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Capable (adj) /ˈkeɪpəbl/
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Infinite (n) /ˈɪnfɪnət/
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/iˈlæb.ər.ət/
Elaborate (adj)
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Elaborate (v) /iˈlæb.ər.ət/
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/iˈlæb.ər.ət.li/
Elaborately (adv)
accurate (to) within something Đúng đắn, chính xác, xác đáng
-> Huygens was able to build a clock accurate to
within ten seconds in a day.
*Collocations
verbs
be prove
adverb
extremely fairly very…
preposition
to
phrases
full and accurate
*Collocations
adjective
absolute complete deadly…
… of accuracy
degree level
verb + accuracy
achieve improve increase…
preposition
with accuracy
[1] The article accurately reflects public opinion.
*in a way that is correct and true in every detail
adapt to something
-> A large organization can be slow to adapt to
change
*Collocations
adverb
successfully well quickly…
verb + adapt
be able to can be unable to…
preposition
to
phrases
the ability to adapt
find it difficult to adapt
find it hard to adapt…
adapt something
-> They have adapted her original
novel beautifully.
adaptation to something
-> making adaptations to your home
Adaptive learning systems offer students
customized learning experiences according to
their needs and capabilities.
*connected with changing; able to change
when necessary in order to deal with different
situations.
Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to
learn as anyone else.
*able to change or be changed in order to deal
successfully with new situations
capability to do something
-> She has the capability to become a very fine
actor.
*Collocations
adjective
advanced enhanced limited…
verb + capability
demonstrate have possess…
preposition
beyond somebody’s capability
within somebody’s capability
capability for
*having the ability or qualities necessary for
doing something
capable of something
-> You are capable of better work than this.
capable of doing something
-> He's quite capable of lying to get out of
trouble.
enhance something
*to increase or further improve the good
quality, value or status of somebody/something
-> This is an opportunity to enhance the
reputation of the company
*Làm tăng, nâng cao, đề cao,
*Collocations làm nổi bật
adverb *Tăng (giá...)
considerably dramatically greatly…
verb + enhance
can could may…
phrases
digitally enhanced surgically enhanced.
enhanced efficiency
*(of the quality, value or status of
somebody/something) increased or improved
[1] a teacher with infinite patience
*very great; impossible to measure
*Collocations
verbs
Không bờ bến, vô tận;
be become
vô vàn, không đếm được
adverb
almost nearly practically…
*Collocations
adverb
easily successfully deftly…
verb + manipulate
be able to can attempt to…
phrases
the ability to manipulate somebody/something
a ruthless manipulator
*a person who shows skill at influencing people
or situations in order to get what they want
[1] manipulative behaviour
*(disapproving) showing skill at influencing
somebody or forcing somebody to do what you
want, often in an unfair way
*Collocations
adjective
first key main…
Mục tiêu, mục đích
verb + objective
have accomplish achieve…
preposition
in an/the objective objective of
*Collocations
adverb Dò ra, tìm ra,
early late quickly… khám phá ra, phát hiện ra
verb + detect
be able to be sensitive enough to can…
phrases
be capable of detecting something
a means of detecting something
a method of detecting something…
*Collocation:
adopt, put on, wear+ disguise
--> She adopted an
elaborate disguise to help her pass through the
town unrecognized. Sự ngụy trang
see through+ disguise sự che giấu, che đậy
--> We all saw through his disguise immediately.
in disguise
-->The star travelled in disguise.
Example: I couldn't disguise my disappointment.
*Collocation:
disguise sth from
--> You cannot disguise what you are doing
from your family.
an attempt to disguise sth
-->He made no attempt to disguise his liking for
her.
barely/thinly disguised
-->In her speech she made several thinly
disguised attacks on the president
*Collocation:
be, look, seem, sound+ elaborate Phức tạp
-->The plans looked very elaborate. Tỉ mỉ, công phu
exceptionally, extremely,
highly, very
elaborate
--> highly elaborate carvings
Example: The congresswoman said she was
resigning, but refused to elaborate on her
reasons for doing so.
Example: His photographs require no written
elaboration - everything is in
the images themselves.
