Culture Flashcards
Alleviate [v]
al‧le‧vi‧ate
/ ə’livieɪt /
- To make something less painful or difficult to deal with
**alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc **
*>>a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu *
— alleviation / əlivi’eɪʃən /
+ Làm nhẹ bớt, làm giảm bớt
Ascertain [v]
as‧cer‧tain
/ æsə’teɪn /
- To find out something SYN establish :
**ascertain whether/what/how etc **
*>>Tests were conducted to ascertain whether pollution levels have dropped. *
**ascertain something from somebody/something **
*>>You should ascertain the level of insurance cover from the car rental company. *
+ Biết chắc, xác định
— ascertainable adjective
Chronic [adj]
chron‧ic
/ krɒnɪk /
- A chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured → acute :
chronic heart disease
- A chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved :
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
**— chronically **/ -kli / adverb :
+ Mạn, kinh niên, thường xuyên
The service is chronically underfunded.
Deem [v]
/ dim /
- To think of something in a particular way or as having a particular quality SYN consider
**deem something necessary/appropriate etc **
*>>They were told to take whatever action they deemed necessary. *
**be deemed to be something **
*>>They were deemed to be illegal immigrants. *
**be deemed to do something **
*>>UK plans were deemed to infringe EU law. *
+ Tưởng rằng, nghĩ rằng, cho rằng
Desirable [adj]
de‧sir‧a‧ble
/ dɪ’zaɪərəbəl /
- Something that is desirable is worth having or doing :
* >>It is desirable that you should have some familiarity with computers. * - Sexually attractive :
* >>a desirable young woman *
— desirably adverb
— desirability / dɪzaɪrəbɪlɪti / noun
+ Thèm muốn, khao khát, khiêu gợi
Fraction [n]
/ ‘frækʃən /
- A very small amount of something
**fraction of **
- >>I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price. *
2. A part of a whole number in mathematics, such as ½
+ Phân số, phần nhỏ, miếng nhỏ
Interval [n]
in‧ter‧val
/ ‘ɪntəvəl /
- The period of time between two events, activities etc :
**interval between **
*>>The interval between arrest and trial can be up to six months. *
+ Khoảng thời gian
Outcome [n]
out‧come
/ ‘aʊtkʌm /
- The final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc – used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happens **SYN result **
**outcome of **
- >>It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election. *
- >>People who had heard the evidence at the trial were surprised at the outcome. *
+ Hậu quả, kết quả
Recur [v]
re‧cur
/ rɪkɜ /
- If something, especially something bad or unpleasant, recurs, it happens again:
* >>There is a danger that the disease may recur. * - If a number or numbers after a decimal point recur, they are repeated for ever in the same order
+ Trở lại, tái diễn, tuần hoàn