no effort
Swans went gliding past./The skaters were gliding over the ice.
+ (of birds or aircraft) to fly using air currents, without the birds moving their wings or the aircraft using the engine
An eagle was gliding high overhead./The plane managed to glide down to the runway.
Check to see (collo): The cars were checked to see whether the faults had been spotted./We were interrupted by a
waiter checking to see if everything was OK.
Check = make sure: [check (that)…] Go and check (that) I’ve locked the windows.
Guarantee: to promise to do something; to promise something will happen
We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed./The ticket will guarantee you free entry.
Lounge: a room for waiting in at an airport, etc.
the departure lounge/the VIP/business lounge
Situated: in a particular place or position
My bedroom was situated on the top floor of the house./The hotel is beautifully situated in a quiet spot near the river.
To break the sound barrier = to travel faster than the speed of sound
Frontier: + biên giới = border
the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes/a customs post on the frontier with Italy
+ the limit of something, especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity
to push back the frontiers of science (= to increase knowledge of science)/to roll back the frontiers of government (= to
limit the powers of the government)/Space is the final frontier for us to explore.
Misfire: (of a plan or joke) to fail to have the effect that you had intended = go wrong
Unfortunately their plan misfired badly.
Backfire: to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results
He had to be rescued when the stunt backfired disastrously./The surprise I had planned backfired on me.
Mast: cột buồm
Sail also applies for ship/ferry, etc not only boat

Ferocious: very aggressive or violent; very strong = savage

a ferocious beast/attack/storm/a man driven by ferocious determination/ferocious opposition to the plan

Aground: if a ship runs/goes aground, it touches the ground in shallow water and cannot move
The oil tanker ran/went aground off the Spanish coast./ (figurative) He was unwilling to accept that his corporate
strategy had run aground.
Buoy: phao cứu hộ
Moor: thả neo sw
Seabed = sea bed = seafloor = sea floor = ocean floor = ocean bottom
Capsize: if a boat capsizes or something capsizes it, it turns over in the water
The boat capsized and sank./Wind pressure on the huge rotors could capsize the ship.
Cargo: the goods carried in a ship, an aircraft or a motor vehicle
The tanker began to spill its cargo of oil./a cargo ship
Stowaway: a person who hides in a ship or plane before it leaves, in order to travel without paying or being seen
ANIMAL
Stable: a building in which horses are kept
The horse was led back to its stable.
Plumage: the feathers covering a bird’s body
to be in summer/winter plumage
Water: to give water to an animal to drink
to water the horses/ (humorous) After a tour of the grounds, the guests were fed and watered.
Tame: + (of animals, birds, etc.) not afraid of people, and used to living with them
- The bird became so tame that it was impossible to release it back into the wild.
+ not interesting or exciting
- You'll find life here pretty tame after New York./Most of the jokes are relatively tame.
+ (of a person) willing to do what other people ask
- I have a tame doctor who'll always give me a sick note when I want a day off.
Selective breeding (collo)
Get loose, not get escaped
Soar: to fly very high in the air or remain high in the air
an eagle soaring high above the cliffs
Swat: to hit something, especially an insect, using your hand or a flat object
He was trying to swat a fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
Scavenger: an animal, a bird or a person that scavenges
Shy away (from doing something): to avoid doing something because you are nervous or frightened
Hugh never shied away from his responsibilities./The newspapers have shied away from investigating the story.
Bob: to move or make something move quickly up and down, especially in water
a plastic bottle bobbing along in the current/Tiny boats bobbed up and down in the harbour./She bobbed her head
nervously.
Cluck: + when a chicken clucks, it makes a series of short low sounds
+ to make a short low sound with your tongue to show that you feel sorry for somebody or that you think something is
bad
- The teacher clucked sympathetically at the child's story.
Peck:
+ (of birds) to move the beak forward quickly and hit or bite something
A robin was pecking at crumbs on the ground./Hens pecked around in the yard.
+ to kiss somebody lightly and quickly
He pecked her on the cheek as he went out./She pecked his cheek.
Ledge: + a narrow, flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff
seabirds nesting on rocky ledges/The climbers were clinging to a ledge hundreds of feet above the sea.
+ a narrow flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window
She put the vase of flowers on the window ledge.
Antenna(e): râu = feeler
Bray: when a donkey brays, it makes a loud unpleasant sound
Lead: a long piece of leather, chain or rope used for holding and controlling a dog
Dogs must be kept on a lead in the park.
Snarl: + (of dogs, etc.) to show the teeth and make a deep angry noise in the throat: The dog snarled at us.
+ to speak in a rough, low, angry voice
‘Get out of here!’ he snarled./She snarled abuse at anyone who happened to walk past./He snarled savagely at her.
Pant: to breathe quickly with short breaths, usually with your mouth open, because you have been doing some physical
exercise, or because it is very hot
She finished the race panting heavily./She could hear him panting up the stairs (= running up and breathing quickly).
Muỗi/nhện cắn: Bite --- Ong chích: Sting
Purr: when a cat purrs, it makes a low continuous sound in the throat, especially when it is happy or comfortable
The cat was purring contentedly on my lap.
Patrol: the act of going to different parts of a building, an area, etc. to make sure that there is no trouble or crime
Security guards make regular patrols at night./a police car on patrol
Coat: the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal’s body
a dog with a smooth/shaggy coat/animals in their winter coats (= grown long for extra warmth)
Twitch: if a part of your body twitches, or if you twitch it, it makes a sudden, quick movement, sometimes one that
you cannot control
Her lips twitched with amusement./The cats watched each other, their tails twitching./As the cat lay asleep, his
whiskers (lông mồm) twitched
Yelp: a sudden short cry, usually of pain
Wriggle: + to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick, short movements = wiggle
The baby was wriggling around on my lap./She wriggled her toes.
Slink: to move somewhere very quietly and slowly = creep
John was trying to slink into the house by the back door./The dog howled and slunk away.