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compel
pel
verb [T] -ll-
1 to force someone to do something:
[+ to infinitive] As a school boy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.
FORMAL The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.
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2 FORMAL to produce a strong feeling or reaction, sometimes unwillingly:
Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust.
bắc buộc

resilient
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adjective
able to quickly return to a previous good condition:
This rubber ball is very resilient and immediately springs back into shape.
She's a resilient girl - she won't be unhappy for long.
phục hồi nhanh chóng

elaborate
elaborate (DETAILED) Hide phonetics
adjective
containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts:
You want a plain blouse to go with that skirt - nothing too elaborate.
They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding.
He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn't quite believe him.
tỉ mỉ

hasten
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verb FORMAL
1 [T] You hasten something by acting in order to make it happen sooner:
I was grateful for his letter which hastened the course of the enquiry.
There is little doubt that poor medical treatment hastened her death.

2 [+ to infinitive] If you hasten to do something, you quickly do it:
The president hastened to reassure his people that he was in perfect health.

3 [+ to infinitive] If you hasten to say something, you want to make it clear:
It was an unfortunate decision and I hasten to say it had nothing to do with me.
"People round here dress so badly - except you, Justin, " she hastened to add.
thúc zục


peculiar
peculiar (STRANGE) Hide phonetics
adjective
unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
She has the most peculiar ideas.
What a peculiar smell!
It's peculiar that they didn't tell us they were going away.
UK The video on road accidents made me feel rather peculiar (= ill).
khác biệt


unravel
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verb -ll- or US USUALLY -l-
1 [I or T] If a piece of woollen or woven cloth, a knot, or a mass of thread unravels, it separates into a single thread, and if you unravel it, you separate it into a single thread:
You'd better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel.
I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realised I'd knitted it too small.
tháo gỡ