CAM 15 Test 1 Passage 1 Flashcards
NUTMEG - A VALUABLE SPICE
agent
chất
authority
the power or right to do something
quyền lực
commercial
connected with commerce
thuộc thương mại
commodity
an article which is bought or sold
hàng hóa
compromise
(a) settlement of differences in which each side gives up something it has previously demanded
sự thỏa hiệp
corporation
bigger than company
crimson
a deep red colour/color
đỏ thắm
dense
thick and close
dày đặc
desperate
very bad or almost hopeless
tuyệt vọng
distant
far away or far apart, in place or time
xa trong không gian hay thời gian
distribution
share
encase
in a case, surrounded…
bao bọc
exclusive
given to only one individual or group etc
dành riêng, độc quyền
fertile
producing a lot
phì nhiêu; màu mỡ
fight back
chống trả
flavouring
anything used to give a particular taste
đồ gia vị; hương liệu
fleet
a number of ships or boats under one command or sailing together
hạm đội
flesh
meat of fruit
flow into
chảy vào
foliage
leaves
tán, cành lá
gained
reach
grove
lùm cây
guarded
to protect
halve
to divide (something) into two equal parts
chia đôi
husk
the dry thin covering of certain fruits and seeds
vỏ khô; trấu
importers
a person, country, or company that buys products from another country in order to sell them:
nhà nhập khẩu
insisted on
emphasis on
Intent on
có ý định
invarder
a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades
người xâm phạm
lacy
ren
lime
vôi\chanh xanh
locked out
bị khoá ngoài
medicinal
having the power to heal and used as a medicine
dùng làm thuốc
monopoly
the sole right of making or selling something etc
độc quyền
NUTMEG
a hard seed ground into a powder and used as a spice in food.
hạt nhục đậu khấu
obstacle
something which prevents progress
trở ngại
operation
an action or process, especially when planned
sự hoạt động
pale
having less colour/color than normal
nhợt nhạt
pennies
đồng xu
plague
dịch hạch
policy
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations
chính sách
precious
of great value
quý giá
presence
sự hiện diện
preservative
something that preserves, especially that prevents food etc from going bad
chất bảo quản
prized
considered valuable and important:
rate high
proper
right, correct, or suitable
đúng; thích hợp
punished
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.:
trừng phạt
reach
to arrive at (a place, age etc)
đến được; đạt được
ridge
a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.
chóp; ngọn
ripe
opposite with raw
securely
safely
seized
to take something quickly and keep or hold it:
‘chiếm dữ
severely
serious
smuggled
to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally:
buôn lậu
soar
to rise very quickly to a high level:
tăng vọt
spare
to avoid using, spending etc
để dành, tiết kiệm
splits into
chia thành
subcontracting
thầu
sultans
king sultan
thickly
dày, rậm rạp
The trees were thickly covered in snow.
thrived
develop strong
took over
manage
tough
strong; not easily broken, worn out etc
mạnh, rắn
troop
a group of ordinary soldiers
lính, quân đội
tsunami
a very large sea wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption, that can cause a lot of destruction when it hits land
sóng thần
uproot
to pull a plant including its roots out of the ground:
nhổ tận gốc
willing
ready to agree (to do something)
sẵn sàng
wiped out
bị xoá sổ
