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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