SavingWater Flashcards

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Evaporation [ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən]

A

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas, or a change from a liquid to a gas
sự bốc hơi

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water vapour [ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌveɪ.pɚ]

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water in the form of a gas resulting from heating water or ice
hơi nước

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Rainwater [ˈreɪnˌwɑː.t̬ɚ]

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water that has fallen as rain
nước mưa

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Condense [kənˈdens]

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to change or make something change from a gas to a liquid or solid state:
ngưng tụ

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Surface runoff [ˈsɜrfəs ˈrʌˌnɔf]

A

dòng chảy bề mặt

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Cloud formation [klaʊd fɔrˈmeɪʃən]

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sự hình thành mây

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Precipitation [priːˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.ʃən]

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water that falls from the clouds toward the ground, esp. as rain or snow
lượng mưa

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Groundwater [ˈgraʊnˌdwɑtər]

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water that collects below the surface of the earth
nước ngầm

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Impervious layer [ɪmˈpɜrviəs ˈleɪər]

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lớp không thấm nước

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Salt water intrusion [sɔlt ˈwɔtər ɪnˈtruʒən]

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xâm nhập mặn

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Pollution [pəˈluː.ʃən]

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the act of polluting, or the substances that pollute:
sự ô nhiễm

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Pollutant [pəˈluː.t̬ənt]

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a substance that pollutes
chất gây ô nhiễm

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Waste [weɪst]

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unwanted matter or material of any type, esp. what is left after use:
rác thải

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Domestic sewage [dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsuəʤ]

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Nước thải gia đình

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Destruction [dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən]

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the action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed
sự phá huỷ

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Industrial waste [ɪnˈdʌstriəl weɪst]

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Chất thải công nghiệp

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Chemical waste [ˈkɛməkəl weɪst]

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Chất thải hóa học

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Water supply system [ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ ˈsɪstəm]

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hệ thống cung cấp nước

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Water purification system [ˈwɔtər ˌpjʊrəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm]

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Hệ thống lọc nước

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PURIFICATION [ˌpjʊr.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən]

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the act of removing harmful substances from something
sự lọc cho sạch

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Ecosystem [ˈiː.koʊˌsɪs.təm]

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all the plants, animals, and people living in an area considered together with their environment as a system of relationships
hệ sinh thái

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Oil spill [ˈɔɪl ˌspɪl]

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an accident in which oil has come out of a ship and caused pollution
sự cố tràn dầu

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Potable water [ˈpoʊtəbəl ˈwɔtər]

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Nước sạch

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Purified water [ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪd ˈwɔtər]

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nước tinh khiết

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Water conservation [ˈwɔtər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən]
the conservation of water resources bảo tồn nước
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pollute [pəˈluːt]
to make air, water, or earth dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants, esp. by adding làm ô nhiễm
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Damage [ˈdæm.ɪdʒ]
to harm or spoil something làm hại
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Recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪ.kəl]
to sort and collect rubbish in order to treat it and produce useful materials that can be used again: tái chế
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Overuse [ˌoʊ.vɚˈjuːz]
to use something too often or too much lạm dụng, sử dụng quá nhiều
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Ease [iːz]
to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, or painful làm giảm bớt
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Contaminate [kənˈtæm.ə.neɪt]
to make something less pure or make it poisonous gây ô nhiễm
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Dump [dʌmp]
to put down or drop something heavy without caring where it goes, or to get rid of something or someone no longer wanted: đổ bỏ
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Global freshwater [ˈgloʊbəl ˈfrɛˌʃwɔtər]
nước ngọt toàn cầu
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Distilled water [dɪˌstɪld ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ]
nước cất
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Dehydrated [ˌdiː.haɪˈdreɪ.t̬ɪd]
suffering from excessive loss of water from the body sự mất nước
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To result in human health problems
gây ra các vấn đề về sức khỏe con người
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To contribute to a freshwater crisis
góp phần gây ra cuộc khủng hoảng nước ngọt
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To lead to long-term ecosystem damage
dẫn đến thiệt hại hệ sinh thái lâu dài