Cambridge IELTS 11: Boost Vocabulary

Urban (adj) /ˈɜːbən/

đô thị. Syn: city, inner-city, metropolitan, town. Ex: By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the Earth's population will live in urban centres.

Conservative (adj) /kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv/

bảo thủ; thận trọng. Syn: —. Ex: Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about three billion people by then.

Current (adj) /kˈʌɹənt/

hiện tại; hiện có. Syn: present, existing, recent. Ex: Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about three billion people by then.

Demographic (adj) /dˌɛməɡɹˈafɪk/

nhân khẩu học. Syn: —. Ex: Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about three billion people by then.

raise crops (n phrase/collocation) /ɹˈe‍ɪz kɹˈɒps/

phát triển; mọc thực vật; cây như wheat, rice, hoặc quả. Syn: grow plants such as wheat, rice, or fruits. Ex: At present, throughout the world, over 80% of the land that is suitable for raising crops is in use.

Practice (n/v) /pɹˈaktɪs/

thực hành; tập quán. Syn: habit, tradition, or custom. Ex: Historically, some 15% of that has been laid waste by poor management practices.

Ensure (n) /ɛnʃˈʊ‍ə/

đảm bảo. Syn: make sure, confirm, make certain. Ex: What can be done to ensure enough food for the world's population to live on?

Hothouse (n) /hˈɒtha‍ʊs/

được nung nóng kính tòa nhà; xây dựng trong đó thực vật; cây phát triển. Syn: —. Ex: The concept of indoor farming is not new, since hothouse production of tomatoes and other produce has been in vogue for some time.

Vogue (n/v) /vˈə‍ʊɡ/

fashion, xu hướng, raze fad. Syn: fashion, trend, raze/fad. Ex: The concept of indoor farming is not new, since hothouse production of tomatoes and other produce has been in vogue for some time.

Urgent (adj) /ˈɜːd‍ʒənt/

rất quan trọng và cần xử lý với ngay lập tức. Syn: high-priority, critical; Ant: unimportant. Ex: What is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate another three billion people.

Scale up (n phrase/collocation) /skˈe‍ɪl ˈʌp/

tăng, mở rộng, phát triển. Syn: increase, expand, develop. Ex: What is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate another three billion people.

Accommodate (v) /ɐkˈɒmədˌe‍ɪt/

cho; cung cấp ai đó điều gì cần thiết. Syn: have room for, shelter; Ant: reject, exclude. Ex: What is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate another three billion people.

Employ (v) /ɛmplˈɔ‍ɪ/

sử dụng, sử dụng, exploit, áp dụng. Syn: use, utilize, exploit, apply. Ex: Many believe an entirely new approach to indoor farming is required, employing cutting-edge technologies.

Cutting-edge (n/v) /kˈʌtɪŋˈɛd‍ʒ/

hiện đại, newest, hầu hết tiên tiến. Syn: modern, newest, most advanced. Ex: Many believe an entirely new approach to indoor farming is required, employing cutting-edge technologies.

Proposal (adj) /pɹəpˈə‍ʊzə‍l/

gợi ý, application, kế hoạch. Syn: suggestion, application, plan. Ex: One such proposal is for the ‘Vertical Farm'.

Vertical farming (n phrase/collocation) /vˈɜːtɪkə‍l fˈɑːmɪŋ/

ý tưởng cách canh tác trong đó thực vật; cây phát triển hoặc động vật kept cao cấu trúc với nhiều. Syn: —. Ex: The supporters of vertical farming claim many potential advantages for the system.

Multi-storey (n/v) /mˈʌltɪstˈɔːɹi/

nhiều floors. Syn: —. Ex: The concept is of multi-storey buildings in which food crops are grown in environmentally controlled conditions.

Drastically (adv) /dɹˈastɪkli/

radically, cực kỳ, đáng kể. Syn: radically, extremely, significantly. Ex: Situated in the heart of urban centres, they would drastically reduce the amount of transportation required to bring food to consumers.

