Unit 4: Change and technology

Adapt (v)

To change your behaviour because the situation you are in has changed : Thích nghi

Adjust (v)

To change something slightly in order to make it better or more accurate : Điều chỉnh

Alternate (v, adj)

To happen or exist one after the other repeatedly : Luân phiên / Thay thế nhau

Alternative (n, adj)

Something you can choose instead of another thing : Sự thay thế / Có tính thay thế

Amend (v)

To make changes to a document, law, or statement in order to improve it : Sửa đổi (văn kiện, luật)

Conservative (adj)

Likely to be against change, especially sudden change : Bảo thủ

Convert (v, n)

To change from one system, use or method to another : Chuyển đổi

Decay (v, n)

To be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change : Suy tàn, thối rữa

Deteriorate (v)

To become worse : Trở nên tồi tệ hơn

Distort (v)

To change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate : Xuyên tạc, bóp méo

Dynamic (adj)

Continuously changing, growing or developing : Năng động, luôn biến đổi

Endure (v)

To suffer something difficult or unpleasant in a long time; to last : Chịu đựng / Kéo dài, tồn tại

Evolve (v)

To gradually change and develop over a period of time : Tiến hóa, phát triển dần dần

Influence (v, n)

To affect the way that someone thinks or behaves : Ảnh hưởng, tác động

Innovation (n)

A new idea, method or invention : Sự đổi mới, cách tân

Innovative (adj)

New, original and advanced : Có tính đổi mới, sáng tạo

Last (v)

To continue to exist : Kéo dài, tồn tại

Maintain (v)

To make something stay the same : Duy trì

Mature (v, adj)

To start behaving like an adult; fully grown : Trưởng thành / Chín chắn

Modify (v)

To change something slightly, especially in order to improve it : Sửa đổi, thay đổi nhẹ

Novel (adj)

New or unusual : Mới lạ

Persist (v)

To continue to do or say something in a determined way : Kiên trì, bền bỉ

Potential (n, adj)

Possible to be developed in the future : Tiềm năng

Progress (v, n)

The process of developing or improving : Tiến bộ, phát triển

Radical (adj)

A radical change or way of thinking is new, different and likely to have a great effect : Triệt để, căn bản

Refine (v)

To make some small changes to something in order to improve it : Tinh chỉnh, cải thiện

Reform (v, n)

To improve a situation by correcting things that are wrong or unfair : Cải cách

Remain (v)

To continue to be in a particular situation or condition : Còn lại, giữ nguyên

Revise (v)

To change your opinion or judgment of someone or something : Xem xét lại / Ôn tập

Revolution (n)

A sudden or major change, especially in ideas or methods : Cuộc cách mạng

Shift (v, n)

A change in something, such as a policy or the way people think : Sự chuyển dịch, thay đổi

Spoil (v)

To affect something in a way that makes it worse or less enjoyable : Làm hỏng

Status quo (n phr)

The present situation or the way that things usually are : Trạng thái hiện tại

Steady (v, adj)

Staying at the same level, speed, value, etc; not moving : Ổn định / Vững chắc

Substitute (v, n)

To use something instead of another thing : Thay thế

Sustain (v)

To provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist : Duy trì, chống đỡ

Switch (v, n)

To replace one object with another : Đổi, đánh tráo

Transform (v)

To make someone or something completely different : Biến đổi hoàn toàn

Trend (n)

A gradual change or development that produces a particular result : Xu hướng

Uniform (adj)

The same everywhere : Đồng nhất

Breakthrough (n)

A discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work : Bước đột phá

Broadband (adj, n)

A high-speed Internet connection : Băng thông rộng

Click (v)

To make a computer do something by pressing a button on the mouse : Nhấp chuột

Complex (adj)

With a lot of details or small parts that make it difficult to understand : Phức tạp

Consumer electronics (n phr)

Electrical equipment such as digital cameras, intended for everyday use : Thiết bị điện tử tiêu dùng

Craft (v, n)

To make or produce something skilfully : Làm thủ công, chế tác

Data (n)

Information in a form that a computer can use : Dữ liệu

Download (v, n)

To move information from the Internet to your own computer : Tải xuống

File (n)

A set of information that is stored on a computer : Tệp tin

(Games) console (n phr)

A small piece of electronic equipment that you connect to a screen to play video games : Máy chơi game cầm tay

Manual (adj, n)

Done by hand; a book containing instructions : Thủ công / Sách hướng dẫn

Network (v, n)

A set of computers that are connected to each other : Mạng lưới / Kết nối mạng

Nuclear (adj)

Relating to the energy that is released when the nucleus of an atom is divided : Thuộc hạt nhân

Offline (adj, adv)

Working on a computer but not connected to the Internet : Ngoại tuyến

Online (adj, adv)

Connected to or available through a computer or a computer network : Trực tuyến

Primitive (adj)

At a very simple stage of development : Nguyên thủy, thô sơ

Programmer (n)

Someone whose job is to create computer programs : Lập trình viên

Resource (n)

Something you can use to help you achieve something : Nguồn lực, tài nguyên

Technique (n)

A method of doing something using a special skill : Kỹ thuật, phương thức

Upload (v)

To send documents or programs from your computer to a larger system : Tải lên