toefl

revise (CHANGE) Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it:
His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.
His publishers made him revise his manuscript three times.

fabric (STRUCTURE) Hide phonetics
noun
the fabric of sth the structure or parts especially of a social unit or a building:
the fabric of society
Unhappiness was woven into the natural fabric of people's lives.
We must invest in the fabric of our hospitals and start rebuilding them.
cơ cấu

fundamental Hide phonetics
adjective
forming the base, from which everything else originates; more important than anything else:
We need to make fundamental changes to the way in which we treat our environment.
It's one of the fundamental differences between men and women.
The school is based on the fundamental principle that each child should develop its full potential.
Diversity is of fundamental importance to all ecosystems and all economies.
Some understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language.
căn bản

instability Hide phonetics
noun [U]
uncertainty caused by the possibility of a sudden change in the present situation:
political/economic instability
The instability of the euro continues.
The building's instability makes it extremely dangerous.

urban Hide phonetics
adjective [before noun]
of or in a city or town:
urban development
urban decay
thuộc về thành phố

unoccupied
bỏ trống

omnibus (TRANSPORT) Hide phonetics
noun [C] OLD USE
a bus
xe buyt

commute (TRAVEL) Hide phonetics
verb [I]
to make the same journey regularly between work and home:
It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
đi hằng ngày

trolley (VEHICLE) (plural trolleys or trollies) Hide phonetics
noun [C] (ALSO trolleycar)
US FOR tram:
You can catch the number 47 trolley from the train station.
xe điện

scarcely (ONLY JUST) Hide phonetics
adverb
1 (LITERARY scarce) only just or almost not:
I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident.
I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me.

2 used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened:
I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang.
vừa vặn

periphery Hide phonetics
noun [C usually singular]
1 the outer edge of an area:
Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site.
The ring road runs around the periphery of the city centre.

2 the less important part of a group or activity:
Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces.

sprawl (CITY) Hide phonetics
verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] DISAPPROVING
(especially of a city) to cover a large area of land with buildings which have been added at different times so that it looks untidy:
The refugee camps sprawl across the landscape.
xậy dưng nguech ngoạc

plot (SECRET PLAN) Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or a government:
The plot was discovered before it was carried out.
[+ to infinitive] The police have foiled a plot to assassinate the pr
xây dưng đồ án

metropolis Hide phonetics
noun [C] FORMAL
a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country:
Soon afterwards he left to begin his career in the metropolis.
a sprawling/bustling/modern metropolis
thu đô

subdivide Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to divide something into smaller parts:
Each chapter is subdivided into smaller sections.
chia nhỏ ra

vacant (EMPTY) Hide phonetics
adjective
1 not filled or occupied; available to be used:
The hospital has no vacant beds.
Compare engaged (IN USE).

2 A vacant job is one that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do:
When the post fell (= became) vacant, Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it.
rỗng

excess Hide phonetics
noun [S or U]
an amount which is more than acceptable, expected or reasonable:
An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
They both eat to excess (= too much).
There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage.
sự vượt wa zới hạn

heed Hide phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning:
The airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lack of safety routines.

coordinate (COMBINE), UK ALSO co-ordinate Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to make various different things work effectively as a whole:
We need someone to coordinate the whole campaign.
A number of charities are coordinating their efforts to distribute food to the region.