Cambridge 16_Test 4

rectify /ˈrek.tə.faɪ/
E.x: Every effort is made to rectify any errors/mistakes before the book is printed.

(v) to make right, correct

divergence /dɪˈvɝː.dʒəns/
E.x: The divergence between the incomes of the rich and the poor countries seems to be increasing.

(n) sự khác biệt

projection /prəˈdʒek.ʃən/
E.x: The company has failed to achieve last year's sales projections by 30 percent.

(n) sự dự đoán

unbeknown to someone /ˌʌn.bɪˈnəʊn/
E.x: Unbeknownst to me, he had rented out the apartment while I was away.

(phr) without a particular person knowing

decode /diːˈkoʊd/
E.x: Decoding the paintings is not difficult once you know what the component parts symbolize.

(v) giải mã

inference /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
E.x: His change of mind was recent and sudden, the inference being that someone had persuaded him.

(n) sự suy luận, sự kết luận

err /ɝː/ /er/
E.x: He erred in agreeing to her appointment to the position.

(v) phạm lỗi

reading circuit /ˈsɝː.kɪt/
E.x: To maintain reading circuit, you have to entirely focus on the text by removing all the distraction around you.

(n) mạch đọc

atrophy /ˈæt.rə.fi/
E.x: After several months in a hospital bed, my leg muscles had atrophied.

(v) teo cơ

bombardment /bɑːmˈbɑːrd.mənt/
E.x: The bombardment had begun several days earlier, destroying many buildings.

(n) sự ném bom

retreat /rɪˈtriːt/
E.x: Enemy soldiers are now in (full) retreat.

(n) sự rút lui

medium /ˈmiː.di.əm/
E.x: They told the story through the medium of dance.

(n) phương tiện

outlandish /ˌaʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ/
E.x: an outlandish hairstyle/outfit

(adj) kỳ lạ

disproportionate /ˌdɪs.prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.ət/
E.x: There are a disproportionate number of girls in the class.

(adj) quá mức

at regular intervals /ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.vəl/
E.x: We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.

(phr) đều đặn

deviate /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/
E.x: The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year.

(v) đi chệch hướng

penetrate /ˈpen.ə.treɪt/
E.x: Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain.

(v) thâm nhập

vein /veɪn/
E.x: The function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart.

(n) tĩnh mạch, mạch máu

divert /dɪˈvɝːt/
E.x: Our flight had to be diverted to Newark because of the storm.

(v) chuyển hướng