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cataclysm

thảm họa, biến cố lớn

~ calamity ~ catastrophe

debacle

a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization

= fiasco

ex: When commercial interests completely overshadow heritage preservation, tourism development risks becoming a cultural ....

conundrum

a problem that is difficult to solve

concerted effort

determined and serious effort / nỗ lực chung

sporadic

not happening in a pattern; irregular (rời rạc, lác đác)

emphatic

dứt khoát, quả quyết hoặc nhấn mạnh

=> .... refusal

emphatic victory

chiến thắng áp đảo

lackluster

without energy and effort (thiếu sức sống)

=> .... performance

tentative

tạm thời

=> .... agreement/plan/deal

thăm dò, ngập ngừng

go up in smoke

end fruitlessly (tan thành mây khói)

a house of cards

an organization or a plan that is very weak and can easily be destroyed

candor

honesty, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject (sự thật thà)

=> candid (adj.)

turn sth on its head

to cause sth to be the opposite of what it was before (lật ngược, làm đảo lộn)

ex: Implementing flipped classrooms has ... conventional pedagogy ... by shifting the focus from passive listening to active problem-solving.

impetuous

bốc đồng, hấp tấp

audacious

táo bạo, liều lĩnh, cả gan

tempestuous

bão táp, đầy sóng gió (relationship)

~ turbulent

excoriate

to write or say that a play, book, political action, etc. is very bad

obfuscate

deliberately make something difficult to understand

broach

to begin a discussion of something difficult

=> .... a subject

cut to the chase

= come to the point (đi thẳng vào vấn đề)

ahead of the curve

dẫn đầu xu thế

infatuation with

strong but not usually lasting feelings of love or attraction

the bane of

nỗi ám ảnh, phiền toái của

ex: Chronic traffic congestion remains ... modern urban life, severely draining both productivity and mental well-being.

the bane of my existence

nỗi khổ hoặc nỗi ám ảnh của đời tôi

boon to

a thing that is helpful or improves the quality of life

efficacious

(used about a treatment or drug) working well under carefully controlled scientific testing conditions

redeemable

(of a coupon, voucher, etc.) able to be exchanged for money or products (có thể quy đổi)

có thể cứu vãn hoặc sửa chữa

indecency

morally offensive behaviour

in the sense of

xét về mặt, nhìn từ góc độ, hoặc được hiểu theo cách là

ex: Globalization is a double-edged sword ... fostering economic integration while inadvertently diluting local heritage.

weather

to deal successfully with a difficult situation

on top of the charts

top the charts (đứng đầu bảng xếp hạng)

opinions are divided

people hold different views

go beyond the minimum required of

làm nhiều hơn mức tối thiểu được yêu cầu