SPECTRUM LANGUAGE ARTS

VOCABULARY

Parts of speech: từ loại

Noun: danh từ (common noun – danh từ chung; proper noun – danh từ riêng)
Pronoun: đại từ
Verb: động từ
Linking verb: động từ nối
Adjective: tính từ
Adverb: trạng từ
Article: mạo từ

hose /həʊz/ /hoʊz/ noun PIPE

1. [ C ] ( UK ALSO hosepipe ) a long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires,
gardens, etc

prickly /ˈprɪk.l ̩.i/ i/ ,.i/ , /-li/ adjective

1. covered with prickles (lông – nhím)
Chestnuts had burst out of their prickly green husks.
I find this sweater a bit prickly (= it makes the skin sore) .
2. INFORMAL unfriendly and slightly rude
She was asked a couple of questions about her private life and got a bit prickly.
porcupine /ˈpɔː.kjʊ.paɪn/ /ˈpɔːr-/ noun [ C ]
porcupine
an animal with a protective covering of long sharp quills (= stiff hairs like needles) on its back