FINGERS

casual acquaintances /ˌkæʒ.u.əl əˈkweɪn.tənsɪz/

những người quen xã giao, chỉ biết sơ chứ không thân — casual acquaintances/work acquaintances/mutual acquaintances — We are just casual acquaintances from university.

true friends /truː frendz/

bạn bè thật sự, luôn đáng tin cậy và gắn bó — true friends/lifelong friends/close friends — True friends stand by you in difficult times.

speak ill of sb behind their back /spiːk ˈɪl əv ˌsʌm.bə.di bɪˌhaɪnd ðeə(r) bæk/

nói xấu ai sau lưng — speak ill of colleagues/speak ill of others/gossip behind someone's back — He often speaks ill of his co-workers behind their backs.

behind their backs /bɪˌhaɪnd ðeə(r) bæks/

sau lưng họ, khi họ không có mặt — criticise behind their backs/laugh behind their backs/talk behind their backs — They smiled at her but mocked her behind her back.

disloyalty /dɪsˈlɔɪ.əl.ti/

sự không trung thành, phản bội lòng tin hoặc cam kết — accuse sb of disloyalty/show disloyalty/act of disloyalty — The manager dismissed him for disloyalty.

unsupportive /ˌʌn.səˈpɔː.tɪv/

không ủng hộ, không động viên; thường mang ý chỉ trích hoặc thờ ơ — unsupportive family/unsupportive attitude/unsupportive comments — She felt her colleagues were unsupportive during the project.

two-faced (towards sb) /ˌtuː ˈfeɪst/

giả tạo, hai mặt, cư xử khác nhau trước mặt và sau lưng người khác — two-faced friend/two-faced behaviour/two-faced politician — Nobody trusts him because he's two-faced.

bitter/arch rivals /ˌbɪt.ə(r)/ɑːtʃ ˈraɪ.vəlz/

đối thủ không đội trời chung, cạnh tranh gay gắt trong thời gian dài — bitter rivals/arch rivals/political rivals — The two companies have been bitter rivals for decades.

sworn enemies /swɔːn ˈen.ə.miz/

kẻ thù truyền kiếp, căm ghét nhau sâu sắc — become sworn enemies/sworn political enemies/sworn foes — The families became sworn enemies after the dispute.

distant towards sb /ˈdɪs.tənt təˈwɔːdz/

lạnh nhạt, giữ khoảng cách với ai — become distant towards sb/remain distant/seem distant — He has been distant towards his colleagues lately.

scrupulously honest /ˈskruː.pjə.ləs.li ˈɒn.ɪst/

trung thực tuyệt đối, cẩn trọng đến mức không chấp nhận bất kỳ sự gian dối nào — scrupulously honest person/remain scrupulously honest/scrupulously honest dealings — She is known for being scrupulously honest in business.

unswerving /ʌnˈswɜː.vɪŋ/

kiên định, không dao động, không thay đổi — unswerving commitment/unswerving support/unswerving loyalty — He showed unswerving commitment to the cause.

complete and unswerving loyalty /kəmˈpliːt ənd ʌnˈswɜː.vɪŋ ˈlɔɪ.əl.ti/

lòng trung thành tuyệt đối và không lay chuyển — demand complete loyalty/show unswerving loyalty/pledge loyalty — Soldiers are expected to show complete and unswerving loyalty.

staunchest ally /stɔːntʃɪst ˈæl.aɪ/

đồng minh trung thành, đáng tin cậy nhất — staunch ally/closest ally/long-standing ally — The country remains our staunchest ally.

deeply critical of sb /ˈdiːp.li ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl əv/

chỉ trích ai rất gay gắt hoặc mạnh mẽ — deeply critical of the government/deeply critical of policy/highly critical of sb — Many experts were deeply critical of the proposal.

break down (relationship) /breɪk daʊn/

đổ vỡ, tan vỡ (mối quan hệ); không còn hoạt động hiệu quả — relationship breaks down/marriage breaks down/communication breaks down — Their relationship broke down because of constant mistrust.

genuine misunderstandings /ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstæn.dɪŋz/

những hiểu lầm thực sự, không do cố ý hay ác ý — genuine misunderstanding/cause misunderstandings/clear up misunderstandings — Most conflicts began with genuine misunderstandings.

rift (develop) /rɪft/

rạn nứt, bất hòa nghiêm trọng trong mối quan hệ; (develop a rift = xuất hiện sự rạn nứt) — deep rift/growing rift/political rift — A serious rift developed between the two brothers.

discord (discontent) /ˈdɪs.kɔːd/

sự bất hòa, mâu thuẫn, thiếu hòa hợp trong một nhóm hoặc mối quan hệ — sow discord/social discord/political discord — The issue created discord within the community.