Implement (n) /ˈɪmplɪmənt/

thực hiện. Syn: fulfill, put into practice, take action. Ex: If successfully implemented, proponents claim, vertical farms offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (through year-round production of all crops), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.

Proponent (adj) /pɹəpˈə‍ʊnənt/

người ủng hộ, người ủng hộ đối thủ. Syn: advocate, supporter >< opponent. Ex: If successfully implemented, proponents claim, vertical farms offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (through year-round production of all crops), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.

Urban renewal (n phrase/collocation) /ˈɜːbən ɹɪnjˈuːə‍l/

sự cải thiện và đôi khi replacement các tòa nhà thành phố. Syn: —. Ex: If successfully implemented, proponents claim, vertical farms offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (through year-round production of all crops), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.

Sustainable (adj) /səstˈe‍ɪnəbə‍l/

về môi trường thân thiện, eco thân thiện, xanh lục. Syn: environmentally friendly, eco- friendly, green. Ex: If successfully implemented, proponents claim, vertical farms offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (through year-round production of all crops), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.

year-round (n/v) /jˈi‍əɹˈa‍ʊnd/

đang xảy ra hoặc tiếp tục qua toàn bộ năm. Syn: —. Ex: For instance, crops would be produced all year round, as they would be kept in artificially controlled, optimum growing conditions.

Sacrifice (v) /sˈakɹɪfˌa‍ɪs/

quyết định không vật/điều gì đó để nhận; trở nên vật/điều gì đó nhiều hơn quan trọng. Syn: —. Ex: If successfully implemented, proponents claim, vertical farms offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (through year-round production of all crops), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.

Horizontal farming (n phrase/collocation) /hˌɒɹɪzˈɒntə‍l fˈɑːmɪŋ/

truyền thống canh tác, cây trồng thực vật; cây chỉ một mức dọc farmig. Syn: traditional farming, crops are planted at only one level >< vertical farmig. Ex: If successfully implemented, proponents claim, vertical farms offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (through year-round production of all crops), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizontal farming.

Take sb/st for granted (phrasal verb/collocation) /tˈe‍ɪk sˈʌmbɒdi ɔː sənt fɔː ɡɹˈantɪd/

không nhận ra hoặc cho thấy sb st greatful. Syn: —. Ex: It took humans 10,000 years to learn how to grow most of the crops we now take for granted.

Verdant (adj) /vˈɜːdənt/

lush, xanh lục, grassy. Syn: lush, green, grassy. Ex: Along the way, we despoiled most of the land we worked, often turning verdant, natural ecozones into semi-arid deserts.

Semi-arid (adj) /sˈɛmiˈaɹɪd/

có ít; nhỏ mưa nhưng không hoàn toàn. Syn: —. Ex: Along the way, we despoiled most of the land we worked, often turning verdant, natural ecozones into semi-arid deserts.

Evolve (v) /ɪvˈɒlv/

phát triển/tiến hóa dần. Syn: develop gradually, change, grow. Ex: Within that same time frame, we evolved into an urban species, in which 60% of the human population now lives vertically in cities.

Shelter (n) /ʃˈɛltə/

che phủ, sự bảo vệ từ nguy hiểm. Syn: cover, protection from danger. Ex: This means that, for the majority, we humans have shelter from the elements, yet we subject our food-bearing plants to the rigours of the great outdoors and can do no more than hope for a good weather year.

Subject smt to smt (n phrase/collocation) /sˈʌbd‍ʒɛkt sˈʌmθɪŋ tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/

gây ra vật/điều gì đó trải nghiệm; trải qua vật/điều gì đó, đặc biệt vật/điều gì đó khó chịu s. Syn: cause smt to experience smt, especially smt unpleasant sʌbˈdʒekt ˈsʌmθɪŋ tu. Ex: This means that, for the majority, we humans have shelter from the elements, yet we subject our food-bearing plants to the rigours of the great outdoors and can do no more than hope for a good weather year.

