Space, the planets - Khóa học sinh viên Drive

acclimatise (v) /əˈklaɪ.mə.taɪz/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) Thích nghi khí hậu. Thích nghi với môi trường. =to get used to a new place, situation or climate

Ví dụ:

Arrive two days early in order to [acclimatize]
It takes many months to [acclimatize] to life in the tropics
We haven’t got [acclimatized] to village life yet.

approach (n) /əˈprəʊtʃ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Cách tiếp cận, phương pháp giải quyết (một vấn đề) =a way of dealing with somebody/something a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or a task

Ví dụ:

She took the wrong [approach] in her dealings with them.
The school has decided to adopt a different [approach] to discipline.
We will be exploring different [approaches] to gathering information.

asteroid (n) /ˈæs.tə.rɔɪd/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thiên văn học) Tiểu hành tinh, hành tinh nhỏ. =one of many large rocks that circle the sun

Ví dụ:

It took a giant [asteroid] from outer space to wipe them out.
This sounds like science fiction, but the evidence of large [asteroid] impacts in our history is well established.
About 16 per cent of [asteroids] are known to be so-called binary or triple systems.

astronaut (n) /ˈæs.trə.nɔːt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Phi hành gia, nhà du hành vũ trụ. =a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft

Ví dụ:

sending [astronauts] into space
There is not enough air in the space capsule to keep the three [astronauts] alive.
His meetings with the surviving [astronauts] of the American space programme are moving and memorable.

atmosphere (n) /ˈæt.mə.sfɪər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

bầu khí quyển =the mixture of gases around the earth

Ví dụ:

These factories are releasing toxic gases into the [atmosphere].
Even worse, the levels of methane in the [atmosphere] are rising at more than 1 per cent a year.
These gases pollute the [atmosphere] of towns and cities.

atmospheric (adj) /ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) bầu khí quyển, (thuộc) không khí =related to the earth’s atmosphere

Ví dụ:

Plants are the main source of [atmospheric] oxygen.
If [atmospheric] conditions are right, it may be possible to see this group of stars tonight.
One of the commonest forms of exposure to free radicals is [atmospheric] pollution.

barely (adv) /ˈbeə.li/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

vừa mới, vừa đủ gần như không có =in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty in a way that almost does not happen or exist

Ví dụ:

He could [barely] read and write.
The music was [barely] audible.
She [barely] acknowledged his presence

bright (adj) /braɪt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sáng, sáng chói Sáng sủa; rạng rỡ, sáng ngời; rực rỡ =full of light; shining strongly

Ví dụ:

The rooms were [bright] and airy.
The lights are too [bright] in here – they’re hurting my eyes.
A [bright] star was shining in the East.

cathedral (n) /kəˈθiː.drəl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Công giáo) Nhà thờ chính tòa; nhà thờ lớn. =a very large, usually stone, building for Christian worship

Ví dụ:

…St. Paul’s [Cathedral].
…the [cathedral] city of Canterbury.
The [cathedral] plans to put the bible on display in a new exhibition area.

collide (v) /kəˈlaɪd/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Va nhau, đụng nhau =(especially of moving objects) to hit something violently

Ví dụ:

The two vans [collided] at the crossroads.
It was predicted that a comet would [collide] with one of the planets.
Two trains [collided] head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.

collision (n) /kəˈlɪʒ.ən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự đụng, sự va. =an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other

Ví dụ:

a [collision] between two trains
Stewart was injured in a [collision] with another player.
They were on their way to the Shropshire Union Canal when their van was involved in a [collision] with a car.

colonize (v) /ˈkɒl.ə.naɪz/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Chiếm làm thuộc địa. =to take control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and send people from your own country to live there

Ví dụ:

The area was [colonized] by the Vikings.
The first British attempt to [colonize] Ireland was in the twelfth century.
Liberia was never [colonized] by the European powers.

colony (n) /ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Thuộc địa =a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country

Ví dụ:

Australia and New Zealand are former British [colonies].
He was born in Algeria, a former [colony] of France.
Many of our troops and officers were scattered around the world in the service of His Majesty in the [colonies].

comet (n) /ˈkɒm.ɪt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sao chổi =a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail

Ví dụ:

The planet must have been hit by an asteroid or a [comet].
The Babylonians thought that [comets] were celestial beards.
Blue lights were streaking across the evening sky toward Olympus like tiny [comets].

commercial (adj) /kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) Buôn bán; (thuộc) thương mại; (thuộc) thương nghiệp. =involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.

Ví dụ:

The drug is still being tested and will not go into [commercial] production for at least two years.
Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and [commercial] activity.
Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and [commercial] premises.

composition (n) /ˌkɒm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự hợp thành, sự cấu thành. Cấu tạo, thành phần. =the different parts which something is made of; the way in which the different parts are organized

Ví dụ:

the chemical [composition] of the soil
the composition] of the board of directors
the size and [composition] of an average class

conference (n) /ˈkɒn.fər.əns/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Hội nghị =an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally

Ví dụ:

a [conference] on women’s rights
They frequently hold [conferences] at that hotel.
I’m speaking at/attending a [conference] next week.

conquer (v) /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Chinh phạt, chinh phục, chế ngự. =to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force

Ví dụ:

The Normans [conquered] England in 1066.
In 330 BC Persia was [conquered] by Alexander the Great.
Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again [conquered] by the Vikings.

contemplate (v) /ˈkɒn.təm.pleɪt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Dự tính, trù tính, cân nhắc (có nên làm một việc gì đó hay không). =to think about whether you should do something, or how you should do something [synonym] consider, think about/of

Ví dụ:

You’re too young to be [contemplating] retirement
I have never [contemplated] living abroad.
I’m [contemplating] going abroad for a year

continual (adj) /kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Liên tục, liên miên =happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way

Ví dụ:

I’ve had [continual] problems with this car ever since I bought it.
I’m sorry – I can’t work with these [continual] interruptions.
Despite [continual] pain, he refused all drugs.

cosmic (adj) /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) Vũ trụ. =relating to the universe and the natural processes that happen in it

Ví dụ:

[cosmic] dust/radiation
New research points to a [cosmic] dead zone that might be providing that push.
One evocative idea is that it was a [cosmic] catastrophe, the explosion of a nearby star—a supernova like the one that produced the Crab Nebula.

cosmos (n) /ˈkɒz.mɒs/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Vũ trụ. Sự trật tự, sự hài hoà. =the universe, especially when it is thought of as an ordered system

Ví dụ:

the structure of the [cosmos]
our place in the [cosmos]
Like languages, like landscapes, like the slowly cooling [cosmos], perhaps the animals and plants had descended from earlier forms through a process of gradual, continuous change.

crater (n) /ˈkreɪ.tər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Miệng núi lửa. Hố (bom, đạn đại bác ) =the round hole at the top of a volcano, or a hole in the ground similar to this

Ví dụ:

the huge [crater] of Vesuvius
a bomb [crater]
With a good telescope, you can see [craters] on the moon.

crew (n) /kruː/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Toàn bộ thuỷ thủ trên tàu; toàn bộ người lái và nhân viên trên máy bay. Ban, nhóm, đội (công tác ). Bọn, tụi, đám, bè lũ. =a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.

Ví dụ:

an ambulance/lifeboat [crew]
a TV/film/camera [crew]
The aircraft has/carries a [crew] of seven.

debris (n) /dəˈbriː/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Mảnh vỡ, mảnh vụn. Vôi gạch đổ nát =broken or torn pieces of something larger

Ví dụ:

[Debris] from the aircraft was scattered over a large area
Emergency teams are still clearing the [debris] from the plane crash.
Several people were injured by flying [debris] in the explosion.

delay (n) /dɪˈleɪ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự chậm trễ; sự trì hoãn Điều làm trở ngại; sự cản trở =the situation in which you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have to wait

Ví dụ:

Commuters will face long [delays] on the roads today.
We apologize for the [delay] in answering your letter.
Although the tests have caused some [delay], flights should be back to normal this morning.

direction (n) /dɪˈrek.ʃən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Phương hướng, chiều, phía, ngả. =the position towards which someone or something moves or faces

Ví dụ:

No, go that way, I said, pointing in the opposite [direction].
They drove away in opposite [directions].
Civilians were fleeing in all [directions] as soldiers yelled at them to get off the streets.

distinct (adj) /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Dễ nhận, dễ thấy, rõ ràng Riêng, riêng biệt; khác biệt. =clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

Ví dụ:

There’s a [distinct] smell of cigarettes in here
His voice was quiet but every word was [distinct].
Engineering and technology are disciplines [distinct] from one another and from science.

earth (n) /ɜːθ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

/ɜːrθ/ Quả Đất, Trái Đất. =the planet on which we live

Ví dụ:

the planet [Earth]
the history of life on [earth]
the earth]’s ozone layer

eclipse (n) /ɪˈklɪps/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự che khuất; thiên thực (nhật thực, nguyệt thực) =an occasion when the sun disappears from view, either completely or partly, while the moon is moving between it and the earth, or when the moon becomes darker while the shadow of the earth moves over it

Ví dụ:

a solar/lunar [eclipse]
On Wednesday there will be a total/partial [eclipse] of the sun.
Why were they so concerned to predict lunar [eclipses] that have no practical importance to farmers?

enormous (adj) /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

To lớn, khổng lồ. =extremely large [synonym] huge, immense

Ví dụ:

an [enormous] car/house
He earns an [enormous]salary.
I was absolutely [enormous] when I was pregnant.

eventuality (n) /ɪˌven.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự việc có thể xảy ra; kết quả có thể xảy ra, tình huống có thể xảy ra. =something that may possibly happen, especially something unpleasant

Ví dụ:

to be ready for any [eventualities] — phải sẵn sàng trước mọi tình huống có thể xảy ra
We were prepared for every [eventuality].
The money had been saved for just such an [eventuality].

expense (n) /ɪkˈspens/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự tiêu; phí tổn. (Số nhiều) Phụ phí, công tác phí. =the money that you spend on something

Ví dụ:

No [expense] was spared (= they spent as much money as was needed) to make the party a success.
He’s arranged everything, no [expense] spared.
She always travels first-class regardless of [expense].

expert (n) /ˈek.spɜːt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Nhà chuyên môn, chuyên gia, chuyên viên. =a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity

Ví dụ:

He’s an [expert] on 15th-century Italian art.
My mother is an [expert] at dress-making (= she does it very well).
Our team of [experts] will be on hand to offer help and advice between 12 noon and 7pm daily.

expertise (n) /ˌekspɜːˈtiːz/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự thành thạo, sự tinh thông. Tài chuyên môn; ý kiến về mặt chuyên môn. =expert knowledge or skill in a particular subject, activity or job

Ví dụ:

We have the [expertise] to help you run your business.
It is difficult to find staff with the level of [expertise] required for this job.
The problem is that most local authorities lack the [expertise] to deal sensibly in this market.

exploration (n) /ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự thăm dò, sự thám hiểm =the act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or look for something in it

Ví dụ:

the [exploration] of space
oil [exploration] (= searching for oil in the ground)
If the [exploration] carried out has not discovered encouraging indications of petroleum in the area, the leases held in the area will most likely be dropped.

explorer (n) /ɪkˈsplɔː.rər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Người thăm dò, người thám hiểm. =someone who travels to places where no one has ever been in order to find out what is there

Ví dụ:

Magellan was a famous 16th-century [explorer].
We are urban [explorers], discovering street art and the pleasure of decaying urban spaces.
The problem with being a polar [explorer] (apart from the smell of fish) is keeping up with the news.

extraterrestrial (adj) /ˌek.strə.təˈres.tri.əl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Ngoài trái đất, ngoài bầu khí quyển =(coming from) outside the planet Earth

Ví dụ:

[extraterrestrial] beings
NASA has started a 10-year search for [extraterrestrial] intelligence.
This resistance to extreme environments has made archaea the focus of speculation about the possible properties of [extraterrestrial] life.

extreme (n) /ɪkˈstriːm/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Giới hạn tuyệt đối Cực, thái cực, mức cùng cực. =the largest possible amount or degree of something

Ví dụ:

I’ve never witnessed such [extremes] of wealth and poverty.
Most people I know work fairly hard but she takes it to [extremes].
They can withstand [extremes] of temperature and weather without fading or cracking.

facility (n) /fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

phương tiện, cơ sở, thiết bị để phục vụ cho mục đích gì đó (học tập, thư giãn, công việc ) =a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens

Ví dụ:

shopping/banking/cooking [facilities]
The hotel has special [facilities] for welcoming disabled people.
What recreational [facilities] are now available?

faith (n) /feɪθ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự tin tưởng, sự tin cậy Niềm tin. =great trust or confidence in something or someone

Ví dụ:

She has no [faith] in modern medicine.
You’ll cope – I have great [faith] in you.
People have lost [faith] in the British Parliament.

fascinating (adj) /ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Làm mê, làm say mê, quyến rũ =extremely interesting and attractive

Ví dụ:

The book offers a [fascinating] glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous.
I found the whole movie [fascinating].
Madagascar is the most [fascinating] place I have ever been to.

fatality (n) /fəˈtæl.ə.ti/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự bất hạnh, sự rủi ro, tai ương (con số thương vong) =a death caused by an accident or by violence. someone who has died in either of these ways

Ví dụ:

Several people were injured, but there were no [fatalities].
a campaign to reduce the number of [fatalities] on the roads
Drunk driving [fatalities] have declined more than 10 percent over the past 10 years.

feasible (adj) /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Khả thi, có thể thực hành được, có thể thực hiện được, có thể làm được. =able to be made, done, or achieved

Ví dụ:

With the extra resources, the project now seems [feasible].
It’s just not [feasible] to manage the business on a part-time basis.
She questioned whether it was [feasible] to stimulate investment in these regions.

feature (n) /ˈfiː.tʃər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Nét đặc biệt, điểm đặc trưng =a typical quality or an important part of something

Ví dụ:

The town’s main [features] are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace.
Our latest model of phone has several new [features].
A unique [feature] of these rock shelters was that they were dry.

fellow (n) /ˈfel.əʊ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Người, người ta; ông bạn; thằng cha, gã, anh chàng =(informal, becoming old-fashioned) a way of referring to a man or boy

Ví dụ:

He seemed like a decent [fellow]
He’s a nice old [fellow].
She discovered, to her pleasure, a talent for making her [fellow] guests laugh.

foresee (v) /fɔːˈsiː/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Nhìn thấy trước, dự kiến trước, đoán trước, biết trước. =to know about something before it happens

Ví dụ:

We do not [foresee] any problems
The extent of the damage could not have been [foreseen]
No one could have [foreseen] (that) things would turn out this way.

fortunately (adv) /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

May mắn, may thay =happening because of good luck [synonym] luckily

Ví dụ:

[Fortunately], we got home before it started to rain.
I was late, but [fortunately] the meeting hadn’t started.
]Fortunately] for him, he was very soon offered another job.

frontier (n) /frʌnˈtɪər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Biên giới. Giới hạn (của văn minh, khoa học, etc). =the limits of what is known or what has been done before in an area of knowledge or an activity

Ví dụ:

to push back the [frontiers] of science (= to increase knowledge of science)
It wasn’t difficult then to cross the [frontier].
They live and work in [frontier] regions.

galactic (adj) /ɡəˈlæk.tɪk/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Thiên văn: (thuộc) ngân hà =relating to a galaxy

Ví dụ:

inter-[galactic] travel.
A [galactic] year is the time the galaxy takes to rotate once completely.
The change wreaked by the [galactic] showdown will take two billion years to unfold.

galaxy (n) /ˈɡæl.ək.si/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thiên văn học) Ngân hà, thiên hà. =one of the independent groups of stars in the universe

Ví dụ:

scientists observing phenomena in nearby [galaxies]
Astronomers have discovered a distant [galaxy].
The most distant [galaxies] would be moving across the sky as well as receding from us.

govern (v) /ˈɡʌv.ən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Cai trị, thống trị, cầm quyền (một nước). Quản trị, quản lý, lãnh đạo (một thành phố, một xí nghiệp); cai quản (gia đình ); chỉ huy (một pháo đài). =to control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people, etc.

Ví dụ:

The country has been [governed] by military regimes.
A president needs popular support in order to [govern] effectively.
Their citizens are very thankful they are not [governed] by a dictator.

gravitational (adj) /ˌɡræv.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən.əl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

liên quan đến trọng lực, lực hấp dẫn =connected with or caused by the force of gravity

Ví dụ:

a [gravitational] field
the [gravitational] pull of the moon
If a spacecraft travels faster than 11 km a second, it escapes the earth’s [gravitational] pull.

gravity (n) /ˈɡræv.ə.ti/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Vật lý) Sự hút, sự hấp dẫn; trọng lực; trọng lượng. =the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground

Ví dụ:

Newton’s law of [gravity]
Arrows would continue to fly forward forever were it not for [gravity], which brings them down to earth.
With one sixth earth’s [gravity], the moon would be a comfortable place to live.

graze (v) /ɡreɪz/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Ăn cỏ, chăn thả (súc vật). =(of cows, sheep, etc ) to eat grass that is growing in a field to (cause animals to) eat grass

Ví dụ:

There were cows [grazing] beside the river
The field had been [grazed]by sheep.
The farmer [grazes] cattle on this land in the summer months.

horizon (n) /həˈraɪ.zən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Chân trời. (Nghĩa bóng) Tầm nhìn, tầm nhận thức, phạm vi hiểu biết. =the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea

Ví dụ:

The moon rose slowly above the [horizon].
We could see a row of camels silhouetted on the [horizon].
A grey smudge appeared on the [horizon]. That must be Calais, thought Fay.

horizontal (adj) /ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) Chân trời; ở chân trời. Ngang, nằm ngang =flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down

Ví dụ:

[horizontal] lines
(informal) I was so tired, I just wanted to be [horizontal] (= lying down).
Do not raise your left arm above the [horizontal].

ignorant (adj) /ˈɪɡ.nər.ənt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Ngu dốt, dốt nát. Thiếu hiểu biết. =not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something

Ví dụ:

Many teenagers are surprisingly [ignorant] about current politics.
We remained blissfully [ignorant] of the troubles that lay ahead.
People don’t like to ask questions for fear of appearing [ignorant].

inevitable (adj) /ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.bəl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Không thể tránh được, chắc chắn xảy ra, bất khả kháng ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

Ví dụ:

The accident was the [inevitable] consequence/result/outcome of carelessness
When you’re working such long hours, it’s [inevitable] that your marriage will start to suffer.
If the case succeeds, it is [inevitable] that other trials will follow.

interference (n) /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Rađiô) Sự nhiễu. =noise or other electronic signals that stop you from getting good pictures or sound on a television or radio

Ví dụ:

…electrical [interference].
They have been accused of deliberately causing [interference] to transmissions.
It was probably just radio [interference].

launch (v) /lɔːntʃ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Ném, phóng, quăng, liệng (tên lửa; lời đe doạ ) =to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc into space

Ví dụ:

to [launch] a communications satellite
to [launch] a missile/rocket/torpedo
NASA plans to [launch] a satellite to study cosmic rays.

long-term (adj) /ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Dài hạn, dài ngày, lâu dài. =continuing a long time into the future

Ví dụ:

Requited love is not enough to sustain a [long-term] relationship.
What this country needs is a [long-term] policy for investment in science and technology.
The association believes new technology will provide a [long-term] solution to credit card fraud.

lunar (adj) /ˈluː.nər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) Mặt trăng =connected with the moon

Ví dụ:

a [lunar] eclipse/landscape
the [lunar] surface
The vast volcanic slope was eerily reminiscent of a [lunar] landscape.

manned (adj) /mænd/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

có người lái, có người điều khiển =A manned vehicle such as a spacecraft has people in it who are operating its controls.

Ví dụ:

[manned] space flight
In thirty years from now the United States should have a [manned] spacecraft on Mars.
History will remember yesterday as the moment America’s first era of manned space exploration ended.

meteor (n) /ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sao sa, sao băng =a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the atmosphere

Ví dụ:

a [meteor] shower
Provided it is reasonably clear and dark, you should see about one [meteor] per minute.
It’s not [meteor] strikes, or aliens that destroy our world.

meteoric (adj) /ˌmiː.tiˈɒr.ɪk/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) Sao băng, như sao băng =relating to or caused by a meteor

Ví dụ:

The sudden flash of light in the night sky was caused by a [meteoric] fireball.
[meteoric] craters
In retrospect, [meteoric] fireballs offer an ideal opportunity for learning about interstellar objects.

moon (n) /muːn/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Mặt trăng =the round object that moves in the sky around the earth and can be seen at night

Ví dụ:

Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the surface of the [moon]
With a good telescope, you can see craters on the [moon].
On nights when there was no [moon], we’d light a lamp and gather in our living room.

orbit (n) /ˈɔː.bɪt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Quỹ đạo =the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star

Ví dụ:

The satellite is now in a stable [orbit].
Once in space, the spacecraft will go into [orbit] around Earth.
Mars and Earth have [orbits] which change with time.

orbital (adj) /ˈɔː.bɪ.təl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) Quỹ đạo. =connected with the orbit of a planet or object in space

Ví dụ:

an [orbital] space station
The newly discovered world followed an [orbital] path unlike that of any other planet.
We have turned the [orbital] telescope onto the space station, and we see that the shuttle seems to have misfired.

outer (adj) /ˈaʊ.tər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Ở phía ngoài, ở xa hơn. =on the outside of something [synonym] external

Ví dụ:

the [outer] space — vũ trụ, khoảng không ngoài quyển khíthe outer world — thế giới vật chất bên ngoài, xã hội bên ngoài
He heard a voice in the [outer] room.
Neptune appears to have formed closer to the sun and has been thrown out to the [outer] reaches of the solar system.

overgrazing (n) /ˌəʊ.vəˈɡreɪ.zɪŋ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Chăn thả quá mức. =a situation in which there are too many cows or other animals eating grass in an area, which damages the environment

Ví dụ:

Another problem is erosion of stream banks caused by [overgrazing].
Twenty years ago, [overgrazing] reduced this place to a dismal slough.
[Overgrazing] has damaged the steppes and brought limits on herd sizes.

partial (adj) /ˈpɑːʃl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Bộ phận; cục bộ, một phần, bán phần. =not complete or whole

Ví dụ:

It was only a [partial] solution to the problem.
a [partial] eclipse of the sun
He managed to reach a [partial] agreement with both republics.

passenger (n) /ˈpæs.ɪn.dʒər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Hành khách (đi tàu xe ) =a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it

Ví dụ:

airline/rail/train/car [passengers]
Mr Fullemann was a [passenger] in the car when it crashed.
There were 155 [passengers] and crew members on a plane that might soon be sinking.

phenomena (n) /fəˈnɒmɪnə/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(các) hiện tượng =the plural form of “phenomenon”

Ví dụ:

cultural/natural/social [phenomena].
His writings are concerned with religious [phenomena] at the individual level.
All these different [phenomena] can be subsumed under just two broad categories.

phenomenon (n) /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Hiện tượng. =something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc , especially something unusual or interesting

Ví dụ:

Gravity is a natural [phenomenon].
This form of civil disobedience isn’t a particularly new [phenomenon].
Accidental fires caused by this [phenomenon] happen quite often.

pilot (n) /ˈpaɪ.lət/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Hàng không) Người lái (máy bay), phi công. =a person who operates the controls of an aircraft, especially as a job

Ví dụ:

an airline [pilot]
a fighter [pilot]
The accident was caused by [pilot] error.

possibility (n) /ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự có thể, tình trạng có thể, khả năng. =a chance that something may happen or be true

Ví dụ:

It’s not likely to happen but I wouldn’t rule out the [possibility].
The forecast said that there’s a [possibility] of snow tonight.
We were not in the least worried about the [possibility] that sweets could rot the teeth.

prioritize (v) /praɪˈɒr.ɪ.taɪz/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Dành ưu tiên. =to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first

Ví dụ:

You must learn to [prioritize] your work
You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and [prioritize] them.
The government is [prioritizing] the service sector, rather than investing in industry and production.

priority (n) /praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự ưu tiên; điều được xét trước hết. =something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first

Ví dụ:

Education is a top [priority]
My first/top [priority] is to find somewhere to live.
The government’s [priority] is to build more power plants.

propel (v) /prəˈpel/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Đẩy đi, đẩy tới ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force

Ví dụ:

a rocket [propelled] through space
The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean [propelled] by wind power.
It was a shooting star that [propelled] me into astronomy in the first place.

pyramid (n) /ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

kim tự tháp (Ai-cập). (Toán học) Hình chóp. =a large building with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top The ancient Egyptians built stone pyramids as places to bury their kings and queens.

Ví dụ:

We set off to see the [Pyramids] and Sphinx.
The structure of the group is more like a loose net than a hierarchical [pyramid].
On a plate in front of him was piled a [pyramid] of flat white biscuits.

qualify (v) /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Có đủ tư cách, có đủ khả năng, có đủ tiêu chuẩn. Qua kỳ thi sát hạch, qua kỳ thi tuyển lựa, tuyên thệ (để đảm nhiệm chức vụ gì ). =to reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job (+ for)

Ví dụ:

He [qualified] as a doctor last year
She hopes to [qualify] (as a lawyer) at the end of the year
This course [qualifies] you to teach in any secondary school.

radiation (n) /ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

bức xạ, phóng xạ =powerful and very dangerous rays that are sent out from radioactive substances

Ví dụ:

The [radiation] leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment.
It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to [radiation].
If the cancer returns, [radiation] therapy is successful in 90 per cent of cases.

reality (n) /riˈæl.ə.ti/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự thực, thực tế, thực tại; sự vật có thực. =the true situation and the problems that actually exist in life, in contrast to how you would like life to be

Ví dụ:

The [reality] is that there is not enough money to pay for this project.
They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the [reality] was very different.
Fiction and [reality] were increasingly blurred.

reflect (v) /rɪˈflekt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Phản chiếu, phản xạ, dội lại Phản ánh =to show the image of somebody/something on the surface of something such as a mirror, water or glass

Ví dụ:

His face was [reflected] in the mirror.
She could see herself [reflected] in his eyes.
Concern at the economic situation was [reflected] in the government’s budget.

reveal (v) /rɪˈviːl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

hé lộ, tiết lộ (bí mật) =to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret

Ví dụ:

Her biography [revealed] that she was not as rich as everyone thought
He would not [reveal] where he had hidden her chocolate eggs.
A survey of the British diet has [revealed] that a growing number of people are overweight.

revelation (n) /ˌrev.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự để lộ, sự tiết lộ, sự phát giác, sự khám phá (vật bị giấu, điều bí mật ). =the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known

Ví dụ:

His wife divorced him after the [revelation] that he was having an affair.
Shocking [revelations] about their private life appeared in the papers.
Turning away, he tried to assess the impact of this [revelation], feeding the information into the equation.

revolution (n) /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Vòng, tua. =one complete circular movement of something, for example a wheel

Ví dụ:

the [revolution] of the earth around the sun
The Earth makes one [revolution] on its axis in about 24 hours.
The period of [revolution] of the Earth around the Sun is equal to one year.

revolve (v) /rɪˈvɒlv/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Quay tròn, xoay quanh (bánh xe ) =to move or cause something to move around a central point or line

Ví dụ:

The earth [revolves] around the sun.
The gun turret [revolved] until the gun was aimed at the advancing soldiers.
Pythagoras argued that the earth sat at the center of the universe, and the sun, moon, planets, and stars [revolved] around the earth, each pinned inside a sphere.

robotics (n) /rəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Người máy học; khoa nghiên cứu việc sử dụng người máy (trong (công nghiệp) chế tạo). =the science of designing and operating robots

Ví dụ:

They want the Government to act on the growth in artificial intelligence and [robotics].
Earlier in the year, the company announced a 1bn investment in [robotics] and battery technology.
Already chores such as vacuum cleaning and ironing are heavily serviced by the [robotics] industry.

rotate (v) /rəʊˈteɪt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Quay, xoay quanh =to move or turn around a central fixed point; to make something do this

Ví dụ:

The Earth [rotates] round the sun.
winds [rotating] around the eye of a hurricane
Take each foot in both your hands and [rotate] it to loosen and relax the ankle.

rotation (n) /rəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Sự quay, sự xoay vòng. =the action of an object moving in a circle around a central fixed point

Ví dụ:

the daily [rotation] of the earth on its axis
If the Earth happens to lie in the beam of this cosmic lighthouse, we see it flash once each [rotation].
But we will continue our studies of the earth’s [rotation] at another time. Now, gentlemen, it is time to put on your clothes.

science fiction (n) /ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪk.ʃən/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

khoa học viễn tưởng =a type of book, film/movie, etc that is based on imagined scientific discoveries of the future, and often deals with space travel and life on other planets

Ví dụ:

There is no need for nuclear weapons or the inventions of [science fiction] writers.
Not only [science fiction] writers but also policymakers try to predict future technologies and the demand for them.
A bomb is the stuff of [science fiction] without the political will to make it fact.

shield (v) /ʃiːld/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Che chở. Bao che, che đậy, lấp liếm. =to protect someone or something

Ví dụ:

She held her hand above her eyes to [shield] them from the sun
The ozone layer [shields] the earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
The company does not bet its own money on equities, and so is [shielded] from market risk.

shuttle (n) /ˈʃʌt.əl/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

xe buýt nhỏ. tàu con thoi =a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places

Ví dụ:

To get across town, you can take the [shuttle] from Times Square to Grand Central.
The American (space) [shuttle] was able to be used many times to put payloads in space.
There is a free [shuttle] service from the hotel to the beach.

simulate (v) /ˈsɪm.jʊ.leɪt/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

mô phỏng; dựa theo. đội lốt; bắt chước =to do or make something that looks real but is not real

Ví dụ:

In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to [simulate] wood
The computer [simulates] (= represents) different road conditions for new drivers to practise on.
Smoke was used to [simulate] steam coming from a smashed radiator.

simulator (n) /ˈsɪm.jə.leɪ.tər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

thiết bị mô phỏng =a piece of equipment that is designed to represent real conditions, for example in an aircraft or spacecraft

Ví dụ:

People learning to fly often practise on a flight [simulator].
This is a combat flight [simulator] with the emphasis on action rather than accuracy.
If a space combat [simulator] appeals to you, then you will most likely enjoy this game.

solar (adj) /ˈsəʊ.lər/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

(Thuộc) Mặt Trời, (thuộc) thái dương. =of or connected with the sun

Ví dụ:

a [solar] eclipse
a [solar] cell/panel
They are searching for intelligent life forms in other [solar] systems.

solid (adj) /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Rắn, đặc Vững chắc, rắn chắc, chắc nịch. =completely hard or firm all through an object, or without any spaces or holes

Ví dụ:

The planet Jupiter may have no [solid] surface at all.
The boat bumped against a [solid] object.
He did not eat [solid] food for several weeks.

spacecraft (n) /ˈspeɪs.krɑːft/ UK US

Định nghĩa:

Thiết bị vũ trụ, tàu vũ trụ, phi thuyền không gian =a vehicle used for travel in space

Ví dụ:

a manned/unmanned [spacecraft] (= with/without people inside)
The fi rst attempt to put a cheap and reusable [spacecraft] into orbit was aborted after the pilot heard a long bang.
The group spent three months building the [spacecraft] from pieces of carved wood powered by a helium balloon.