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impact
/ˈɪmpækt/
the powerful effect that something has on somebody/something
Tác động, ảnh hưởng
Ví dụ:
the environmental impact of tourism
Her speech made a profound impact on everyone.
impartial
/ɪmˈpɑːrʃl/
not supporting one person or group more than another
[synonym] neutral, unbiased
Công bằng, không thiên vị, vô tư
Ví dụ:
impartial advice
A trial must be fair and impartial.
imperative
/ɪmˈperətɪv/
something that is extremely important or urgent
Điều cấp bách, khẩn thiết
, điều đòi hỏi phải hành động;
Ví dụ:
the economic imperative of quality education for all
implication
/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn/
a possible effect or result of an action or a decision
tác động, ảnh hưởng có thể có của một hành động, một quyết định
Ví dụ:
They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions.
The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside.
import
/ɪmˈpɔːrt/
to bring a product, a service, an idea, etc
into one country from another
Nhập, nhập khẩu (hàng hoá
)
Ví dụ:
The country has to import most of its raw materials.
goods imported from Japan into the US
impose
/ɪmˈpoʊz/
to force someone to accept something
to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc
to be obeyed or received
(+ on, upon) Đánh (thuế
); bắt chịu, bắt gánh vác, bắt cáng đáng
Ví dụ:
Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.
Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences.
I don’t want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children
We must impose some kind of order on the way this office is run.
impracticable
/ɪmˈpræktɪkəbl/
impossible or very difficult to do; not practical in a particular situation
Không thể thi hành được, không thể thực hiện được.
Ví dụ:
The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.
imprint
/ɪmˈprɪnt/
to fix an event or experience so firmly in the memory that it cannot be forgotten although you do not try to remember it
to have a great effect on something so that it cannot be forgotten, changed, etc.
Ghi khắc, ghi nhớ, in sâu vào, in hằn
Ví dụ:
That look of grief would be imprinted on her mind forever
The terrible scenes were indelibly imprinted on his mind
His work is imprinted with his own personal style
He imprints his own personal style on his work.
imprison
/ɪmˈprɪzn/
to put somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape
[synonym] jail
Bỏ tù, tống giam, giam cầm.
(Nghĩa bóng) Giam hãm, o bế.
Ví dụ:
They were imprisoned for possession of drugs.
(figurative) Some young mothers feel imprisoned in their own homes.
imprisonment
/ɪmˈprɪznmənt/
the act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there
Sự bỏ tù, sự tống giam, sự giam cầm.
(Nghĩa bóng) Sự giam hãm, sự o bế.
Ví dụ:
to be sentenced to life imprisonment for murder
improbable
/ɪmˈprɑːbəbl/
not likely to be true or to happen
[synonym] unlikely
Không chắc, không chắc có thực, không chắc sẽ xảy ra; đâu đâu
Ví dụ:
It’s highly improbable that Norris will agree.
an improbable-sounding excuse
impulse
/ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong wish to do something
Sự bốc đồng; cơn bốc đồng
Ví dụ:
I had this sudden impulse to shout out “Nonsense!” in the middle of her speech
He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing
I resisted the impulse to laugh.
inability
/ˌɪnəˈbɪləti/
lack of ability to do something
Sự không có khả năng, sự bất lực, sự bất tài.
Ví dụ:
Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay
inaccuracy
/ɪnˈækjərəsi/
the fact of not being exact or accurate or of having mistakes
sự không chính xác, điểm không chính xác (trong tính toán, phát ngôn, v…v…)
Ví dụ:
The film is full of historical inaccuracies
inaccurate
/ɪnˈækjərət/
not exact or accurate; with mistakes
không đúng, sai, trật, không chính xác
Ví dụ:
All the maps we had were wildly (= extremely)inaccurate
incinerator
/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪtər/
a container which is closed on all sides for burning waste at high temperatures
Lò đốt rác.
Ví dụ:
a garbage/hazardous-waste incinerator
a hospital incinerator
incoherent
/ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
expressing yourself in a way that is not clear
nói không mạch lạc, nói lảm nhảm, nói không ăn nhập vào đâu (người say rượu
)
Ví dụ:
The talk she gave was incoherent and badly prepared
income
/ˈɪnkʌm/
the money that a person, a region, a country, etc
earns from work, from investing money, from business, etc
Thu nhập, doanh thu, lợi tức
Ví dụ:
They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services.
Tourism is a major source of income for the area.
higher/middle/lower income groups
incorporate
/ɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪt/
to include something as part of something larger
kết hợp vào, bao gồm vào
Ví dụ:
Suggestions from the survey have been incorporated into/in the final design.
This aircraft incorporates several new safety features.
incorporation
/ɪnˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn/
the act of including something so that it forms part of something; something that has been included in this way
sự bao gồm, sự hợp vào
Ví dụ:
the incorporation of foreign words into the language
indeed
/ɪnˈdiːd/
used to emphasize a positive statement or answer
Thực vậy, thực sự, thực mà, thật mà, quả thực, thực lại là
Ví dụ:
‘Was he very angry?’ ‘Indeed he was
’
‘Do you agree?’ ‘Indeed I do/Yes, indeed
’
indicate
/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/
to show that something is true or exists
chỉ ra, cho thấy
Ví dụ:
Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy.
A yellowing of the skin indicates jaundice.
indulgent
/ɪnˈdʌldʒənt/
allowing someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them
Hay nuông chiều, hay chiều theo.
Ví dụ:
indulgent parents
an indulgent smile
Mothers tend to be less indulgent towards daughters.
industrialist
/ɪnˈdʌstriəlɪst/
a person who owns or runs a large factory or industrial company
Nhà tư bản công nghiệp
Ví dụ:
He was the son of a wealthy industrialist
