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Meaning

Example

commitment (n)

/kəˈmɪtmənt/

sự cam kết

She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitmentto Steve at the moment.

dissolve (v)

/dɪˈzɒlv/

giải tán, giải thể

The election was announced and parliament was dissolved.

domestic (a)

/dəˈmestɪk/

nội địa, trong nước

Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market.

drug (n)

 /drʌɡ/

ma túy

The drug has some bad side effects.

drug-taker (n)

người sử dụng ma túy

eliminate (v)

/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

loại bỏ, loại trừ

 The police have eliminated two suspects from their investigation.

Enterprise Law

/ˈentəpraɪzlɔː/

Luật Doanh nghiệp

ethnic minority (n)

/ˌeθnɪk maɪˈnɒrəti/

người dân tộc thiểu số

The main political parties have little to offer Britain’s ethnic minorities.

eventually (adv)

/ɪˈventʃuəli/

cuối cùng

She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘The Times’.

expand (v)

/ɪkˈspænd/

mở rộng

A child's vocabulary expands through reading.

guideline (n)

/ˈɡaɪdlaɪn/

nguyên tắc chỉ đạo

The government has drawn up guidelines on the treatment of the mentally ill.

illegal (a)

/ɪˈliːɡl/

bất hợp pháp

It's illegal to drive through a red light.

in ruins

/ɪnˈruːɪn/

trong tình trạng hư hại, suy sụp

The scandal left his reputation in ruins.

inflation (n)

/ɪnˈfleɪʃn/

lạm phát

Wage increases must be in line with inflation.

inhabitant (n)

/ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/

dân cư

the oldest inhabitant of the village

intervention (n)

/ˌɪntəˈvenʃn/

sự can thiệp

 In the second group of states, direct intervention in the economy was limited.

investment (n)

 /ɪnˈvestmənt/

 sự đầu tư

This country needs investment in education.

islander (n)

/ˈaɪləndə(r)/

người dân ở đảo

Land Law

/lænd lɔː/

Luật đất đai

legal ground

/ˈliːɡl ɡraʊnd/

cơ sở pháp lý

reaffirm (v)

/ˌriːəˈfɜːm/

tái xác nhận

The President reaffirmed his commitment to democratic elections

reform (v) (n)

/rɪˈfɔːm/

cải cách, cải tổ

proposals to reform the social security system

renovation (n)

/ˌrenəˈveɪʃn/

sự đổi mới

There will be extensive renovations to the hospital.

sector (n)

/ˈsektə(r)/

khu vực

the manufacturing sector

stagnant (a)

/ˈstæɡnənt/

trì trệ

Few fish survive in the stagnant waters of the lake.

subsidy (n)

/ˈsʌbsədi/

sự bao cấp

to reduce the level of subsidy

substantial (a)

 /səbˈstænʃl/

lớn, đáng kể

There are substantial differences between the two groups.

Auxiliary verbs

Strong form

Weak form

Can

/ kæn /

/ kən /

Could

/ kʊd /

/ kəd /

Have

/ hæv /

/ həv /

Has

/ hæz /

/ həz /

Had

/ hæd /

/ həd /

Shall

/ ∫æl /

/ ∫əl / hoặc /∫l /

Should

/ ∫ʊd /

/ ∫əd /

Must

/ mʌst /

/ məs / trước phụ âm

/ məst / trước nguyên âm

Do

/ du: /

/ də / trước phụ âm

/ dʊ / trước nguyên âm

Does

/ dʌz /

/ dəz /

Am

/ æm /

/ əm /

Are

/ ɑ: /

/ ə / trước phụ âm

/ ər / trước nguyên âm

Was

/ wz /

/ wəz /

Were

/ wЗ: /

/ wə / trước phụ âm

/ wər / trước nguyên âm