Cambridge IELTS 15: Boost Vocabulary

nutmeg (n) /nˈʌtmɛɡ/

nhục đậu khấu; hạt/gia vị nhục đậu khấu. Syn: —. Ex: The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.

valuable (adj) /vˈaljuːəbə‍l/

có giá trị. Syn: important, beneficial, worthy; Ant: worthless. Ex: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

spice (n) /spˈa‍ɪs/

gia vị. Syn: —. Ex: Until the late 18th century, it only grew in one place in the world: a small group of islands in the Banda Sea, part of the Moluccas - or Spice Islands - in northeastern Indonesia.

myristica fragrans (n phrase/collocation) /ma‍ɪɹˈɪstɪkə fɹˈe‍ɪɡɹənz/

east indian cây rộng rãi cultivated tropics aromatic hạt. Syn: —. Ex: The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.

evergreen (n/v) /ˈɛvəɡɹˌiːn/

evergreen cây hoặc bush không mất lá mùa đông. Syn: —. Ex: The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.

native to (n phrase/collocation) /nˈe‍ɪtɪv tuː/

indigenous, địa phương, aboriginal, cư dân. Syn: indigenous, local, aboriginal, resident; Ant: foreign. Ex: The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.

branch (n/v) /bɹˈant‍ʃ/

cành. Syn: split, fork, divide. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

dense (n/v) /dˈɛns/

dày đặc. Syn: thick, close together; Ant: transparent. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

foliage (n/v) /fˈə‍ʊlɪɪd‍ʒ/

tán lá. Syn: —. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

tough (adj) /tˈʌf/

cứng; khó. Syn: —. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

oval (adj) /ˈə‍ʊvə‍l/

ovate, egg-shaped. Syn: ovate, egg-shaped. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

bell-shaped (adj) /bˈɛlʃˈe‍ɪpt/

có hình thích bell. Syn: —. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

pale (adj) /pˈe‍ɪl/

nhạt màu. Syn: pallid, faint, weak; Ant: strong. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

pear-shaped (adj) /pˈe‍əʃˈe‍ɪpt/

có hình thích pear. Syn: —. Ex: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear- shaped fruits.

encase sth in sth (n phrase/collocation) /ɛnkˈe‍ɪs sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪn sˈʌmθɪŋ/

che phủ, enclose, wrap. Syn: cover, enclose, wrap; Ant: uncover. Ex: The fruit is encased in a fleshy husk.

fleshy (adj) /flˈɛʃi/

có mềm dày bên trong phần. Syn: —. Ex: The fruit is encased in a fleshy husk.

husk (n/v) /hˈʌsk/

vỏ, pod, lớp phủ. Syn: shell, pod, covering; Ant: kernel. Ex: The fruit is encased in a fleshy husk.

ripe (n/v) /ɹˈa‍ɪp/

chín. Syn: fully grown, mature. Ex: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril'.

split into (n phrase/collocation) /splˈɪt ˌɪntʊ/

chia, riêng biệt, phá vỡ lên. Syn: divide, separate, break up; Ant: united. Ex: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril'.

ridge (n/v) /ɹˈɪd‍ʒ/

gờ/rìa nổi. Syn: edge, point. Ex: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril'.

surround (n/v) /səɹˈa‍ʊnd/

enclose, encircle, envelop. Syn: enclose, encircle, envelop. Ex: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril'.

lacy (n) /lˈe‍ɪsi/

làm bằng lace. Syn: —. Ex: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril'.

crimson (n/v) /kɹˈɪmsən/

sâu đỏ màu sắc. Syn: —. Ex: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril'.

aril (n/v) /ˈaɹə‍l/

extra hạt lớp phủ, điển hình; thường màu sắc và hairy hoặc fleshy. Syn: an extra seed covering, typically coloured and hairy or fleshy. Ex: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril'.

mace (n) /mˈe‍ɪs/

spice làm từ dried vỏ nutmeg. Syn: —. Ex: These are the sources of the two spices nutmeg and mace, the former being produced from the dried seed and the latter from the aril.

former (adj) /fˈɔːmə/

trước đây. Syn: previous, past, earlier, prior. Ex: These are the sources of the two spices nutmeg and mace, the former being produced from the dried seed and the latter from the aril.

latter (n) /lˈatə/

cuối cùng, sau đó, final. Syn: last, later, final; Ant: former, previous. Ex: These are the sources of the two spices nutmeg and mace, the former being produced from the dried seed and the latter from the aril.

