(a)
unpleasant, unkind, cruel or unnecessarily severe
khắt nghiệt, gay gắt
Her step-mother is very harsh
He said some harsh words (= spoke unkindly) about his brother.
Committee
(n)
a group of people chosen by a larger organizaion to make decisions or gather informations
ủy ban
The local council have just set up a committee to study recycling.
executive committee
standing committee
Inquiry (+into)
(n)
an official process to discover the facts about sth bad that happened
sự điều tra
Citizens demanded a full inquiry into the government's corruption
Leak
(v)
to allow a secret information to become generally known
lộ ra ( thông tin bí mật )
The company's new strategy has been leaked.
News of the pay cuts had somehow leaked out.
Roast
(v)
to severely criticize to sb
phê bình gay gắt
The Prime Minister roasts to the weakness of the bucreaucracy
roasting
(n)
I got a roasting from Mum for being back late
Haste
(n)
too much speed
sự vội vã
Unfortunately the report was prepared in haste and contained several inaccuracies.
hasten
(v)
You hasten something by acting in order to make it happen sooner
thúc giục
The boss hastens his secrectaries to work faster
Censure
(v)
criticize strongly
phê bình
Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis.
Consistent
(a)
always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way:
kiên định, ko thay đổi
There has been a consistent improvement in her attitude.
Her work is sometimes good, but the problem is she's not consistent.
Pursue
(v)
to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch or kill them
theo đuổi
The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey.
pusuer
(n)
sb try to pursue
ng truy đuổi
pursuit
(n)
when u try to persue sth or sb to catch them
sự theo đuổi
the robber in the pursuit of the police
Tactics
(n)
the arrangement and use of soldiers and equipment in war
chiến thuật quân sự
Entire
(a)
whole or complete, with nothing missing:
toàn thể toàn bộ
Between them they ate an entire cake.
He'd spent the entire journey asleep.
Cabinet
(n)
a small group of the most important people elected to government, who make the main decisions about what should happen
nội các ( chính phủ)
a cabinet minister.
The Prime Minister has announced a cabinet reshuffle
Implement
(v)
to put a plan or system into operation
thi hành ( giao kèo, kí ước)
The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.
unprecendented
(a)
never having happened or existed in the past
ngoại lệ
The finacial crisis is an unprecedented event
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