CAM 16 TEST 2 READING

hillside

n. sườn đồi

scatter

v.rải rác

chalk downland

vùng đất phấn

cross

n. cây Thánh Giá

regimental badge

n.huy hiệu trung đoàn

date

v. có niên đại từ, có từ

re-date

(v): xác định lại ngày

controversial

adj. gây tranh cãi

enigmatic

adj.bí ẩn, khó hiểu

artistic

adj. có khiếu nghệ thuật (showing a natural skill or pleasure in art, especially being able to paint or draw well)

priory

n. tu viện (a building where a community of monks or nuns lives, which is smaller and less important than an abbey)

overlie

v. phủ lên (to lie over something)

gleaming

adj. lấp lánh sáng bóng (shining brightly because of being very clean)

scour

v. cọ rửa (to clean something by rubbing its surface hard with rough material)

furthermore

conjunction. hơn thế nữa (in addition to what has just been stated. is used especially to add a point to an argument)

thus

vì vậy (as a result of something just mentioned)

Testament

noun.minh chứng ([countable, usually singular, uncountable] testament (to something) a thing that shows that something else exists or is true

continuity

n. sự tiếp nối, liên tục [uncountable] the fact of not stopping or not changing

stretch back

v. đã tồn tại to continue over a period of time

stylised

adj. cách điệu hóa drawn, written, etc. in a way that is not natural or realistic

disjointed

(adj) không mạch lạc, rời rạc not communicated or described in a clear or logical way; not connected

melt into the landscape

v. hòa vào khung cảnh

cemetery

(n) nghĩa trang, nghĩa địa an area of land used for burying dead people, especially one that is not next to a church

at close quarter

khoảng cách gần

nevertheless

tuy nhiên despite something that you have just mentioned

adequate

(adj) đầy, đầy đủ enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need

indeed

(adv) thật vậy, quả thật used to add information to a statement

depiction

n. sự miêu tả, mô tả the act of showing somebody/something in a particular way in words or pictures, especially in a work of art

not be anything more than something

chỉ như là gì đó ( cái something), trước đó nếu không có not có thể là 1 câu phủ định

lessen

v.làm giảm đi (to become or make something become smaller, weaker, less important, etc.)

catch a glimpse of something

v. Nhìn thoáng qua, lướt qua

occupation

n. việc cư trú the act of living in or using a building, room, piece of land, etc.

tribal

adj. liên quan thuộc về bộ lạc

emblem

n. biểu tượng a design or picture that represents a country or an organization

inhabitant

n. dân cư a person or an animal that lives in a particular place

alternatively

(adv) ngoài ra + đưa ra lựa chọn khác used to introduce a suggestion that is a second choice or possibility

carry out

v. tiến hành, thực hiện

worship

n.v, thờ cúng (the practice of showing respect for God or a god, by saying prayers, singing with others, etc.; a ceremony for this), tôn thờ

fertility

n. khả năng sinh sản, sự màu mỡ

cult

n. các tín đồ a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion

attest

v. chứng nhận, chứng thực to show or prove that something is true

mythology

n. thần thoại

gave somebody a glimpse of something

cho ai đó một cái nhìn thoáng qua về cái gì

BCE Before Common Era

trước công nguyên

microbe

n. vi sinh vật an extremely small living thing that you can only see under a microscope and that may cause disease

bacteria

n. vi khuẩn the simplest and smallest forms of life. Bacteria exist in large numbers in air, water and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease.

outlive

v. sống lâu hơn + tân ngữ to live longer than somebody

invisible to the naked eye

idion. không thể thấy bằng mắt thường

ubiquitous

adj. có mặt ở khắp mọi nơi seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common

inhabit

v. sinh sống to live in a particular place

utterly

adv. hoàn toàn (used for emphasis)completely

absorbing

adj. hấp dẫn interesting and fun and holding your attention completely

peril

n. sự nguy hiểm, serious dange , in + ….r

dub somebody noun

v. gọi là, to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way,

by and large

(idiom) nhìn chung, nói chung

contentedly

adv. thỏa mãn, yên ổn in a way that shows that you are happy or satisfied, especially because your life is good

Gut Health

sức khoẻ đường ruột

swap something with someone

v. trao đổi với ai to give something to somebody and receive something in exchange

extraordinarily

(adv) phi thường, cực kỳ in a way that is unexpected, surprising or strange

adept

adj. tinh thông, lão luyện (at/in doing something) good at doing something that is quite difficult

lightness

sự nhẹ nhàng the quality of being cheerful or fun rather than serious

panache

n. sự phóng khoáng the quality of being able to do things in a lively and confident way that other people find attractive

have a knack for something

có năng khiếu về cái gì

enthralling

adj làm mê hoặc, làm mê mệt, vô cùng thú vị so interesting, beautiful, etc. that it attracts all your attention

make a bid for something

v. nỗ lực

persuade

(v) thuyết phục (= convince) to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it

potent

adj. mạnh mẽ powerful

magnify

v. phóng đại + something + mức độ ( ví dụ: up to 10 times, by a factor of 4,..) to make something look bigger than it really is, for example by using a lens or microscope

be teem with something

adj. ngập tràn present in large numbers; full of people, animals, etc. that are moving around

plea for something

lời kêu gọi điều gì (formal) a serious emotional request, especially for something needing action now

tolerance of/for somebody/something

n. sự khoan dung the quality of being willing to accept or tolerate somebody/something, especially opinions or behaviour that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you

pose a threat/ danger/risk

v. gây ra mối nguy hại

yoghurt

sữa chua

nurture

v. nuôi dưỡng

foe

n. kẻ thù

villain

.n. nhân vật phản diện

symbiotic

adj cộng sinh used to describe a relationship between two different living creatures that live close together and depend on each other in particular ways, each getting particular benefits from the other

destructive

adj. phá hoại, có sức tàn phá causing destruction or damage

organism

sinh vật a living thing, especially one that is extremely small

unravel

v. làm sáng tỏ ( nghĩa bóng)

toxin

chất độc

obesity

bệnh béo phì

low-fibre

adj. ít chất xơ

soar

v. tăng vọt

immune

adj. miễn dịch that cannot catch or be affected by a particular disease or illness

norm

(n) quy tắc, quy phạm, tiêu chuẩn

• chỉ tiêu

turn something upside down

làm đảo lộn cái gì

excessive use of something

việc sử dụng quá nhiều cái gì

household detergent

chất tẩy rửa gia dụng

antibacterial

(adj) : kháng khuẩn

keep something at bay

ngăn ai/cái gì tiếp cận

decidedly

adv kiên quyết, dứt khoát, hoàn toàn (used with an adjective or adverb)definitely and in an obvious way

unglamorous

adj không đẹp , không hào nhoáng not attractive or exciting

halt somebody/ something

v. ngăn chặn to stop; to make somebody/something stop

luminescent

adj. phát quang producing light

distaste for somebody/ something, distaste at doing something

sự ghét bỏ dành cho a feeling that somebody/something is unpleasant or offensive

Dengue Fever

sốt xuất huyết a disease caused by a virus carried by mosquitoes that is found in tropical areas and causes a high temperature and severe pain in the joints

infect

(v) nhiễm, tiêm nhiễm, đầu độc, lan truyền to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant

manipulate

v. kiểm soát (formal) to control, use or change something with skill