Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan’s Skyscrapers | Quizlet

incorporate (v)

to include something as part of something larger

kết hợp

Suggestions from the survey have been incorporated into the final design.

approach (n)

tiếp cận, cách tiếp cận

I've just read an interesting book which has a new approach to Shakespeare.

geology (n)

địa chất học

the study of the rocks and similar substances that make up the earth's surface

business cluster (n)

cụm doanh nghiệp

compilation (n)

the act of collecting information from a variety of places to arrange it in a book, report, or list

sự biên soạn

account (n)

= story/ narrative

câu chuyện

subterranean (adj)

under the ground

dưới lòng đất

specialized (adj)

relating to one particular area or designed for a particular purpose

chuyên dụng, chuyên môn

set the stage

used to mean that conditions have been made right for something to happen, or that something is likely to happen

tạo tiền đề

Both chapters set the stage for the economic analysis that comes later in the book.

tenement (n)

a large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of a city

nhà tập thể, chung cư

skyscraper (n)

nhà cao chọc trời

At first glance

nhìn thoáng qua, ngay từ cái nhìn đầu tiên

immigration (n)

the act of someone coming to live in a different country

= migration

sự nhập cư

enclave (n)

a part of a country that is surrounded by another country, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area

Vùng đất bị bao quanh bởi nhiều vùng đất khác

amenities (n)

something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place

= conveniences

các tiện nghi

waterfront (n)

bờ sông

a part of a town that is next to an area of water such as a river or the sea

harbor (n)

bến cảng

broad (adj)

= wide/ large/ big

rộng

regression (n)

a return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving

sự suy thoái, thoái lui

prohibitively (adv)

in a way that is too expensive or too much

quá cao ( nhấn mạnh)

Property in the area tends to be prohibitively expensive.

caisson (n)

Giếng chìm

empirical (adj)

based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory

= practical, experimental

dựa vào kinh nghiệm thực tế

viability (n)

ability to work as intended or to succeed

khả năng tồn tại, tính khả thi

He uses data to assess the viability of these two explanations

estimation (n)

a guess or calculation about the cost, size, value, etc. of something

sự ước lượng

expenditure (n)

the total amount of money that a government or person spends

sự tiêu dùng, chi phí