Saturday, 1 November 2008

Mauritania's first steps to democracy

Enrich PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
1 [T] to improve the quality of something by adding something else
làm màu mỡ
Fertilizer helps to enrich the soil.
My life was greatly enriched by knowing her.
2 [T often R] to make something or someone richer
làm giàu
He claimed that the large stores were enriching themselves at the expense of their customers.
EnrichmentPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
sự làm giàu

Conflict PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
1 an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles
mâu thuẫn
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
xung đột
We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.
(v)
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
1 If beliefs, needs, or facts, etc. conflict, they are very different and cannot easily exist together or both be true
mâu thuẫn
The results of the new research would seem to conflict with existing theories.
2 to fight or disagree actively
xung đột
If the two sides conflict with each other again, it will be disastrous for party unity.

Hostility PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
sự thù địch
Hostile PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(a)
unfriendly and not liking or agreeing with something
chống lại, ko đồng tình
a hostile crowd
The President had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.
I'm not hostile to (= against) the idea of change as such.

LocustPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
a large insect with wings found in hot areas which flies in large groups and destroys plants and crops
châu chấu
a swarm of locusts

Abuse PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
when someone uses or treats someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to their own advantage
lạm dụng, ngược đãi
an abuse (= wrong use) of privilege/power/someone's kindness
sexual/physical/mental abuse (= bad treatment)
She claimed to have been a victim of child abuse (= the treatment of children in a bad, esp. sexual, way).
Drug and alcohol abuse (= Using these substances in a bad way) contributed to his early death.

Colonial PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(a)
relating to a colony or colonialism
thuộc về thực dân
Turkey was once an important colonial power.
Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule.
a colonial mentality
colonialism
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
the belief in and support for the system of one country controlling another
chủ nghỉa thực dân

Authoritarian PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(a)
demanding total obedience and refusing to allow people freedom to act as they wish
độc đoán
an authoritarian regime/government/ruler
His manner is extremely authoritarian.

PerpetuatePhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
to cause something to continue
làm
tồn tại mãi mãi
Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy.
The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design.

Enslavement PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
Enslave PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
[T often passive]
1 to control and keep someone forcefully in a bad situation, or to make a slave of someone
bắt làm nô lệ
Women in this region were enslaved by poverty.
The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population.

Anachronism PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
a person, thing or idea which exists out of its time in history, especially one which happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed, etc
(hem hỉu lắm)
For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected.

Implode PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
to fail suddenly and completely and be unable to operate
thất bại nặng nề
Their economy is in danger of imploding.

Beckon PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
If an event or achievement beckons, it is likely to happen
dễ xảy ra
She's an excellent student, for whom a wonderful future beckons.

Plethora PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want or can deal with
sự thừa thãi
The plethora of rules and regulations is both contradictory and confusing.

Emerge PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
nổi lên
She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.

Cope PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
đối phó
It must be difficult to cope with three small children and a job.
The tyres on my car don't cope very well on wet roads.
He had so much pressure on him in his job that eventually he just couldn't cope.

Fledgling PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(a)
new and lacking experience
non trẻ, non kém
The current economic climate is particularly difficult for fledgling businesses.

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