Food-bearing plants (n phrase/collocation) /fˈuːdbˈe‍əɹɪŋ plˈants/

thực vật; cây cung cấp thức ăn như tomato, vegetable fu d. Syn: plants provide food such as tomato, vegetable. fuːd -. Ex: This means that, for the majority, we humans have shelter from the elements, yet we subject our food-bearing plants to the rigours of the great outdoors and can do no more than hope for a good weather year.

The rigours of something (n phrase/collocation) /ðə ɹˈɪɡəz ɒv sˈʌmθɪŋ/

khó chịu hoặc nghiêm trọng các điều kiện smth. Syn: —. Ex: This means that, for the majority, we humans have shelter from the elements, yet we subject our food-bearing plants to the rigours of the great outdoors and can do no more than hope for a good weather year.

Drought (n) /dɹˈa‍ʊt/

dài giai đoạn khô thời tiết khi ở đó không đủ nước. Syn: —. Ex: Massive floods, long droughts, hurricanes and severe monsoons take their toll each year, destroying millions of tons of valuable crops.

Hurricane (n/v) /hˈʌɹɪkˌe‍ɪn/

bão lớn. Syn: cyclone, typhoon, tornado, storm. Ex: Massive floods, long droughts, hurricanes and severe monsoons take their toll each year, destroying millions of tons of valuable crops.

Monsoon (n/v) /mɒnsˈuːn/

nặng mưa, mưa. Syn: heavy rain, rains. Ex: Massive floods, long droughts, hurricanes and severe monsoons take their toll each year, destroying millions of tons of valuable crops.

Take their toll (phrasal verb/collocation) /tˈe‍ɪk ðe‍ə tˈə‍ʊl/

rất xấu tác động vật/điều gì đó hoặc smb trên dài giai đoạn thời gian. Syn: —. Ex: Massive floods, long droughts, hurricanes and severe monsoons take their toll each year, destroying millions of tons of valuable crops.

Optimum (n/v) /ˈɒptɪməm/

hầu hết favorable, tốt nhất, greatest. Syn: most favorable, best, greatest. Ex: For instance, crops would be produced all year round, as they would be kept in artificially controlled, optimum growing conditions.

Failure (n) /fˈe‍ɪli‍ə/

thất bại. Syn: —. Ex: There would be no weather-related crop failures due to droughts, floods or pests.

Pest (n/v) /pˈɛst/

côn trùng hoặc nhỏ động vật có hại hoặc thiệt hại cây trồng pest. Syn: —. Ex: There would be no weather-related crop failures due to droughts, floods or pests.

Eliminate (n/v) /ɪlˈɪmɪnˌe‍ɪt/

loại bỏ. Syn: remove, eradicate, put an end to, get rid of. Ex: All the food could be grown organically, eliminating the need for herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers.

Herbicide (n) /hˈɜːbɪsˌa‍ɪd/

chất được dùng để giết unwanted. Syn: —. Ex: All the food could be grown organically, eliminating the need for herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers.

Pesticide (n) /pˈɛstɪsˌa‍ɪd/

hóa chất chất được dùng để giết côn trùng và nhỏ động vật phá hủy. Syn: —. Ex: All the food could be grown organically, eliminating the need for herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers.

Fertilizer (n) /fˈɜːtəlˌa‍ɪzə/

chất đặt đất làm; tạo ra thực vật; cây phát triển; mọc. Syn: —. Ex: The passage uses "Fertilizer" in its original context.

Incidence (n) /ˈɪnsɪdəns/

sự xuất hiện; sự kiện, tần suất. Syn: occurrence, frequency. Ex: The system would greatly reduce the incidence of many infectious diseases that are acquired at the agricultural interface.

Infectious (adj) /ɪnfˈɛkʃəs/

truyền nhiễm. Syn: able to pass a disease from one person, animal, or plant to another. Ex: The system would greatly reduce the incidence of many infectious diseases that are acquired at the agricultural interface.

