U1 Vocabulary bank


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B

benefit

(noun) 

/ˈbenɪfɪt/

a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help.

  • Ex: The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.

 

 


breadwinner

(noun)

/ˈbredwɪnə(r)/

the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs

  • Ex: Men are often expected to be the breadwinner in a family.

 


C

chore

(noun) 

/tʃɔː(r)/: 

a job or piece of work that needs to be done regularly

  • Ex: By the time he’d finished all the household chores it was mid-afternoon.

contribute

(verb)

/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/

to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people

  • Ex: Her family has contributed $50,000 to the fund.

critical

(adjective) 

/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/

saying that someone or something is bad or wrong

  • Ex: The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.

 

 

 


E

enormous

(adjective)

 /ɪˈnɔː.məs/

extremely large

  • Ex: He earns an enormous salary.

 

 


equally shared parenting

(noun phrase)

/ˈiːkwəli ʃeə(r)d ˈpeərəntɪŋ/

share housework and childcare equally

  • Ex: Family following "equally shared parenting" are happier.

extended family

( noun phrase)

/ɪkˈstendɪd ˈfæməli/

a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children

  • Ex: She grew up surrounded by a large extended family.

F

financial burden

(noun phrase)

 /faɪˈnænʃl ˈbɜːdn/

a term used to describe problems a patient has related to the cost

  • Ex: Buying a house often places a large financial burden on young couples.

 


G

gender convergence

(noun phrase)

/ˈdʒendə(r) kənˈvɜːdʒəns/

the sexes become more in common

  • Ex: Overall, women's time in domestic work has been declining and we see a show but the continuing trend of gender convergence in work time and the domestic division of labor.

     

     



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