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BÀI 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

Vocabulary:


Word Transcript Class Meaning Example
abrupt /əˈbrʌpt/ adj bất ngờ, đột ngột I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject. 
battery /ˈbat(ə)ri/ n ắc quy, pin Please charge the battery; it is very low now. 
behave /bɪˈheɪv/ v cư xử, ứng xử, có cử chỉ, hành động He always behaved like a gentleman.
border /ˈbɔːdə/ v tiếp giáp với, giáp với The states border the Black Sea. 
bureau /ˈbjʊərəʊ/ n văn phòng, cơ quan, cục The Washington post has a bureau in London. 
can /kan/ v đóng hộp The food is carefully canned.
carriage /ˈkarɪdʒ/ n xe ngựa The king sat on a horse-drawn carriage. 
baby carriage /ˈbeɪbi ˈkarɪdʒ/ n xe nôi The baby was put into the baby carriage.
Celsius /ˈsɛlsɪəs/ v độ C, độ bách phân Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
coast /kəʊst/ n bờ biển They sailed further up the coast.
collapse /kəˈlaps/ v đổ, sụp, sập, đổ sập The roof collapsed on top of me. 
damage /ˈdamɪdʒ/ n hư hỏng, hỏng hóc, thiệt hại vật chất The damage to his car was considerable.
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ v phá hủy, phá hỏng The room had been destroyed by fire. 
disaster /dɪˈzɑːstə/ n tai họa, thảm họa 159 people died in the disaster.
earthquake /ˈəːθkweɪk/ v động đất It is the most terrible earthquake I've ever seen. 
erupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ v phun, phun trào Hot lava erupted from the crust.
expect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ v mong đợi We expect employers to pay a reasonable salary. 
extensive /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/ adj lớn, rộng lớn It is an extensive collection of silver. 
fixture /ˈfɪkstʃə/ n đồ vật cố định (dùng trong gia đình) The price of the house included many fixtures and fittings.
flashlight /ˈflaʃlʌɪt/ n đèn pin The children used the flashlight to find a pen under their bed. 
forecast /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ n bảng dự báo, chương trình dự báo My mother always listens to the weather forecast in the evening. 
funnel /ˈfʌn(ə)l/ n cái phễu He poured wine into a bottle through a funnel.
furniture /ˈfəːnɪtʃə/ n đồ đạc, đồ gỗ He decorated his house with expensive furniture. 
highland /ˈhʌɪlənd/ n vùng núi, vùng cao She lives in a highland region of Vietnam. 
ladder /ˈladə/ n cái thang My father asked me to hold a ladder for him. 
latch /latʃ/ n chốt, chốt cửa, then cửa The latch on this door was broken. 
lift /lɪft/ v nâng lên, nhấc lên He lifted his trophy over his head. 
rim /rɪm/ n vành, miệng, gọng The kid ate an egg cupcake with the gold rim.
Pacific Rim /pəˈsɪfɪk rɪm/ n vùng lòng chảo Thái Bình Dương, vành đai Thái Bình Dương This area is in the Pacific Rim.
shift /ʃɪft/
v
n
sự chuyển dịch, sự thay đổi He shifted a little in his chair.
snowstorm /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ n bão tuyết The snowstorm last month caused a lot of damage for the residents here.
thunderstorm /ˈθʌndəstɔːm/ n bão có sấm sét và mưa to We are used to suffering from the annual thunderstorm.
tidal /ˈtʌɪd(ə)l/ adj thuộc thủy triều, do thủy triều The two people were watching the strong tidal waves.
tide /tʌɪd/ n thủy triều The rising tide covered the wharf.
tornado /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ n lốc xoáy, bão lớn A lot of people died in the tornado yesterday.
typhoon /tʌɪˈfuːn/ n bão nhiệt đới Such a terrible typhoon is spreading over the country.
volcano /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ n núi lửa This volcano hasn't erupted for years.
active volcano /ˈaktɪv vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ n núi lửa đang hoạt động There are many active volcanoes in Japan.
extinct volcano /ɪkˈstɪŋkt vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/

n

núi lửa đã tắt That extinct volcano suddenly erupted yesterday.
volume /ˈvɒljuːm/ n lượng, khối lượng, âm lượng The volumes of data are vast.
warn /wɔːn/ v báo trước, cảnh báo His father had warned him of what might happen.
wave /weɪv/ n sóng He was swept out to sea by a freak wave.

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