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How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
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林宜悉 posted on 2024/02/08Ever wondered how Tokyo stays standing through major earthquakes? This video dives into the incredible earthquake engineering behind the city, from the Tokyo Skytree's unique design to advanced seismic dampers. You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary related to earthquakes and urban planning while learning about Japan's amazing resilience!
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US /sɔrt/
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UK /sɔ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
- Noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
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US /ɪˈsenʃəli/
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UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/
- Adverb
- Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
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US /ˈmæsɪv/
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UK /ˈmæsɪv/
- Adjective
- Very big; large; too big
- Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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US /bʌntʃ/
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UK /bʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of things of the same kind
- A group of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To group people or things closely together
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