prized (adj) /pɹˈa‍ɪzd/

cực kỳ quan trọng hoặc valu có khả năng ai đó. Syn: —. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

costly (adv) /kˈɒstli/

chi phí. Syn: expensive, high, exorbitant. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

ingredient (adj) /ɪnɡɹˈiːdi‍ənt/

nguyên tố; yếu tố, thành phần, phần, item, thứ; điều. Syn: element, component, part, item, thing. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

cuisine (n) /kwɪzˈiːn/

thức ăn, cooking. Syn: food, cooking. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

middle ages (n phrase/collocation) /mˈɪdə‍l ˈe‍ɪd‍ʒɪz/

giai đoạn european lịch sử giữa về 1100 và 1500 ad. Syn: —. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

flavouring (n) /flˈe‍ɪvəɹɪŋ/

chất được dùng để cho; cung cấp vật/điều gì đó cụ thể; đặc biệt flavour hoặc tăng flavour. Syn: —. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

medicinal (adj) /mədˈɪsɪnə‍l/

dùng để treating y khoa các vấn đề. Syn: —. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

preservative (adj) /pɹɪzˈɜːvətˌɪv/

bảo tồn, bảo tồn, protective. Syn: conserving, preserving, protective. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

agent (adj) /ˈe‍ɪd‍ʒənt/

hóa chất hoặc chất được dùng để cụ thể; đặc biệt mục đích hoặc cụ thể; đặc biệt tác động. Syn: —. Ex: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

exclusive (adj) /ɛksklˈuːsɪv/

độc quyền; riêng biệt. Syn: sole, limited; Ant: partial. Ex: Throughout this period, the Arabs were the exclusive importers of the spice to Europe.

importer (n) /ɪmpˈɔːtə/

người, công ty, hoặc quốc gia mua hàng hóa từ khác các quốc gia so được bán riêng quốc gia. Syn: —. Ex: Throughout this period, the Arabs were the exclusive importers of the spice to Europe.

merchant (adj) /mˈɜːt‍ʃənt/

wholesaler, trader, dealer. Syn: wholesaler, trader, dealer. Ex: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

be based in sth (phrasal verb/collocation) /biː bˈe‍ɪst ɪn sˈʌmθɪŋ/

chính nơi; địa điểm hoạt động; làm việc, doanh nghiệp etc cụ thể; đặc biệt nơi; địa điểm. Syn: to have your main place of work, business etc in a particular place. Ex: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

reveal (v) /ɹɪvˈiːl/

tiết lộ; cho thấy. Syn: tell, expose, disclose; Ant: conceal. Ex: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

commodity (n) /kəmˈɒdɪti/

sản phẩm, hàng hóa. Syn: product, goods. Ex: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

dominance of (n phrase/collocation) /dˈɒmɪnəns ɒv/

supremacy, domination, kiểm soát, năng lượng; sức mạnh, ascendency. Syn: supremacy, domination, control, power, ascendency; Ant: weakness. Ex: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

reach (v) /ɹˈiːt‍ʃ/

đạt đến. Syn: arrive, go, move. Ex: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

exploit (v) /ˈɛksplɔ‍ɪt/

khai thác; tận dụng. Syn: use, utilize, make use of, take advantage of. Ex: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

precious (adj) /pɹˈɛʃəs/

có giá trị, treasurable, priceless. Syn: valuable, treasurable, priceless; Ant: worthless. Ex: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

resource (n/v) /ɹɪzˈɔːs/

nguồn lực. Syn: source, reserve, supply. Ex: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

be in danger of (doing) sth (phrasal verb/collocation) /biː ɪn dˈe‍ɪnd‍ʒəɹ ɒv dˌuːɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ/

nguy cơ, mối đe dọa, hazard, endangerment. Syn: risk, threat, hazard, endangerment; Ant: safety. Ex: Always in danger of competition from neighbouring Spain, the Portuguese began subcontracting their spice distribution to Dutch traders.

subcontract sth to sb (n phrase/collocation) /sˈʌbkəntɹˌakt sˈʌmθɪŋ tə sˈʌmbɒdi/

if công ty subcontracts hoạt động; làm việc, trả tiền; chú ý khác người một phần của hoạt động; làm việc. Syn: if a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for them. Ex: Always in danger of competition from neighbouring Spain, the Portuguese began subcontracting their spice distribution to Dutch traders.

distribution (n) /dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən/

cung cấp, lan rộng, delivery. Syn: supply, spreading, delivery. Ex: Always in danger of competition from neighbouring Spain, the Portuguese began subcontracting their spice distribution to Dutch traders.

