Tuesday, 18 November 2008

US election reaction

Inevitable PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(a)
certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented
ko thể tránh được, hiển nhiên
The accident was the inevitable consequence/result/outcome of carelessness.
inevitability PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
sự hiển nhiên
the inevitability of change

Unilateral
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(a)
involving only one group or country
theo 1 phe
The party leader has actually declared her support for unilateral nuclear disarmament (= giving up her country's nuclear weapons without first waiting for other countries to do the same).
Unilateralism PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)

PledgePhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise
cam kết
All the candidates have given/made pledges not to raise taxes if they are elected.
Thousands of people made pledges (= promised to give money) to the Children in Need charity campaign.
I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you.

At stake PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
đang lâm nguy, đang đe dọa

Foresee PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
to know about something before it happens

biết trước
I don't foresee any difficulties so long as we keep within budget.

DisengagePhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
to become separated from something, or to make two things become separate from each other
tách rời
They recognized that the country would revive only if it thoroughly disengaged from the chaos of the old regime.
The number-one rule for being a good colleague is to disengage your emotions from the working relationship.
[R] Both children, disengaging themselves from their game, came to her side.
Disengagement
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)

Prosper PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
(of a person or a business) to be or become successful, especially financially
thịnh vượng
A lot of microchip manufacturing companies prospered at that time
Prosperity PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
the state of being successful and having a lot of money
sự thịnh vượng
A country's future prosperity depends, to an extent, upon the quality of education of its people.
The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity.

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