u5. animal Flashcards

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vanish

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/ˈvæn.ɪʃ/
verb [I]
to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way:
biến mất
as a result, as many as 200 known species of birds and mammals have vanished

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take toll

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take a (heavy,terrible...) toll of sth : gây tổn hại, gây thiệt hại
toxic wastes and radiation tale terrible tolls on wildlife
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startling

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startle /ˈstɑː.tļ/ US /ˈstɑːr.ţļ/
verb [T]
to do something unexpected which surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal:

= shocking làm sửng sốt eg.startling warnings

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extinguish

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làm tiêu tan

15% of all species on the earth could be extinguished by the year 2000

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5
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urge

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v. /ɜːdʒ/
thúc giục
this report strongly urged the government to take immediate action

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elect

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i’lekt/
chọn, bẩu eg Ronal Reagan had been elected president
1 to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting:
The Government is elected for a five-year term of office.
[+ as + noun] We elected him as our representative.
[+ noun] She was elected Chair of the Board of Governors.
[+ to infinitive] The group elected one of its members to be their spokesperson.

2 FORMAL elect to do sth to choose to do a particular thing:
She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location.

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administration

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(n) chính phủ, chính quyền

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bleak

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/bliːk/ ảm đạm
If weather or a place is bleak, it is cold, empty and not welcoming or attractive:
The house stands on a bleak, windswept moor.

2 If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future:
The economic outlook is bleak.

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