New Words (21 - 40) Flashcards

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economic

/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ - adj

A

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
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crisis

/ˈkraɪsɪs/ - n

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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
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deteriorate

/dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/ - v

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to become worse, to get worse or worsen

Example:

  • Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
  • deteriorating weather conditions
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unrest

/ʌnˈrest/ - n

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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.
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civil

/ˈsɪvl/ - adj

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connected with the people who live in a country
Example:

  • civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
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ankle /ˈæŋkl/ - n

joint /ˈæŋkl/ - n

to swell /swel/ - v

A

ankle - mắc cá chân

joint - khớp

swell - sưng

Example:
- Ankles and other joints often swell when people travel by air

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swell

/swel/ - v

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to increase or make something increase in number or size

Example:

  • Membership has swelled to over 20 000.
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renovate

/ˈrenəveɪt/ - v

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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.
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premises

/ˈpremɪsɪz/ - n

A

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.
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symptom

/ˈsɪmptəm/ - n

A

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).
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measles

/ˈmiːzlz/ - n

A

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.

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burst

/bɜːst/ - v

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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.

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  • precedent - /ˈpresɪdənt/ - n
  • precedence - /ˈpresɪdəns/ - n
  • unprecedented - /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/ - adj
  • unprecedentedly - /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪdli/ - adv
A
  • 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
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attract

/əˈtrækt/ - v

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to attract more customers

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attack

/əˈtæk/ - v - n

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  • 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.
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variety

/vəˈraɪəti/ - n

A

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.

17
Q

Pronunciation:

advertisement - n
= advert

advertising - n

A

advertisement - /ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/

= advert - /ˈædvɜːrt/

advertising - /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/

18
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Some types of accommodation:

  • shared house
  • studio
  • farmhouse
  • house
  • flat
  • bungalow /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/
  • penthouse
  • terraced house /ˌterəst ˈhaʊs/
A

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)

19
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spectacular - /spekˈtækjələ(r)/ - adj

spectacularly - adv

A

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.

20
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plenty - /ˈplenti/ - pronoun

A

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.