front 1 Astonishing (adj) /əˈstɑː.nɪ.ʃɪŋ/ | back 1 very surprising: Ngạc nhiên, đáng kinh ngạc. Her first novel enjoyed an astonishing success. |
front 2 Congested (adj) /kənˈdʒes.tɪd/ | back 2 too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties. Tắc nghẽn, đông đúc. Congested roads are normal on holiday weekends. |
front 3 Slum (n) /slʌm/ | back 3 a very poor and crowded area, especially of a city: Khu ổ chuột. She was brought up in the slums of Lima. SLUM IT to spend time in conditions that are much less good than the standard that you are used to: We ran out of money on holiday and had to slum it in cheap hostels. |
front 4 Advocate (v) /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ | back 4 to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something: Công khai ủng hộ cái gì đó. He advocates the return of capital punishment. |
front 5 capital punishment (n) /ˌkæp.ɪ.t̬əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ | back 5 punishment by death, as ordered by a legal system Tử hình. |
front 6 Proposal (n) /prəˈpoʊ.zəl/ | back 6 a suggestion, sometimes a written one: Kiến nghị, đề xuất. Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the President. |
front 7 Established (adj) /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/ | back 7 established adjective (ACCEPTED) accepted or respected because of having existed for a long period of time: Được chấp nhận, thành lập. There are established procedures for dealing with emergencies. established adjective (WELL KNOWN) used for describing someone who is known for doing a job well, because they have been doing it for a long time: Nổi tiếng. The band doesn't make much money - it's just getting established. established adjective (OFFICIAL) used for describing a Church or religion that is the official one of a country: Tôn giáo chính thức. The Methodists broke away from the established Church. |
front 8 Merge (v) /mɝːdʒ/ | back 8 to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this: Hợp nhất, thống nhất. They decided to merge the two companies into one. |
front 9 Scheme (n,v) /skiːm/ | back 9 an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you: Kế hoạch rất chi tiết. He has a hare-brained/crazy scheme for getting rich before he's 20. Verb to make clever, secret plans that often deceive others: Âm mưu. |
front 10 Emission (n) /iˈmɪʃ.ən/ | back 10 the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.: Khí thải. |
front 11 Purchase (v,n) /ˈpɝː.tʃəs/ | back 11 to buy something: Trả triền, mua. She purchased her first house with the money. |
front 12 Dispense (v) (Money, services, information) /dɪˈspens/ | back 12 to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money: Phân phát, phát, đưa ra. There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. |
front 13 Phenomenon (n) singular /fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/ Phenomena (n) plural /fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/ | back 13 phenomenon noun [C] (EXISTING THING) something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting: Hiện tượng. Gravity is a natural phenomenon. someone or something special, esp. because it is completely different or extremely unusual: Khác thường, phi thường, khác biệt. He was a kind of phenomenon, an actor running for president. |
front 14 Revenue (n) /ˈrev.ə.nuː/ | back 14 the income that a government or company receives regularly: Nguồn thu nhập của một tổ chức hay gì đó, doanh thu. |
front 15 licensing (n) /ˈlaɪ.sən.sɪŋ/ | back 15 the act of giving people official permission to do, have, or sell something: Sự cấp phép, cấp phép. In many countries, licensing is used as a method of deciding who should sell what. |
front 16 Quantity (n) /ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/ | back 16 the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured: Số lượng, lượng. We consumed vast quantities of food and drink that night. |
front 17 Superpower /ˈsuː.pɚˌpaʊ.ɚ/ | back 17 Cường quốc. |
front 18 Cite (v) /saɪt/ | back 18 to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened: Dẫn chứng, đưa ra ví dụ, trích dẫn. She cited three reasons why people get into debt. cite verb [T] (PRAISE) to praise someone publicly for something the person has done: Tuyên dương, ca ngợi. He was cited for bravery. |
front 19 Intervene (v) /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviːn/ | back 19 intervene verb [I] (GET INVOLVED) to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse: Can thiệp. The minister intervened personally to stop the museum from being closed. intervene verb [I] (COME BETWEEN) to happen between two times or between other events or activities: Xen kẻ, chen vào. Two decades intervened between the completion of the design and the opening of the theatre. |
front 20 Inferior (adj) /ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ/ | back 20 not good, or not as good as someone or something else: Không bằng, kém hơn. These products are inferior to those we bought last year. |