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She slapped his face with unexpected force. VŨ LỰC
*domestic airlines/flights* *Domestic opinion had turned against the war.* ADJ AND NOUN
association
a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose:
The Football Association
The British Medical Association is/are campaigning for a complete
**to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially:** *The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown NOUN AND VERB
**the ability to see:** *good/bad/poor eyesight* *You need to have your eyesight tested.* **Từ đồng nghĩa** vision (ABILITY) NOU
**the fact of operating or being active:** *There are several reactors of the type* ***in*** *operation (= working) at the moment.*
operate
VERB VẬN HÀNH
operating
ADJ KIỂU LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN DOANH NGHIỆP
relating to the main business activities of a company:
The membership fees are enough to cover the operating costs of the health club.
The company aims to make at least £100 million in operating profits in its next financial year.
essential
There is essential work to be done before the building can be re-occupied.
Water is essential for/to living things.
ADJ AND NOUN
the feeling you have when you need to eat:
By about nine o'clock she started to feel faint from/with hunger.
I often suffer from hunger pangs (= strong feelings of needing something to eat) in the middle of the afternoon. VERB AND NOUN
betterment
improvement:
Several changes have been made for the betterment of the sport.
strategic
adjective us
The hill was of strategic importance for control of the countryside.
strategically
adverb us
The cameras are strategically placed in areas with the most criminal activity.
strategize
to think of a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport:
People gathered together in his office to strategize.
strategic weapon
vu khi chien luoc
**a level of quality:** *This essay is not* ***of*** *an acceptable standard - do it again.* *This piece of work is* ***below*** *standard/is not* ***up to*** *standard NOUN AND ADJ
**to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do:** *Dr Carter is carrying out research on early Christian art.*
**to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong:** *He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit.* *to commit adultery/murder* VERB
commitment
sự cam kết NOUN
aim
a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve:
My main aim in life is to be a good husband and father.
distraction
the state of being very bored or annoyed:
His lessons bore me to distraction.
That dreadful noise is driving me to distraction.
C1 [ C or U ]
something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else:
I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.
distract
VERB GÂY XAO NHÃNG
distracted
ADJ MANG TÍNH XAO NHÃNG
admiration
NOUN sự ngưỡng mộ
admirable
ADJ MANG TÍNH NGƯỠNG MỘ
**to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group:** *Is it too late to enroll* ***at*** *the college?* *I enrolled* ***for/in/on*** *the modern art course.VERB
enrollment
NOUN sự tham gia , nhập học
**a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport, or the skill of planning for such situations:** *The president held an emergency meeting to discuss military strategy with the Pentagon yesterday.* *
adjustment
sự điều chỉnh NOUN
adjustable
ADJ có thể điều chỉnh
**to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is:** *Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice.* *The gunman in Wednesday's attack has been identified as Lee Giggs, an unemployed truck driver.* VERB
identification
NOUN sự nhận biết identity
**to suggest or think of an idea or plan:** *She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.* **to manage to find or produce something that is needed, usually money:**
**to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work:** *Mail is delivered* ***to*** *our office twice a day.* *The furniture store is delivering our new bed on Thursday.* VERB GIAO HÀNG TRÌNH BÀY
deliverance
NOUN SỰ GIẢI THOÁT the state of being saved from a painful or bad experience:
deliverance from We pray for deliverance from our sins.
**mental activity needed to achieve something:** \[ + to infinitive \] *If we could all* ***make*** *an effort* ***to*** *keep this office tidier it would help.
a period of time such as a few weeks when the weather is much hotter than usual SÓNG NHIỆT
**a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient:** *Not making a will can have* ***serious*** *consequences for your children and other family members. hậu quả
*Her respiration was slow and difficult.* *The diaphragm is the principal muscle of respiration* HỆ HÔ HẤP ADJ
respiratory disease
bệnh về hệ hô hấp
territorial waters
vùng nước lãnh thổ
lôi kéo , thu hút verb
coral reef
a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous to ships:
a dangerous offshore reef
a coral reef
**to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests:** *We spent the day trekking through forests and over mountains.* informal *I trekked (= walked a long and tiring distance) all the way into town to meet him and he didn't even turn up.* VERB
**a photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture:** *She* ***took*** *a stunning up-close of him
**money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services:** *She* ***makes*** *a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.* NOUN and verb
make a profit
tạo ra lợi nhuận
specific
**to one thing and not others; particular:** *The virus attacks specific cells in the brain.* *The money is intended to be used for specific purposes.* formal *The disease seems to be specific* ***to*** *(= only found in) certain types of plant. re*ADJ
candidate
a person who is competing to get a job or elected position:
There are three candidates standing in the election.
a person or thing considered likely to receive or experience something:
The English Department is a likely candidate for staff cuts.
**not having a job that provides money:** *He's been unemployed for over a year.* ADJ NOUN
the unemployed
những người thất nghiệp
lack
the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it:
Her only problem is a lack of confidence.
Lack of sleep had made him irritable.
If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort (= he has certainly tried).
We won't be going away this year - lack of funds, I'm afraid.
**the improvement of your own situation, education, position, etc.:** *People emigrated in search of livelihoods, social freedom, and self-betterment.*
**not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided:** *I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.* *ADJ
vagueness
NOUN SỰ MƠ HỒ vaguely
assume
to accept something to be true without question or proof:
We mustn't assume the suspects' guilt.
[ + (that) ] I assumed (that) you knew each other because you went to the same school.
assume responsibility
to take or begin to have responsibility, sometimes without the right to do so:
If you leave your belongings here, we cannot assume responsibility for what happens to them.
**to prepare to make a great effort to be strong or brave:** *I spent a week gathering the courage to say no.* *She paused briefly to gather her strength.*
client
a customer or someone who receives services:
Mr Black has been a client of this firm for many years.
We always aim to give our clients personal attention.
NOUN
prejudice someone against someone/something His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her. VERB
prejudicial
ADJ ĐỊNH KIẾN
convert
to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character:
Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?
conversion
NOUN SỰ CHUYỂN ĐỔI
tông đơ
**a person's name and other facts about who they are:** *The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with their enquiries.* *I cannot reveal the identity of my source.* *The informant was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection.* NOUN
especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily: VERB and NOUN
profitability
NOUN SỰ LỢI NHUẬN
profitable
ADJ CÓ THỂ LỢI NHUẬN
**unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary:** *harsh criticism* *The children had had a harsh upbringing.* *We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence.* *"There is no alternative," she said in a harsh voice.* ADJ