11. Oil prices jump and shares fall as conflict escalates in Middle East | BBC News

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crude (oil)

/kruːd/ (n)

EN: oil from rocks underground in a natural state that has not yet been treated

Ex: Brent crude jumped more than 10% when trading started in Asia, but has since dropped a bit, now trading at around $79 a barrel.

VI: thô, chưa tinh chế

to a certain extent

EN: in some way, but not completely

Ex: To a certain extent, that’s pretty much what you expect when there’s a war, when there’s conflict in times of uncertainty, investors tend to sell. But at the same time, the fact that we haven’t seen massive plunges in stock exchange just quite yet shows that this conflict wasn’t completely out the realms of possibility, was it?

VI: ở mức độ nào đó

plunge

/plʌndʒ/ (n)

EN: a sudden and large fall in value or level

Ex: To a certain extent, that’s pretty much what you expect when there’s a war, when there’s conflict in times of uncertainty, investors tend to sell. But at the same time, the fact that we haven’t seen massive plunges in stock exchange just quite yet shows that this conflict wasn’t completely out the realms of possibility, was it?

VI: sự sụt giảm mạnh đột ngột về giá trị, mức độ

realm

/relm/ (n)

EN: an area of interest or activity

Ex: To a certain extent, that’s pretty much what you expect when there’s a war, when there’s conflict in times of uncertainty, investors tend to sell. But at the same time, the fact that we haven’t seen massive plunges in stock exchange just quite yet shows that this conflict wasn’t completely out the realms of possibility, was it?

VI: phạm vi, lĩnh vực

grapple

/ˈɡræp.əl/ (v)

EN: to fight, especially in order to win something

Ex: They’ve also been grappling, don’t forget, with plenty of geopolitical uncertainty all of this year and for the past year, couple of years.

VI: vật lộn, đấu tranh, nắm chặt hoặc cố gắng giải quyết một vấn đề khó khăn

embargo

/ɪmˈbɑː.ɡəʊ/ (n)

EN: an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or giving information

Ex: There’s no formal embargo, but Iran keeps threatening attacks on vessels.

VI: lệnh cấm vận, sự đình chỉ giao thương

in turn

EN: as a result of something in a series of events

Ex: If the price of oil goes up and a country like China has to start paying more, that means it’s going to have to pay more for its manufacturing, and in turn everything gets more expensive.

VI: kết quả