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. |