trader (n) /tɹˈe‍ɪdə/

dealer, merchant, seller. Syn: dealer, merchant, seller. Ex: Always in danger of competition from neighbouring Spain, the Portuguese began subcontracting their spice distribution to Dutch traders.

flow into sth (n phrase/collocation) /flˈə‍ʊ ˌɪntʊ sˈʌmθɪŋ/

chạy; vận hành, đổ, flood. Syn: run, pour, flood. Ex: Profits began to flow into the Netherlands, and the Dutch commercial fleet swiftly grew into one of the largest in the world.

commercial (adj) /kəmˈɜːʃə‍l/

business-related, for-profit. Syn: business-related, for-profit; Ant: charitable. Ex: Profits began to flow into the Netherlands, and the Dutch commercial fleet swiftly grew into one of the largest in the world.

fleet (n) /flˈiːt/

một nhóm tàu, hoặc tất cả tàu navy. Syn: a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy. Ex: Profits began to flow into the Netherlands, and the Dutch commercial fleet swiftly grew into one of the largest in the world.

swiftly (adv) /swˈɪftli/

nhanh chóng, speedily, nhanh. Syn: quickly, speedily, rapidly; Ant: slowly. Ex: Profits began to flow into the Netherlands, and the Dutch commercial fleet swiftly grew into one of the largest in the world.

fall under (phrasal verb/collocation) /fˈɔːl ˈʌndə/

ảnh hưởng hoặc bị ảnh hưởng vật/điều gì đó. Syn: —. Ex: The passage uses "fall under" in its original context.

rule (n/v) /ɹˈuːl/

quy tắc. Syn: law, regulation, statute. Ex: Then, in 1580, Portugal fell under Spanish rule, and by the end of the 16th century the Dutch found themselves locked out of the market.

lock sb out of sth (n phrase/collocation) /lˈɒk sˈʌmbɒdi ˌa‍ʊtəv sˈʌmθɪŋ/

ngăn chặn người hoặc tổ chức từ có hoặc có khả năng tham gia vật/điều gì đó. Syn: —. Ex: Then, in 1580, Portugal fell under Spanish rule, and by the end of the 16th century the Dutch found themselves locked out of the market.

soar (n/v) /sˈɔː/

climb, rocket, tăng; dâng lên, tăng. Syn: climb, rocket, rise, increase; Ant: decrease, drop, plummet. Ex: As prices for pepper, nutmeg, and other spices soared In 1602, Dutch merchants founded the VOC, a trading corporation better known as the Dutch East India Company.

found (n/v) /fˈa‍ʊnd/

tìm thấy; thành lập. Syn: start, create, establish, set up; Ant: close. Ex: Then, in 1580, Portugal fell under Spanish rule, and by the end of the 16th century the Dutch found themselves locked out of the market.

corporation (n) /kˌɔːpəɹˈe‍ɪʃən/

công ty, doanh nghiệp, vững chắc; công ty, tổ chức. Syn: company, business, firm, organization. Ex: As prices for pepper, nutmeg, and other spices soared In 1602, Dutch merchants founded the VOC, a trading corporation better known as the Dutch East India Company.

army (n/v) /ˈɑːmi/

quân đội. Syn: —. Ex: The company had 50,000 employees worldwide, with a private army of 30,000 men and a fleet of 200 ships.

plague (n/v) /plˈe‍ɪɡ/

bệnh, epidemic, pandemic, bệnh. Syn: disease, epidemic, pandemic, illness. Ex: At the same time, thousands of people across Europe were dying of the plague, a highly contagious and deadly disease.

contagious (adj) /kəntˈe‍ɪd‍ʒəs/

transmissible, transmittable, truyền nhiễm. Syn: transmissible, transmittable, infectious. Ex: At the same time, thousands of people across Europe were dying of the plague, a highly contagious and deadly disease.

desperate (n/v) /dˈɛspəɹət/

lo lắng, worried, frantic, hopeless. Syn: anxious, worried, frantic, hopeless; Ant: calm. Ex: Doctors were desperate for a way to stop the spread of this disease, and they decided nutmeg held the cure.

spread (v) /spɹˈɛd/

lan rộng. Syn: circulate, diffuse; Ant: contain. Ex: Doctors were desperate for a way to stop the spread of this disease, and they decided nutmeg held the cure.

cure (n) /kjˈʊ‍ə/

chữa trị. Syn: treatment, therapy, medication. Ex: Doctors were desperate for a way to stop the spread of this disease, and they decided nutmeg held the cure.

