Friday, 7 November 2008

Chimps use spears to hunt

anthropologist PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
noun [C]
someone who scientifically studies human beings, their customs, beliefs and relationships
nhà nhân loại học

gnaw (BITE) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb [I + preposition; T]
to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it:
Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething.
A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.
gặm

hollow (EMPTY) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective
1 having a hole or empty space inside:
a hollow tube
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter.
a hollow log

2 hollow cheeks/eyes If someone has hollow cheeks or eyes, their cheeks curve in or their eyes look deep in their head because they are old, tired, or ill.
rỗng

nocturnal PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective FORMAL
happening in or active during the night, or relating to the night:
nocturnal wanderings
nocturnal light
Most bats are nocturnal.
về đêm

predominant PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective
more noticeable or important, or larger in number, than others:
Research forms the predominant part of my job.
Dancers have a predominant role in this performance.

cohesive PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective FORMAL
united and working together effectively:
a cohesive group
cohesive forces
dính liền

immature PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective
1 DISAPPROVING not behaving in a way which is as calm and wise as people expect from someone of your age:
Stop being so silly and immature, Ben!
She's rather immature for her age, don't you think?

2 DISAPPROVING not experienced in a particular matter:
politically immature

3 SPECIALIZED not yet completely grown or developed:
While the animals are still immature, they do not breed.
non nớt

ancestor PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a person, plant, animal or object that is related to one existing at a later point in time:
There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.
This wooden instrument is the ancestor of the modern metal flute.
Compare descendant.
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