What destroyed the civilization of Easter Island

accerlerate

(v) thúc đẩy, đẩy nhanh

= to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier

assert

(v) khẳng định

= to make other people recognize your right or authority to do something, by behaving in a determined and confident way

assume

(v) cho rằng

= to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it

carve

(v) tạc, chạm, đục

= to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from a piece of wood or stone, or another hard material

catastrophe

(n) thảm họa, tai họa lớn

= a sudden event that causes many people to suffer

civilization

(n) nền văn minh

= a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world

collapse

(n) sự sụp đổ, sự suy tàn

= a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business or a course of action

contend

(v) dám chắc rằng, cho rằng

= to say that something is true, especially in an argument

decimate

(v) làm sụt giảm

= kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of

definitively

(adj) r

deforestation

(n) sự phá rừng

= enlarge imagethe act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area

descend into

(phr v) rơi vào

= to gradually get into a bad state

display

(v) phô bày, phô trương

= to show a quality, feeling, skill or type of behaviour; to show signs of something

dominance

(n) sự thống trị

= the fact of being more important, powerful or easy to notice than somebody/something else

doom

(v) tàn phá, hủy diệt

= to make somebody/something certain to fail, suffer, die, etc.

drag

(v) kéo, kéo lê

= to pull somebody/something along with effort and difficulty

extinct

(adj) tuyệt chủng

= no longer in existence

fragile

(adj) dễ tổn thương

= weak and uncertain; easy to destroy or harm

genetic

go into

(phr v) để vào, dành cho

= (of money, time, effort, etc.) to be spent on something or used to do something

haul

(v) kéo

= to pull something/somebody with a lot of effort

identity

(n) danh tính

= who or what somebody/something is

immunity

(n) sự miễn dịch

in doubt

(phr) là ẩn số, bí ẩn

= to be uncertain

ingenious

(adj) khéo léo

= (of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods

introduce

(v) đem đến

= to bring a plant, an animal or a disease to a place for the first time

isolated

(adj) tách biệt, cô lập

= without much contact with other people or other countries

linguistic

(adj) thuộc, liên quan đến ngôn ngữ

= connected with language or the scientific study of language

maintain

(v) kiên định, quả quyết

= to keep stating that something is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it

massive

(adj) tớ lớn, đồ sộ

= very large, heavy and solid

moist

(adj) ẩm ướt

= slightly wet

overrun

(v) lan tràn, tràn ngập

= to fill or spread over an area quickly, especially in large numbers

pioneer

(n) người tiên phong

= a person who is one of the first people to do something

populate

(v) ở, cư trú

= to live in an area and form its population

properly

(adv) một cách thích hợp, một cách đúng đắn

= in a way that is correct and/or appropriate

reckless

(adj) thiếu thận trọng, hấp tấp, liều lĩnh

= showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions

remain

(v) vẫn, giữ nguyên

= to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition

remote

(adj) xa xôi, hẻo lánh

= far away from places where other people live

responsible

(adj) là nguyên nhân; gây ra

= being able to be blamed for something

rival

(adj) đối thủ, cạnh tranh

= (of a person, company, thing, etc.) competing with another person, company, thing, etc.

ruin

(v) tàn phá

= to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.

scarce

(adj) hiếm, rất ít

scenario

(n) viên cảnh

= a description of how things might happen in the future

settle

(v) sinh sống, định cư

= (of a group of people) to make your permanent home in a country or an area as colonists

shrivel

(v) giảm xuống

= much smaller than is needed or wanted

stable

(adj) vững chắc, ổn định

= fixed or steady; not likely to move, change or fail

sustainable

(adj) bền vững

= causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time

thereby

(adv) do đó

= used to introduce the result of the action or situation mentioned

unfortunately

(adv) một cách đáng tiếc, không may

= used to say that a particular situation or fact makes you sad or disappointed, or gets you into a difficult position

wreck

(v) phá hủy, hủy hoại

= to damage or destroy something