CAM 10 TEST 2 Tea and the Industrial Revolution

STRIKE

VERB-B2

ẬP ĐÊN, XẢY RA [intransitive, transitive] to happen suddenly and have a harmful or damaging effect on somebody/something

• Disaster struck again when their best player was injured.

• strike somebody/something The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera.(Khu vực này đã bị dịch tả tấn công.)

DRIVE FACTORY

vận hành nhà máy

take off

KHỞI SẮC, THÀNH CÔNG (of an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly

• The new magazine has really taken off.

• Her singing career took off after her TV appearance.

cheap labour

lao động giá rẻ

• Companies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labour in poor countries.

middle-class

/ˌmɪdl ˈklæs/

​connected with the middle social class

• a middle-class background/family/suburb

affluent

/ˈæfluənt/

(formal)

​having a lot of money and a good standard of living

synonym prosperous, wealthy

• affluent Western countries

• a very affluent neighbourhood

mass-produced

ADJ sản xuất hàng loạt

/ˌmæs prəˈduːst/

​produced in large quantities, using machines

• mass-produced goods

criterion

NOUN-C1 /kraɪˈtɪriən/

a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something:

• Pay is a very important criterion for job satisfaction.

• The main criterion is value for money. ( tiêu chí chính là giá chị tương xứng với số tiền)

• She failed to meet the strict selection criteria.( đáp ứng các tiêu chí tuyển chọn nghiêm ngặt)

• What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability?

• Is height a criteria for hiring police officers?

sufficient

ADJ-B2 /səˈfɪʃnt/

​enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need

• Allow sufficient time to get there.

• One dose should be sufficient.

• sufficient to do something These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban.

• sufficient for something/somebody Is £100 sufficient for your expenses?

fuel

VERB-B2

THỔI PHỒNG, THÚC ĐẨY, LÀM DẤY LÊN [transitive] fuel something to increase something; to make something strongersynonym stoke

• to fuel rumours/fears/suspicions (để thổi phồng tin đồn/nỗi sợ hãi/sự nghi ngờ)

• Yesterday's meeting is likely to fuel further speculation about a takeover.(Cuộc họp ngày hôm qua nhiều khả năng sẽ làm dấy lên thêm nhiều đồn đoán về việc thâu tóm.)

• Higher salaries helped to fuel inflation.(Mức lương cao hơn đã góp phần thúc đẩy lạm phát)

PROPETY

ĐẶC TÍNH, TÍNH CHẤT

[countable, usually plural] (formal) a quality or characteristic that something has

• Compare the physical properties of the two substances.( tính chất vật lý)

• a plant with medicinal properties ( dược tính)

• The substance has properties similar to those of plastic.

flourish

VERB-C1 /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/

PHÁT TRIỂN MẠNH, NỞ RỘ [intransitive] to develop quickly and become successful or common synonym thrive

• Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.(Trong bối cảnh kinh tế hiện nay, rất ít doanh nghiệp phát triển mạnh.)

• The arts began to flourish at that time.( thuật bắt đầu nở rộ vào thời điểm đó.)

• There was a flourishing black market (Thị trường chợ đen phát triển rất mạnh.)

AT/FROM CLOSE QUARTERS

CỰ LI GẦN , RẤT GẦN VERY near

• fighting at close quarters

SUCCUMB

VERB /səˈkʌm/

(formal) [intransitive] succumb (to something) to die from the effect of a disease or an injury

• His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer (Sự nghiệp của ông đã bị gián đoạn khi ông qua đời vì bệnh ung thư)