Interface (n/v) /ˈɪntəfˌe‍ɪs/

mép, biên giới, đường. Syn: edge, border, line. Ex: The system would greatly reduce the incidence of many infectious diseases that are acquired at the agricultural interface.

Compost (v) /kˈɒmpɒst/

thu thập và lưu trữ thực vật; cây vật liệu so decay và thêm đất cải thiện chất lượng; đặc tính. Syn: —. Ex: Although the system would consume energy, it would return energy to the grid via methane generation from composting non edible parts of plants.

Edible (adj) /ˈɛdəbə‍l/

suit có khả năng được ăn, không poisonous. Syn: suitable to be eaten, not poisonous. Ex: Although the system would consume energy, it would return energy to the grid via methane generation from composting non edible parts of plants.

Tractor (n) /tɹˈaktə/

mạnh; chắc phương tiện với lớn bánh xe, được sử dụng traction. Syn: a strong vehicle with large wheels, used traction). Ex: It would also dramatically reduce fossil fuel use, by cutting out the need for tractors, ploughs and shipping.

Plough (n) /plˈa‍ʊ/

mảnh; phần trang trại thiết bị được dùng để quay; biến đổi trên Trái Đất so hạt thực vật; cây. Syn: —. Ex: It would also dramatically reduce fossil fuel use, by cutting out the need for tractors, ploughs and shipping.

Drawback (n/v) /dɹˈɔːbak/

bất lợi, downside, tiêu cực. Syn: disadvantage, downside, negative. Ex: A major drawback of vertical farming, however, is that the plants would require artificial light.

Artificial (adj) /ˌɑːtɪfˈɪʃə‍l/

nhân tạo. Syn: synthetic, non-natural, man-made ɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl exterior, exclude). Ex: For instance, crops would be produced all year round, as they would be kept in artificially controlled, optimum growing conditions.

Prohibitively (adv) /pɹəhˈɪbɪtˌɪvli/

rất cao giá không có vẻ hợp lý. Syn: —. Ex: Generating enough light could be prohibitively expensive, unless cheap, renewable energy is available, and this appears to be rather a future aspiration than a likelihood for the near future.

Aspiration (n) /ˌaspəɹˈe‍ɪʃən/

ambition, mục tiêu, mục tiêu, mục tiêu; nhắm vào. Syn: ambition, goal, aim, target. Ex: Generating enough light could be prohibitively expensive, unless cheap, renewable energy is available, and this appears to be rather a future aspiration than a likelihood for the near future.

Likelihood (n) /lˈa‍ɪklihˌʊd/

khả năng xảy ra. Syn: probability, possibility ˈlaɪklihʊd 8. Ex: Generating enough light could be prohibitively expensive, unless cheap, renewable energy is available, and this appears to be rather a future aspiration than a likelihood for the near future.

Variation (n) /vˌe‍əɹɪˈe‍ɪʃən/

biến thể; sự khác biệt. Syn: change, alteration; Ant: slight similarity. Ex: One variation on vertical farming that has been developed is to grow plants in stacked trays that move on rails.

Stacked trays (n phrase/collocation) /stˈakt tɹˈe‍ɪz/

có phần được sắp xếp dọc. Syn: —. Ex: One variation on vertical farming that has been developed is to grow plants in stacked trays that move on rails.

Overhead (n/v) /ˌə‍ʊvəhˈɛd/

trên, upstairs dưới. Syn: above, upstairs >< below. Ex: Single-storey greenhouses have the benefit of natural overhead light; even so, many still need artificial lighting.

Address (n/v) /ɐdɹˈɛs/

giải quyết. Syn: tackle, deal with. Ex: Vertical farming is an attempt to address the undoubted problems that we face in producing enough food for a growing population.

Detrimental (adj) /dˌɛtɹɪmˈɛntə‍l/

có hại, gây hại, tiêu cực. Syn: harmful, damaging, negative. Ex: At the moment, though, more needs to be done to reduce the detrimental impact it would have on the environment, particularly as regards the use of energy.

