CORK Flashcards
bark
(n) vỏ cây
= the outer layer of the tree
EX:
The people strip the [bark] and use it in medicines.
strip
(v) lột trần
= remove all coverings from
EX:
Many other servants came in to strip the bed and put new sheets and comforter on her monstrous bed.
buoyant
(a) có thể nổi trên mặt nước
= be able to float or be able to keep things floating
EX:
Cork is light and buoyant.
in keeping with
(c) phù hợp với
= appropriate or expected in a particular situation; in agreement with
EX:
The latest results are in keeping with our earlier findings.
in search of
(c) nỗ lực tìm kiếm thứ gì
= trying to find something
EX:
She was shot by a sniper when she went out in search of firewood.
insulate
(v) cách nhiệt, cách âm, cách ly
= to protect something with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, … from passing through
EX:
You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed.
monopoly
(n) sự độc quyền
= the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade
EX:
The government has a monopoly on rail travel.
virtual
(a) thực sự, một cách chính thức
= almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important.
EX:
Fighting and shortages have brought normal life to a virtual standstill in the city.
beehive
(n) tổ ong
EX: studying the life of bees in the hive
cork
(n) nút bần
EX:
Champagne corks were popping.
husk
(n) trấu
= the dry outer covering of nuts, fruits and seeds
EX:
Brown rice has not had the husks removed.
oak
(n) cây sồi
sapling
(n) cây con
= a young tree
EX:
She plucked some leaves off the sapling.
millennia
(n) mười thế kỷ, nghìn năm, thời đại hoàng kim
= a period of 1 000 years, especially as calculated before or after the birth of Christ
EX:
For millennia, it was accepted that the earth was at the centre of the universe.
squash
(v) nén, ép
= to press something so that it becomes soft, damaged or flat, or changes shape
EX:
He squashed his nose against the window.
