300 Flashcards
capital
/ˈkæpɪtl/
the most important town or city of a country, usually where the central government operates from
Thủ đô, thủ phủ.
Ví dụ:
Australia’s capital city is Canberra
Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
capital punishment
/ˌkæpɪtl ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
punishment by death
án tử hình (=death penalty)
Ví dụ:
Public opinion was in favour of bringing back capital punishment
capsule
/ˈkæpsuːl/
a small container with medicine inside that you swallow
(Dược học) Bao con nhộng
Ví dụ:
The medicine can be taken in tablet or capsule form.
carbon
/ˈkɑːrbən/
a chemical element that exists in its pure form as diamond or graphite, and is an important part of other substances such as coal and oil
(Hoá học) Cacbon
Ví dụ:
New legislation aims to reduce carbon emissions
Iron with a high carbon content
career
/kəˈrɪr/
the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes
Sự nghiệp (của một người)
Ví dụ:
a career in politics
a teaching career
What made you decide on a career as a vet?
She has been concentrating on her career.
carnation
/kɑːrˈneɪʃn/
(a plant with) a small flower with a sweet smell, usually white, pink, or red in colour
Hoa cẩm chướng.
Ví dụ:
He was wearing a carnation in his buttonhole
carve
/kɑːrv/
to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc
Khắc, tạc, chạm, đục.
Ví dụ:
This totem pole is carved from/out of a single tree trunk.
He carved her name on a tree.
Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out (= cut into the rock) by soldiers for defensive purposes.
carving
/ˈkɑːrvɪŋ/
a shape or pattern cut into wood or stone or the skill of doing this
Nghệ thuật khắc, nghệ thuật tạc, nghệ thuật chạm
Ví dụ:
wooden/stone carvings
cast-off
/ˈkæst ɔːf/
a piece of clothing that the original owner no longer wants to wear
quần áo cũ bị bỏ đi, không dùng đến nữa
Ví dụ:
She used to wear her sister’s cast-offs
casual
/ˈkæʒuəl/
[of work] not permanent; not done, or doing something regularly
Không đều, thất thường, lúc có lúc không
Ví dụ:
casual workers/labour — người lao công có việc làm thất thường, người lao công không có việc làm cố định
Students sometimes do casual work in the tourist trade.
They are employed on a casual basis (= they do not have a permanent job with the company).
catastrophe
/kəˈtæstrəfi/
a sudden event that causes many people to suffer
[synonym] disaster
Tai ương, tai biến, thảm hoạ, tai hoạ lớn
Ví dụ:
Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe
We’ve had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.
catastrophic
/ˌkætəˈstrɑːfɪk/
(of a natural event) causing a lot of damage and suffering
[synonym] disastrous
causing a lot of problems for people
[synonym]disastrous
có tínhthảm hoạ, vô cùng thê thảm
Ví dụ:
a catastrophic earthquake/flood/wildfire
a catastrophic failure/collapse/defeat
cater
/ˈkeɪtər/
to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants
phục vụ nhu cầu của ai hay cái gì
Ví dụ:
The club caters for children between the ages of four and twelve
She runs a specialist company that caters for people with food allergies.
It is a resort that clearly caters for the well-off.
cathedral
/kəˈθiːdrəl/
a very large, usually stone, building for Christian worship
(Công giáo) Nhà thờ chính tòa; nhà thờ lớn
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cattle
/ˈkætl/
cows and bulls that are kept for their milk or meat
Thú nuôi, gia súc
Ví dụ:
The farmer grazes cattle on this land in the summer months
a herd of cattle
cauliflower
/ˈkɑːliflaʊər/
a vegetable with green leaves around a large hard white head of flowers
(Thực vật học) Cải hoa, hoa lơ, súp lơ
Ví dụ:
Do you like cauliflower?
two cauliflowers
ceiling
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look above you
Trần (nhà
)
Ví dụ:
She lay on her back staring up at the ceiling.
a large room with a high ceiling
The walls and ceiling were painted white.
celebrity
/səˈlebrəti/
a famous person
Nhân vật có danh tiếng, người nổi danh
Ví dụ:
TV celebrities
censor
/ˈsensər/
to remove the parts of a book, film/movie, etc
that are considered to be offensive, immoral or a political threat
(dạng chủ động) kiểm duyệt.
(dạng bị động) bị kiểm duyệt cắt đi.
Ví dụ:
The news reports had been heavily censored.
The book was heavily censored when first published.
censorship
/ˈsensərʃɪp/
the act of censoring books, films, etc
Công tác kiểm duyệt.
Ví dụ:
The government has imposed strict censorship on the press.
to take action against institutions practising censorship
certain
/ˈsɜːrtn/
firmly believing something; having no doubts
Chắc, chắc chắn.
Ví dụ:
I feel certain (that) you’re doing the right thing
chain
/tʃeɪn/
a group of shops/stores or hotels owned by the same company
chuỗi (cửa hàng, nhà hàng, siêu thị, khách sạn
)
Ví dụ:
The supermarket chain announced that it was cutting the cost of all its fresh and frozen meat
They are not only the world’s biggest fast-food chain, but also the industry’s trendsetter.
chalk
/tʃɔːk/
a type of soft white stone
Đá phấn.
Ví dụ:
the chalk cliffs of southern England
challenge
/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/
a new or difficult task that tests somebody’s ability and skill
thách thức
Ví dụ:
The role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career.
Schools must meet the challenge of new technology (= deal with it successfully).
