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English vocabulary by topic: sport

Do you know where the sport you are playing comes from? Every sport has its roots and the rules are very interesting. So Ettip invites you to learn English with Ettip and explore popular sports.

Television
UK
ˈtelɪvɪʒn
US
ˈtelɪvɪʒn
Definition: A system for converting visual images (with sound) into electrical signals, transmitting them by radio or other means, and displaying them electronically on a screen.
Meaning: Vô tuyến truyền hình
Best-known
UK
bɛst-nəʊn
US
bɛst-noʊn
Definition: Most famous
Meaning: Nổi tiếng nhất
Evidence
UK
ˈevɪdəns
US
ˈevɪdəns
Definition: The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
Meaning: Chứng, chứng cớ, bằng chứng
Colonization
UK
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn
US
ˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃn
Definition: The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
Meaning: Thuộc địa
Rules
UK
ruːlz
US
rulz
Definition: Rules, rules
Meaning: nội quy, quy tắc
Basketball players
UK
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl ˈpleɪəz
US
ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈpleɪərz
Definition: Not found
Meaning: Những cầu thủ bóng rổ
Brown
Brown(adj)
UK
braʊn
US
braʊn
Definition: Of a colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and blue, as of dark wood or rich soil.
Meaning: Nâu
Distance
UK
ˈdɪstəns
US
ˈdɪstəns
Definition: The length of the space between two points.
Meaning: Khoảng cách, tầm xa; quãng đường
Winners
UK
ˈwɪnəz
US
ˈwɪnərz
Definition: Winners, winners; the animal that wins the race (horse...)
Meaning: Những người được cuộc, người thắng; con vật thắng trong cuộc đua (ngựa...)
Conversation
UK
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn
US
ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn
Definition: A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.
Meaning: Sự nói chuyện; cuộc nói chuyện, cuộc đàm thoai
Competitions
UK
ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃənz
US
ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz
Definition: Competition, competition
Meaning: Sự cạnh tranh, cuộc thi đấu
Feathers
UK
ˈfɛðəz
US
ˈfɛðərz
Definition: Feathers, feathers
Meaning: Lông vũ, lông chim
Grips
UK
grɪps
US
grɪps
Definition: Stock); handle, handle (tool)
Meaning: Báng (súng); chuôi, cán (đồ dùng)
Rugby
UK
ˈrʌɡbi
US
ˈrʌɡbi
Definition: A team game played with an oval ball that may be kicked, carried, and passed from hand to hand. points are scored by grounding the ball behind the opponents' goal line (thereby scoring a try) or by kicking it between the two posts and over the crossbar of the opponents' goal.
Meaning: Bóng bầu dục
Real tennis
UK
rɪəl ˈtɛnɪs
US
riəl ˈtɛnəs
Definition: The original form of tennis, played with a solid ball on an enclosed court divided into equal but dissimilar halves, the service side (from which service is always delivered) and the hazard side (on which service is received). a similar game was played in monastery cloisters in the 11th century.
Meaning: Quần vợt xưa (chơi ở sân trong nhà)
Grass courts
UK
grɑːs kɔːts
US
græs kɔrts
Definition: A tennis court with a surface of grass.
Meaning: Các loại sân cỏ
Lawn tennis
UK
lɔːn ˈtɛnɪs
US
lɔn ˈtɛnəs
Definition: The usual form of tennis, played with a soft ball on an open court.
Meaning: Quần vợt sân cỏ
Total length
UK
ˈtəʊtl lɛŋθ
US
ˈtoʊtəl lɛŋkθ
Definition: Not found
Meaning: Tổng chiều dài
Middle ages
UK
ˈmɪdl ˈeɪʤɪz
US
ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤəz
Definition: The period of european history from the fall of the roman empire in the west (5th century) to the fall of constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from c. 1000 to 1453.
Meaning: Thời trung cổ
Individually
UK
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli
US
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli
Definition: One by one; singly; separately.
Meaning: Cá nhân, cá thể, riêng biệt, riêng lẻ, từng người một, từng cái một