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placebo
placebo
/pləˈsi.boʊ/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
- The vespers sung in the office for the dead.
giả dược
innovation
innovation
/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- A change effected by innovating; a change in customs
- Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
sự đổi mới
proceeding
proceeding
/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/
Meaning:
1. Verb
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on
- To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another.
- To come from; to have as its source or origin.
- To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and carry on a series of acts or measures; to act methodically
- To be transacted; to take place; to occur.
- (of a rule) To be applicable or effective; to be valid.
- To begin and carry on a legal process.
- To take an academic degree.
Synonyms: forthgo, progress.
Antonyms: recede, regress.
2. Noun
- The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
- An event or happening; something that happens
- (always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
- Progress or movement from one thing to another.
- A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction
- Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
Synonyms: measure, procedure, step.
tiến hành
rodent
rodent
/ˈɹəʊdənt/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
- (bulletin board system slang, leet) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer.
Synonyms: gnawer.
2. Adjective
- Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
gặm nhấm
hypothesis
hypothesis
/haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
- (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
- (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
Synonyms: educated guess, guess, supposition, theory, thesis.
Giả thuyết
copyright
copyright
/ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
- Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
2. Verb
- To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
Bản quyền
sensor
sensor
/ˈsɛn.sɚ/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
cảm biến
cane
cane
[kʰeɪn]
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof
- The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
- A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
- Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like
- A local European measure of length; the canna.
2. Verb
- To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
- To destroy; to comprehensively defeat
- To do something well, in a competent fashion
- To produce extreme pain
- To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
cây gậy
perceive
perceive
/pɚˈsiv/
Meaning:
1. Verb
- To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.
Synonyms: ken.
nhận thức
guideline
guideline
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
- A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
- A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
Synonyms: rule of thumb, rule of thumb.
Hướng dẫn
predominant
predominant
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A subdominant.
2. Adjective
- Common or widespread; prevalent.
- Significant or important; dominant.
chiếm ưu thế
ingredient
ingredient
/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
nguyên liệu
emerald
emerald
/ˈɛm(ə)ɹəld/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
- Emerald green, a colour.
- Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia
- A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.
Synonyms: smaragd, minionette.
2. Verb
- To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.
3. Adjective
- Of a rich green colour.
Ngọc lục bảo
indigenous
indigenous
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
Meaning:
1. Adjective
- Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
- Innate, inborn.
Synonyms: connatural, natural, aboriginal, autochthonous, local.
bản địa
moth
moth
/mɔθ/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
Synonyms: lep.
2. Verb
- To hunt for moths.
Bướm đêm
utilise
utilise
Meaning:
1. Verb
- To make use of; to use.
- To make useful; to find a practical use for.
- To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.
- To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended
Synonyms: employ, exploit, use.
Sử dụng
arena
arena
/əˈɹiːnə/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
- The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
- The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
- A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
Đấu trường
archaeologist
archaeologist
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
Nhà khảo cổ học
implementation
implementation
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.
- A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.
thực hiện
profile
profile
/ˈpɹoʊfaɪl/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
- The shape, view, or shadow of a person’s head from the side; a side view.
- A summary or collection of information, especially about a person
- A specific space or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
- Reputation.
- The amount by which something protrudes.
- Prominence; noticeability.
- A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
- A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.
- A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
- An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
Antonyms: portrait.
2. Verb
- To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
- To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
- To draw in profile or outline.
- To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
- To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.
hồ sơ
peacekeeping
peacekeeping
/ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
- (as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
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medalist
medalist
/ˈmɛdəlɪst/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- One who has received a medal; one who has medalled.
- An engraver, designer or collector of medals.
huy chương
flexibility
flexibility
Meaning:
1. Noun
- The quality of being flexible; suppleness; pliability.
- The quality of having options.
linh hoạt
shrimp
shrimp
/ʃɹɪmp/
Meaning:
1. Noun
- Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
- The flesh of such crustaceans.
- A small, puny or unimportant person.
Synonyms: prawn.
2. Verb
- To fish for shrimp.
- To contract; to shrink.
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