27/2/2025 check 13/8/reading outbreak--endemic->epidemic-> pandemic

day check: 26/1/2025 time : 5h15am -7:00 am-8h00 => sleep 6h-6h56 - 18 mirror+wear warm clothes

(zombie) apocalypse

n. Ngày tận thế (zombie)

hone ( skill)

1 to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it 

He set about —ing his skills as a draughtsman. 

finely honed (=extremely well-developed) intuition

2 formal to make knives, swords etc sharp SYN sharpen

set about

phr v

to start doing or dealing with something, especially something that needs a lot of time and effort

　A team of volunteers—ut the task with determination.

Application form

entry form

fill in/out a form

document [countable] an official document with spaces where you write information, especially about yourself 

—s are available from the college.

Just complete the—-(=write the answers to the questions on a form) and return it

—

(=write the answers to the questions on a form)

—-and send it back with your cheque.

performance [uncountable] how well a sports person, team, musician etc is performing, or has performed

recently I have been greatly encouraged by the team’s recent form.

Gần đây tôi đã được khuyến khích rất nhiều bởi hình thức gần đây của đội.

form of 

in the form of something 

type [countable] a particular type of something that exists in many different varieties

a severe — of cancer 

2 way something is/appears [countable] the way something is or appears to be

 A typical training programme takes — a series of workshops.

3 shape [countable] a shap

The main staircase was—- a big ‘S’

spin sth off ( off sth ) ( p2: spun)

spin off from

phr v

if a spider or insect spins a web or cocoon, it produces thread to make it

to make part of a company into a separate and partly independent company, or to become a separate company

　At the time of the merger, Loral spun — its space divisions into a separate firm.

　Lucent spun—m AT&T in 1995.

spin-off

n.

1.a television programme involving characters that were previously in another programme or film

2.a separate and partly independent company that is formed from parts of an existing company, or the action of forming a company in this way

3.an unexpected but useful result of something, that happens in addition to the intended result

　Laser research has had important —ffs for eye surgery.

merchandise

v [T]

to try to sell goods or services using methods such as advertising

= market

　If the product is properly —(= marketing ), it should sell very well.

n.

Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: marcheandise, from marcheant; MERCHANT]

goods that are being sold

　A range of official Disney —was on sale

spawn

verb [T]
1. to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly:
The new economic freedom has —ed hundreds of new small businesses.

[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: espaundre, from Old French espandre 'to spread out', from Latin expandere; EXPAND]

[I and T]

if a fish or frog —s, it produces eggs in large quantities at the same time

spawn

n [U]
the eggs of a fish or frog laid together in a soft mass

hybrid /ˈhaɪ.brɪd/
adjective
FIGURATIVE His choreography is described as 'a hybrid mix of mime and circus tricks'.

hybrid of

an animal or plant produced from parents of different breeds or types

→cross-breed 　

— of wheat and rye

something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other things

　a unique —of blues, country, pop, and gospel music

minimum ( /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/)

adjective (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION min)

Eighteen is the — age for entering most nightclubs.

( UK USUALLY minimise /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/) minimize

verb [T]
1 to reduce something to the least possible level or amount:
We must — the risk of infection.

NOTE: The opposite is maximize.

2 to make something seem less important or smaller than it really is:
She accused the government of —ing the suffering of thousands of people.

minimal (/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl)

adjective
very small in amount:
There were no injuries and damage to the building was —-.

mini

pref. small, miniature

x

adj. miniature, minor, short (of a skirt or a dress)

very small or short, compared with others of the same kind

　All the hotel's bedrooms have a —-bar, telephone and radio.

　a —-screen TV

impersonal

adjective DISAPPROVING
1. lacking human warmth and interest:
Hospitals always seem such impersonal places - rows of identical beds in dull grey rooms.

2. not showing any feelings of sympathy, friendliness etc

　Sometimes she seems a very impersonal, even unkind, mother.

3. a place or situation that is impersonal does not make people feel that they are important

　I hate staying in hotels; they're so —.

make reservation

have reservations about

without reservation

1. an arrangement which you make so that a place in a hotel, restaurant, plane etc is kept for you at a particular time in the future

→booking

　Customers are advised to m—seat —well in advance.

