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Unfold: 1- mở cái gì đó ra sau khi đã gấp lại; 2- hé lộ, phát triển (stories or situations) (She unfolded
the envelop without hesitation and ended up smiling with the invitation in hands. The ending soon
unfolded as a tragedy. As the plot unfold, we soon realize that our predictions are wrong. Watched
the events unfold on TV. The plot unfolds with intriguing stories and situations.
2. Find fault with something/somebody: bắt lỗi sai, cằn nhằn và criticize về something hoặc somebody
(My teacher always finds fault with my speech. The more popular you are, the more people will find
fault with everything you do. We have to make our reports flawless so that the boss couldn’t find fault
with.)My work/ explanation/argument
3. Be an insult to someone’s intelligence - insult someone’s intelligence: xúc phạm trí thông minh của
ai đó (I feel like the test insults my intelligence. The native are always insulting my intelligence with
those inane questions - “Where are you from?; Can I put this in the pag and hang it to you?”.
4. Pest control: việc kiểm soát động vật hay côn trùng gây hại cho crops hoặc human (inadequate pest
control has caused the yields to decline/the crops to deteriorate. Pest control businesses are at fault
for the spread of rats in the city. Periodic pest control (measures) can prevent the onset of certain
infectious diseases. Chuột/côn trùng-nói chung/muỗi/
5. Pest: animal/insect/garden/crop pests (crop pests are detrimental to yearly yields. Biological pest
control measures are favoured by most farmers.
6. Philosophy (n) triết lí học (Most life problems can be explained by a degree in philosophy) (n) triết lí
sống (This association was founded by those people who have the same academic philosophies. Many
grandpa has a very profound philosophy of life.O)
7. Philosopher: nhà triết lý học (he was the most renowned/prominent philosopher in the history. )
8. Philosophical: thuộc triết học, triết lí sống (philosophical writings/essays. Philosophical
field/aspect/analysis/explantion/debate
9. Crowd out: chèn ép fill a place so that other people are kept out/opportunities/inhibit something’s
developments and existence (The new policies on tarrifs seem to crowd out tech giants like apple and
samsung. Smaller cetaceans’ habitual zones are often crowded out by bigger predators. Wealthy
folks/high taxes often crowd out the lower classes. Small local businesses have been crowded out by
larger multinationals)
10. Conform to something/somebody
11. Introverted/introvert (adj)
12. Absorption: absorb
13. Climate regulation: sự điều hòa khí hậu (climate control) Oceans play a vital roles in the climate
regulation as microcopic seaweed cells absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen back in the
atmosphere like trees do.
14. Regulate the climate