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MasterMind 2 Unit 12 Wordlist - Vietnamese
MasterMind 2 Unit 12 Wordlist - Vietnamese
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
maximize tối đa hóa verb /ˈmæksɪˌmaɪz/ to make something as We aim to maximize
large as possible profits over the
next year.
mountain range dãy núi noun /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n reɪndʒ/ a long row of mountains The Himalayas is the
highest mountain
range in the world.
plagiarism đạo văn noun /ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm/ the process of taking Because his latest
another person’s work, book is very similar
ideas, or words, and to a book by another
using them as if they author, he’s been
were your own accused of plagiarism.
plate tấm noun /pleɪt/ one of the layers of rock The Earth’s surface is
that form the surface of made up of tectonic
the Earth plates that are
constantly moving.
reservoir bể chứa noun /ˈrezərˌvwɑ/ an artificial or natural New York City gets
lake where water is roughly half its water
stored so that it can be from three large
supplied to the houses reservoirs.
in an area
settlement nơi định cư noun /ˈset(ə)lmənt/ a place where people He lived in a rural
live and have homes settlement in western
Minnesota.
volcano núi lửa noun /vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ/ a mountain that forces This volcano last
hot gas, rocks, ash, and erupted over 50
lava (=melted rock) into years ago.
the air through a hole at
the top
waterline ngấn nước noun /ˈwɔtərˌlaɪn/ the highest point where The birds nest on
water touches the bank the river bank just a
of a river, etc. few feet above the
waterline.
wear down mòn phrasal verb /wer ˈdaʊn/ to make something The old stone steps
gradually disappear or had been worn down
erode by constant use by years of use.
or the action of rubbing
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