spare no expense to do sth (n phrase/collocation) /spˈe‍ə nˈə‍ʊ ɛkspˈɛns tə dˈuː sˈʌmθɪŋ/

spend nhiều tiền hoặc mọi thứ cần thiết làm; tạo ra vật/điều gì đó thực sự tốt hoặc thành công. Syn: —. Ex: Everybody wanted nutmeg, and many were willing to spare no expense to have it.

penny - pennies (plural) (n phrase/collocation) /pˈɛni pˈɛnɪz plˈʊ‍əɹə‍l/

nhỏ đơn vị tiền britain ở đó 100 pence một pound. Syn: —. Ex: The passage uses "penny - pennies (plural)" in its original context.

sultan (n) /sˈʌltən/

ruler một số muslim các quốc gia. Syn: —. Ex: The Banda Islands were ruled by local sultans who insisted on maintaining a neutral trading policy towards foreign powers.

insist on (n phrase/collocation) /ɪnsˈɪst ˈɒn/

yêu cầu, enforce, oblige. Syn: require, enforce, oblige. Ex: The Banda Islands were ruled by local sultans who insisted on maintaining a neutral trading policy towards foreign powers.

neutral (adj) /njˈuːtɹə‍l/

unbiased, impartial. Syn: unbiased, impartial; Ant: biased. Ex: The Banda Islands were ruled by local sultans who insisted on maintaining a neutral trading policy towards foreign powers.

power (n) /pˈa‍ʊə/

năng lượng; sức mạnh. Syn: authority, control, supremacy. Ex: The Banda Islands were ruled by local sultans who insisted on maintaining a neutral trading policy towards foreign powers.

troop (n/v) /tɹˈuːp/

crowd, flock, nhóm. Syn: crowd, flock, group. Ex: This allowed them to avoid the presence of Portuguese or Spanish troops on their soil, but it also left them unprotected from other invaders.

unprotected (adj) /ʌnpɹətˈɛktɪd/

defenseless, inseure, dễ bị tổn thương. Syn: defenseless, inseure, vulnerable. Ex: This allowed them to avoid the presence of Portuguese or Spanish troops on their soil, but it also left them unprotected from other invaders.

invader (n) /ɪnvˈe‍ɪdə/

attacker, assailant, intruder. Syn: attacker, assailant, intruder. Ex: This allowed them to avoid the presence of Portuguese or Spanish troops on their soil, but it also left them unprotected from other invaders.

take over (phrasal verb/collocation) /tˈe‍ɪk ˈə‍ʊvə/

lấy; thực hiện kiểm soát, lấy; thực hiện điện tích; phí; phụ trách, đến năng lượng; sức mạnh. Syn: take control, take charge, come to power. Ex: The passage uses "take over" in its original context.

concentrate (v) /kˈɒnsəntɹˌe‍ɪt/

thu thập, khối lượng, assemble. Syn: collect, mass, assemble; Ant: disperse. Ex: They concentrated all nutmeg production into a few easily guarded areas, uprooting and destroying any trees outside the plantation zones.

guarded (adj) /ɡˈɑːdɪd/

secured, bảo vệ, quan sát. Syn: secured, protected, watched. Ex: They concentrated all nutmeg production into a few easily guarded areas, uprooting and destroying any trees outside the plantation zones.

uproot (v) /ʌpɹˈuːt/

nhổ bật rễ. Syn: deracinate, pull up, dig up; Ant: plant. Ex: They concentrated all nutmeg production into a few easily guarded areas, uprooting and destroying any trees outside the plantation zones.

plantation (n) /plantˈe‍ɪʃən/

trang trại, thuộc nông nghiệp estate, cultivated khu vực. Syn: farm, agricultural estate, cultivated area. Ex: They concentrated all nutmeg production into a few easily guarded areas, uprooting and destroying any trees outside the plantation zones.

zone (n) /zˈə‍ʊn/

khu vực, vùng, sector. Syn: area, region, sector. Ex: They concentrated all nutmeg production into a few easily guarded areas, uprooting and destroying any trees outside the plantation zones.

catch sb doing sth (n phrase/collocation) /kˈat‍ʃ sˈʌmbɒdi dˌuːɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ/

nhìn thấy ai đó thực hiện vật/điều gì đó không muốn biết thực hiện. Syn: —. Ex: The passage uses "catch sb doing sth" in its original context.

seedling (n/v) /sˈiːdlɪŋ/

cây con. Syn: sprout, sapling, plantlet. Ex: Anyone caught growing a nutmeg seedling or carrying seeds without the proper authority was severely punished.

