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unprovoked

/ˌʌn.prəˈvəʊkt/ (a)

EN: If an unpleasant action or remark is unprovoked, it has not been caused by anything and is therefore unfair

Ex: what we are doing right now is to defend with all force against this unprovoked act of aggression by Israel and by Americans.

VI: vô cớ, không chính đáng

maim

/meɪm/ (v)

EN: to injure a person so severely that a part of their body will no longer work as it should

Ex: Many places, many targets were hit across the country, including number of schools, a number of primary schools, in particular one elementary school and more than 150 innocent girls were killed and maimd and many of them are still under the rubble in Minaban province south of Iran.

VI: làm tàn tật, gây thương tật nặng/ tàn phế

rubble

/ˈrʌb.əl/ (n)

EN: the piles of broken stone and bricks, etc. that are leftwhen a building falls down or is destroyed

Ex: Many places, many targets were hit across the country, including number of schools, a number of primary schools, in particular one elementary school and more than 150 innocent girls were killed and mailed and many of them are still under the rubble in Minaban province south of Iran.

VI: đống đổ nát

casualty

/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/ (n)

EN: a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war

Ex: That was one of the first detailed reports to emerge of civilian casualties that school in southern Iran.

VI: thương vong (bị chết hoặc bị thương nặng trong các vụ tai nạn, thiên tai, chiến tranh,…)

atrocity

/əˈtrɒs.ə.ti/ (n)

E: [ C usually plural ] an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act

Ex: They are on trial for committing atrocities against the civilian population.

VI: hành động tàn ác

atrocity

/əˈtrɒs.ə.ti/ (n)

EN: [ U ] the fact of something being extremely cruel, violent, or shocking

Ex: That's simply a way of normalizing atrocity and atrocious crime, simply to say those civilian targets were hit because they were in the vicinity of military bases. That's nonsensical.

VI: sự tàn bạo, hung ác

atrocious

/əˈtrəʊ.ʃəs/ (a)

EN: of very bad quality

Ex: Conditions in the prison were atrocious.

VI: cực kỳ tồi tệ

atrocious

/əˈtrəʊ.ʃəs/ (a)

EN: (cruel): violent and shocking

Ex: That's simply a way of normalizing atrocity and atrocious crime, simply to say those civilian targets were hit because they were in the vicinity of military bases. That's nonsensical.

VI: tàn bạo

vicinity

/vɪˈsɪn.ə.ti/ (n)

EN: the area around a place or where the speaker is

Ex: That's simply a way of normalizing atrocity and atrocious crime, simply to say those civilian targets were hit because they were in the vicinity of military bases. That's nonsensical.

VI: vùng lân cận

massacre

/ˈmæs.ə.kər/ (n)

EN: an act of killing a lot of people

Ex: He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children.

VI: cuộc thảm sát

massacre

/ˈmæs.ə.kər/ (v)

EN: to kill many people in a short period of time

Ex: They indiscriminately and intentionally attacked these places. They massacred innocent girls not only in Minab but
also in other places in Lammer far province also.

VI: tàn sát, giết hại dã man

collateral damage

/kəˌlæt.ər.əl ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/ (n)

EN: damage done to something or harm done to someone that is not intended

during war, the unintentional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldiers, and damage that is caused to their homes, hospitals, schools, etc.

VI: thiệt hại ngoài dự kiến, tổn thất ngoài dự kiến

aggressor

/əˈɡres.ər/ (n)

EN: a person or country that starts an argument, fight, or war by attacking first

Ex: And we all know that in accordance with international law, no country is allowed to let other countries to let the aggressor abuse or use its facilities, its soil in order to attack another country.

VI: kẻ xâm lược, kẻ tấn công, kẻ gây hấn

round/ around the clock

EN: all day and all night

Ex: They they did do their best. Many of the leaders in the region had been working around the clock to avert a war.

VI: liên tục, suốt ngày đêm

counterpart

/ˈkaʊn.tə.pɑːt/ (n)

EN: a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization

Ex: Minister Arai has been in close contact with his counterparts in the region and I think everyone in the region understand that this war was not started by Iran.

VI: người đồng cấp (ở tổ chức, quốc gia khác)

come to a deal/ an arrangement

đạt được thoả thuận

unfold

/ʌnˈfəʊld/ (v)

EN: (open): to open or spread out something that has been folded

Ex: She unfolded a deckchair and sat down.

VI: mở ra, trải ra, bộc lộ, tiết lộ

unfold

/ʌnˈfəʊld/ (v)

EN: (develop): If a situation or story unfolds, it develops or becomes clear to other people

Ex: Do you now realize that you weren't moving quickly enough in offering the kind of compromises which could have averted this military action which is now unfolding?

VI: Diễn ra, phát triển, hoặc dần dần trở nên rõ ràng theo thời gian

with respect to

EN: corcerning, regarding, in relation to

Ex: So talking about not moving forward with respect to diplomatic process is simply not true.

VI: về việc, liên quan đến

deception

/dɪˈsep.ʃən/ (n)

EN: the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage

Ex: I think nowadays everyone can understand fully that it was a sort of deception. They were not serious about diplomatic process and diplomatic achievement from day one.

VI: sự lừa dối, sự dối trá, mánh khoé lừa gạt

resumption

/rɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/ (n)

EN: the start of something again after it has stopped ~ restarting, recommencement

Ex: And one one last question is about Baghi. The Britain, Germany and France have called for the resumption of negotiations but seeing what's happening now in the region it seems as though the time for talking is over. Is it?

VI: sự bắt đầu lại, sự tiếp tục lại (sau một khoảng nghỉ/ tạm dừng)

as though

EN: as if

Ex: And one last question is about Baghi. The Britain, Germany and France have called for the resumption of negotiations but seeing what's happening now in the region it seems as though the time for talking is over. Is it?

VI: như thể là, dường như là

rhetoric

/ˈret.ər.ɪk/ (n)

EN: clever language that sounds good but is not sincere or has no real meaning

Ex: That's simply an illusion that under international law, of course, everyone should condemn these rhetoric because this is against the right of self-determination of people.

VI: lời nói khoa trương, sáo rỗng

principle of non-intervention in something

nguyên tắc không can thiệp vào điều gì đó

reminiscent

/ˌrem.ɪˈnɪs.ənt/ (a)

EN: making you remember a particular person, event, or thing

Ex: And for Iranians, by the way, it is reminiscent of 1953, which is still an old boom. And by this attack, the Americans simply reminded every Iranian that the history of animosity, the history of hostility by the United States administration goes back to 70 years ago.

VI: gợi nhớ, làm liên tưởng đến

animosity

/ˌæn.ɪˈmɒs.ə.ti/ (n)

EN: strong dislike, opposition, or anger

Ex: And for Iranians, by the way, it is reminiscent of 1953, which is still an old boom. And by this attack, the Americans simply reminded every Iranian that the history of animosity, the history of hostility by the United States administration goes back to 70 years ago.

VI: sự thù oán, hận thù, tình trạng thù địch