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arid Hide phonetics
adjective
1 very dry and without enough rain for plants:
The desert is so arid that nothing can grow there.

2 FORMAL unsuccessful:
After several arid years, the company has started to become successful.

3 FORMAL not interesting and lacking in imagination:
I found his writing extremely arid.
khô cằn

malnutrition Hide phonetics
noun [U]
physical weakness and bad health caused by a lack of food, or by a lack of the types of food necessary for good health:
Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
sự suy dinh dưỡng

conflict Hide phonetics
noun [C or U]
1 an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles:
There was a lot of conflict between him and his father.
It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.
His outspoken views would frequently bring him into conflict with the president.

2 fighting between two or more groups of people or countries:
We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.
sự xung đột

abduct Hide phonetics
verb [T]
to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence:
The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.
bắc cóc

negotiate (DISCUSS) Hide phonetics
verb [I or T]
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them:
The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.
I'm negotiating for a new contract.
I've managed to negotiate (= obtain by discussion) a five per cent pay increase with my boss.
đàm phán

faction Hide phonetics
noun [C] MAINLY DISAPPROVING
a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group:
the left-wing faction of the party
bè phái

splinter Hide phonetics
verb [I]
to break into small, sharp pieces:
The edges of the plastic cover had cracked and splintered.
FIGURATIVE The danger is that the Conservative Party may splinter into several smaller political parties.
làm vỡ ra từng mảnh

numerous Hide phonetics
adjective
many:
We have discussed these plans on numerous occasions.
Shops of this type, once rare, are now numerous (= there are many of them).
nhiều

inhabit Hide phonetics
verb [T often passive]
to live in a place:
These remote islands are inhabited only by birds and small animals.
sống

surge Hide phonetics
noun [C]
1 a sudden and great increase:
An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash.
There has been a surge in house prices recently.
See also resurgence.

2 a sudden and great movement forward:
At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.
A tidal surge (= sudden and great rise in the level of the sea) caused severe flooding in coastal areas.

3 a sudden increase of an emotion:
She was overwhelmed by a surge of remo
sự dâng cao

prospect (POSSIBILITY) Hide phonetics
noun
1 [C or U] the possibility that something good might happen in the future:
Is there any prospect of the weather improving?
There seems little prospect of an end to the dispute.
[+ that] There's not much prospect that this war will be over soon.
There's every prospect of success.

2 [S] the idea of something that will or might happen in the future:
The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.
I'm very excited at the prospect of seeing her again.
We face the prospect of having to start all over again.

3 [C] a person who might be chosen, for example as an employee:
We'll be interviewing four more prospects for the posts this afternoon.
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