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Clamp [v]

/ klæmp /

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  • To put or hold something in a position so that it cannot move :
  • >>She clamped her hands over her ears. *

+ Cặp, kẹp lại

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Derive [v]

/ dɪ’raɪv /

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  • To get something, especially an advantage or a pleasant feeling, from something

**derive something from something **

*>>Medically, we will derive great benefit from this technique. *

**derive pleasure/enjoyment etc **

*>>Many students derived enormous satisfaction from the course. *

+ Nhận được, bắt nguồn từ

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Entrepreneur [n]

/ ɑ:ntrəprə’nɜ:r /

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  • Someone who starts a new business or arranges business deals in order to make money, often in a way that involves financial risks

**— entrepreneurial ** adjective

+ Nhà doanh nghiệp

+ Người trung gian, người thầu khoán

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Infringe [v]

/ ɪn’frɪndʒ /

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  • To do something that is against a law or someone’s legal rights:
  • >>A backup copy of a computer program does not infringe copyright.*

**— infringement ** noun

+ Vi phạm

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Patent [n]

/ pætnt /

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  • A special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy **→ copyright **

patent on/for

*>>He applied for a patent for a new method of removing paint. *

+ Bằng sáng chế

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Ransack [v]

/ rænsæk /

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  1. To go through a place, stealing things and causing damage:
    * >>The whole flat had been ransacked. *
  2. To search a place very thoroughly, often making it untidy

**ransack something for something **

*>>She ransacked the wardrobe for something to wear. *

+ Cướp phá, lục soát

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Refinement [n]

/ rɪ’faɪnmənt /

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  1. An improvement, usually a small one, to something:
    * The new model has a number of refinements.*
  2. Something which is an improved version of an existing product, system etc

**refinement of **

  • The new theory is a refinement of Corbin’s theory of personality development. *
    3. The process of improving something:
  • Some further refinement is needed. *

+ Sự lọc, sự tinh chế, sự cải tiến

+ Cái hay, cái đẹp

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Unveil [v]

/ ʌn’veɪl /

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  • To show or tell people about a new product or plan for the first time:
  • The club has unveiled plans to build a new stadium. *

— unveiling noun

+ Khánh thành, công bố, công khai, tiết lộ

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