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Words & Phrases Flashcards

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hurtle

UK/ˈhɜː.təl/US/ˈhɝː.t̬əl/

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tomoveveryfast,especiallyin a way thatseemsdangerous:
Thetruckcame hurtling towards us.
Theexplosionsentpiecesofmetalandglasshurtling through theair.
Di chuyển rất nhanh đến

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chokeverb
/tʃəʊk/
/tʃəʊk/

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Làm nghẹt, làm tắc (tức) thở

choking in its worst pollution of the year

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Glacier/´glæsiə/

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Thông dụng
Danh từ
(địa lý,địa chất) sông băng

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doom and gloom|gloom and doom

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  • a general feeling of having lost all hope, and ofpessimism(= expecting things to go badly)
    • Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for the England team.
      Tuyệt vọng
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tune outphrasal verb
tune out | tune somebody/somethingout
phrasal verbwithtuneverb

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  • to stop listening to something
    • When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out.
      Most of what he says is suchgarbagethat I justtunehim out.
      Bỏ ngoài tai
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wrap (one’s) head around (something)

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Tocomprehendsomethingthatoneconsiderschallenging,confusing,oraforeignconcept.
Kateiswillingtopayfullpriceforanexpensivehandbag,butIjustcan’twrapmyheadaroundthat.
Samtriestowrapherheadaroundsnowandfreezingtemperatures,butshe’salwayslivedinFlorida,sorealwinterisnotsomethingshehasexperienced.
hiểu được điều gì (mặc dù khó hiểu)

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insurmountableadjective
/ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbl/
/ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbl/
(formal)

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  • (of difficulties, problems, etc.)that cannot be dealt with successfullySYNONYMinsuperable
    • The age barrier appeared insurmountable.
    • They were now faced with seemingly insurmountable technical problems.
  • TOPICSDifficulty and failureC2
không thể vượt qua được, ko thể giải quyết được
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concreteadjective
/ˈkɒŋkriːt/
/ˈkɑːnkriːt/

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  • made ofconcrete
    • a concrete floor
  • TOPICSPhysics and chemistryB2,BuildingsB2

  • /ˈkɒŋkriːt/
/kɑːnˈkriːt/
based on facts, not on ideas or guesses
    • concrete evidence/proposals/proof
    • Concrete image
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Ultraviolet
/ˌʌltrəˈvaɪələt/
/ˌʌltrəˈvaɪələt/

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(vật lý) cực tím, tử ngoại (về bức xạ)
ultravioletrays
những tia tử ngoại
(abbreviationUV)
[usually before noun](physics)
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CFC
/ˌklɔːrəʊˈflʊərəʊkɑːbən/
/ˌklɔːrəʊˈflʊrəʊkɑːrbən/

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(chemistry)
* aCFC; acompoundcontainingcarbon,fluorineandchlorinethat is harmful to theozone laye
Môi trường
Clorofluorocacbon(CFCs)
Họ các hóa chất trơ, không độc và dễ hóa lỏng dùng trong công nghệ làm lạnh, điều hòa không khí, đóng gói, cách điện hay dùng làm dung môi và hỗn hợp đẩy trong bình xịt. Vì CFCs không bị phân hủy trong lớp khí quyển thấp nên nó bay

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aerosolnoun
/ˈeərəsɒl/
/ˈerəsɑːl/

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  • enlarge image
a liquid such as paint orhairspraythat is kept under pressure in a metal container and released as aspray
    * ozone-friendly aerosols
    * anaerosol can/spray
    • TOPICSThe environmentC2
    • Bình phun có hoá chất.
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underarmadjective
/ˈʌndərɑːm/
/ˈʌndərɑːrm/

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And so what’s interesting is that sales of hairspray and those kinds of products and underarm aerosols started dropping quite dramatically.

  • [only before noun]connected with a person’sarmpit
    • underarm hair/deodorant/sweating
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tailpipenoun
/ˈteɪlpaɪp/
/ˈteɪlpaɪp/

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Right now, there is CO2 pouring out of tailpipes, there is CO2 pouring out of buildings,

(especially North American English)
(alsoexhaust pipeBritish and North American English)
a pipe through which waste gases come out of a vehicle
Thông dụng
Danh từ
Ống bô (ống xả khí của xe có động cơ)
Chuyên ngành
Kỹ thuật chung
ống pô
ống thải
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smokestacknoun
/ˈsməʊkstæk/
/ˈsməʊkstæk/

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there is CO2 pouring out of smokestacks, but you can’t see it.

(especially North American English)
* a tallchimneythat takes away smoke from factories
(alsofunnel)a metalchimney, for example on a ship or an engine, through which smoke comes out
TOPICSTransport by waterC2
Kinh tế
ống khói nhà máy
smokestackindustries
công nghiệp nặng (đặc trưng bởi những ống khói nhà máy)

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outfitverb
/ˈaʊtfɪt/
/ˈaʊtfɪt/

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The research team outfitted part of a student housing complex with meters that tracked real-time usage of appliances and then sent them weekly reports.

often passive
Verb Forms
* outfit something/somebody (with something)to provide somebody/something with equipment or clothes for a special purposeSYNONYMequip
* The ship was outfitted with a 12-bed hospital.
* They had enough swords and suits of armour to outfit an army.
Ngoại động từ
Cung cấp, trang bị

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A student housing complex:

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khu kí túc xá sinh viên.

