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wrestle with sth

vật lộn, trăn trở với; He has been wrestling with the problem for years;

enigma

điều bí ẩn, khó hiểu; The cause of the disease remains an enigma;

birth of industry

sự ra đời của công nghiệp; The birth of industry changed the modern world;

combination lock

ổ khóa số, ẩn dụ nhiều yếu tố kết hợp; Success is like a combination lock, all factors must align;

affluent

giàu có, sung túc; She comes from an affluent family;

mass-produced

sản xuất hàng loạt; These cars are mass-produced in factories;

market-driven economy

nền kinh tế theo cơ chế thị trường; Vietnam is moving towards a market-driven economy;

sufficient

đủ, đầy đủ; The evidence is sufficient to prove his guilt;

necessary

cần thiết; Sleep is necessary for good health;

missing factors

yếu tố còn thiếu; Lack of funding was the missing factor;

cupboard

tủ bếp, tủ chén; The plates are in the cupboard;

fuel (v)

thúc đẩy, tiếp thêm năng lượng; His speech fuelled the debate;

antiseptic properties

đặc tính khử trùng; The cream has antiseptic properties;

tannin

chất chát trong trà; Tannin is found in tea leaves;

succumb to sth

chịu thua, mắc phải; He succumbed to the pressure;

water-borne diseases

bệnh lây qua đường nước; Cholera is a water-borne disease;

dysentery

bệnh kiết lỵ; Dysentery killed many soldiers in the war;

eccentric

lập dị, kỳ quặc; He is an eccentric old man;

detective work

công việc điều tra, nghiên cứu chi tiết; Solving this puzzle took real detective work;

scepticism

sự hoài nghi; She greeted the news with scepticism;

appraisal

sự đánh giá; He wrote a favourable appraisal of the plan;

distinguished

xuất chúng, lỗi lạc; She is a distinguished scientist;

infant mortality rate

tỷ lệ tử vong trẻ sơ sinh; The infant mortality rate has decreased;

static

tĩnh, không thay đổi; The numbers remained static;

burst in population growth

bùng nổ dân số; There was a burst in population growth;

draw a blank

không tìm ra câu trả lời; I tried to remember her name but drew a blank;

economically efficient

hiệu quả về mặt kinh tế; The system is not economically efficient;

human waste

chất thải con người; The river is polluted by human waste;

incidence

tỷ lệ xảy ra; The incidence of crime has decreased;

mortality rate

tỷ lệ tử vong; The mortality rate is very high;

deduce

suy luận; From the facts, we can deduce that he is innocent;

preserve

bảo quản; Salt is used to preserve food;

prevalence

sự phổ biến; The prevalence of smoking has declined;

coincidence of dates

sự trùng hợp về thời gian; Their birthdays were a coincidence of dates;

clipper trade

thương mại bằng tàu buồm nhanh; Britain grew rich from the clipper trade;

stomach-purifying properties

đặc tính làm sạch dạ dày; Tea has stomach-purifying properties;

breast milk

sữa mẹ; Breast milk is the best food for babies;

contention

sự cạnh tranh, tranh luận; The issue is still a matter of contention;