Trade, Colonization and Natural Resources

branch /brɑːntʃ/ (verb)

đâm cành, đâm nhánh (Ex: The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to ___ lower down.)

dense /dens/ (adj)

dày đặc (Ex: The forest is quite ___ at that point.)

foliage /ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/ (noun)

tán lá, bộ lá (Ex: The dense ___ overhead almost blocked out the sun.)

tough /tʌf/ (adj)

chắc, bền, dai (Ex: The reptile's skin is ___ and scaly.)

husk /hʌsk/ (noun)

vỏ khô, vỏ hạt (Ex: Oats contain more ___ than barley.)

surround /səˈraʊnd/ (verb)

bao quanh (Ex: The garden is ___ed by a wall.)

encase /ɪnˈkeɪs/ (verb)

bọc kín (Ex: His upper body was completely ___d in bandages.)

ripe /raɪp/ (adj)

chín (Ex: Pick the tomatoes before they get too ___.)

split /splɪt/ (verb)

phân tách, chia ra (Ex: She ___ the class into groups of four.)

latter /ˈlætər/ (noun)

cái sau (Ex: He presented two solutions. The ___ seems much better.)

exclusive /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ (adj)

độc quyền, độc chiếm (Ex: The hotel has ___ access to the beach.)

importer /ɪmˈpɔːtər/ (noun)

người nhập khẩu (Ex: After the USA, Japan is the second biggest ___ of oil.)

merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ (noun)

thương gia, nhà buôn (Ex: Venice was once a city of rich ___.)

reveal /rɪˈviːl/ (verb)

tiết lộ (Ex: The survey ___s some worrying statistics.)

exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ (adj)

chính xác (Ex: It is an ___ copy of the original document.)

commodity /kəˈmɒdəti/ (noun)

hàng hóa (Ex: The country's most valuable ___ies include tin and diamonds.)

major /ˈmeɪdʒər/ (adj)

chủ yếu, quan trọng (Ex: He played a ___ role in setting up the system.)

commercial /kəˈmɜːʃl/ (adj)

mang tính thương mại (Ex: She is developing the ___ side of the organization.)

fleet /fliːt/ (noun)

hạm đội (Ex: The entire ___ was sunk.)

tiny /ˈtaɪni/ (adj)

rất nhỏ (Ex: We come from a ___ little town in upstate New York.)

compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ (noun)

sự thỏa hiệp (Ex: It is hoped that a ___ will be reached in today's talks.)

settlement /ˈsetlmənt/ (noun)

sự dàn xếp, hòa giải (Ex: The management and unions have reached a ___ over new working conditions.)

distant /ˈdɪstənt/ (adj)

xa xôi (Ex: The stars are more ___ from the earth than the sun.)

monopoly /məˈnɒpəli/ (noun)

sự độc quyền (Ex: Is Microsoft a ___?)

demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ (verb)

đòi hỏi, yêu cầu (Ex: This is a very difficult piece of music to play

effective /ɪˈfektɪv/ (adj)

có hiệu quả (Ex: Aspirin is a simple but highly ___ treatment.)

disease /dɪˈziːz/ (noun)

căn bệnh, dịch bệnh (Ex: Researchers are studying the spread of the ___.)

plague /pleɪɡ/ (noun)

bệnh dịch (Ex: A decline in population followed outbreaks of ___.)

contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ (adj)

truyền nhiễm (Ex: Scarlet fever is highly ___.)

deadly /ˈdedli/ (adj)

gây chết người (Ex: The cobra is one of the world's ___ snakes.)

desperate /ˈdespərət/ (adj)

tuyệt vọng (Ex: The prisoners grew increasingly ___.)

cure /kjʊər/ (noun)

phương thuốc, cách chữa trị (Ex: Researchers are working to find a ___ for the disease.)

willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ (adj)

sẵn lòng (Ex: Many consumers are ___ to pay more for organic food.)

avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ (verb)

tránh (Ex: We must find a way to ___ similar problems in future.)

cultivate /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ (verb)

trồng trọt, canh tác (Ex: The land around here has never been ___d.)

export /ɪkˈspɔːt/ (verb)

xuất khẩu (Ex: The islands ___ sugar and fruit.)

fertile /ˈfɜːtaɪl/ (adj)

màu mỡ (Ex: The fall of the old regime provided ___ ground for opportunism.)

obtain /əbˈteɪn/ (verb)

đạt được, lấy được (Ex: I've been trying to ___ permission to publish this material.)

