chap 2 Flashcards
Constant
(a) thường xuyên (kiên trì, thủy chung)
eg: Babies need constant attention.
Constrain
(v) bắt buộc, bắt ép, cưỡng ép
eg: She felt constrained from continuing by the threat of lossing her job.
Conventional
(a) tính truyền thống
eg: It’s not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather the whole village turned into a hotel.
Core
(n) nhân, lõi, nòng cốt
eg: Concern the environment is at the core of our policies.
Corresponding
(a) tương đối, đối với
eg: A change in the money supply brings a corresponding change in the expenditure.
Criteria
(n) tiêu chuẩn
eg: What criteria are used for assessing a student’s ability?
Deduce
(v) suy luận, suy diễn
eg: From the contents of his shopping basket, I deduced that he was single.
Dominant
(adj) Mạnh nhất, quan trọng nhất, đáng lưu ý nhất
Eg: The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace.
Emphasis
(n) tầm quan trọng
to put/ lay/ place emphasis on sth
eg: We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.
Ensure
(v) bảo đảm, bảo hiểm
eg: Victory ensured them a place in the final.
Exclude
(v) ngăn chạn, loại trừ
eg: Try excluding far from your diet.
Framework
(n) khuôn khổ
eg: We are currently exploring new approaches within existing frameworks of practice and thinking.
Illustrate
(v) minh họa
eg: An illustrated children’s book.
Immigrate
(v) nhập cư
eg: About 6.6 million people immigrated to the United States in the 1970s.
Imply
(v) ngụ ý, bao hàm
eg: Are you implying that I am wrong?
Initial
(a) đầu tiên, ban đầu
eg: In the initial stages (at the beggining) of the compaign.
Justification
(n) sự biện minh, bào chữa
eg: I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases.
Outcome
(n) kết luận, kết quả
eg: We are waiting to hear the final outcome of the negotiations.
Partnership
(n) quan hệ đồng nghiệp
eg: He developed his own program in partnership with an American expert.
Registered
(a) đã đăng ký
eg: The ship was registered in Panama.
Sequence
(n) sự nối tiếp, sự liên tiếp
eg: He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
Scheme
(n) âm mưu, í đồ, kế hoạch
eg: To introduce/ operate a scheme to improve links between schools and industry.
Sufficient
(a) đủ
eg: Allow sufficient time to get there.
Valid
(a) hợp lệ, hợp lí
eg: She had valid reasons for not supporting the proposal.
Disrupt
(v) đập gãy, đập vỡ, phá vỡ
eg: Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city this morning.
Impairment
(n) sự làm suy yếu, sự làm sụt kém
eg: Renal impairment needs to be treated urgently.
Frustration
(n) sự thất vọng, sự làm vỡ mộng
eg: I could sense his frustration at not being able to help.
Philosophy
triết học
Insatiable
(a) không thể thỏa mãn được, tham lam vô độ
Multitude
(n) vô số, đám đông, quần chúng, dân chúng
eg: A multitude of insects.
Alter
(v) thay đổi, biến đổi, sửa đổi
eg: To alter one’s way of living.
Acquire
(v) giành được, thu được, kiếm được
eg: To acquire a good reputation.
an acquired sate: sở thích do quen mà có
Abuse
(n) sự lạm dụng, đối xử sai/tệ
eg: Abuse of power/ authority.
Compulsion
(n) sự bắt buộc, sự ép buộc
eg: We were under no compulsion to attend.
Associate
(v) kết giao, liên hợp, liên kết
eg: Associate societies.
(v) cũng cộng tác, phụ, phó, trợ
eg: associate editor.
Excessive
(a) quá mức, quá đáng, thừa
eg: The store has an excess of stock which it must sell off.
Restore
(v) khôi phục, hoàn toàn, tu bổ
eg: The painting was restored to its rightful owner.
Category
(n) thể loại
= kind, type, form
eg: The results can be divided into three main categories.
Community
(n) phường, hội
eg: The local community was shocked by the murders.
Complex
(a) phức tạp
= difficult, complicated, hard
eg: The complex structure of human brain.
Compute
(v) ước tính,tính toán
eg: The losses was computed at $5 million.
Conduct
(v) tiến hành, tổ chức
eg: They conducted a virgorous campaign for a shorter working.
Consequence
(n) hậu quả, kết quả
= result, effect
eg: The suffer/ face/ take the consequences of the merger.
Distinct
(a) Riêng biệt, khác biệt
= different
eg: The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups.
Element
(n) yếu tố, cơ sở
eg: Cost was a key element in our decision making process.
Equate
(v) Coi ngang, ngang với
eg: Many people equate wealth with hapiness.
Invest
(v) đầu tư
eg: Now is a good time to invest in the porperty market.
Journal
(n) báo, tạp chí
= newspaper, magazine
Maintain
(v) tiếp tục, duy trì, giữ vững
= keep, preserve
eg: The two country have always maintained close relations.
Obtain
(v) đạt được, giành được
eg: I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report.
Perceive
(v) hiểu, trông thấy, nhận thức, nhận thấy
eg: I perceive a change in his behaviour.
Relevant
(a) liên quan, thích hợp
eg: Education should be relevant to children’s needs.
Seek
(v) tìm, tìm kiếm, theo đuổi
= find, looking for
eg: Hightly qualified secretary seeks employment.
Strategy
(n) chiến lược
eg: It’s all part of an overall strategy to gain promotion.
Alternative
(n) sự lựa chọn
eg: You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque mothly; those are the two alternative.
Circumstance
(n) hoàn cảnh, trường hợp, tình huống
eg: We were simply thrown together by circumstance on the long journey.
Compensate
(v) đền bù, bồi thường
eg: Her lawyers say should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
Component
(n) thành phần
eg: Key components of the government’s plan