Skyscraper (n) /skˈa‍ɪskɹe‍ɪpə/

tòa nhà chọc trời. Syn: —. Ex: While it is possible that much of our food will be grown in skyscrapers in future, most experts currently believe it is far more likely that we will simply use the space available on urban rooftops.

Rotating (n/v) /ɹə‍ʊtˈe‍ɪtɪŋ/

quay; biến đổi hình tròn, đặc biệt xung quanh cố định; được sửa điểm. Syn: turning in a circle, especially around a fixed point. Ex: A unique engineering achievement The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is the world's first and only rotating boat lift.

Central (adj) /sˈɛntɹə‍l/

trung tâm. Syn: vital, essential, chief, most important, crucial, significant. Ex: Opened in 2002, it is central to the ambitious £84.5m Millennium Link project to restore navigability across Scotland by reconnecting the historic waterways of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals.

Restore (v) /ɹɪstˈɔː/

khôi phục. Syn: Repair, rebuild. Ex: Opened in 2002, it is central to the ambitious £84.5m Millennium Link project to restore navigability across Scotland by reconnecting the historic waterways of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals.

Navigability (n) /nˌavɪɡəbˈɪlɪti/

mức độ khu vực nước sâu, rộng, hoặc an toàn đủ thuyền trải qua. Syn: —. Ex: Opened in 2002, it is central to the ambitious £84.5m Millennium Link project to restore navigability across Scotland by reconnecting the historic waterways of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals.

Enclosed (adj) /ɛnklˈə‍ʊzd/

surrounded tường, các vật thể, hoặc cấu trúc. Syn: surrounded by walls, objects, or structures. Ex: Historically, the two canals had been joined near the town of Falkirk by a sequence of 11 locks - enclosed sections of canal in which the water level could be raised or lowered - that stepped down across a distance of 1.5 km.

Dismantle (v) /dɪsmˈantə‍l/

lấy; thực hiện các mảnh, lấy; thực hiện tách rời. Syn: take to pieces, take apart. Ex: This had been dismantled in 1933, thereby breaking the link.

Launch (v) /lˈɔːnt‍ʃ/

khởi động; phát động. Syn: initiate, commence; Ant: end. Ex: When the project was launched in 1994, the British Waterways authority were keen to create a dramatic twenty-first-century landmark which would not only be a fitting commemoration of the Millennium, but also a lasting symbol of the economic regeneration of the region.

Authority (n) /ɐθˈɒɹɪti/

cơ quan có thẩm quyền; chuyên gia. Syn: —. Ex: When the project was launched in 1994, the British Waterways authority were keen to create a dramatic twenty-first-century landmark which would not only be a fitting commemoration of the Millennium, but also a lasting symbol of the economic regeneration of the region.

Landmark (n) /lˈandmɑːk/

tòa nhà; xây dựng hoặc nơi; địa điểm dễ dàng nhận ra. Syn: —. Ex: When the project was launched in 1994, the British Waterways authority were keen to create a dramatic twenty-first-century landmark which would not only be a fitting commemoration of the Millennium, but also a lasting symbol of the economic regeneration of the region.

Fitting (n/v) /fˈɪtɪŋ/

phù hợp. Syn: —. Ex: When the project was launched in 1994, the British Waterways authority were keen to create a dramatic twenty-first-century landmark which would not only be a fitting commemoration of the Millennium, but also a lasting symbol of the economic regeneration of the region.

Commemoration (n) /kəmˌɛməɹˈe‍ɪʃən/

vật/điều gì đó tạo ra nhớ và tôn trọng ai đó quan trọng hoặc quan trọng sự kiện trong quá khứ k. Syn: —. Ex: When the project was launched in 1994, the British Waterways authority were keen to create a dramatic twenty-first-century landmark which would not only be a fitting commemoration of the Millennium, but also a lasting symbol of the economic regeneration of the region.