smuggle /ˈsmʌɡl/ (verb)

buôn lậu, vận chuyển lậu (Ex: They were caught ___ing diamonds into the country.)

plantation /plɑːnˈteɪʃn/ (noun)

đồn điền (Ex: Hundreds of slaves used to work on the ___s.)

tsunami /tsuːˈnɑːmi/ (noun)

sóng thần (Ex: A ___ early warning system was set up in Hawaii.)

volcanic /vɒlˈkænɪk/ (adj)

thuộc núi lửa (Ex: Geologists understand many of the factors that cause ___ eruptions.)

eruption /ɪˈrʌpʃn/ (noun)

sự phun trào (Ex: Geologists understand many of the factors that cause volcanic ___s.)

evergreen /ˈevəɡriːn/ (adj)

thường xanh (Ex: Autumn is the perfect time for planting both deciduous and ___ trees.)

flavouring /ˈfleɪvərɪŋ/ (noun)

hương liệu, gia vị (Ex: This food contains no artificial ___s.)

medicinal /məˈdɪsɪnl/ (adj)

dùng làm thuốc (Ex: He claims he keeps a bottle of brandy only for ___ purposes.)

preservative /prɪˈzɜːvətɪv/ (adj)

để bảo quản (Ex: The Jews would have been familiar with the ___ effects of salt.)

agent /ˈeɪdʒənt/ (noun)

tác nhân (Ex: Please contact our ___ in Spain for further information.)

dominance /ˈdɒmɪnəns/ (noun)

sự thống trị, ưu thế (Ex: The ___ of the car makes cycling and walking increasingly difficult.)

exploit /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ (verb)

khai thác (Ex: The company has been successful in ___ing new technology to the full.)

precious /ˈpreʃəs/ (adj)

quý giá (Ex: You're wasting ___ time!)

resource /rɪˈsɔːs/ (noun)

tài nguyên (Ex: They promote the use of renewable ___s like soybean oil.)

subcontract /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/ (verb)

thầu lại, ký hợp đồng phụ (Ex: We ___ed the work to a small engineering firm.)

distribution /ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn/ (noun)

sự phân bổ, phân phối (Ex: They studied the geographical ___ of the disease.)

swiftly /ˈswɪftli/ (adv)

nhanh chóng (Ex: Walking ___, he was at the office within minutes.)

gain /ɡeɪn/ (verb)

đạt được, giành được (Ex: The country ___ed its independence ten years ago.)

corporation /ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃn/ (noun)

tập đoàn (Ex: She didn't want to work for a big ___ where everything was so impersonal.)

operation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/ (noun)

doanh nghiệp, hoạt động kinh doanh (Ex: He runs a successful dairy ___.)

original /əˈrɪdʒənl/ (adj)

nguyên bản, ban đầu (Ex: The room still has many of its ___ features.)

insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ (verb)

khăng khăng (Ex: He ___ed on his innocence.)

invader /ɪnˈveɪdər/ (noun)

kẻ xâm lược (Ex: They prepared to repel the ___s.)

securely /sɪˈkjʊəli/ (adv)

an toàn, chắc chắn (Ex: Make sure the ropes are ___ fastened.)

guard /ɡɑːd/ (verb)

canh giữ, bảo vệ (Ex: Armed officers ___ed the entrance.)

uproot /ˌʌpˈruːt/ (verb)

nhổ bật gốc (Ex: The storms ___ed a number of large trees.)

proper /ˈprɒpər/ (adj)

đúng cách, phù hợp (Ex: We should have had a ___ discussion before voting.)

authority /ɔːˈθɒrəti/ (noun)

thẩm quyền, quyền lực (Ex: She now has ___ over the people who used to be her bosses.)

severely /sɪˈvɪəli/ (adv)

nghiêm trọng, khắc nghiệt (Ex: Job opportunities are ___ limited at the moment.)

obstacle /ˈɒbstəkl/ (noun)

chướng ngại vật, trở ngại (Ex: A lack of qualifications can be a major ___ to finding a job.)

intent /ɪnˈtent/ (adj)

quyết tâm, chú tâm (Ex: They are clearly ___ on maintaining standards.)

secure /sɪˈkjʊər/ (verb)

đảm bảo, đạt được (Ex: He was disappointed by his failure to ___ the top job with the bank.)

seize /siːz/ (verb)

nắm bắt, chộp lấy (Ex: A Malaysian tycoon ___d the chance to bid for the company, and won.)

transplant /trænsˈplɑːnt/ (verb)

cấy, trồng lại (Ex: The Dutch successfully ___ed trees to the East Indies.)