Monday, 20 July 2009

Fiji cabinet

cabinet PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic (n): nội các chính phủ
a small group of the most important people elected to government, who make the main decisions about what should happen
The Cabinet meet/meets every Thursday.
a cabinet minister.
The Prime Minister has announced a cabinet reshuffle (= changes in the Cabinet).

reconcile
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic (v): giảng hòa, hòa thuận
to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together:
It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.
It's difficult to reconcile such different points of view.
How can you reconcile your fur coat and/with your love of animals?
reconciliation
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic (n): sự giảng hòa
when two people or groups of people become friendly again after they have argued

It took hours of negotiations to bring about a reconciliation between the two sides.

proportion PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic (n): sự cân xứng
the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole
Children make up a large proportion of the world's population.
A higher proportion of women now smoke than used to be the case.
The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.
proportional
proportional PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic (adj): cân xứng
If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them does not change
Weight is proportional to size.

despise
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic (v): khinh miệt
to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think they are bad or worthless:
The two groups despise each other.
She despised him for the way he treated her sister.
[R] He despised himself for being such a coward.

indigenous
PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic (adj): bản xứ
naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place
Are there any species of frog indigenous to the area?
The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand.

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