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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
man-made
ˌman-ˈmade [man-made] BrE NAmE adjective made by people; not natural Syn: ↑artificial •a man-made lake •man-made fibres such as nylon and polyester Synonyms: artificial synthetic • false • man-made • fake • imitation These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown. artificial • made or produced to copy sth natural; not real: ▪ artificial flowers ◇ ▪ artificial light synthetic • made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals: ▪ synthetic drugs ◇ ▪ shoes with synthetic soles false • not natural: ▪ false teeth ◇ ▪ a false beard man-made • made by people; not natural: ▪ man-made fibres such as nylon fake • made to look like sth else; not real: ▪ a fake-fur jacket imitation • [only before noun] made to look like sth else; not real: ▪ She would never wear imitation pearls. artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls Example Bank: •a totally man-made environment •Europe's largest man-made lake
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