Nurse, Migration Flashcards
Cripple [n]
crip‧ple
/ ‘krɪpəl /
- Someone who is unable to walk properly because their legs are damaged or injured – now considered offensive ** → disabled **
+ Người què
Decline [v]
de‧cline
/ dɪ’klaɪn /
- A decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something
+ Suy giảm, suy sụpsụp, tàn dần, xế tà
Epidemic [n]
ep‧i‧dem‧ic
/ epɪ’demɪk /
- A large number of cases of a disease that happen at the same time → ** pandemic** :
- >>Over 500 people died during last year’s flu epidemic. *
**epidemic of **
>>an epidemic of cholera
**— epidemic ** adjective
Rampant [adj]
ram‧pant
/ ‘ræmpənt /
- If something bad, such as crime or disease, is rampant, there is a lot of it and it is very difficult to control → rife , widespread :
- >>Pickpocketing is rampant in the downtown area. *
- >>Rampant inflation*
— rampantly adverb
+ lan tràn, cực kỳ phát triển, không bị kiềm chế
Retain [v]
re‧tain
/ rɪ’teɪn /
- To keep something or continue to have something :
- >>The state wants to retain control of food imports. *
+ Giữ lại, ngăn lại, vẫn có
Rudimentary [adj]
ru‧di‧men‧ta‧ry
/ rudɪ’mentəri /
1 a rudimentary knowledge or understanding of a subject is very simple and basic OPP sophisticated :
>>Gradually, I acquired a rudimentary knowledge of music.
+ Sơ bộ, sơ đẳng
Shortage [n]
short‧age
/ ‘ʃɔtɪdʒ /
- A situation in which there is not enough of something that people need **SYN lack **
**shortage of **
>>a shortage of skilled labour
+ Sự thiếu, số lượng thiếu
Standpoint [n]
stand‧point
/ ‘stændpɔɪnt /
- A way of thinking about people, situations, ideas etc SYN point of view
**from a theoretical/political/economic etc standpoint **
- >>Let’s look at the questions from an economic standpoint. *
- >>A discussion of marriage from the standpoint of women *
+ quan điểm, lập trường
Stem [n]
/ stem /
- The long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow **SYN stalk **
- The long thin part of a wine glass, vase etc, between the base and the wide top
3 the narrow tube of a pipe used to smoke tobacco
+ Thân cây, cuống, cọng
+ Chân, ống
