IELTS 6_test 1 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Foyer
/’fɔiei/ SẢNH ĐƯỜNG (ở nhà hát, khách sạn)
a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait
» I’ll meet you in the foyer at 7 o’clock
SYNONYM lobby
Premises
/ˈpremɪsɪz/ (số nhiều) dinh cơ, cơ sở
the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
- business/commercial/industrial premises
» the firm is looking for larger premises - This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.
auditorium
/ɔ:di’tɔ:riəm/ phòng thính giả; phòng nghe nhạc
the part of a theatre, concert hall, etc. in which the audience sits
» The auditorium seats over a thousand people.
leg-room
/’legrʊm/ chỗ duỗi chân
> > there is not much legroom in this car
presumably
/pri’zju:məbli/ hẳn là, chắc là
used to say that you think that something is probably true
> > Presumably this is where the accident happened.
He is aware of the difficulties, presumably?
Refectory
/ri’fektri/ phòng ăn tập thể, nhà ăn (ở trường học, tu viện…)
Allergy (n)
allergic (a)
/’ælədgi/ dị ứng
> > Food allergies affect six to eight percent of children.
Allergy to something I have an allergy to animal hair.
Nursery (n)
/’nɜ:sri/ nhà trẻ, phòng cho trẻ nhỏ (trong một ngôi nhà)
(thường số nhiều) vườn ươm (cây)
> > I’m going to the nurseries to buy some plants
Enrolment (n)
Enrol (v)
/ɪnˈrəʊlmənt/ sự ghi tên [cho] vào, kết nạp vào/số người ghi tên vào, số người được tuyển
> > This school has an enrolment of 800 pupils
Manual (n)
/ˈmænjuəl/ sổ tay
a book that tells you how to do or operate something, especially one that comes with a machine, etc. when you buy it
a computer/car/instruction manual
> > Why don’t you read the manual?
Livestock (n)
/ˈlaɪvstɒk/ Gia súc
Precise (a)
Precision (n)
/prɪˈsaɪs/ đúng; chính xác
clear and accurate
> > Can you give a more precise definition of the word?
SYNONYM exact
> > Her writing is imaginative but lacks precision.
With precision, he chose his words with precision.
SYNONYM accuracy
Dock (n)
/dɒk/ vũng tàu đậu
(từ Mỹ) cầu tàu
(docks số nhiều) bến tàu
- in dock: The ship was in dock.
- dock something [from (off) something]: cắt bớt
» dock 15% from (off) somebody’s earnings
cắt bớt 15% tiền lương của ai
Drain (n) (v)
(n) cống, rãnh, mương
(v) làm cho khô cạn, làm ráo nước
> > marshland was drained
Appalling (a)
/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ kinh khủng, rất tồi, tồi tệ
extremely bad, especially from a moral point of view
> > The prisoners were living in appalling conditions.
SYNONYM shocking
Regulation (n)
» Deregulate (v)
/regjʊ’lei∫n/ sự điều chỉnh; sự điều hòa; sự điều tiết
(thường số nhiều) quy tắc, điều lệ
» too many rules and regulations
/ˌdiːˈreɡjuleɪt/ (v) điều chỉnh quy định
to free a trade, a business activity, etc. from rules and controls
Tenant (n)
/’tenənt/ người thuê, người mướn (nhà, đất)
Damp (a)
/dæmp/ ẩm, ẩm ướt, ẩm thấp
slight wet
> > The cottage was cold and damp.
Freight (n)
/freit/ hàng hóa chuyên chở
passenger and freight transportation services
Disproportionate (a)
/ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃənət/ không cân đối, không cân xứng
too large or too small when compared with something else
> > The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families.
Crane (n)
Container crane
/kreɪn/ (động vật) con sếu
(kỹ ) cần trục
Haul (v)
Haulier (n)
/’hɔ:l/ chuyên chở bằng xe tải
/ˈhɔːliə(r)/ người chuyên chở hàng bằng đường bộ; hãng chuyên chở hàng bằng đường bộ
Locomotive (n)
/ləʊkə’məʊtiv/ đầu máy xe lửa
Albeit (adv) formal
/ˌɔːlˈbiːɪt/= although
He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.
