Women Science Careers Flashcards
Commensurate [adj]
com‧men‧su‧rate
/kə’menʃərɪt /
- Matching something in size, quality, or length of time
**commensurate with **
*Salary will be commensurate with age and experience. *
+ Xứng với, cùng diện tích với
Devote [v]
de‧vote
/ dɪvoʊt /
- To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone **SYN dedicate **
devote your time/energy/attention etc to something
*He devoted his energies to writing films. *
**devote yourself to something **
*She devoted herself full-time to her business. *
+ Hiến dâng
Dire [adj]
/ daɪə /
- Extremely serious or terrible :
- >>warnings of dire consequences that often don’t come true *
- >>The situation looked dire. *
+ Thảm khốc, kinh khủng
Discrepancy [n]
di‧screp‧an‧cy
/ dɪ’skrepənsi /
- A difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same
**discrepancy in **
*>>Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports. *
**discrepancy between **
*>>There is a large discrepancy between the ideal image of motherhood and the reality. *
+ Sự không nhất quán, sự khác nhau
Frustration [n]
frus‧tra‧tion
/ frʌ’streɪʃən /
- The feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something :
**in/with frustration **
- >>I was practically screaming with frustration. *
2. The fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achieve
**frustration of **
*>>The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man. *
+ Sự làm thất bại, sự làm hỏng
Inordinate [adj]
in‧or‧di‧nate
/ ɪnɔdənɪt /
- Far more than you would reasonably or normally expect SYN excessive:
- >>Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time. *
— inordinately adverb:
+ Quá mức, quá chừng
Mentor [n]
men‧tor
/ ‘mentɔ /
- An experienced person who advises and helps a less experienced person
+ Người cố vấn dày kinh nghiệm
Persist [v]
per‧sist
/ pə’sɪst /
- To continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it
**persist in (doing) something **
*He persisted in his refusal to admit responsibility. *
**persist with **
*She persisted with her studies in spite of financial problems. *
+ Khăng khăng, cố chấp
Validate [v]
val‧i‧date
/ ‘vælɪdeɪt /
- To prove that something is true or correct, or to make a document or agreement officially and legally acceptable SYN confirm :
- >>Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are validated by future research. *
+ Phê chuẩn, thông qua, công nhận