[U and C]

2, a feeling of doubt because you do not agree completely with a plan, idea, or suggestion

—be doubt abbout

　I had serious r—his appointment as captain.

3, -completely

　We condemn their actions —-(=completely) .

module on (subject )

noun [C]

hoc phan ve

1 one of a set of separate parts which, when combined, form a complete whole:

The full computer program is made up of several modules (= small programs) which should be individually tested before being integrated.

2 one of the units which together make a complete course taught especially at a college or university

3 a part of a spacecraft which can operate independently of the other parts, especially when separate from them:

a lunar landing —

outbreak

a time when sth suddenly begins especially a disease , sth dangerous, unpleasant

an — of corona pandemic

endemic

a disease , condition , regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area

ex:there are three types of island —-

epidemic

the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time

—in wuhan => many countries => pandemic

pandemic

a disease that spreads over a whole country/ the whole world

population dynamics

n. bien dong dan so

dumbing down

dumbed down

adj. (Slang) simplified, made more understandable through the removal or simplification of complex material

ex: there has been no —- in the design of he course

blur

1 to become difficult to see, or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear

The street lights were blurred by the fog.

team up with

v. hop tac lam viec chung voi ai

nearing completion

have a completion date of ( day )

on completion of 

1. the state of being finished The house is — (=almost finished).

  2. The project has a —-of December 22nd.( =deadline )

3. the act of finishing something

   —f the building, they make a final inspection.( kiem duyet)

on credit

give sb a credit for doing sth

1 delayed payment [uncountable] an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that allows you to buy something and pay for it later

Most new cars are bought —. The store agreed to let him have credit. 

2 praise [uncountable] approval or praise that you give to someone for something they have done

give….

—- this win goes to everybody in the team. They never give Gene any — for all the extra work he does.

have a qualification for

lack qualification

gain/obtain a qualification

COLLOCATION—

-1. (also hold a qualification formal)

You don't need to —any — qualifications for this job

.2. 40 percent of the prisoners —( shortage) any qualifications.

3. get a qualification British English (also = g—/o——qualification formal)I want to get the qualifications so that I can become a doctor.

legitimate

illegitimate

adjective  

 1 fair or reasonable 

Most scientists believe it is —to use animals in medical research

.2 acceptable or allowed by law 

Their business operations are perfectly —.

3 a — child is born to parents who are legally married to each other

OPP —

audience of

   1 [countable] a group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public 

 an — of 250 business people

 One member of the —described the opera as ‘boring’.

ridden

/rɪdn/ suffix [in adjectives]    very full of something

a post-apocalyptic —with zombies => zombie apocalypse

apocalyptic

adjective  

 1 warning people about terrible events that will happen in the future 

The novel presents us with an — vision of the future

.2 connected with the final destruction and end of the world, or with any great destruction

 Before them was an —landscape of burnt villages and bomb craters.

blur

1 to become difficult to see, or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear

 The street lights were 0—by the fog.

blur of

n.

a shape that you cannot see clearly

-f I saw the — of the car as it passed in front of me. 

2 something that you cannot remember clearly 

The days before the accident were a —.

highly educated

a. well taught and learned a lot

 a highly —woman

educable (ed‧u‧ca‧ble /ˈedjʊkəbəl $ ˈedʒə-/ adjective)

   able to learn or be educated

 At that time, deaf children were not considered —..

educative

adjective    something that is — teaches you something

SYN educational

 The — process needs to begin early in a child’s life.

be educated at something

to teach a child at a school, college, or university The Ormerod School educates handicapped children.

deuoc giao duc tai truong

 He was — at Bristol University.

teach/ educate somebody about/in/on something

giao duc/dy ai do ve cai gi

2 to give someone information about a particular subject, or to show them a better way to do something →

a campaign to teach/—teenagers about HIV

fictional ( opp factual /)

a.

hu cau

events etc are imaginary and from a book or story

OPP factual — characters 

The novel is set in the German town of Kreiswald.

rigorous

1 careful, thorough, and exact 

a —analysis of defence needs the — standards required by the college

2 very severe or strict rigorous army training

terrorist attack

cuoc tan cong khung bo

sign up for sth

dang ki tham gia

pose a challenge to sb

dat ra thach thuc doi voi ai do