Vocabulary Pronunciation Meaning Vietnamese Example

meaning
Massive ˈmæsɪv • large, solid, and • To lớn • The bell is
heavy • Kềnh massive,
• unusually large, càng weighing over
powerful, or • Nặng nề 40 tons.
damaging • My phone bill
was massive
last month.
Frontline ˈfrʌntlaɪn the military line or part of Tiền tuyến • "the front-line
an army that is closest to troops"
the enemy. • "it is doctors
• the most important who are on the
or influential front line of
position in a debate the euthanasia
or movement. debate

Insure ɪnˈʃʊə $ -ˈʃʊr • arrange for • Bảo • the table

compensation in the hiểm should be
event of damage to • Đảm insured for
or loss of bảo $2,500
(property), or injury • by appeasing
to or the death of Celia they
(someone), in might insure
exchange for themselves
regular advance against further
payments to a misfortune
company or
government agency.
• secure or protect
someone against (a
possible
contingency).

Sink sɪŋk • to (cause • Chìm • The Titanic

 something or dưới was a
someone to) go đáy passenger ship
down below the • Hạ which sank
surface or to the xuống (to the bottom
bottom of a liquid of the ocean)
or soft substance in 1912.
Vessel ˈvesəl • a ship or large boat. • Tàu
• a hollow container, • Thùng • a fishing
especially one used đựng vessel
to hold liquid, such nước • a burst blood
as a bowl or cask. vessel
• a duct or canal
holding or
conveying blood or
other fluid.
Shoreshore ʃɔː $ ʃɔːr • the land along the • Bờ biển • We could see
edge of a large area a boat about a
of water such as an mile from
ocean or lake shore.

Raft rɑːft $ ræft • a flat floating • Bè • The waves

structure, usually which lapped
made of pieces of over the stern
wood tied of the raft
together, used as a were our
boat waste-disposal
system.
Deregulate ˌdiːˈreɡjəleɪt • to remove • Bãi bỏ • The decision
government rules quy to deregulate
and controls from định the banks was
some types of criticised.
business activity

Retailer ˈriːteɪl-ər • a person or business • Người • I am a retailer

that sells goods to bán lẻ
customers in a shop
Decline dɪˈklaɪn • a decrease in the • Từ chối • His interest in
quality, quantity, or • Giảm the project
importance of dần declined after
 something/ (v) to • Suy kiệt his wife died.
gradually become • I invited him
less, worse, or to the meeting
lower but he
• to refuse declined.

Sophisticated səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd • having, revealing, • Cầu kì • British voters

or proceeding from have become
a great deal of much more
worldly experience sophisticated.
and knowledge of
fashion and culture.

12. Distraction (n) /dɪˈstrækʃən/

* [countable, uncountable] something that stops you paying attention to
what you are doing
ex I study in the library as there are too many distractions at home.

13. Pickpocket (n) /ˈpɪkˌpɒkɪt $ -ˌpɑːk-/

* someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd
ex • I didn't know that girl was a pickpocket.
14. Pension (n) /ˈpenʃən/
* an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to
someone who does not work anymore, for example because they have
reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill
ex At what age can you start drawing your pension?

15. Blockchain (n) /ˈblɑːk.tʃeɪn /

*a system used to make a digital record of all the occasions a
cryptocurrency (= a digital currency such as bitcoin) is bought or sold, and
that is constantly growing as more blocks are added
ex Blockchains are appearing in a variety of commercial
applications today

16. Compliance (n) /kəmˈplaɪəns/ formal

* when someone obeys a rule, agreement, or demand → comply
*in compliance with something
ex He changed his name to Lee in 1815 in compliance with his
uncle’s will.
*compliance with
ex Patients should have a history of good compliance with
treatment.
*ensure/secure/enforce compliance
ex The staff involved should be monitored to ensure compliance
with the policy.

17. Distribute (v) /dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/

* to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way
ex Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees
* to supply goods to shops and companies so that they can sell them
ex Milk is distributed to the local shops by Herald’s Dairies.
* to spread something over a large area
ex Make sure the weight of the load is evenly distributed.

18. Ledger (n) /ˈledʒə $ -ər/

* a book in which a business, bank etc records how much money it
receives and spends
ex We then begin to see the debit side of the structural-adjustment
ledger.

19. Irregular (adj) /ɪˈreɡjələ $ -ər/ OPP regular

* having a shape, surface, pattern etc that is not even, smooth, or balanced
ex It has a highly irregular shape, covered in bumps and
indentations.
* not happening at times that are an equal distance from each other
ex He’s receiving medication for an irregular heartbeat.
 * not happening or done at the normal time for doing something OPP
regular
ex Funeral directors often work long, irregular hours.
* (formal) not obeying the usually accepted legal or moral rules
ex It would be highly irregular (=extremely irregular) for a minister
to accept payments of this kind.