Unit 3 · Green Living
46 từ và cụm từ, mỗi mục có nghĩa tiếng Việt, phiên âm và câu ví dụ. Học bằng thẻ có lịch ôn tự động, miễn phí.
Danh sách từ
- green livingn/ˌɡriːn ˈlɪvɪŋ/lối sống xanh
My aunt in Quảng Trị turned her small courtyard into a vegetable garden as her first step towards green living.
- hold a competitioncollocation/ˌhəʊld ə ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/tổ chức một cuộc thi
Every year, our ward holds a competition for the cleanest and greenest street.
- be judged on somethingphrase/bi ˈdʒʌdʒd ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/được đánh giá dựa trên điều gì
Restaurants at the city food festival will be judged on taste, price and how little waste they produce.
- use resources efficientlyphrase/ˌjuːz rɪˈzɔːsɪz ɪˈfɪʃntli/sử dụng tài nguyên hiệu quả
Many families in the countryside use resources efficiently, storing rainwater in large clay jars for the dry season.
- eco-friendly habitsn/ˌiːkəʊ ˈfrendli ˈhæbɪts/những thói quen thân thiện với môi trường
Taking shorter showers is one of the simplest eco-friendly habits to pick up.
- single-useadj/ˌsɪŋɡl ˈjuːs/dùng một lần (rồi bỏ)
The hotel has replaced its single-use shampoo bottles with large refillable dispensers.
- decompose naturallyphrase/ˌdiːkəmˌpəʊz ˈnætʃrəli/phân hủy tự nhiên
The dong leaves wrapped around bánh chưng decompose naturally, unlike plastic film.
- reusable bottlesn/ˌriːˌjuːzəbl ˈbɒtlz/chai có thể tái sử dụng
Instead of buying bottled water, the football team now fills reusable bottles before each match.
- landfilln/ˈlændfɪl/bãi chôn lấp rác; việc chôn lấp rác
Most household rubbish from the city still ends up in landfill on the outskirts.
- unnecessary packagingn/ʌnˌnesəsəri ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/bao bì không cần thiết
Mum complained about the unnecessary packaging when a single phone charger arrived in three boxes.
- a leaking tapn/ə ˌliːkɪŋ ˈtæp/vòi nước bị rò rỉ
The drip from a leaking tap in the kitchen kept me awake half the night.
- takeaway foodn/ˈteɪkəweɪ fuːd/đồ ăn mang đi
Ordering takeaway food every night means our bin is full of plastic boxes by Wednesday.
- release harmful gases intophrase/rɪˌliːs ˌhɑːmfl ˈɡæsɪz ˈɪntuː/thải các khí độc hại vào (không khí, môi trường)
Old motorbikes that are poorly maintained release harmful gases into the air every time they start.
- apologise for somethingphrase/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz fə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/xin lỗi vì điều gì
The bus company apologised for the delay caused by the flooded road.
- respond to somethingphrase/rɪˈspɒnd tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/phản hồi, đáp lại điều gì
The ward committee responded to residents' complaints by adding more recycling bins.
- explain something to someonephrase/ɪkˈspleɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ tə ˈsʌmwʌn/giải thích điều gì cho ai
I explained the new sorting rules to my grandparents, who had always put everything in one bag.
- go greenphrase/ˌɡəʊ ˈɡriːn/chuyển sang cách làm thân thiện với môi trường
The wedding planner helped the couple go green by decorating with flowers from local gardens instead of balloons.
- vending machinen/ˈvendɪŋ məˌʃiːn/máy bán hàng tự động
The vending machine in the library now sells drinks in cans instead of plastic bottles.
- water filling stationn/ˈwɔːtə ˈfɪlɪŋ ˌsteɪʃn/trạm lấy nước uống (để rót vào chai mang theo)
Hikers can refill their bottles at the water filling station at the foot of the mountain.
- drinking fountainn/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˌfaʊntən/vòi nước uống công cộng (uống trực tiếp tại chỗ)
Our primary school had a drinking fountain in the yard, but it was always broken.
- contaminatev/kənˈtæmɪneɪt/làm nhiễm bẩn
One greasy pizza box can contaminate a whole bag of paper collected for recycling.
- rinse outphr v/ˌrɪns ˈaʊt/tráng, rửa sạch bên trong
Rinse out the blender straight after making a smoothie, or the fruit will dry on the blades.
- reduce, reuse and recyclephrase/rɪˌdjuːs ˌriːˈjuːz ən ˌriːˈsaɪkl/giảm thiểu, tái sử dụng và tái chế
Posters reminding students to reduce, reuse and recycle hang above every bin in the corridor.
