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"On the cusp" nghĩa là gì?
16 Oct, 2021
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"On the cusp" = trên đỉnh -> nghĩa là ở giai đoạn hoặc tình huống sắp có sự thay đổi.
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With plans to add another 100 staff by April, it is on the cusp of breaking into the big league.
We’re on the cusp of a driving revolution. Not only could this tech unlock vast opportunities for the UK economy and jobs market, it could significantly improve the safety and efficiency of how we travel over the coming decades.
This seems a mite (phần nhỏ) premature about a party that represents roughly half the country, and is on the cusp of a majority in the House, tied 50-50 in the Senate, and in control of the governorships in 27 states and both the governorship and state legislature in 22 of those.
In strategic terms, he had seen events that would resonate with him decades later during the War for Independence. First, he had seen the French appear to be on the cusp of victory in the war, only to lose years later. Second, he had witnessed an army of British regulars (quân chính quy) shattered (bị phá hủy hoàn toàn, tan vỡ, tiêu tan) in a battle with people born in North America. Third, he had seen in Braddock’s spectacular failure what can happen to a general who disregards informed advice and fails to adapt his approach to the circumstances.
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