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invasion

sự xâm lược

reproduction

sự sinh sản

feature

n., v. /'fi:tʃə/ nét đặt biệt, điểm đặc trưng; mô tả nét đặc biệt, đặc trưng của...

possess

(v) có, chiếm hữu

Different workers possess different skills. He no longer possessed the power to frighten her.

incarnation

a period of life in a particular form

one of the incarnations of Vishnu

He believed he had been a prince in a previous incarnation.

resemble

giống với

reptilian

/repˈtɪliən/ (a)

connected with or typical of reptiles

our reptilian ancestors

streamline

streamline something to make a system, an organization, etc. work better, especially in a way that saves money

The production process is to be streamlined.

terrestrial

trên mặt đất

cluster

a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes surrounding something:

cluster of Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.

overlap

(v,n) lấn lên, gối lên nhau, chồng chéo lên nhau

overlap

[countable, uncountable] overlap (between something and something) a shared area of interest, knowledge, responsibility, etc.

There is (a) considerable overlap between the two subjects.

amphibious

sống được cả trên bờ và dưới nước

plot

----------plot to do something a plot to bomb the UN headquarters

--------------plot against a plot against the king The court heard how she and her lover hatched a plot (=planned a plot) to kill her husband.

evolutionary

/ˌiːvəˈluːʃənri/,

connected with evolution; connected with slow steady development and change

evolutionary theory

evolutionary change

enterprising

chỉ người hoặc ý tưởng dám nghĩ dám làm, năng động, tháo vát, và sáng tạo trong việc tìm kiếm cơ hội mới, đặc biệt là trong kinh doanh hoặc các thử thách khó khăn

resourceful

tháo vát, có tài xoay sở

/rɪˈsɔːsfl/

These women were strong, resourceful and courageous.

parched

dry parched land

soil parched by drought

She licked her parched lips.

thoroughgoing

---------very careful and complete; looking at every detail

a thoroughgoing revision of the text

------------complete

a thoroughgoing commitment to change

cease

(v) dừng, ngừng, ngớt, thôi, hết, tạnh

cease to do something He ceased to be a member of the association.

The things people will do for charity never cease to amaze me (=I am always surprised by them).

apparently

rõ ràng

primeval

/praɪˈmiːvl/

nguyên thủy, ban sơ, sơ khai

from the earliest period of the history of the world, very ancient

primeval forests

prime

(n) the time in your life when you are strongest or most successful

a young woman in her prime

He was barely 30 and in the prime of (his) life.

These flowers are long past their prime.

plot

Âm mưu, mưu tính, mưu phản.

Ví dụ: They were plotting to overthrow the government. (Họ đã âm mưu lật đổ chính phủ.)

. Vẽ đồ thị, sơ đồ, biểu đồ

Vẽ đồ thị, chấm điểm dữ liệu, định vị.

Ví dụ: We need to plot these coordinates on the map. (Chúng ta cần định vị các tọa độ này trên bản đồ.)