VOCABULARY Flashcards
(50 cards)
Alleviation
/əˌlɪvɪˈeɪʃn/
sự làm nhẹ đi, giảm nhẹ đi (n)
The act of making something bad such as pain or problems less severe.
Eg: the alleviation of poverty.
Severe
/sɪˈvɪə/
Khốc liệt, dữ dội (a)
Very serious
Eg: a severe attack of toothache
Beetle
/ˈbɪtl/
bọ cánh cứng
An insect with a hard shell-like back
Catastrophe
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
Tai ương, thảm họa (n)
a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
Eg: They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come
Climax
/ˈklaɪ.mæks/
Cao trào (n)
the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, especially when this happens near the end
Eg: The climax of the air show was a daring flying display.
Clumsily
/ˈklʌmzi/
một cách vụng về (adv)
in a way that is not careful and controlled, and makes you likely to have accidents
Eg: He tripped clumsily on the rug and fell flat on his face.
Condemn
/kənˈdem/
Kết tội (v)
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons.
Eg: The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
Denounce
/dɪˈnaʊns/
Tố cáo, tố giác, vạch mặt (v)
to criticize something or someone strongly and publicly.
Eg: The government’s economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
Converse
(a) trái ngược, nghịch đảo
Eg: they hold converse opinions.
(v) nói chuyện
( to converse with somebody about something ; to converse together )
Eg: she sat conversing with the Prime Minister.
Deposit
/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/
Đặt cọc (v)
Eg: The shop promised to keep the goods for me if I paid a deposit.
Làm cho bùn, phù sa lắng xuống
Eg: The Nile floods the fields and deposits mud on them.
Enhancement
/ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt/
Sự nâng cao (n)
the process of improving the quality, amount, or strength of something.
Eg: memory enhancement
Evaporation
/ɪˌvæp.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
Sự bay hơi, sự làm khô (n)
the process of a liquid changing to a gas, especially by heating.
Eg: Ice cover prevents evaporation of water from the lake surface.
Exacerbate
/ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt/
Làm trầm trọng, làm cáu tiết (v)
to make something that is already bad even worse.
Eg: This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
Exonerate
/ɪɡˈzɒn.ə.reɪt/
Miễn cho ai (nhiệm vụ gì…)
Giải tội cho (ai)
to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something.
(exonerate someone from something)
Eg: The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.
Collision
/kəˈlɪʒn/
Sự va chạm, sự xung đột
an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force.
Eg: There has been a collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway.
Glacier
/ˈɡlæsiə(r)/
Sông băng (n)
a large mass of ice that moves slowly
Heat-insulated
/hi:tˈɪnsəˌleɪtədid/
Ngành công nghiệp (n)
Heat-released
/hi:trɪˈlisd/
Thuộc ngành công nghiệp (a)
Heat-related
/hi:trɪˈleɪtid/
Cần cù, siêng năng (a)
Incidence
/ˈɪnsədəns/
Sự tác động, phạm vi ảnh hưởng (n)
the rate at which something, especially a disease, happens.
(incidence of)
Eg: They found an increased incidence of cancer near nuclear power stations.
Indication
/ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃn/
Sự biểu lộ, dấu hiệu (n)
a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen.
- indication (that)
Eg: There are few indications (that) the economy is on an upswing. - indication of
Eg: Helen’s face gave no indication of what she was thinking.
Inland
ˌɪnˈlænd
Vùng nội địa (n)
in the middle of a country, away from the sea.
Eg: The Black Sea is a large inland sea.
Mitigate
/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
Sự làm nhẹ, làm giảm bớt (v)
to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad.
Eg: It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
Permafrost
/ˈpɜː.mə.frɒst/
Sự đóng băng vĩnh viễn
an area of land that is permanently frozen below the surface
