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hygiene

US /ˈhaɪˌdʒin/

noun Advanced · C1 Sức khỏe

Definition

a condition promoting sanitary practices

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Good hygiene is essential for everyone who works in a restaurant kitchen.

Word Family

NounNoun
hygiene gốc
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
hygienic hygienical
AdverbAdv
hygienically

Synonyms

  • sanitationthe state of being clean and conducive to health
  • cleanlinessthe habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections

Collocations

  • Easy personal hygiene
    describing personal hygiene (a short newspaper article about a particular person or group)
  • Medium food hygiene regulations
    describing food hygiene regulations (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
  • Hard industrial hygiene standards
    describing industrial hygiene standards (of or relating to or resulting from industry)
  • Very Hard cyber hygiene protocols safeguarding data
    a collocation phrase: cyber hygiene protocols safeguarding data

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