Culture

Question 1

Alleviate [v]

al‧le‧vi‧ate

/ ə’livieɪt /

Answer 1

• To make something less painful or difficult to deal with

**alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc **

*>>a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu *

— alleviation / əlivi’eɪʃən /

+ Làm nhẹ bớt, làm giảm bớt

Question 2

Ascertain [v]

as‧cer‧tain

/ æsə’teɪn /

Answer 2

• To find out something SYN establish :

**ascertain whether/what/how etc **

*>>Tests were conducted to ascertain whether pollution levels have dropped. *

**ascertain something from somebody/something **

*>>You should ascertain the level of insurance cover from the car rental company. *

+ Biết chắc, xác định

— ascertainable adjective

Question 3

Chronic [adj]

chron‧ic

/ krɒnɪk /

Answer 3

1. A chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured → acute :

chronic heart disease

2. A chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved :

There is a chronic shortage of teachers.

**— chronically **/ -kli / adverb :

+ Mạn, kinh niên, thường xuyên

The service is chronically underfunded.

Question 4

Deem [v]

/ dim /

Answer 4

• To think of something in a particular way or as having a particular quality SYN consider

**deem something necessary/appropriate etc **

*>>They were told to take whatever action they deemed necessary. *

**be deemed to be something **

*>>They were deemed to be illegal immigrants. *

**be deemed to do something **

*>>UK plans were deemed to infringe EU law. *

+ Tưởng rằng, nghĩ rằng, cho rằng

Question 5

Desirable [adj]

de‧sir‧a‧ble

/ dɪ’zaɪərəbəl /

Answer 5

1. Something that is desirable is worth having or doing :
   * >>It is desirable that you should have some familiarity with computers. *
2. Sexually attractive :
   * >>a desirable young woman *

— desirably adverb

— desirability / dɪzaɪrəbɪlɪti / noun

+ Thèm muốn, khao khát, khiêu gợi

Question 6

Fraction [n]

/ ‘frækʃən /

Answer 6

1. A very small amount of something

**fraction of **

• >>I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price. *
  2. A part of a whole number in mathematics, such as ½

+ Phân số, phần nhỏ, miếng nhỏ

Question 7

Interval [n]

in‧ter‧val

/ ‘ɪntəvəl /

Answer 7

• The period of time between two events, activities etc :

**interval between **

*>>The interval between arrest and trial can be up to six months. *

+ Khoảng thời gian

Question 8

Outcome [n]

out‧come

/ ‘aʊtkʌm /

Answer 8

• The final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc – used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happens **SYN result **

**outcome of **

• >>It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election. *
• >>People who had heard the evidence at the trial were surprised at the outcome. *

+ Hậu quả, kết quả

Question 9

Recur [v]

re‧cur

/ rɪkɜ /

Answer 9

1. If something, especially something bad or unpleasant, recurs, it happens again:
   * >>There is a danger that the disease may recur. *
2. If a number or numbers after a decimal point recur, they are repeated for ever in the same order

+ Trở lại, tái diễn, tuần hoàn