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asthmanoun
/ˈæsmə/
/ˈæzmə/

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But emails sent that linked the amount of pollutants produced to rates of childhood asthma and cancer — well, those led to an 8% drop in energy use, and 19% in households with kids.

[uncountable]
* a medical condition of the chest that makes breathing difficult
    * 		a severe asthma attack
Danh từ
Bệnh hen, bệnh suyễn
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streaknoun
/striːk/
/striːk/

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This strategy was also used at Paulina’s complex, and it definitely brought out her competitive streak.

  • a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on
    • There was a streak of blood on his face.
      Đường sọc, vệt
      blackwithredstreaks
      màu đen sọc đỏ
      streakoflight
      một vệt sáng
      streakoflightning
      tia chớp
      likeastreakoflightning
      nhanh như một tia chớp
a part of a person’s character, especially an unpleasant part
* 		a ruthless/vicious/mean streak
* 		a streak of cruelty
Tính, nết, tính nết
hehasastreakofhumourinhim
ở anh ta có cái nét hài hước
a series of successes or failures, especially in a sport or ingambling
* 		a streak of good luck
* 		to hit(= have)awinning streak
* 		to be on awinning/losing streak
* 		alucky/unlucky streak
Hồi, cơn, vận (thời kỳ thua hoặc thắng liên tục; nhất là trong đánh bạc)
tohitawinningstreak
gặp vận đỏ.
TOPICSSuccessC2
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terawattnoun
/ˈterəwɒt/
/ˈterəwɑːt/
(abbreviationTW)

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It’s been so effective that in 2016, Opower was able to generate the equivalent of two terawatt-hours of electricity savings.

  • a unit of electrical power equal to a millionmegawatts
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routenoun
/ruːt/
/ruːt/,/raʊt/

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tuyến đường

21
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nudgeverb
/nʌdʒ/
/nʌdʒ/

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These behavioral “nudges” do seem to be advancing how we as a society deal with some pretty complicated climate change issues, but it turns out we’re just getting started.

Verb Forms
* [transitive]nudge somebody/somethingto push somebody gently, especially with yourelbow, in order to get their attention
* He nudged me and whispered, ‘Look who’s just come in.’
Danh từ
Cú đánh bằng khuỷ tay, cú thúc bằng khuỷ tay
togiveanudge
lấy khuỷ tay thúc cho một cái, cú hích nhẹ
Ngoại động từ
Đánh bằng khuỷ tay, thúc bằng khuỷ tay, hích nhẹ.

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gas guzzlernoun
/ˈɡæs ɡʌzlə(r)/
/ˈɡæs ɡʌzlər/

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That it can’t just be a guilt trip about dying polar bears or driving around in gas guzzlers.

(informal, especially North American English)
* a car or other vehicle that needs a lot of petrolTOPICSTransport by car or lorryC2
chiếc xe ngốn xăng.

23
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apathynoun
/ˈæpəθi/
/ˈæpəθi/

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We need to talk about our wins, as well — like how we’re making progress, really being aware of our energy use, and taking advantage of that competitive spirit we all have in order to really move us from a state of apathy to action.

[uncountable]
* the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about something, or things in general
* There iswidespread apathyamong the electorate.
* public/political/student apathy
* Extra Examples
TOPICSPoliticsC2,FeelingsC2
Danh từ
Tính không tình cảm, tính lãnh đạm, tính thờ ơ, sự hờ hững

24
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“We are hurtling toward the day when climate change could be irreversible.”

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Chúng ta đang tiến đến rất nhanh cái ngày mà bđkh không thể thay đổi được nữa.

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“Rising sea levels already altering this nation’s coast.”

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“Mực nước biển tăng đang làm thay đổi bờ biển của các quốc gia.”

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“China’s capital is choking in its worst pollution of the year.”

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“Thủ đô của Trung Quốc đang bị kẹt trong tình trạng ô nhiễm môi trường tồi tệ nhất trong năm”.

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“Sea levels rising, glaciers melting.”

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Mực nước biển đang tăng, băng đá đang tan”.

28
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It’s not like I don’t care about polar bears and melting ice caps.

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Không phải là tôi không quan tâm đến gấu bắc cực và các tảng băng tan.

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I’m a conservation scientist, so of course I care.

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Tôi là một nhà khoa học bảo tồn môi trường, vì thế dĩ nhiên là tôi quan tâm rồi.

30
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I’ve dedicated my entire career to this.

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Tôi đã cống hiến cả sự nghiệp của mình cho điều này.

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But over the years, one thing has become clear to me: We need to change the way we talk about climate change.

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Nhưng rất nhiều năm qua, một điều dần trở nên rõ ràng với tôi: chúng ta cần thay đổi cách chúng ta nói về bđkh.

32
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This doom-and-gloom messaging just isn’t working; we seem to want to tune it out.

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Thông điểm rất bi quan này không hề hiệu quả, chúng ta dường như đang muốn bỏ ngoài tai nó.

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And this fear, this guilt, we know from psychology is not conducive to engagement. It’s rather the opposite.

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Thông điệp rất bi quan này không hề hiệu quả, chúng ta dường như đang muốn bỏ ngoài tai nó. Nó dễ đưa ra điều đối lập.

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