Giant (adj) /d‍ʒˈa‍ɪənt/

khổng lồ. Syn: huge, enormous; Ant: small, tiny. Ex: Numerous ideas were submitted for the project, including concepts ranging from rolling eggs to tilting tanks, from giant seesaws to overhead monorails.

Seesaw (n) /sˈiːsɔː/

mảnh; phần thiết bị trẻ em chơi; đóng vai trò, làm bằng board cân bằng giữa; trung tâm, so khi một kết thúc đi lên khác đi xuống. Syn: —. Ex: Numerous ideas were submitted for the project, including concepts ranging from rolling eggs to tilting tanks, from giant seesaws to overhead monorails.

Monorail (n) /mˈɒnə‍ʊɹˌe‍ɪl/

đường sắt hệ thống sử dụng đơn lẻ rail, thường cao trên mặt đất monolingual. Syn: —. Ex: Numerous ideas were submitted for the project, including concepts ranging from rolling eggs to tilting tanks, from giant seesaws to overhead monorails.

Notably (adv) /nˈə‍ʊtəbli/

đặc biệt, hầu hết quan trọng. Syn: especially, most important. Ex: The unique shape of the structure is claimed to have been inspired by various sources, both manmade and natural, most notably a Celtic double headed axe, but also the vast turning propeller of a ship, the ribcage of a whale or the spine of a fish.

Axe (n) /ˈaks/

công cụ nặng sắt hoặc thép blade kết thúc dài bằng gỗ xử lý; tay cầm, dùng để cắt gỗ. Syn: —. Ex: The unique shape of the structure is claimed to have been inspired by various sources, both manmade and natural, most notably a Celtic double headed axe, but also the vast turning propeller of a ship, the ribcage of a whale or the spine of a fish.

Propeller (n) /pɹəpˈɛlə/

mảnh; phần thiết bị gồm hai hoặc nhiều hơn blades spin xung quanh, tạo ra máy bay hoặc tàu di chuyển. Syn: —. Ex: The unique shape of the structure is claimed to have been inspired by various sources, both manmade and natural, most notably a Celtic double headed axe, but also the vast turning propeller of a ship, the ribcage of a whale or the spine of a fish.

Ribcage (n) /ɹˈɪbke‍ɪd‍ʒ/

cấu trúc ribs bảo vệ tim và lungs chest. Syn: —. Ex: The unique shape of the structure is claimed to have been inspired by various sources, both manmade and natural, most notably a Celtic double headed axe, but also the vast turning propeller of a ship, the ribcage of a whale or the spine of a fish.

Spine (n) /spˈa‍ɪn/

đường xương xuống trung tâm lại cung cấp ủng hộ; hỗ trợ cơ thể. Syn: —. Ex: The unique shape of the structure is claimed to have been inspired by various sources, both manmade and natural, most notably a Celtic double headed axe, but also the vast turning propeller of a ship, the ribcage of a whale or the spine of a fish.

Assemble (v) /ɐsˈɛmbə‍l/

lắp ráp; tập hợp. Syn: bring together, put together, gather. Ex: The various parts of The Falkirk Wheel were all constructed and assembled, like one giant toy building set, at Butterley Engineering's Steelworks in Derbyshire, some 400 km from Falkirk.

Painstakingly (adv) /pˈe‍ɪnste‍ɪkɪŋli/

cẩn thận. Syn: —. Ex: A team there carefully assembled the 1,200 tonnes of steel, painstakingly fitting the pieces together to an accuracy of just 10 mm to ensure a perfect final fit.

Lorry (n) /lˈɒɹi/

lớn phương tiện mang; vận chuyển nặng hàng hóa. Syn: —. Ex: The passage uses "Lorry" in its original context.

Bolt (n/v) /bˈə‍ʊlt/

fasten vật/điều gì đó với kim loại pin hoặc bar. Syn: —. Ex: In the summer of 2001, the structure was then dismantled and transported on 35 lorries to Falkirk, before all being bolted back together again on the ground, and finally lifted into position in five large sections by crane.

