Ecotourism Flashcards

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Calprit [n]

cul‧prit

/ ‘kʌlprɪt /

A
  • The person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong** → victim : **
  • >>Police finally managed to catch the culprit. *

+ Kẻ có tội, bị cáo

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Dump [v]

/ dʌmp /

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  1. To put something somewhere in a careless untidy way :
    * >>Merrill dumped her suitcase down in the hall. *
  2. Get rid of something
    * >>Ellie dumped all the photos of her ex-husband. *
    b) to get rid of waste material by taking it from people’s houses and burying it under the soil :

Britain dumps more of its waste than any other European country.

  1. To end a relationship with someone :
    * >>Vicky dumped Neil yesterday. *
  2. To get rid of goods by selling them in a foreign country at a much lower price

**dump in/on **

*>>A campaign to stop cheap European beef being dumped in West Africa *

+ Vứt bỏ, gại bỏ, đổ thành đống

+ Bán hạ giá

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Injure [v]

in‧jure

/ ɪndʒə /

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  • To hurt yourself or someone else, for example in an accident or an attack → wound :

>>Angus injured his leg playing rugby.

**be badly/seriously/critically injured **

>>Two people have been critically injured in an accident.

+ Làm tổn thương, xúc phạm

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Publicity [n]

pub‧lic‧i‧ty

/ pʌ’blɪsɪti /

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  1. The attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc :

**bad/good/unwelcome etc publicity **

>>It’s important to gain good publicity for the school.

  1. The business of making sure that people know about a new product, film etc or what a particular famous person is doing :

>>The Government has launched a publicity campaign .

+ Sự công khai, sự quảng cáo

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Strive [n]

/ straɪv /

( past tense strove / stroʊv / , past participle striven / ‘strɪvən / )

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-To make a great effort to achieve something

**strive to do something **

*>>I was still striving to be successful. *

**strive for/after **

*>>We must continue to strive for greater efficiency. *

— striving noun

+ Cố gắng, phấn đấu

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Wary [adj]

/ ‘weri /

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  • Someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful

**be wary of (doing) something **

*>>I’m a bit wary of driving in this fog. *

**wary of **

*>>We must teach children to be wary of strangers. *

+ Thân trọng, cảnh giác

**— wariness ** noun

— warily adverb :

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