Materials

block

to stop sth from moving through or along sth else

A large rock blocked our way.

a solid piece of wood, stone, ice, etc with straight sides

Have you ever seen someone make a swan out of a block of ice.

brittle

a brittle substance or object is hard and can easy break into pieces

chip

if sth hard chips, or you chip it, a small piece of it breaks off: làm sứt mẻ

The plastic had gone brittle from sitting in the sun.

compact

to make sth smaller or firmer by pressing it, or to become smaller or firmer like this

Some places compact rubbish so it doesn’t take up so much space.

concentrate

make a solution of something in water stronger: cô đặc

You can concentrate the solution by heating it

crumb

a very small piece that falls off a dry food such as bread or cake

Don’t get crumbs on the carpet.

crush

Crush the can and put it into the recycle bin

dense

a dense substance is very heavy in relation to its size: có tỷ trọng nặng

dilute

to make a liquid less strong by adding water or another liquid

dissolve

if a solid substance dissolves in a liquid, it is mixed into the liquid so that it becomes included in it

fabric

cloth, especially when it is used for making things such as clothes or curtains

firm

solid but not hard

flake

vảy

The floor was covered in flakes of paint from the old walls.

lump

to put people or things into the same group, although they don’t really belong together: đánh đồng

You can’t just lump all the disabled people together like that

mould

to give sth in a particular shape or form: đúc

Mould the clay into the shape of a person

opaque

opaque glass, liquid, etc is diffult to see through: mờ đục

pat

to touch someone gently several times with a flat hand to show that you care about them or want to make them feel better

pile

to put a large number of things on top of each other

a number of things put on ——

polish

đánh bóng, chất đánh bóng

smash

to break sth noisily into many pieces by dropping or hitting it with a lot of force

speck

a very small spot or mark

There isn’t even a speck of dust in my house

squash

to damage sth by pressing or crushing it and making it lose its normal shape: nén chặt, nghiền nát

She sat on my glasses and squashed and squashed them.

a situation in which there are too many people in a small place

It’ll be a bit of a squash but we can get five in the car.

squeeze

the action of squeezing sth

to press sth firmly, especially with your hand

stack

xếp, giá, ggoongs, cụm

I can’t believe you knocked over that stack of tins

stuff

to push sth soft into a space or container

I stuffed a few things into a suitcase and set off

stroke

vuốt ve, động tác vuốt ve

substance

a particular type of liquid, solid or gas

synthetic

made from artificial materials or substances, not from natural ones

transparent

trong suốt