vocab 5

Question 1

life-threatening (adj)

Answer 1

đe dọa mạng sống
ex: His heart condition is not life-threatening.

Question 2

mechanize

Answer 2

cơ giới hóa

Question 3

omnipotent (adj)

Answer 3

có quyền lực vạn năng, có quyền lực tuyệt đối
Ex: an omnipotent God

Question 4

surveillance (n)

Answer 4

sự giám sát, quan sát
Ex: The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance.

Question 5

dustbin (n)

Answer 5

thùng rác

Question 6

refillable (adj)

Answer 6

có thể làm đầy lại

Question 7

single-use

Answer 7

sử dụng một lần
Ex: disposable single-use cameras

Question 8

lights-out (n)

Answer 8

giờ tắt đèn

Question 9

non-living (adj)

Answer 9

không còn sống

Question 10

leaflet (n)

Answer 10

tờ rơi quảng cáo

Question 11

arduous

Answer 11

• khó khăn, gian nan, gian truân
  Ex: The work was arduous.

Question 12

navigate

Answer 12

tìm hướng đi, định hướng

Question 13

negligence

Answer 13

sự lơ là, cẩu thả, khinh suất
Ex: The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.

Question 14

paperwork (n)

Answer 14

công việc giấy tờ văn phòng

Question 15

tertiary (adj)

Answer 15

thuộc về giáo dục đại học, cao đẳng

Question 16

transition (n)

Answer 16

the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another ( giai đoạn chuyển tiếp)
Ex: He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy.

Question 17

ubiquitous (adj)

Answer 17

ở đâu cũng có, phổ biến
Ex: the ubiquitous bicycles of university towns

Question 18

workaholic (n)

Answer 18

người nghiện làm việc

Question 19

get to grips with something

Answer 19

hiểu thấu một vấn đề
Ex: I’m slowly getting to grips with the language.

Question 20

apprentice (n)

Answer 20

người học việc
Ex: an apprentice electrician/chef

Question 21

articulate (adj)

Answer 21

• hoạt ngôn,kĩ năng lưu loát
  Ex: She struggled to articulate her thoughts.

Question 22

bankruptcy (n)

Answer 22

sự vỡ nợ, phá sản

Question 23

compassionate (adj)

Answer 23

• Thông cảm , thấu hiểu
  He was allowed to go home on compassionate grounds (= because he was suffering)

Question 24

dealership (n)

Answer 24

doanh nghiệp, kinh doanh
ex: a Ford dealership

Question 25

diligent

Answer 25

siêng năng, cần cù
ex: a diligent student/worker

Question 26

dismissal (n)

Answer 26

sự sa thải
Ex: He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal.