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lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889 ST WORD PHONETIC MEANING EXAMPLE T Advance (n) /əd va ns/ˈ ː Sự tiến bộ
Great advances in medicine have been made in this century. Advance (v) /əd va ns/ˈ ː Tiến lên phía
The fire advanced steadily through trước, thúc đẩy the forest. 1 ( một kế hoạch) Advanced /əd va nst/ˈ ː Tiến bộ
The patient was in the advanced (adj) stages of the illness. Advancement /əd va nsmˈ ː Sự tiến bộ
All she was interested in was the (n) ənt/ advancement of her own career
Consumer (n) /kən sju .mər/ˈ ː Người tiêu dùng The new rates will affect all
consumers, including businesses. Consume (v) 2 /kən sju .m/ˈ ː Tiêu thụ, dùng
This engine consumes a ton of coal per hour. Consumption /kən s mp nˈ ʌ ʃ Sự tiêu dùng
As a nation, our consumption of (n) / junk food is horrifying Compare (v) /kəm peə(r)ˈ / So sánh
That seems expensive - have you
compared prices in other shops? Comparative /kəm p rətivˈ ӕ So sánh
She's carrying out a comparative (adj) /
study of health in inne r cities and rural areas. 3 Comparable / k mprəblˈ ɒ / Có thể so sánh Our prices are comparable with those in other shops. Comparativel /kəm p rətivliˈ Tương đối Comparatively speaking, this y (adv) ӕ / machine is easy to use. Scale (n) /skeil/ Mức độ, tỉ lệ In a map drawn to the scale 4 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kil ometre. Decrease (v) /d kri sɪˈ ː Giảm đi Our share of the market has = drop = push / decreased sharply this year. down = 5 reduce Decrease (n) /d kri sɪˈ ː Sự giảm đi
There has been a steady decrease in / the number of visitors.
Distribute (v) /d str bju t/ɪˈ ɪ Phân phát, phân The books will be distributed 6 ː phối free to local schools. lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889 Distribution /d s.tr bju n/ɪ ɪˈ Sự phân bổ Has the Channel Tunnel (n) ːʃ improved the distribution of goods between the
British Isles and mainland Europe?
Distributable /d str b.jə.tə.blɪˈ Có thể phân phối
Dividends can only be paid from ɪ / (adj) distributable profits.
Efficient (adj) / f ntɪˈ ɪʃ / Có hiệu quả
We need someone really efficient
who can organize the office and 7 make it run smoothly.
Efficiency (n) / f nsiɪˈ ɪʃ / Hiệu quả , hiệu She gets through suất
her work with speed and efficiency
Fluctuate (v) / fl k.t ue t/ˈ ʌ ʃ Dao động, lên Her weight fluctuates wildly. ɪ xuống Fluctuating / fl ktjue t ŋˈ ʌ ɪ
Mức độ dao động Using temporary workers helps fir (adj) ɪ / lên xuống ms to cope with fluctuating 8 demand. Fluctuation
/fl kt u e nʌ ʃ ˈ ɪʃ Sự dao động lên
Scientists have concluded that (n) / xuống temperature fluctuations may
increase the spread of infectious diseases Graph (n) / rɡ ɑːf/ Đồ thị
This graph shows how crime has varied in relationship to 9 unemployment over the last 20 years. Increase (v) / n kri s/ɪ ˈ ː Tăng lên The cost of the project has = put up =
increased dramatically since it raise = rise = began 10 rocket Increase (n) / n kri s/ɪ ˈ ː Sự tăng lên
There were 39000 new cases last
year-an increase of six percent In bull Số lượng lớn 11
The office buys paper in bulk to kee (phrase) p down costs. Margin (n) / mˈ ɑː ʒɪ.d n/ Lợi nhuận, lãi
Using cheap labour increases profit suất margin.
Marginal (adj) / mˈ ɑː ʒɪd nl/ Rất nhỏ
The report suggests that there 12 has only been a marginal improvement in women's pay over the past few years. lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889 13 Minor (adj) / ma nə(r)/ˈ ɪ Nhỏ hơn, không
Last year he went into hospital for a quan trọng, thứ minor operation. yếu Minority(n) /Ma n rəti/ɪˈ ɒ Thiểu số
It's only a tiny minority of people who are causing the problem 14 Price (n) /pra s/ɪ Giá cả
What's the price of this table ? 15 Strategy (n) / strætəd i/ˈ ʒ Chiến lược A new police strategy for crowd cont
Strategic (adj) /strə ti d k/ˈ ː ʒɪ
Thuộc chiến lược Their bombs are
always placed in strategic positions
to cause as much chaos as possible.
Strategically /Strə ti d kli/ˈ ː Một cách chiến
Central Asia is a fragile region, (adv) ʒɪ lược
politically weak bu t strategically important. 16 Portion (n) / pˈ ɔːʃn/ Phần chia, khẩu
He divided up his property and phần thức ăn gave a portion to each of his children 17 Pressure (n) / pre ə/ˈ ʃ Sức ép, áp lực
The government is facing pressure f rom environmental activists 18 Profit margin / pr f t ˈ ɒ Lãi ròng The company averages profit (n) ɪ ˈ ɑː ʒɪm margins of 70%. d n/ 19 Plentiful (adj) / plent fl/ˈ ɪ Phong phú, dồi Strawberries are plentiful in dào the summer Plenty (n) / plenti/ˈ Sự dồi dào This car has plenty of power. 20 Quantity (n) / kw ntəti/ˈ ɒ Số lượng
Police found a small quantity of drugs in his possession Quantify (v) / kw n.t .faˈ ɒ ɪ Xác định số
It's difficult to quantify how ɪ/ lượng
many people will be affected by the change. Quantitative
/ kw nt tət v/ˈ ɒ Định lượng Our employees receive a (adj) ɪ ɪ
quantitative rating based on the dollar value of their sales. Quantifiable
/kw nt fa əblɒ ɪˈ Có thể định lượng The benefits of the new policy are (adj) ɪ / not easily quantifiable. lOMoAR cPSD| 49431889 21 Sharply (adj) /ˈʃɑːpli/ Sắc, nhọn, Inflation has fallen sharply. Đột ngột 22 Steady (adj) / stedi/ˈ Đều đặn, vững The procession moved through vàng the streets at a steady pace.
Steadfast (adj) / sted.fˈɑːst/ Kiên định
The group remained steadfast in its
support for the new system, even when it was criticized in the newspapers. 23 Trend /trend/ Xu hướng
The trend at the moment is for a
more natural and less made-up look Trendy (adj) / trendi/ˈ Hợp thời trang, He writes for some xu hướng
trendy magazine for the under-30s 24 Reach a peak Ri t ə pi kt/ː ʃ ː Đạt đến đỉnh cao
We did reach a peak in sales in
January—and things have been going downhill ever since.