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"Heavy-handed" nghĩa là gì?
13 Nov, 2019
Bắt lấy cái tay. Photo courtesy: David Galletly
"Heavy-handed" = nặng tay -> vụng về hoặc sử dụng vũ lực để đàn áp quá mức.
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The humour was heavy-handed and, in response to Simon Franks' nervous laugh, Blanche smiled politely.
“This pervasive (lan tràn), heavy-handed behaviour shows the police cannot investigate themselves. Today’s actions again require an urgent independent investigation. The authorities must review their approach to help de-escalate (làm lắng dịu) the situation and prevent more lives being put at risk.
Pressure from the White House for a bilateral (song phương) trade deal with Japan under the threat of punitive (trừng phạt) tariffs (thuế) is further proof of Washington’s heavy-handed approach and willingness (thiện ý) to impose (áp đặt) substantial (đáng kể) political costs on Abe, who has already expended considerable political capital at home in seeking to internationalise and liberalise the Japanese economy.
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