society Flashcards
ever-expanding global population
dân số toàn cầu ngày càng mở rộng
the shift in demographic
sự thay đổi về nhân khẩu học
slum (n)
khu ổ chuột
keep up (with somebody/something) Ex: The job market can not keep up with the pace of urban growth.
to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as somebody/something
plague verb
/pleɪɡ
to cause pain or trouble to somebody/something over a period of time
mật độ dân số
population density
larceny noun
/ˈlɑːsəni
theft (ăn trộm)
robbery (n)
ăn cướp (có dùng vũ khí)
with face-to-face contact
mối liên hệ trực tiếp
per capita(adjective, adverb)
/pə ˈkæpɪtə/
EX: average earnings per capita
Per capita income rose sharply last year.
for each person
homicide noun
/ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/
murder
social unrest
bất ổn xã hội
volatile adjective
/ˈvɒlətaɪl/
a politically volatile year
(of a situation) likely to change suddenly; easily becoming dangerous
SYNONYM unstable
law enforcement agencies
các cơ quan thực thi pháp luật (cơ quan hành pháp)
patrol verb
/pəˈtrəʊl/
Troops patrolled the border day and night.
to go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble-tuần tra
troop: quân đội
a city inhabitant (n)
a city dweller= citixen
an American citizen
a citizen of America
There is an increased propensity for people to live alone.
propensity noun
/prəˈpensəti/
thiên hướng
substitute A for B
substitute B with/by A
Ex: Butter can be substituted with margarine in this recipe.
to take the place of somebody/something else; to use somebody/something instead of somebody/something else
initiative noun
/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
sáng kiến
enterprise noun
/ˈentəpraɪz/
a company or business
domitate (v)
thống trị, đàn áp
all-time adjective
/ˈɔːl taɪm/
EX: With global energy demands at an all-time high,…
of any time (mọi lúc)
all-time high: cao nhất mọi thời đại
versatile (adj) /ˈvɜːsətaɪl/
ex: our center offer versatile tuition fee policies.
linh hoạt
multifaceted adjective
/ˌmʌltiˈfæsɪtɪd/, /ˌmʌltaɪˈfæsɪtɪd/
Ex: a complex and multifaceted problem/process
having many different aspects to be considered
