Sunday, June 14, 2015

[EE] novel, navel, doom

1. novel /ˈnɒv(ə)l/ <noun, adj>
Eng: A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism
Vie: tiểu thuyết

Adj:
Eng: Interestingly new or unusual
Vie: mới lạ
 E.g: he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems
 
2. navel /ˈneɪv(ə)l/ <noun>
Eng: A rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person’s belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus
Vie: rốn / trung tâm 

3. doom /duːm/ <noun, verb>
Noun:
Eng: Death, destruction, or some other terrible fate
Vie: cái chết, sự huỷ diện, hoặc số phận khủng khiếp

Verb:

Eng: 
Vie:  
  • kết tội phải chết hoặc huỷ diệt
  • bắt phải chịu / đoạ đày  
E.g: her plan was doomed to failure

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