Từ vựng ESL Level 4 Day 13

Speaking: Solving Crime with Modern Technology

arrest /əˈrest/ 🔊
noun
definition: the act of using legal authority to catch and take someone to a place where the person may be accused
example: Suspected drug dealers were placed under arrest by the FBI.

clue /kluː/ 🔊
noun
definition: information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery
example: The fugitive left clues so as not to be tracked by the police.

enforce /ɪnˈfɔːrs/, /ɪnˈfɔːrz/ 🔊
verb
definition: to cause or make a law or rule to be obeyed; to make something happen
example: There is a law against smoking in public, but the authorities rarely enforce it.

evidence /ˈevɪdəns/ 🔊
noun
definition: anything that helps prove that something is or is not true; a visible sign of something
example: The FBI has found no evidence of a crime.

expert /ˈek.spɜːrt/ 🔊
noun
definition: a person who has special skills or knowledge relating to a particular subject
example: The newly appointed government officers are experts in foreign relations.

criminologist /ˌkrɪm.ɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 🔊
noun
definition: someone who studies crime and criminals
example: It was criminologist Franco Ferracuti who noted that there was no such thing as an isolated terrorist.

file /faɪl/ 🔊
verb
definition: to store papers, folders, and other documents in an ordered or particular way
example: We file the letters by zip code.

pattern /ˈpæt.ən/ 🔊
noun
definition: a regular arrangement of lines, shapes, or colors
example: There is a lovely pattern of flowers around the border of the plates and bowls.

scene /siːn/ 🔊
noun
definition: a place where an actual or imagined event or activity happens or happened
example: I watched the movie up to the last scene.

fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡərˌprɪnt/ 🔊
noun
definition: the mark left by the pattern of curved lines on the end of a finger or thumb
example: Detectives found his fingerprints all over the knife used to commit the crime.


Reading: Wired Youth Want Face Time

wired /waɪrd/ 🔊
adjective
definition: connected to the internet
example: Many teenagers are wired to their social media accounts.

acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ 🔊
noun
definition: someone that you know but who is not a close friend
example: He is just a business acquaintance so we are not really close.

expand /ɪkˈspænd/ 🔊
verb
definition: to increase something in size, range, or amount; to become bigger
example: The company continues to expand from 50 branches to 100 branches.

superficial /ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃəl/ 🔊
adjective
definition: concerned only with what is seen; affecting only the outer part or surface of something; not deep or serious
example: I only have a superficial knowledge of the subject.

depth /depθ/ 🔊
noun
definition: the strength, quality, or degree of being complete; the ability to think seriously about something
example: It’s hard to comprehend the depth of his wisdom.

wear off /wɛr ɔːf/
phrasal verb
definition: to stop having an effect or influence
example: I felt muscle pains when the anesthesia started wearing off.

publicize /ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/ 🔊
verb
definition: to cause something to be publicly known; to give information about something to the public
example: Luna has helped publicize the problem of homelessness.

confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ 🔊
verb
definition: to oppose or challenge someone especially in a direct and forceful way
example: Alison and her friends confronted Carl about the lies he spread.

sophomore /ˈsɑːfəmɔːr/, /ˈsɔːfəmɔːr/ 🔊
noun
definition: a student in the second year of high school or college
example: My sister is a sophomore in high school.


Listening: Robots Part 2

explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/, /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ 🔊
verb
definition: to travel over or through a place in order to learn more about it or to find something
example: We have to explore new ways to market our school.

robot /ˈroʊbɑːt/, /ˈroʊbət/ 🔊
noun
definition: a machine that can do work of a person and that works automatically; a real or imaginary machine that is made to look and act like a person or animal
example: Asimo is the first human robot.

radio-controlled /ˈreɪdi.oʊ kənˈtroʊld/
adjective
definition: controlled by radio signals sent from somewhere else
example: A radio-controlled device works by receiving radio signals.

programmable /ˈproʊɡræməbəl/ 🔊
adjective
definition: able to be programmed
example: The new automatic car system is programmable.

personal /ˈpɜːrsənl/ 🔊
adjective
definition: made or designed to be used by one person
example: Please take all personal belongings with you when you leave the train.

obtain /əbˈteɪn/, /ɑːbˈteɪn/ 🔊
verb
definition: to gain or get something usually by effort
example: A university degree in Harvard is difficult to obtain.

sense /sɛns/ 🔊
noun
definition: one of the five natural powers such as touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing through which you receive information about the world around you
example: Our five senses play different roles in our everyday life.

observation /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/ 🔊
noun
definition: the activity of paying close attention to someone or something in order to get information
example: She made interesting observations about the poet’s intentions.


Writing: Sentence Variety and Building Better Vocabulary

allow /əˈlaʊ/ 🔊
verb
definition: to permit someone to have or do something
example: They allowed me to finish what I was doing.

license /ˈlaɪsəns/ 🔊
noun
definition: an official document or card that gives you permission to do, use or have something
example: Do they have a license to carry a gun?

immigrate /ˈɪmɪˌɡreɪt/ 🔊
verb
definition: to come to live in a country
example: My parents immigrated to Canada before I was born.

jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ 🔊
adjective
definition: feeling or showing an unhappy or angry desire to have what someone else has
example: It is difficult being married to a jealous husband.

approach /əˈproʊtʃ/ 🔊
verb
definition: to move or become near or nearer in time for something
example: People are standing closer in line as the train approached from a distance.

beam /biːm/ 🔊
verb
definition: to smile happily
example: His face beamed as if he had won a gold medal at the Olympics.

anticipation /ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ 🔊
noun
definition: a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen
example: Skiers look forward to the first snow of winter with eager anticipation.

driveway /ˈdraɪvweɪ/ 🔊
noun
definition: a short private road from a street to a house or other building where cars can be usually parked
example: Please don’t park in the driveway.

device /dɪˈvaɪs/ 🔊
noun
definition: an object, machine or piece of equipment that has been made for a special purpose
example: He invented a device for measuring very short distances exactly.

stick shift /ˈstɪk ˌʃɪft/
noun
definition: a device in a car that you move into different positions in order to change the car's gears
example: Manual cars have a stick shift.

lecture /ˈlɛktʃər/ 🔊
verb
definition: to give a talk or speech to someone or to a group to teach them about a particular subject
example: He lectured on law for ten years.

pedal /ˈpɛdəl/ 🔊
noun
definition: a flat piece of metal or rubber that you push with your foot to make a machine move, work or stop
example: These bicycle pedals are difficult to move.

throne /θroʊn/ 🔊
noun
definition: the special chair for a king, queen or other powerful people; a special chair meant for nobility
example: The chairs were designed to be used as thrones for the Spanish King or Queen.

residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/ 🔊
adjective
definition: containing mostly homes instead of stores or business; used as a place or area to live in
example: I bought a residential house in the countryside.

navigate /ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt/ 🔊
verb
definition: to find the way to get to a place when you are traveling on a ship, airplane, car or other vehicles
example: He navigated the ship back to the port.

twinkle /ˈtwɪŋkəl/ 🔊
verb
definition: a friendly or happy expression in one’s eyes
example: The lights of the town are twinkling from a distance.

somber /ˈsɑːmbər/ 🔊
adjective
definition: very sad and serious
example: He wore a somber black suit.

severity /səˈvɛrɪti/ 🔊
noun
definition: very bad, serious, or unpleasant
example: The severity of the virus is alarming the people.


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