- Post-it notesn/ˈpəʊst ɪt nəʊts/giấy ghi chú dán
My brother covered his desk with Post-it notes, so Mum bought him a small whiteboard to save paper.
- fruit peeln/ˈfruːt piːl/vỏ hoa quả
Grandma puts all the fruit peel into a bucket to make compost for her chilli plants.
- a pile of somethingn/ə ˈpaɪl əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ/một đống thứ gì
There was a pile of old newspapers in the corner, waiting to be sold to the scrap collector.
- chemical fertilisersn/ˌkemɪkl ˈfɜːtəlaɪzəz/phân bón hóa học
Heavy rain can wash chemical fertilisers from the fields into rivers and lakes.
- sensor tapsn/ˈsensə tæps/vòi nước cảm biến (tự bật khi đưa tay vào)
The new toilets at the bus station have sensor taps that turn off after a few seconds.
- put something into practicephrase/ˌpʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˌɪntə ˈpræktɪs/đưa điều gì vào thực tế, thực hành
After the lesson on saving paper, our class put the advice into practice by writing on both sides of every sheet.
- emphasise the importance of somethingphrase/ˈemfəsaɪz ði ɪmˈpɔːtns əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ/nhấn mạnh tầm quan trọng của điều gì
The doctor on TV emphasised the importance of wearing a mask on days of heavy air pollution.
- make predictions about somethingphrase/ˌmeɪk prɪˈdɪkʃnz əˌbaʊt ˈsʌmθɪŋ/đưa ra dự đoán về điều gì
It is too early to make predictions about which class will win the recycling contest.
- accept a proposalcollocation/əkˌsept ə prəˈpəʊzl/chấp nhận một đề xuất
The residents' meeting accepted a proposal to turn the empty plot behind the market into a playground.
- in the short termphrase/ɪn ðə ˈʃɔːt tɜːm/trong ngắn hạn
Closing the road for the festival will cause traffic problems in the short term.
- in the medium termphrase/ɪn ðə ˈmiːdiəm tɜːm/trong trung hạn
The delivery company aims to switch half of its vans to electric ones in the medium term, within five to ten years.
- in the long termphrase/ɪn ðə ˈlɒŋ tɜːm/trong dài hạn
Planting mangroves costs money now, but in the long term it protects coastal villages from storms.
- a sustainable futuren/ə səˌsteɪnəbl ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/một tương lai bền vững
Choosing local fruit over imported fruit is a small step towards a sustainable future.
- mistake something for somethingphrase/mɪˈsteɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋ fə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/nhầm cái gì với cái gì
At first I mistook the bamboo toothbrush for a chopstick.
- festive seasonn/ˈfestɪv ˌsiːzn/mùa lễ hội
During the festive season, the post office handles twice as many parcels as usual.
- give away somethingphr v/ˌɡɪv əˈweɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/phát, tặng thứ gì miễn phí
At the end of each term, the library gives away old magazines to anyone who wants them.
- go to wasteidiom/ˌɡəʊ tə ˈweɪst/bị lãng phí, bị bỏ phí (không được dùng đến)
Every summer, half the lychees on my grandfather's trees go to waste because nobody has time to pick them.
- phase something outphr v/ˌfeɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈaʊt/loại bỏ dần (một hệ thống, cách làm)
Paper forms are being phased out, so from next year students will register for school clubs online.
- make a dent in somethingidiom/ˌmeɪk ə ˈdent ɪn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/làm giảm được phần nào (thường dùng ở câu phủ định)
Switching off the fan for an hour a day won't make much of a dent in your electricity bill.
- jump on the bandwagonidiom/ˌdʒʌmp ɒn ðə ˈbændwæɡən/chạy theo trào lưu
After one dance video went viral, thousands of students jumped on the bandwagon and posted their own versions.
- pay lip service to somethingidiom/ˌpeɪ ˌlɪp ˈsɜːvɪs tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ủng hộ ngoài miệng, nói suông
Some students pay lip service to the school's no-phone rule, then check their screens the moment the teacher's back is turned.
- turn a blind eyeidiom/ˌtɜːn ə ˌblaɪnd ˈaɪ/làm ngơ, nhắm mắt cho qua
The referee turned a blind eye to a few rough tackles, and the match soon got out of hand.
- hand-me-downsn/ˈhænd mi daʊnz/đồ dùng, quần áo được anh chị để lại
Most of my school books were hand-me-downs from my older brother, complete with his notes in the margins.
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