Thursday, 19 February 2009

Mars bars to remain vegetarian

whey PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
the watery part of milk which is separated from the solid curds during the process of making cheese
nước sữa.

trace
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(n)
a very slight amount:
1 chút ít

Traces of drugs were found in his blood.

There is just a trace of grey in his hair.
She speaks English without the slightest trace of an accent.
There was the faintest trace of a smile on her lips.
"How wonderful!" she said, without any trace of sarcasm.

bombard
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(v)
to attack a place with continuous shooting or bombs:
dội bom
The troops bombarded the city, killing and injuring hundreds.

petition PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
a document signed by a large number of people demanding or requesting some action from the government or another authority
đơn kiến nghị
I signed a petition against the proposed closure of the local hospital today.


reverse PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
to (cause something to) go backwards, or to change the direction, order, position, result, etc. of something to its opposite:
đảo ngược lại
She reversed (US USUALLY backed) (the car) into the parking space.
The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company's fortunes.
Now that you have a job and I don't, our situations are reversed.
The Court of Appeal reversed the earlier judgment and set him free.




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