proper (n) /pɹˈɒpə/

phù hợp, phù hợp, apt. Syn: appropriate, suitable, apt. Ex: Anyone caught growing a nutmeg seedling or carrying seeds without the proper authority was severely punished.

authority (n) /ɐθˈɒɹɪti/

cơ quan có thẩm quyền; chuyên gia. Syn: permission, license, mandate. Ex: Anyone caught growing a nutmeg seedling or carrying seeds without the proper authority was severely punished.

lime (n) /lˈa‍ɪm/

trắng chất đạt được; có được cháy limestone, dùng để việc tạo ra cement, dấu; đánh dấu thể thao lĩnh vực; cánh đồng etc. Syn: —. Ex: In addition, all exported nutmeg was covered with lime to make sure there was no chance a fertile seed which could be grown elsewhere would leave the islands.

fertile (adj) /fˈɜːta‍ɪl/

có khả năng sản xuất; tạo ra trẻ sơ sinh, non; trẻ động vật, hoặc mới thực vật; cây. Syn: able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants; Ant: infertile. Ex: In addition, all exported nutmeg was covered with lime to make sure there was no chance a fertile seed which could be grown elsewhere would leave the islands.

obstacle (n) /ˈɒbstəkə‍l/

trở ngại. Syn: problem, difficulty, hindrance. Ex: There was only one obstacle to Dutch domination.

domination (n) /dˌɒmɪnˈe‍ɪʃən/

năng lượng; sức mạnh, kiểm soát, cơ quan có thẩm quyền; chuyên gia, supremacy, chính phủ. Syn: power, control, authority, supremacy, government. Ex: There was only one obstacle to Dutch domination.

sliver (n) /slˈɪvə/

nhỏ điểm hoặc mỏng mảnh; phần cắt hoặc broken ra khỏi; tắt vật/điều gì đó. Syn: —. Ex: One of the Banda Islands, a sliver of land called Run, only 31cm long by less than 1 km wide, was under the control of the British.

under the control of sb (collocation) /ˌʌndə ðə kəntɹˈə‍ʊl ɒv sˈʌmbɒdi/

năng lượng; sức mạnh làm; tạo ra các quyết định về cách quốc gia, nơi; địa điểm, công ty etc được tổ chức hoặc điều gì. Syn: the power to make the decisions about how a country, place, company etc is organized or what it does. Ex: One of the Banda Islands, a sliver of land called Run, only 31cm long by less than 1 km wide, was under the control of the British.

compromise (n/v) /kˈɒmpɹəmˌa‍ɪz/

sự sắp xếp, thỏa thuận, xử lý. Syn: arrangement, agreement, deal. Ex: After decades of fighting at a compromise settlement, the Treaty of Breda, in 1667.

settlement (n) /sˈɛtə‍lmənt/

resolution, kết luận, quyết định, thỏa thuận. Syn: resolution, conclusion, decision, agreement. Ex: After decades of fighting at a compromise settlement, the Treaty of Breda, in 1667.

treaty (n) /tɹˈiːti/

thỏa thuận, accord, pact, truce. Syn: agreement, accord, pact, truce. Ex: After decades of fighting at a compromise settlement, the Treaty of Breda, in 1667.

intent on (n phrase/collocation) /ɪntˈɛnt ˈɒn/

quyết tâm vật/điều gì đó hoặc đạt được vật/điều gì đó. Syn: —. Ex: Intent on securing their hold over every nutmeg- producing island, the Dutch offered a trade: if the British would give them the island of Run, they would in turn give Britain a distant and much less valuable island in North America.

hold (v) /hˈə‍ʊld/

giữ. Syn: control, power, influence. Ex: Intent on securing their hold over every nutmeg- producing island, the Dutch offered a trade: if the British would give them the island of Run, they would in turn give Britain a distant and much less valuable island in North America.

trade (n/v) /tɹˈe‍ɪd/

thương mại. Syn: —. Ex: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

in turn (collocation) /ɪn tˈɜːn/

đến lượt; từ đó/dẫn đến. Syn: consequently, subsequently. Ex: Intent on securing their hold over every nutmeg- producing island, the Dutch offered a trade: if the British would give them the island of Run, they would in turn give Britain a distant and much less valuable island in North America.

distant (adj) /dˈɪstənt/

xa xôi, xa, cô lập. Syn: remote, far, isolated; Ant: near. Ex: Intent on securing their hold over every nutmeg- producing island, the Dutch offered a trade: if the British would give them the island of Run, they would in turn give Britain a distant and much less valuable island in North America.