Exercise Flashcards
Cognition [n]
cog‧ni‧tion
/ kɒɡ’nɪʃən /
- The process of knowing, understanding, and learning something SYN thought :
- >>the regions of the brain that are responsible for memory and cognition *
+ Nhận thức
Counteract [v]
coun‧ter‧act
/ kaʊntər’ækt /
- To reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect :
- >>They gave him drugs to counteract his withdrawal symptoms. *
— counteraction / -ækʃən /
+ Trống lại, kháng lại
Dementia [n]
de‧men‧tia
/ dɪmenʃə /
- An illness that affects the brain and memory, and makes you gradually lose the ability to think and behave normally
+ Chứng mất trí
Deteriorate [v]
de‧te‧ri‧o‧rate
/ dɪ’tɪəriəreɪt /
- To become worse :
Ethel’s health has deteriorated.
— deterioration / dɪtɪərɪ’reɪʃən /
+ Xa đoạ, làm giảm giá trị, làm xấu đi
Diagnose [v]
di‧ag‧nose
/ ‘daɪəɡnəʊz /
- To find out what illness someone has, or what the cause of a fault is, after doing tests, examinations etc
**diagnose somebody as (having) something **
*>>Joe struggled in school before he was diagnosed as dyslexic. *
**diagnose something as something **
*>>The illness was diagnosed as mumps. *
**diagnose somebody with something **
*>>She was diagnosed with breast cancer. *
+ Chuẩn đoán
Disorder [n]
dis‧or‧der
/ dɪs’ɔdər /
- A mental or physical illness which prevents part of your body from working properly
- >>He suffers from a rare disorder of the liver. *
+ Rối loạn
Impair [v]
im‧pair
/ ɪm’peə /
- To damage something or make it not as good as it should be:
- >>The illness had impaired his ability to think and concentrate. *
+ Làm suy yếu, làm sút kém
Regulate [v]
reg‧u‧late
/ ‘reɡjʊleɪt /
- To control an activity or process, especially by rules :
* >>strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food * - To make a machine or your body work at a particular speed, temperature etc :
* >>People sweat to regulate their body heat. *
+ Điều chỉnh
Rodent [n]
ro‧dent
/ ‘rəʊdənt /
- Any small animal of the type that has long sharp front teeth, such as a rat or a rabbit
+ Loại gặm nhấm
Spatial [adj]
spa‧tial
/ ‘speɪʃəl /
- Relating to the position, size, shape etc of things
— spatially adverb
+ (Thuộc) không gian
Stimulate [v]
stim‧u‧late
/ ‘stɪmjʊleɪt /
- To encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further **OPP suppress **
stimulate growth/demand/the economy etc
*>>the President’s plan to stimulate economic growth *
2 to encourage someone by making them excited about and interested in something :
**stimulate somebody to do something **
*>>An inspiring teacher can stimulate students to succeed. *
— stimulative / -leɪtɪv / adjective
— stimulation / stɪmjʊ’leɪʃ ə n / noun
+ Kích thích, kích động, khuyến khích
Stave off [pv]
/ steɪv /
- To keep someone or something from reaching you or affecting you for a period of time :
- >>She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger .*
+ Ngăn chặn, phòng ngừa
