Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Stock markets slide

grip PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
When an emotion such as fear grips you, you feel it strongly
nắm chặt
he turned towards me and I was suddenly gripped by fear

reel PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
If you reel, or your mind or brain reels, you feel very confused or shocked and unable to act

choáng váng
We were reeling (in amazement/shock/delight, etc. from/with the news that we had won all that money

take (sth) over
to get control of a company by buying most of its shares (= the equal parts into which the ownership of the company is divided)
The company he works for has recently been taken over.
takeover PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
They were involved in a takeover last year.

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