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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
addition
add·ition [addition additions] BrE [əˈdɪʃn] NAmE [əˈdɪʃn] noun 1. uncountable the process of adding two or more numbers together to find their total •children learning addition and subtraction Opp: ↑subtraction 2. countable ~ (to sth) a thing that is added to sth else •the latest addition to our range of cars •an addition to the family (= another child) •last minute additions to the government's package of proposals 3. uncountable ~ (of sth) the act of adding sth to sth else • Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil. 4. (NAmE) (BrE extension)countable ~ (to sth) a new part that is added to a building •architects who specialize in home additions • The addition should match the architecture of the house. Idiom: ↑in addition See also: ↑extension Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin additio(n-), from the verb addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’. Language Bank: addition Adding another item ▪ Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition ▪ / What is more ▪, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages. ▪ Learning another language not only ▪ improves children's job prospects in later life, but also ▪ boosts their self-esteem. ▪ Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other ▪ benefits include ▪ increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures. Another ▪ / One further ▪ / One additional ▪ reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children's self-esteem. ▪ Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover ▪, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages. ▪ His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover ▪, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed. ▪ Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore ▪, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing. Example Bank: •He worked it out through simple addition. •She can do addition, but she hasn't learned subtraction yet. •We have made several additions to the collection recently. •a 22 000-square-foot addition designed by a Japanese architect •a family-room addition to his home •the latest addition to the family
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