28/11/2023 (3)

Some children were well brought up, despite family ... , he admitted.

(tan vỡ)

These two regions continue to ... the market for orange juice.

(to be the largest, most important, or most noticeable part of something)

Unemployment will be a ... issue at the next election.

(more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type)

sự chiếm ưu thế, thống trị, làm chủ

Don't get the children ... just before bedtime.

(too excited and not behaving in a calm or sensible way)

He had always been ... by his elder sister.

(made somebody/something seem less important, or successful)

She was ... by feelings of guilt.

(had such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react)

There’s something I have to speak to you about – it’s a ... matter.

(showing or needing careful or sensitive treatment)

• They found him lying ... on the floor.

• (in a state like sleep because of an injury or illness, and not able to use your senses)

The damage was far more serious than ... believed.

(at the beginning)