Example: The company makes
elaborately carved wooden chairs.
synchronization
technically
tightness
truly
correct,definite,detailed
infallible
exact,particular , proper, right,
authoritative
inaccurate,inexact,loose
aright
inaccurate,wayward
sharp
bang
got it in one ! (idiom)
in so many words (idiom)
acclimate
acclimate,accommodate acclimatize
accustom, alter,comply accommodate
conform,fit agile
neglect,refuse,reject chameleon
disagree,disarrange,dislocate change with/keep up with/move with the times ( idiom)
configure
nonadaptive
disagree,disarrange,dislocate change with/keep up with/move with the times ( idiom)
configure
nonadaptive
a magic touch (idiom)
ability
accomplishment
adequacy , aptitude , art , capacity , accuracy
competence , craft acumen
impotence , inability , incompetence , bandwidth
ineptness chop
endowment
faculty
finesse
a shot in the arm (idiom)
add salt to sth (idiom)
alleviation
add to , adorn , amplify , augment , cultivate
beautify , complement , elevate , leaven
embroider ,flesh out liven (sb) up
decrease , fix , lower , minimize , revitalize
reduce , worsen revivify
revolutionize
salvage
blank cheque
bottomless
bottomless pit
absolute , bottomless , boundless , boundless
enduring , enormous,immeasurable , endless
perdurable ,timeless , tremendous fathomless
bounded , calculable , confined , immeasurable
countable , definite , ephemeral inexhaustible
infinity
limitless
aggrandize
assume
authoritatively
employ , feel , form , manage , mold , haul
operate , ply , shape have sb by the balls idiom
misguide,mislead,mismanage,neglect possess
power play
predominate
presence
adult
adulting
ageing
an old/a wise head on young shoulders (idiom)
advance , age , become experienced ,
babyish
become wise , bloom , culminate ,
grown
develop , grow up , maturate
grown up
childish, raw, green, young.
head
immature
immaturityi
nfantile
affordance
ambition
ambition , aspiration , design , end , avail
end in view , ground zero , intention , cause
mark dedicated
biased,interested,involved deflect
partial,passionate,prejudiced dream
it's the thought that counts (idiom)
key performance indicator
action
actuate
act , action , activity , bit , carrying
actuator
on , conveyance ,deal , deed ,
deactivation
employment ,
function as sth/sb
engagement ,handiwork ,instrumenta
functional
lity , labor , manipulation
operational
idleness , inaction , inutility ,
order
uselessness
phut
power
adopt
adoption
avail
advance , apply , appropriate , avail avail of sth
oneself of , have recourse to , profit draw
by exercise
forgo,omit,reject,resist,skip,refuse go through sth
gobble sth up
make capital out of sth (idiom)
max sth out
camouflaged
mask, costume, camouflage, cover,
hit the deck
cloak,…
incognito
expose , open , represent , reveal ,
shroud
uncover , unmask
booby trap
casualty officer
civilian
disguise, smoke screen, concealment reconnaissance
reveal , show , uncover reconnoitre
sealed orders
soldiering
the armed forces
When we heard an explosion,
everybody hit the deck.
Aerial reconnaissance of the enemy p
osition showed they
were ready to attack.
They complained about the
onerousness and
the difficulty of routine work.
He argues that burlesques are at their
most telling when aiming their satire at
the very 'summit' of their culture..
Topic related vocabulary
(right) on the money
a shot in the arm
blank cheque
ambidextrous
bandwidth
dominant
infantile
eye on the prize
asthmatically
christen
get wind of sth
Example
Her prediction was right on the money.
Fresh investment would provide the shot in the arm that this industry so badly needs.
We know there are limits to funding and we don't have a blank cheque.
He is a promising, ambidextrous young golfer.
The system will handle signals that need high bandwidth, for instance those that encode TV pictures.
Unemployment will be a dominant issue at the next election.
I find his threats infantile and stupid.
Just let it roll off your back and keep going, with your eyes on the prize.
The rusty old car wheezed asthmatically into life.
She's being christened in June.
I don't want my colleagues to get wind of the fact that I'm leaving.