Vocab Reading Flashcards
it's from articles, news,... that about written english
upward
Ex: an upward trend in sales
an upward movement of the hand
a. /ˈʌpwərd/
1.moving towards a higher position
2.increasing to a higher level = RISING
stock up (on sth)
Ex: The supermarket is full of people who are stocking up for New Year’s holiday
phr. to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need to use it later
disproportionately
Ex:The lower-paid spend a disproportionately large amount of their earnings on food.
adv. /ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːrʃənətli/
too large or too small when compared with something else
=excessively, extremely, overly, unreasonably
yield to sth
Ex:Canals yielded to the railways for transporting goods.
phr. /jiːld/
to be replaced by something
=to give way to sth
chronic
Ex: chronic heart disease/asthma
a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas
a. /ˈkrɑːnɪk/
lasting a long time; difficult to cure or solve
properly
Ex: The television isn’t working properly.
adv. /ˈprɑːpərli/
in a way that is correct or appropriate
sleep on one’s side
=side sleeping
ngủ nghiêng
mitigate
Ex:Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
v. /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/
to make something less harmful, serious, etc.
=alleviate
ligament
n. /ˈlɪɡəmənt/
dây chằng
tendon
n. /ˈtendən/
gân
initiate sth
Ex: to initiate legal proceedings against somebody
v. /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
to make sth begin
=set/put in motion
think of sth/sb
Ex:I can think of at least three occasions when he arrived late.
phr. to remember something/somebody
reluctance
Ex:They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.
n. /rɪˈlʌktəns/
when someone is unwilling to do something, or when they do something slowly to show that they are not very willing
reach out
Ex: The church needs to find new ways of reaching out to young people.
phr. to show people that you are interested in them and want to listen to them
