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scent
/sent/
a pleasant natural smell
a smell produced by an animal that acts as a signal to other animals
Mùi, mùi thơm, hương thơm
Mùi hơi (của thú vật).
Ví dụ:
the scent of roses
The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.
scheme
/skiːm/
a plan or system for doing or organizing something
Kế hoạch; âm mưu; mưu đồ; ý đồ
Ví dụ:
a local scheme for recycling newspapers
o introduce/operate a scheme to improve links between schools and industryUnder the new scheme only successful schools will be given extra funding.
scholarship
/ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/
an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money
Học bổng.
Ví dụ:
He got/won a scholarship to Harvard
science
/ˈsaɪəns/
Khoa học
Ví dụ:
new developments in science and technology
science fiction
/ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/
a type of book, film/movie, etc
that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future, and often deals with space travel and life on other planets
khoa học viễn tưởng
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scientific
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods of science
liên quan đến khoa học
một cách khoa học, có tổ chức
Ví dụ:
a scientific discoveryscientific knowledge
scientist
/ˈsaɪəntɪst/
a person who studies one or more of the natural sciences (= for example, physics, chemistry and biology)
Nhà khoa học; người giỏi về khoa học tự nhiên.
Ví dụ:
a research scientist
nuclear scientists
scientists and engineers
scope
/skoʊp/
the range of things that a subject, an organization, an activity, etc
deals with
Phạm vi, tầm xa (kiến thức)
Ví dụ:
I’m afraid that problem is beyond/outside the scope of my lecture.
Oil painting does not come within the scope of a course of this kind.
screw
/skruː/
a thin, pointed piece of metal with a raised edge twisting round along its length and a flat top with a cut in it, used to join things together, especially pieces of wood
Đinh vít, đinh ốc
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screwdriver
/ˈskruːdraɪvər/
a tool with a narrow blade that is specially shaped at the end, used for turning screws
cái tua vít
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scuba diving
/ˈskuːbə daɪvɪŋ/
the sport of swimming underwater with special breathing equipment
lặn có bình lặn
Ví dụ:
to go scuba-diving
sculptor
/ˈskʌlptər/
someone who creates sculptures
Nhà điêu khắc; thợ chạm
Ví dụ:
The sculptor Giovanni Marliano was a native of the city; and some of his works are preserved in the cathedral.
sculpture
/ˈskʌlptʃər/
a work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc
Công trình điêu khắc
Ví dụ:
a marble sculpture of Venus
He collects modern sculpture.
secondary school
/ˈsekənderi skuːl/
a school for young people between the ages of 11 and 18
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seek
/siːk/
to try to do something
[synonym] attempt
Mưu cầu, theo đuổi, nhằm vào, cố gắng
Ví dụ:
They quickly sought to distance themselves from the protesters
They sought to reassure the public.
segment
/ˈseɡmənt/
a part of something that is separate from the other parts or can be considered separately
một khúc, một phân đoạn, một phần
Ví dụ:
She cleaned a small segment of the painting.
The changes will affect only a small segment of the population.
seldom
/ˈseldəm/
almost never
Ít khi, hiếm khi
Ví dụ:
Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.
Seldom do we receive any apology when mistakes are made.
self-conscious
/ˌself ˈkɑːnʃəs/
nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions
Ngượng ngùng, e thẹn, lúng túng (trước những người khác).
Ví dụ:
He’s always been self-conscious about being so short.
She was a shy, self-conscious girl.
self-indulgence
/ˌself ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/
the quality of allowing yourself to have or do things that you like, especially when you do this too much or too often
Sự nuông chiều bản thân quá độ
Sự bê tha (thú vui vật chất), sự đam mê lạc thú.
Ví dụ:
the self-indulgence of the wealthy middle classes
semi
/ˈsemi/
(in adjectives and nouns) half; partly
Một nửa
Nửa chừng; giữa một thời kỳ.
Một phần,Phần nào.
Có một vài đặc điểm của.
Ví dụ:
semiellipse — nửa enlip
semi-annual — nửa năm
semi-independent — bán độc lập
semi-darkness — sự tối nhá nhem
semi-arid
/ˌsemi ˈærɪd/
(of land or climate) dry; with little rain
bán hoang mạc, nửa khô hạn
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senior
/ˈsiːniər/
high or higher in rank;older and more experienced
Nhiều tuổi hơn, cao cấp hơn, lâu năm hơn, ở trình độ cao hơn; ở trình độ cao nhất.
Ví dụ:
Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses
The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present.
sensational
/senˈseɪʃənl/
(disapproving) (of a newspaper, etc
) trying to get your interest by presenting facts or events as worse or more shocking than they really are
Gây xúc động mạnh làm náo động dư luận, giật gân
Ví dụ:
sensational news stories
Some of the more sensational newspapers have given a lot of coverage to the scandal.
sensationalist
/senˈseɪʃənəlɪst/
getting people’s interest by using shocking words or by presenting facts and events as worse or more shocking than they really are
(tính từ) thu hút sự chú ý bằng cách sử dụng từ ngữ gây sốc, hoặc thổi phồng, phóng đại sự việc
Ví dụ:
sensationalist headlines