VOCABULARIES FROM IELTS READING

ordinary neighbourhood (adj) (collocation)

not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual (ordinary) =normal
For example: For the police, the incident was nothing out of the ordinary.

curator of reptiles (noun-phrase)

a person in charge of a museum, library, etc. (curator)
For example: His work, as the curator of reptiles and frogs in the Western Australian Museum

invoke the law (v) (collocation)

Definition: to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action. ( viện dẫn)
For example:Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.

a regular newsletter (noun-phrase)

một bản tin định kỳ
For example: Each participant receives a ‘Frogwatch Kit’ - a regular newsletter

identification sheets (n)

tờ giấy nhận dạng
For example: Frogwatch participants received identification sheets to help them recognize different frog species.

a mysterious parasitic fungus disease (noun-phrase)

một căn bệnh nấm ký sinh bí ẩn
For example: Frogwatch membership increased dramatically when a mysterious parasitic fungus disease began attacking frogs nationwide

fungus originated overseas (noun-phrase)

một căn bệnh nấm từ nước ngoài
For example: Although research is yet incomplete, scientists suspect the fungus originated overseas

a total convert (noun-phrase)

một người chuyển đổi niềm tin
For example: Frogwatch has proved to be Abe perfect link to the public and Aplin has become a total convert to community participation.

senior zoology lecturer (noun-phrase)

một giảng viên cấp cao
For example: A senior zoology lecturer at the University of WA.

giving these reports credibility (collocation)

cho những cái báo cáo này sự đáng tin cậy
For example: but giving these reports credibility may not be valid scientifically.

valid scientifically (cụm tính từ)

hợp lệ về mặt khoa học
For example: Although the results seem promising, they are not valid scientifically without proper peer review.

precipitated the death (verb-phrase)

gây ra cái chết
For example: So, he argues, there are other things that might have precipitated the deaths.

underestimate the importance (cụm động từ)

đánh giá thấp sự quan trọng
For example: Aplin argues that they should never underestimate the importance of' having a community base.