U12_The last thing (Fashiong and trend, consumerism)

Question 1

Archive (n) /ˈɑːkaɪv/
The BBC’s archives are bulging with material

Answer 1

nén lại

Question 2

Acquisitiveness /əˈkwɪzətɪvnəs/ (n)
We rejected the acquisitiveness of our parents’ generation

Answer 2

sự hưởng lợi

Question 3

stockpile /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ (n)
How large is the world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons?

Answer 3

tích trữ hàng nhiều

Question 4

chic /ʃiːk/ (adj)
a perfectly dressed woman with an air of chic that was unmistakably French

Answer 4

thứ xa hoa, thanh lịch (quần áo mặc)

Question 5

drab /dræb/ (adj)
She longed to be out of the cold, drab little office

Answer 5

nhạt nhẽo

Question 6

mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ (adj)
I lead a pretty mundane existence

Answer 6

nhàm chán

Question 7

sophisticate /səˈfɪstɪkət/ (adj)
She wasn’t the sophisticate that Jack had imagined her to be.

Answer 7

phức tạp

Question 8

a must have item

Answer 8

một thứ nhất định phải có

Question 9

a passing trend

Answer 9

xu hướng chuyển từ đời này sang đời khác

Question 10

all the rage

Answer 10

trở thành xu hướng

Question 11

casual dress

Answer 11

quần áo bình thường

Question 12

conspicuous /kənˈspɪkjuəs/ (adj)
The event was a conspicuous success (= a very great one).

Answer 12

rất rõ ràng, nổi bật

Question 13

consumption /kənˈsʌmpʃn/ (n)
The meat was declared unfit for human consumption

Answer 13

sự tiêu thụ

Question 14

designer label

Answer 14

thương hiệu nhà thiết kế

Question 15

disposable income

Answer 15

thu nhập khả dụng

Question 16

fashion accessory

Answer 16

phụ kiện thời trang

Question 17

personal /ˈpɜːsənl/
The novel is written from personal experience.

Answer 17

cá nhân hóa

Question 18

get rid of

Answer 18

loại bỏ

Question 19

in vogue

Answer 19

rất hợp thời trang

Question 20

mass branding

Answer 20

hình thức tiếp cận đại chúng (Sản phẩm)

Question 21

spending patterns

Answer 21

Mô hình chi tiêu

Question 22

the latest trend

Answer 22

mẫu mới nhất, xu hướng mới nhất

Question 23

abandon /ə’bændən/ (v)
The baby had been abandoned by its mother.

Answer 23

rời bỏ

Question 24

conserve /kənˈsɜːrv/ (v)
new laws to conserve wildlife in the area

Answer 24

gìn giữ

Question 25

discard /dɪˈskɑːrd (v)
He had discarded his jacket because of the heat.

Answer 25

loại bỏ (quần áo)

Question 26

dump /dʌmp/ (v)
Any vessel dumping at sea without a licence will be prosecuted.

Answer 26

đổ thành đống, bán hạ giá

Question 27

eradicate /ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ (v)
Diphtheria has been virtually eradicated in the United States.

Answer 27

= destroy
diệt trừ

Question 28

maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ (v)
ANU has maintained its position as Australia’s top university.

Answer 28

duy trì

Question 29

hoard /hɔːrd/ (v)
They dug up a hoard of Roman coins.

Answer 29

tích trữ, cất trữ

Question 30

preserve /prɪˈzɜːrv/ (v)
He was anxious to preserve his reputation

Answer 30

gìn giữ, bảo vệ

Question 31

retain /rɪˈteɪn/ (v)
The house retains much of its original charm.

Answer 31

cất giữ, ghi nhớ