TỪ VỰNG CHỦ ĐỀ “NATURE” (PHẦN 1)

• Aquatic (adj) /əˈkwæt.ɪk/: sống ở trong nước, sống dưới nước, những môn thể thao chơi dưới nước (living or growing in, happening in, or connected with water)

         Exp: “Waterskiing is my favorite aquatic sport.”

• Avalanche (n) /ˈæv.əl.ɑːntʃ/: tuyết lở (a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain)

         Exp: “He died by an avalanche in 1988.”

• Mineral water (n) / ˈmɪnərəlˈwɔːtər/: nước khoáng (natural water from underground, containing dissolved minerals that are believed to be good for your health)

         Exp: “Some producers of mineral water have made fat profits.”

• Combustion (n) /kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/: sự đốt cháy (the process of burning)

         Exp: “Fuel combustion produces energy to run machines.”

• Conservationist (n) /ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən.ɪst/: nhà bảo tồn môi trường (someone who works to protect the environment from the damaging effects of human activity)

         Exp: “Conservationists are concerned about the threat to the Arctic's unique ecosystems.”

• Contaminant (n) /kənˈtæm.ɪ.nənt/: chất gây ô nhiễm (a substance that makes something less pure or makes it poisonous)

         Exp: “Make sure that all equipment is clean and free of contaminants.”

• Decontaminated (v) /ˌdiː.kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/: khử trùng, làm sạch (to remove dangerous substances from something)

         Exp: “Estimates of the amount of money needed to decontaminate the heavily polluted chemical installations vary.”

• Deplete (n) /dɪˈpliːt/: làm kiệt sức, cạn kiệt (to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.)

         Exp: “The illness depletes the body of important vitamins.”

• Domain (n) /dəˈmeɪn/: lãnh thổ, lãnh địa, đất đai, lĩnh vực (an area of interest or an area over which a person has control)

         Exp: “She treated the business as her private domain.”

• Ice cap (n) /ˈaɪs ˌkæp/: mỏm băng, chỏm băng (a thick layer of ice that permanently covers an area of land)

         Exp: “Most of the island is covered by an ice cap that rises to 35 m above sea level, as determined by airborne laser scanning.”