Building the skyline: The birth and grow of Manhattan's skyscrapers

Cambridge 17 - Test 3 Passage 3

detailed

thorough, comprehensive, meticulous (chi tiết)

cluster

bunch, group, collection (cụm, nhóm)

skyline

horizon, distance, prospect (chân trời)

distinct

separate, different, distinctive (riêng biệt)

primarily

chiefly, mainly, principally (chủ yếu)

compilation

collection, gathering, assembling (biên tập)

urban

city, metropolitan (thuộc về thành phố)

tone

style, spirit (giọng điệu)

somewhat

slightly, fairly, to some extent (phần nào)

latter

second, later, last (sau cùng)

incorporate

merge, include, integrate (kết hợp)

paper

document, record, manuscript (tài liệu)

fascinating

captivating, charming, intriguing (hấp dẫn)

account

description, explanation, justification (tài khoản, mô tả)

landscape

scenery, setting, background (phong cảnh)

subterranean

under the ground (dưới mặt đất)

subsoil

the layer of soil that is under the surface level (tầng đất dưới cùng)

various

numerous, diverse, assorted (đa dạng)

residence

a home (nơi cư trú)

legend

fairytale, folklore, folk tale (huyền thoại)

implementation

putting into practice (triển khai)

grid

a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different power stations (lưới điện)

informative

providing a lot of useful information (thông tin)

set the stage for

to make it possible for something else to happen (chuẩn bị sẵn sàng)

tenement

a large building divided into apartments, usually in a poor area of a city (nhà tập thể)

skyscraper

tower, multistory building, high-rise building (nhà chọc trời)

slum

a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live (khu ổ chuột)

clearance

removal, erasure (sự thanh lý, gỡ bỏ)

foundation

groundwork, base, ground (nền tảng)

fraction

portion, segment, part (phần nhỏ)

immigration

migration, arrival, entry (nhập cư)

immigrant

settler, migrant, refugee (người nhập cư)

enclave

area, territory, community (khu vực)

amenity

facility, convenience, comfort (tiện nghi)

valuable

appreciated, precious, valued (giá trị)

waterfront

seaside, waterside, beachfront (mặt nước, bờ biển)

wealthy

rich, affluent, prosperous (giàu có)

border

be next to, run alongside, be adjacent to (biên giới)

distinguish

analyze, differentiate, discriminate (phân biệt)

engineering

the work involved in designing and building roads, bridges, machines etc (kỹ thuật)

efficient

effective, proficient, economical (hiệu quả)

attempt

try, make an effort, endeavor (nỗ lực)

maximize

boost, increase, expand (tối đa hóa)

return on investment

the profit from an activity compared with the amount invested in it (lợi nhuận đầu tư)

advance

development, improvement, breakthrough (tiến bộ)

construction

creation, manufacture, composition (xây dựng)

skeletal

of or like a frame of bones (như khung xương)

load-bearing

supporting the weight of the building above it (chịu tải)

square footage

an area measured in feet (diện tích bằng feet)

availability

readiness, obtainability, abundance (sẵn có)

throughout

during, the whole time (suốt)

regression analysis

a method in statistics that compares the way two or more related sets of numbers have changed over a particular period (phân tích hồi quy)

technical

practical, mechanical, methodological (kỹ thuật)

probably

perhaps, maybe, possibly (có lẽ)

audience

viewers, watchers, spectators (khán giả)

tackle

solve, stop, confront (giải quyết)

myth

falsehood, untruth, fiction (huyền thoại, mê tín)

assumption

supposition, hypothesis, statement (giả định)

absence

lack, nonexistence, deficiency (vắng mặt)

bedrock

foundation, base (nền tảng)

prohibitively

excessively, exorbitantly, expensively (quá mức)

caisson

a structure that goes under water or underground and keeps water out, used in building (các-xông)

dig

to form a hole by moving soil (đào)

water table

the level below the surface of the ground at which you start to find water (mực nước ngầm)

reference

link to, quote (tham khảo)

empirical

experiential, observed, practical (thực nghiệm)

relatively

comparatively, moderately, fairly (tương đối)

boom

explosion, escalation, surge (bùng nổ)

lengthy

long, extensive, long-lasting (dài)

undergraduate

a student at college or university, who is working for their first degree (sinh viên đại học)

exuberance

lavishness (sự phấn khởi)

viability

feasibility, practicality, capability (khả năng tồn tại)

credit

a method of paying for goods or services at a later time (tín dụng)

estimate

assess, guess, value (ước tính)

impressive

striking, remarkable, notable (ấn tượng)

predict

forecast, foresee, expect (dự đoán)

reverse

opposite, contrary (ngược lại)

epilogue

a speech or piece of text that is added to the end of a play or book (kết luận)

suggestion

hint, proposal, implication (gợi ý)

forward

ahead, further, progress (tiến về phía trước)