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For
millenia
, the coconut has been central to the lives of Polynesian and Asian peoples.
thiên niên kỉ (a period of 1 000 years)
Coconuts have always been
exotic
and unusual
ngoại lai(a)
Palm tree
Cây lá cọ
palm-fringed
beach
with palm trees along the edge(a)
cliché
(n)
rập khuôn
we
envisage
cconuts as bron cannonballs that provide sweet white flesh
to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good (v)
The coconut palm has a smooth,
slender
, grey trunk
thin or narrow(a)
the coconut palm has a smooth, slender, grey
trunk
gốc(cây)(n)
this is an important source of
timber
for building houses
gỗ(n)\
Their biology would appear to make coconuts the great
maritime
voyagers and coastal colonizers of the plant world
Hàng hải, Biển cả(a)
voyager
(n)
a person who goes on a long journey, especially by sea or in space to unknown parts of the world or universe
Nhà thám hiểm, Người du hành
coconuts originated on coral islands in the Pacific and were
dispersed
from there
to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this(v)
The trading economy broke down or they
succumbed
to invasion and conflict
to die from the effect of a disease or an injury (v) [to st]
a lot of archaeological debate has really only only been well-argued
speculation
Suy đoán(n)
Prices did not
alter
significantly during 2019.
to become different; to make somebody/something different(v)
when the amount of evaporation from the lake exceeded the rainfall -
indicative
of a drought
(of something)showing or suggesting something(a)
The price will not
exceed
£100.
to be greater than a particular number or amoun(v)