What would happen if the Amazon Rainforest disappeared? - Anna Rothschild

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potential

  • adjective/noun

  • thẩm định tiềm năng, tiềm tàng; tiềm năng, khả năng

  • having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something

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mate

  • noun/verb

  • bạn đời, bạn tình; giao phối

  • a partner in marriage or breeding; to pair for reproduction

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peril

  • noun

  • sự nguy hiểm, hiểm họa

  • serious and immediate danger

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approaching

  • verb/adjective

  • đang đến gần, tiếp cận; sắp tới

  • coming nearer in distance or time; about to happen

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swaths

  • noun

  • dải (đất, cỏ…), vùng rộng lớn

  • wide strips or regions of land or material

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photosynthesize

  • verb

  • quang hợp

  • to produce energy from sunlight using chlorophyll

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pores

  • noun

  • lỗ chân lông, lỗ khí (thực vật)

  • small openings in the skin or plant surfaces

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evaporation

  • noun

  • sự bay hơi

  • the process of turning from liquid into vapor

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transpiration

  • noun

  • sự thoát hơi nước (thực vật)

  • the release of water vapor from plant leaves

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back into

  • phrasal verb (cụm động từ)

  • lùi vào, quay trở lại

  • to move or return into a previous position or state

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chimneys

  • noun

  • ống khói

  • structures for venting smoke or gases from a fire

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stranded

  • adjective

  • bị mắc kẹt, bị bỏ lại

  • left in a difficult or helpless position

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dry up

  • phrasal verb

  • khô cạn, cạn kiệt

  • to lose all moisture or resources

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contaminate

  • verb

  • làm ô nhiễm, làm bẩn

  • to make impure or unclean by adding harmful substances

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wildfires

  • noun

  • cháy rừng

  • uncontrolled fires occurring in wildland areas

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stretch

  • verb/noun

  • kéo dài, trải dài; sự kéo dài, quãng đường

  • to extend or lengthen; a continuous extent of something

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snowpack

  • noun

  • lớp tuyết phủ dày

  • a layer of accumulated snow on the ground

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dwindling

  • adjective

  • đang nhỏ lại, đang suy giảm

  • gradually diminishing in size or amount

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irony

  • noun

  • sự mỉa mai, điều trớ trêu

  • a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects

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exploiting

  • verb

  • khai thác, lợi dụng

  • to use or manipulate for one’s own advantage

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cattle ranching

  • collocation

  • trại chăn nuôi gia súc

  • the practice of raising livestock on a large farm cattle ranching

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equivalent

  • adjective/noun

  • tương đương; vật tương đương

  • equal in value, amount, or meaning; something equal

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resilient

  • adjective

  • kiên cường, có khả năng phục hồi nhanh

  • able to recover quickly from difficulties

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dehydrated

  • adjective

  • bị mất nước

  • having lost a significant amount of water

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procure

  • verb

  • kiếm được, thu được (thường là khó khăn)

  • to obtain with effort or difficulty

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stewardship

  • noun

  • sự quản lý, sự trông nom có trách nhiệm

  • the responsible management of resources

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portions

  • noun

  • phần, khẩu phần

  • a part or share of a whole

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Indigenous

  • adjective

  • bản địa, bản xứ

  • originating or occurring naturally in a particular place