New Words (21 - 40) Flashcards
economic
/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ - adj
connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society
Example
- the government’s economic policy
- economic history
- the current economic climate
crisis
/ˈkraɪsɪs/ - n
a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
- Thời kỳ khủng hoảng
Example:
- economic crisis
- The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
- an expert in crisis management
deteriorate
/dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/ - v
to become worse, to get worse or worsen
Example:
- Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
- deteriorating weather conditions
unrest
/ʌnˈrest/ - n
a political situation in which people are angry and likely to protest or fight
sự bất ổn
Example
- industrial/civil/social/political/popular unrest
- There is growing unrest in the south of the country.
civil
/ˈsɪvl/ - adj
connected with the people who live in a country
Example:
- civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
ankle /ˈæŋkl/ - n
joint /ˈæŋkl/ - n
to swell /swel/ - v
ankle - mắc cá chân
joint - khớp
swell - sưng
Example:
- Ankles and other joints often swell when people travel by air
swell
/swel/ - v
to increase or make something increase in number or size
Example:
- Membership has swelled to over 20 000.
renovate
/ˈrenəveɪt/ - v
renovate something to repair and paint an old building, a piece of furniture, etc. so that it is in good condition again
cải tạo
Example:
- In some cases, it can be more expensive to renovate and old building than knock it down and build a new one.
- the newly renovated church
- They spent the summer renovating a farmhouse in Kent.
premises
/ˈpremɪsɪz/ - n
he building and land near to it that a business owns or uses
cơ sở
Example:
- business/commercial/industrial premises
- The company is looking for larger premises.
symptom
/ˈsɪmptəm/ - n
a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy
triệu chứng
Example:
- flu symptoms
- Look out for symptoms of depression (/dɪˈpreʃn/ trầm cảm).
measles
/ˈmiːzlz/ - n
an infectious disease, especially of children, that causes fever and small red spots that cover the whole body
Bệnh sởi
Example:
- All our children have had the measles.
burst
/bɜːst/ - v
to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way
= to explode /ɪkˈspləʊd/ (the noun is explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/)
Example:
- That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.
- precedent - /ˈpresɪdənt/ - n
- precedence - /ˈpresɪdəns/ - n
- unprecedented - /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/ - adj
- unprecedentedly - /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪdli/ - adv
- precedent - Tiền lệ
Example: - there are precedents for using interactive media in training
- precedence - ưu tiên hơn
Example: - he had to learn that her wishes did not take precedence over other people’s needs.
- The speakers came on to the platform in order of precedence (= the most important one first).
- unprecedented - chưa từng xảy ra, chưa có tiền lệ
Example: - The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
- There were unprecedented scenes of violence (/ˈvaɪələns/ - n - bạo lực) in the city’s main square.
- unprecedentedly - một cách chưa bao giờ xảy ra
Example: - a period of unprecedentedly high food prices
attract
/əˈtrækt/ - v
to attract more customers
attack
/əˈtæk/ - v - n
- Most dogs will not attack unless provoked (/prəˈvəʊk/ - bị kích động, chọc giận).
- A child is recovering in hospital after a serious attack by a stray(/streɪ/ - bị lạc) dog.
variety
/vəˈraɪəti/ - n
variety (of something) several different sorts of the same thing
Example:
- There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from.
- He resigned for a variety of reasons.
Pronunciation:
advertisement - n
= advert
advertising - n
advertisement - /ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
= advert - /ˈædvɜːrt/
advertising - /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
Some types of accommodation:
- shared house
- studio
- farmhouse
- house
- flat
- bungalow /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/
- penthouse
- terraced house /ˌterəst ˈhaʊs/
bungalow = a house built all on one level, without stairs
Example:
- He retired at 70 and moved to a bungalow in Rosecroft Gardens.
terraced house = a house that is one of a row of houses that are joined together on each side (nhà liên kế)
spectacular - /spekˈtækjələ(r)/ - adj
spectacularly - adv
very impressive
Example:
- Messi scored a spectacular goal.
- It was a spectacular achievement on their part.
in a very impressive way
Example:
- It has been a spectacularly successful year.
plenty - /ˈplenti/ - pronoun
plenty (of something) a large amount
Example:
- plenty of eggs/money/time
- ‘Do we need more milk?’ ‘No, there’s plenty in the fridge.’
- They always gave us plenty to eat.
- We had plenty to talk about.
