"Prolong the agony" nghĩa là gì?

"Prolong the agony" nghĩa là kéo dài sự bi thảm (hơn mức cần thiết), nói lòng vòng mà không vào thẳng vấn đề.

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Prof Pennington believed that many of the current clusters (nhóm) were linked to the actions of younger people, and that their failure to follow social distancing rules could “prolong the agony”.

Stories abound of “sales or return” buying policies within our industry; forcing the brands to take back last season’s unsold stock in order to sell this year’s collection is unsustainable (không bền vững) and at best only serves to prolong the agony of commercial life for all stakeholders (bên liên quan). The designer, supplier or manufacturer takes all of the risk!

His quest is his club’s quest: to win hearts and minds, to prove their greatness and their worth and, in doing so, to gain recognition (công nhận) and acceptance. Both see the Champions League as the only stage on which that can be achieved. Both had failed at the last step on Sunday: a single goal had been enough to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory and a sixth European crown, and prolong the agony of P.S.G.

House Democrats have tried to avert (ngăn chặn) that prospect (viễn cảnh) by approving $3.5 trillion in additional funds for individuals, unemployed workers, small businesses, and state and local governments. But Trump and Senate Republicans have decided that the worst economic crisis in nearly a century is the perfect moment to embrace the fiscal restraint (hạn chế tài khóa) they previously spurned (vứt bỏ). It’s a perfect way to prolong the agony.

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