Vocabulary:
Word |
Transcript |
Class |
Meaning |
Example |
At stake |
/ət
steɪk/ |
n |
Bị đe
dọa |
Thousands
of lives will be at stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the
city soon. |
Biodiversity |
/ˌbaɪəʊ da ɪˈvɜːsɪti |
n |
Đa dạng
sinh học |
A new
National Biological Survey will protect species habitat and
biodiversity. |
Carnivore |
/ˈkɑːnɪvɔːr
/ |
n |
Động
vật ăn thịt |
Lions
and tigers are carnivores. |
Dolphin |
/ˈdɒlfɪn/ |
n |
Cá heo |
Among
sea animals, I like dolphins the most. |
Entrapment |
/ɪnˈtræpmənt/ |
n |
Sự
đánh bẫy, mắc bẫy |
Sperm
whale populations are at risk due to hunting and their accidental
entrapment in fishing nets. |
Gestation |
/dʒesˈteɪʃən/ |
n |
Sự thai nghén |
The
gestation period of rats is 21 days |
Gulf |
/gʌlf/ |
n |
Vịnh,
vùng vịnh |
The gulf
of Tonkin is in the South China Sea. |
Herbicide |
/ˈhɜːbɪsaɪd/ |
n |
Thuốc
diệt cỏ |
Herbicides
are widely used in agriculture to kill unwanted plants. |
Jellyfish |
/ˈdʒelifɪʃ/ |
n |
Con sứa |
The
jellyfish is a sea animal with a soft oval almost transparent
body. |
Krill |
/krɪl/ |
n |
Con tôm
(rất nhỏ, sống ở vùng biển quanh Nam Cực), nhuyễn
thể |
Krill
are very small animals with a hard outer shell which live in the
sea and are eaten in large numbers by some types of whale. |
Offspring |
/ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ |
n |
Con cái,
con đẻ |
In the
case of the guinea pig, the number of offspring varies between
two and five. |
Organism |
/ˈɔːgənɪzəm/ |
n |
sinh vật
cá thể |
Amoebae
and bacteria are single-celled organisms. |
Reveal |
/rɪˈviːl/ |
v |
Tiết
lộ |
He was
jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians. |
Seal |
/siːl/ |
n |
Con hải
cẩu |
Now, we
can see many seals at some aquariums. |
Shark |
/ʃɑːk/ |
n |
Cá mập |
The
movie 'Jaws' is about a man-eating shark. |
Sperm
whale |
/spɜːm
weɪl/ |
n |
Cá nhà
táng |
The
sperm whale is a large whale with a very large long
head. |
Starfish |
/ˈstɑːrfɪʃ/ |
n |
Con sao
biển |
The
starfish is a beautiful fish. |
Submarine |
/ˌsʌbməˈriːn/ |
n |
Tàu
ngầm |
They
have sent a submarine to investigate the seabed. |
Turtle |
/ˈtɜːtl/ |
n |
Rùa
biển |
The
turtle is an animal which lives in or near water and has a thick
shell covering its body. |
Whale |
/weɪl/ |
n |
Cá voi |
The
whale is a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole
on the top of its head. |
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