Transatlantic Cable Flashcards
Catastrophe [n]
/ kə’tæstrəfi /
- A terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death **SYN disaster **
**environmental/nuclear/economic etc catastrophe **
*>>The Black Sea is facing ecological catastrophe as a result of pollution. *
prevent/avert a catastrophe
*>>Sudan requires food immediately to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. *
— catastrophic / kætə’strɑfɪk / adjective:
**— catastrophically ** adverb
+ Sự kiện thảm khốc
Compensate [v]
/ ‘kɒmpənseɪt /
- To replace or balance the effect of something bad:
**compensate for **
*Her intelligence more than compensates for her lack of experience. *
+ đên bù, bồi thường
Disparate [adj]
/ ‘dɪspərɪt /
- Consisting of things or people that are very different and not related to each other:
- a meeting covering many disparate subjects *
- the difficulties of dealing with disparate groups of people *
+ Khac hẳn nhau, khác loại, tạp nham
Flow [n]
/ floʊ /
- Smooth steady movement of liquid, gas, or electricity
**flow of **
*He struggled to swim against the flow of the water. *
+ Dòng chảy
Indispensable [adj]
/ ɪndɪ’spensəbəl /
- Someone or something that is indispensable is so important or useful that it is impossible to manage without them **SYN essential **
**indispensable to **
*This book is indispensable to anyone interested in space exploration. *
**indispensable for/in (doing) something **
Mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our lives.
+ Không thể thiếu, thuyệt đối cần thiết
Inexplicable [adj]
/ ɪnɪk’splɪkəbəl /
- Too unusual or strange to be explained or understood SYN incomprehensible, strange:
- For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed*.
— inexplicably adverb
+ Không giải thích được, không cắt nghĩa được
**Inquiry **[n]
/ ɪnkwaɪri /
- A question you ask in order to get information
**inquiry about **
- We’re getting a lot of inquiries about our new London–Rio service. *
2. The act or process of asking questions in order to get information: - On further inquiry, it emerged that Malcolm had not been involved in the incident. *
3. An official process to find out about something
**inquiry into **
*a judicial inquiry into the deaths *
+ Câu hỏi (Tìm hiểu)
+ (Sự) phỏng vấn, điều tra, thẩm vấn
Perseverance [n]
/ pɜ:sə’vɪərəns /
- Determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of difficulties – use this to show approval :
- It took perseverance to overcome his reading problems. *
+ Tính kiên nhẫn, tính kiên trì
Rally [v]
/ ‘ræli /
- To come together, or to bring people together, to support an idea, a political party etc
**rally to **
*Fellow Republicans rallied to the President’s defense. *
**rally to do something **
*Surely the local business community could have rallied to raise the cash. *
+ Tập hợp lại, củng cố lại
Requisite [adj, n]
/ ‘rekwɪzət /
- [adj] Needed for a particular purpose **SYN necessary, required: **
- He lacks the requisite qualifications. *
**- [n] **something that is needed for a particular purpose
**requisite of/for **
*He lacked the moral requisites for marriage. *
+ Được đòi hỏi, cần thiết
+ Điều kiện tất yếu
Tow [v]
/ toʊ /
To pull a vehicle or ship along behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain: * *
**tow something away **
*Our car had been towed away *
+ Kéo theo
Triumph [n]
/ ‘traɪəmf /
- An important victory or success after a difficult struggle :
**triumph for **
*a tremendous diplomatic triumph for France *
**triumph over **
- the triumph over hardship *
2. A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get from victory or success:
**in triumph **
*He rode in triumph to the Tsar. *
+ Chiến thắng, thắng lợi
+ Niềm hân hoan, niềm vui thắng lới
Utterly [adv]
/ ‘ʌtəli /
- (Completely) used especially to emphasize that something is very bad, or that a feeling is very strong :
*You look utterly miserable. *
+ Hoàn toàn, toàn bộ, tuyệt đối
Vilify [v]
/ ‘vɪlɪfaɪ /
- To say or write bad things about someone or something
vilify somebody/something for (doing) something
*Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign. *
— vilification noun
+ Nói xấu, phỉ báng, lăng mạ, vu khống
