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C

Culprit /ˈkʌlprɪt/

Definition: Someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing. (Kẻ có tội, thủ phạm)
Ex: Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.

Culprit


Curb /kɜːb/

Definition: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.

Collocation: curb something

Example: He needs to learn to curb his temper.


D

Deluge /ˈdeljuːdʒ:/

​a sudden very heavy fall of rain

Ex: When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge.


F

For all intents and purposes

In the effects that something has, if not in reality; almost completely

Ex: the two items are, to all intents and purposes, identical.

G

Generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

Definition: All the people who were born at about the same time (thế hệ)

Example: I often wonder what future generations will think of our efforts.


H

Harness / ˈhɑːnɪs/


to collect and control something so that it can be used effectively



Ex: harness the power of sth 

Harness solar energy


Heir /eə(r)/

A person who has the legal right to recieve somebody's property when that person dies. ( người thừa kế )

Heir to something / Heir of somebody

Ex: When the king dies, his son will be the heir to the throne.


M

Mature /məˈtʊr/

Having reached full natural growth or development

Trưởng thành / hoàn thiện

Ex: The eggs hatched and the chicks matured

O

Obvious [‘ɒbviəs]

Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.

Ex: Obviously, the sun rises in the east.


Offset [ˈɒfset]

1. Definition: When you want to fix a consequence that has happened. (Sự đền bù)

Ex: An offset against taxable profits

2. Colocation: Verb + Offset = help (to)

Ex: The money will help offset big medical bills.



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