Crane (n/v) /kɹˈe‍ɪn/

hoist lớn cao máy được sử dụng builders lifting nặng các thứ. Syn: —. Ex: In the summer of 2001, the structure was then dismantled and transported on 35 lorries to Falkirk, before all being bolted back together again on the ground, and finally lifted into position in five large sections by crane.

Withstand (v) /wɪðstˈand/

chịu đựng. Syn: survive, bear; Ant: succumb. Ex: The Wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.

Immense (n/v) /ɪmˈɛns/

cực kỳ lớn, rất lớn. Syn: extremely large, enormous. Ex: The Wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.

Robust (n/v) /ɹə‍ʊbˈʌst/

mạnh; chắc, cứng; khó r. Syn: strong, tough rəˈbʌst 11. Ex: The Wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.

Weld (v) /wˈɛld/

tham gia; nối các mảnh kim loại cùng nhau nhiệt weld. Syn: —. Ex: The Wheel would need to withstand immense and constantly changing stresses as it rotated, so to make the structure more robust, the steel sections were bolted rather than welded together.

Tightened (adj) /tˈa‍ɪtənd/

làm; tạo ra vật/điều gì đó ít hơn dễ di chuyển. Syn: —. Ex: Over 45,000 bolt holes were matched with their bolts, and each bolt was hand-tightened.

Consist of sth (phrasal verb/collocation) /kənsˈɪst ɒv sˈʌmθɪŋ/

được hình thành từ người hoặc các thứ được đề cập. Syn: —. Ex: The Wheel consists of two sets of opposing axe- shaped arms, attached about 25 metres apart to a fixed central spine.

Attach (v) /ɐtˈat‍ʃ/

fasten hoặc kết nối một vật thể; đối tượng một cái/người khác. Syn: —. Ex: The Wheel consists of two sets of opposing axe- shaped arms, attached about 25 metres apart to a fixed central spine.

Diametrically (adv) /dˌa‍ɪəmˈɛtɹɪkli/

hoàn toàn. Syn: —. Ex: Two diametrically opposed water- filled 'gondolas', each with a capacity of 360,000 litres, are fitted between the ends of the arms.

Gondola (n) /ɡəndˈə‍ʊlə/

dài hẹp thuyền với phẳng đáy và cao điểm mỗi kết thúc, được sử dụng canals venice italy. Syn: a long narrow boat with a flat bottom and high points at each end, used on the canals in Venice in Italy. Ex: Two diametrically opposed water- filled 'gondolas', each with a capacity of 360,000 litres, are fitted between the ends of the arms.

Capacity (n) /kəpˈasɪti/

khả năng. Syn: capability, potential; Ant: inability, incapacity. Ex: Two diametrically opposed water- filled 'gondolas', each with a capacity of 360,000 litres, are fitted between the ends of the arms.

Float (v) /flˈə‍ʊt/

ở lại bề mặt chất lỏng và không sink. Syn: drift on water, be buoyant; Ant: sink. Ex: This is because, according to Archimedes' principle of displacement, floating objects displace their own weight in water.

Displace (v) /dɪsplˈe‍ɪs/

đặt out nơi; địa điểm, di chuyển. Syn: put out of place, move. Ex: This is because, according to Archimedes' principle of displacement, floating objects displace their own weight in water.

Enormous (adj) /ɪnˈɔːməs/

rất lớn. Syn: huge, massive; Ant: tiny, small. Ex: This keeps the Wheel balanced and so, despite its enormous mass, it rotates through 180° in five and a half minutes while using very little power.

Domestic (adj) /dəmˈɛstɪk/

trong nước; gia dụng. Syn: —. Ex: It takes just 1.5 kilowatt-hours (5.4 MJ) of energy to rotate the Wheel -roughly the same as boiling eight small domestic kettles of water.