May 01 Flashcards

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assist in/with sth
assist somebody in doing something
assist somebody

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/əˈsɪst/ to help somebody to do something
We’ll do all we can to assist you.
They will be ably assisted by our remarkable staff.
We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.

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aging (noun)

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/ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
(British English usually ageing)
[uncountable]
​the process of growing old

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sufficient

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/səˈfɪʃnt/ enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need

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sufficient >< ????

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insufficient

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reluctant =?? (adj)

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hesitant (adj)

/ˈhezɪtənt/

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unity

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/ˈjuːnəti/ the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form one unit.
(sự thống nhất/ đồng lòng/đồng nhất)

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unity >< ??

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disunity

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on the occasion of something

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Nhân dịp gì đó

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occasion (n)

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dịp

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mark the occasion

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celebrate it

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on an/this/that occasion

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vào dịp này/đó

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curse (n)

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/k3:rs/ lời chửi thể/ lời nguyền

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take/swear an oath of office

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(tuyên thệ)

The next US president will take the oath of office in January.

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under a curse

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bị nguyền rủa

The family thouht that they were under a curse by the witch

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blessing (n)

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/ˈblesɪŋ/ phước lành

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a blessing >< ??

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a curse

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to mention or speak about somebody/something=?

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refer to

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possess

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/pəˈzes/ to have or own something

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lush (adj)

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tươi tốt
lush vegetation
My uncle possess a colosal lush vegetable garden in Da Lat

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lush =???

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luxuriant

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jungle (n)

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an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly (rừng nhiệt đới)

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As a meanS of (doing) something

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Một cách/phương tiện để làm gì đó

Ex:Interest rates are used as a means of controlling borrowing.

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Maximize

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/ˈmæksɪmaɪz/ something to increase something as much as possible

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capitalize on sth

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to gain a further advantage for yourself from a situation

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capitalize on sth=??
take advantage of sth | tận dụng lợi thế
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infrastructure /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/
cơ sở hạ tầng
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tendency (for somebody/something) (to do something)
trend
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tendency to/towards something
Industry showed a tendency towards increasingly centralized administration.
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ironically (adv) /aɪˈrɒnɪkli/
in a way that shows that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; in a way that expresses irony tro treu thay
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the irony (is) that… (n)
/'air^ni/ the funny or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expect; a situation like this su tro treu
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obliging (adj) /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
= accomodating
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accomodate s.b
1. /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ somebody to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit 2. to help somebody by doing what they want dap ung, cung cap cho o, giup do, chua.
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sacrifice sth FOR sb/sth (v) /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
to give up something that is important or valuable to you in order to get or do something that seems more important for yourself or for another person She sacraficed her youth to wait for him.
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horde (n)
/hɔːd/ a large crowd of people | EX: There're hordes of tourists on this occassion in Hoi An.
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flock (v) to do sth
/flɒk/ to go or gather together somewhere in large numbers
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flock (n)
bay dan | a flock of sheep
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interior
ɪnˈtɪəriə(r)/ /ɪnˈtɪriər/ ​ [countable, usually singular] the inside part of something EX: the interior of a building/a car
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interior >??
exterior (noun) /ɪkˈstɪəriə(r)/ ​[countable] the outside of something, especially a building
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mangrove swamp
dam lay ngap man
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mangrove (n)
/ˈmæŋɡrəʊv/ a tropical tree that grows in mud or at the edge of rivers and has roots that are above ground
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swamp
/swɒmp/ an area of ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc. are growing *dam lay
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synonym of "swamp"
marsh
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disparity (n)
/dɪˈspærəti/ a DIFFERENCE, especially one connected with unfair treatment
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fund
quy, kinh phi
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exploit sth /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself loi dung. khai thac
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laborer /ˈleɪbərə(r)/
a person whose job involves hard physical work that does not need special skills, especially work that is done outdoors *ng lao dong
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profit margin /ˈprɒfɪt/ /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/
loi nhuan | EX: to increase profit margins, they would do whatever they could.
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wealth gap
khoang cach giau ngheo
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socio-economic (adj) class
/ˌsəʊsiəʊ ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ tang lop kinh te xa hoi
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auction (noun)
/ˈɔːkʃn/, [countable, uncountable] ​a public sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them
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bid (v)
dau thau, dau gia. | EX: I bid 200$ for the painting.
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synonym of "bid"?
tender
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compete for/in/on/with/to....
/kəmˈpiːt/ canh tranh, ganh dua
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secure something
* get something | * protect from harm
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constitute (v)
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ to be the parts that together form something * Tạo thành, cấu thành ex: Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence?
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synonym of "constitute"??
make up, set up, establish
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a thriving industry
mot nen cong nghiep phat trien manh
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illegal (adj)
not allow by the law
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alleviate sth (verb)
to make something less severe
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severe (adj)
/sɪˈvɪə(r)/ extremely bad or serious
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ease /iːz/ (v)
to become less unpleasant, painful or severe; to make something less unpleasant, etc. *xoa diu
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rigid (adjective) | /ˈrɪdʒɪd/
very strict and difficult to change = inflexible
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regulation
an official rule made by a government or some other authority *quy tac
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rigid regulation
quy dinh cung ran
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evade (doing) something
/ɪˈveɪd/ to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody *tranh ne, tron tranh Ex: He finds the way to evade rigid regulations in his business.
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inflate sth
/ɪnˈfleɪt/ 1. to fill something or become filled with gas or air 2. to increase the price of something; to increase in price
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inevitable /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/ (adj)
that you cannot avoid or prevent
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synonym of "inevitable "???
unavoidable
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influx /ˈɪnflʌks/
the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere *su chay vao/ dong chay cua con ng, tien
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hazard (n)
/ˈhæzəd/ | something that can be dangerous or cause damage
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workforce /ˈwɜːkfɔːs/
staff
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substantial /səbˈstænʃl/
large in amount, value or importance | *SYNONYM considerable
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revolve around
to move around something in a circle | EX: the earth revolves around the sun.
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revolve /rɪˈvɒlv/
to go in a circle around a central point
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neglect sb/sth | /nɪˈɡlekt/
1. to fail to take care of sb/sth | 2. to not give enough attention to sth
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civil unrest /ˈsɪvl/
tinh trang bat on dan su
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civil war
noi chien
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recession (noun)
/rɪˈseʃn/ ​a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed *suy thoai
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mannerism noun | /ˈmænərɪzəm/
thoi cau ki, kieu cach
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contradict sb/sth (verb) | /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/
to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true *noi nguoc lai, cai lai, mau thuan
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petty (adjective) crime | /ˈpeti/
an trom vat
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misconduct (noun)
/ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt/ | ​unacceptable behaviour, especially by a professional person
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adverse (adjective) | /ˈædvɜːs/
​negative and unpleasant;
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criminality noun | /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/
toi ac
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intractable /ɪnˈtræktəbl/
cứng đầu cứng cổ (đối với ng)/ khó chữa (tình huống)