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1 accept
/ək'sept/ * ngoại động từ - nhận, chấp nhận, chấp thuận =to accept a proposal+ chấp nhận một đề nghị =to accept a present+ nhận một món quà =to accept an invitation+ nhận lời mời - thừa nhận =to accept a truth+ thừa nhận một sự thật - đảm nhận (công việc...) - (thương nghiệp) chịu trách nhiệm về; nhận thanh toán (hoá đơn, hối phiếu...) -
2 happy
/'hæpi/ * tính từ - vui sướng, vui lòng (một công thức xã giao) =I shall be happy to accept your invitation+ tôi sung sướng nhận lời mời của ông - may mắn, tốt phúc - sung sướng, hạnh phúc =a happy marriage+ một cuộc hôn nhân hạnh phúc - khéo chọn, rất đắt, rất đúng, tài tình (từ, thành ngữ, câu nói...); thích hợp (cách xử sự...) =a happy rectort+ câu đối đáp rất tài tình =a happy guess+ lời đoán rất đúng - (từ lóng) bị choáng váng, bị ngây ngất (vì bom...) -
3 regret
/ri'gret/ * danh từ - lòng thương tiếc - sự hối tiếc; sự ân hận =to express regret for+ xin lỗi =I express my regret for what I have done+ tôi xin lỗi về việc tôi đã làm !to one's deep regret - rất lấy làm tiếc =to my deep regret I cannot accept your invitation+ rất lấy làm tiếc là tôi không thể nhận lời mời của ông được * ngoại động từ - thương tiếc - hối tiếc, tiếc =I regret being unable to came+ tôi tiếc là không thể đến được =I regret to inform you that+ tôi lấy làm tiếc báo để ông hay rằng -
4 reluctant
/ri'lʌktənt/ * tính từ - miễn cưỡng, bất đắc dĩ, không thích, không sẵn lòng =to be reluctant to accept the invitation+ miễn cưỡng nhận lời mời =to give a reluctant consent+ bằng lòng miễn cưỡng - trơ trơ, chống lại, khó bảo, khó làm =the soil proved quite reluctant to the oil plough+ đất cứ trơ trơ ra dưới lưỡi cày c
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