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Synthetic

artificial, man-made...

adj: nhân tạo, tổng hợp

Curiosity

n: the desire to know about something.

Sự ham hiểu biết

Prompt

v: to make someone decide to do something.

thúc đẩy

Stumble on/across/upon something

v: come across = to find or discover something by chance and unexpectedly.

tình cờ gặp

Run-down

in bad condition, badly maintained...

Solidify

v: strengthen, to make an agreement, plan, attitude etc more definite and less likely to change.

củng cố

Enthusiasm

n: interest.

sự hăng hái, sự nhiệt tình

Become immersed in

become completely involved in an activity

chìm đắm

Devotion

n: commitment = adherence

sự hết lòng, sự tận tâm

dedication

n: the strong love that you show when you pay a lot of attention to someone or something.

sự cống hiến

Perceive

v: recognize, see, indentify...

công nhận

Enrolment

n: the process of arranging to join a school, university, course etc.

sự ghi danh

Gift

talent, knack, ability...

tài năng

Breakthrough

n: advance, innovation, revolution, new idea, invention...

bước đột phá

Fame

n: reputation.

danh tiếng

Fortune

n: wealth, riches...

sự giàu có

Derive

v: to develop or come from something else.

nguồn gốc từ

Substitute

n: alternate, replacement...

sự thay thế

Manufacture

n: produce, make, create...

sự sản xuất

Mysterious

strange.

Excretion

n: the waste material that people or animals get rid of from their bodies.

chất thải động vật

Obtain

v: get, gain, attain...

có được

Extract something from something

v: to carefully remove a substance from something which contains it, using a machine, chemical process etc.

chiết xuất

Afford

v: pay for, manage to pay for, have enough money...

có đủ khả năng

Backdrop

n: the conditions or situation in which something happens.

nền tảng

Grasp

v: understand, comprehend, see the point of= to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one.

nắm rõ, thấu hiểu

Fabric

n: material= cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc.

vải

Patent

v: to obtain a special document giving you the right to make or sell a new invention or product.

cấp bằng sáng chế

Instant

adj: immediate.

ngay lập tức

Recognition

v: detection.

sự tìm ra

Commercial

adj: money-making, profitable, for profit, trade...

sinh lời

Assure

v: ensure, promise, confirm, guarantee.

đảm bảo

Fierce

adj: strong.

dữ dội, gay gắt

Objection

n: opposition, doubt...

sự phản đối

Mentor

adviser.

người tư vấn

Utilise

v: make use of.

lợi dụng

Boost

increase, improvement, enhancement...

Flatter

v: to make someone look as attractive as they can.

nịnh

Shade

something you use to reduce or block light.

not to be outdone

in order not to let someone else do better or seem better than you

không chịu thua kém

Be all the rage

to be very popular or fashionable:

In China, Mercedes-Benz cars are ----- among the moneyed elite.

trở nên phổ biến

Clamour for

to demand something loudly.

yêu cầu

Go back to the drawing board

if you go back to the drawing board, you start again with a completely new plan or idea, after the one you tried before has failed.

Làm lại từ đầu

Merely

only, just, simply...

- It is not merely a job, but a step to the future.

đơn giản chỉ là

Vital

very important, crucial, necessary, central...

Crucial

vital, very important, central...

Extra-terrestrial

relating to things that exist outside the Earth.

ngoài trái đất

Haunt

to cause problems for someone over a long period of time

Poised on the brink/edge of something

completely ready to do something or for something to happen, when it is likely to happen soon.

Tiến đến rất gần

Intermittently

Sporadically= stopping and starting often and for short periods.

Không liên tục

Determined

having a strong desire to do something, so that you will not let anyone stop you.

Kiên quyết

Make an attempt to do something

to try to do something, especially something difficult.

cố gắng làm gì

Primary

main, most important...

Drive

force, make...

Evolve

develop, change...

rút ra, suy ra

phát triển

Foster

promote, encourage...

khuyến khích, nuôi dưỡng, ấp ủ

Detection

discovery, finding...

sự phát hiện, khám phá...

Sufficient

enough, plenty...

A cog in the machine/wheel

someone who only has a small unimportant job in a large organization.

Tenuous

uncertain, weak, likely to change...

nhỏ, ít quan trọng

Wipe something out

to destroy, remove, or get rid of something completely.

Optimism

a feeling or belief that things will get better or be more successful in the future

sự lạc quan

Adopt

to start to deal with or think about something in a particular way

thích nghi

Ground rules

the basic rules or principles on which future actions or behaviour should be based.

Nguyên tắc cơ bản

Evidence

proof

bằng chứng

An open mind

if you have an open mind, you deliberately do not make a decision or form a definite opinion about something.

Convincing

persuasive, believable, compelling, forceful, strong...

có sức thuyết phục

Conservative

traditional, old...

giữ gìn truyền thống

Assumption

supposition, guess, hypothesis...

sự giả sử

Radically

very, completely, totally...

căn bản, tận gốc

Resemble

look like, be similar to...

giống nhau

Somebody's fellows

people that you work with, study with, or who are in the same situation as you.

Orbit

to travel in a curved path around a much larger object such as the Earth, the Sun etc.

đi theo quỹ đạo

Inconceivable

unthinkable, unimaginable, unbelievable...

không thể hiểu được

Estimate

calculate approximately.

sự đánh giá, sự ước lượng

Astronomical

relating to the scientific study of the stars.

adj: liên quan đến thiên văn học

Severely

harshly, strictly...

nghiêm khắc

Attenuate

to make something weaker or less.

làm mỏng đi

Traverse

pass through= to move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or water

đi qua, vượt qua

Frequency

the number of radio waves, sound waves etc that pass any point per second.

n. tần số

To date

up to now.

cho đến nay

Concentrate on

focus on.

tập trung

Various

numerous, many, countless...

đa dạng

Radio telescope

a piece of equipment that collects radio waves from space and is used to find stars and other objects in space.

n. kính viễn vọng vô tuyến

Scale

size.

Dramatically

radically, noticeably, considerably, significantly...

adv. đột ngột, đáng kể

Conduct

carry out...

v. thực hiện, điều khiển

Hardware

the machinery and equipment that is needed to do something.

n. phần cứng

Sensitivity

the possibility of the fact that something is affected by very small changes in light, heat, movement etc

v. độ nhạy, tính nhạy cảm

Monitor

to carefully watch and check a situation in order to see how it changes over a period of time.

v. giám sát

Considerable

substantial, large...

adj. đáng kể, to tát, lớn lao

Debate

argument, discussion...

n. cuộc tranh luận, thảo luận

Immediately

right away, without delay,

adv. lập tức

Ethical

moral= relating to principles of what is right and wrong.

adj. thuộc về đạo đức

Address

tackle, deal with...

v. xử lý, tìm cách giải quyết

Superior

better, greater...

adj. cao cấp

Urgency

the need to deal with something immediately because it is very important.

n. sự khẩn cấp, sự nài nỉ

Evolutionary

relating to the way in which plants and animals develop and change gradually over a long period of time.

adj. thuộc về sự tiến hóa, tiến triển

Parched

dry, burnt, waterless...

v. làm khô nẻ, rang

Reptile

a type of animal, such as a snake or lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually lays eggs to have babies.

n. loài bò sát