Environment Flashcards
Eg: Coffee is an important — crop.
= profit crop =
cash crop (n)
- A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
= cable car, light rail =
tram (n)
- A public transport vehicle, usually powered by electricity from wires above it, which travels along rails laid in the surface of a street
plants produced with the purpose of beautifying, decorating, or enhancing the environment
ornamental crop
A large ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo
ferry (n)
a set of stairs moved up or down by electric power
escalator (n)
bush (n)
Eg: a rose bush
a plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem
Eg: Take the first left at the - - - .
(vòng xuyến)
roundabout (n)
a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across
an area of flat ground outside that is partly or completely surrounded by the walls of a building
courtyard (n)
Eg: On that day the training area is opened to private vehicles; normally it is x-y-z.
(ngoài phạm vi quy định, cấm vào, cấm đề cập đến)
out of bounds (adj)
If an area is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there
Eg: For decades, international phone lines were restricted and radio jammers —(ed) foreign broadcasts.
(cản trở)
obstruct (v)
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Eg: He left me — in town with no car and no money for a bus.
(mắc kẹt)
stranded (adj)
unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money
Eg:
a. In summer the town is infested with far too many tour groups.
b. It’s often found that stranded animals were infested with large numbers of parasites.
- (of people or things) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers in a place
- (of animals, insects) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers, spreading disease or causing damage or danger
fatal (adj)
Eg: Infections in humans can develop into a potentially fatal disease.
causing death.
incorporate (v)
Eg: To enhance your health, seaweed can be easily incorporated into your lifestyle.
to include or integrate a part into the whole.
greenbelt (n)
Eg: Darlington should preserve its green belt
an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.
pledge (v)
Eg: Chair of the board of trustees has pledged to assist students in transferring to area institutions.
make a serious or formal promise to give or do something
exotic (adj)
Eg: Beyond these series staples are far-flung and exotic locations rich with flavor.
strikingly strange or unusual
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