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/pɔ:/ * ngoại động từ - rót, đổ, giội, trút =to pour coffee into cups+ rót cà phê vào tách =river pours itself into the sea+ sông đổ ra biển =to pour cold water on someone's enthusiasm+ (nghĩa bóng) giội gáo nước lạnh vào nhiệt tình của ai - (nghĩa bóng) thổ lộ, bộc lộ, trút ra =to pour one's sorrows into somebody's heart+ thổ lộ hết nỗi buồn với ai * nội động từ - đổ, chảy tràn - ((thường) + down) mưa như trút =it is pouring; it is pouring down; it is pouring with rain+ mưa như trút !to pour forth - đổ ra, rót ra, làm chảy tràn ra; chảy tràn ra (nước...) - tuôn ra, phun ra (những lời chửi rủa...), trút ra (cơn giận...) - toả ra, làm lan ra (hương thơm...) - bắn (đạn) như mưa; đổ ra, lũ lượt (đám đông...) !to pour in - đổ vào, trào vào, đổ dồn về, trào về =letters pour in from all quarters+ thư từ khắp nơi dồn về tới tấp - lũ lượt đổ về (đám đông) !to pour out nh to pour forth to pour oil upon troubled waters - (nghĩa bóng) lấy lời lẽ nhẹ nhàng mà khuyên nhủ cho an tâm (mà làm nguôi cơn giận...) !it never rains but it pours - phúc bất trùng lai hoạ vô đơn chí * danh từ - trận mưa như trút - mẻ chảy (mẻ gang, thép... chảy ở lò ra)
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pour oil on troubled waters — verb To calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving. I better go pour oil on those troubled waters the children are making over there … Wiktionary
pour oil on troubled waters — {v. phr.} To quiet a quarrel; say something to lessen anger and bring peace. * /The troops were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pour oil on troubled waters — {v. phr.} To quiet a quarrel; say something to lessen anger and bring peace. * /The troops were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pour\ oil\ on\ troubled\ waters — v. phr. To quiet a quarrel; say something to lessen anger and bring peace. The troops were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters … Словарь американских идиом
pour oil on troubled waters — see under ↑water • • • Main Entry: ↑pour pour oil on troubled waters To take measures to calm down a stormy state of affairs, from the effect of pouring oil on rough water • • • Main Entry: ↑water * * * pour oil on troubled waters phrase to try… … Useful english dictionary
troubled waters — Digest 20/2002 emotionally rough times or an unsettled situation The boy has been arrested repeatedly and has been in and out of jail for months. He s deep in troubled waters. The expression uses the metaphor of rough (troubled) water. See: pour… … Idioms and examples
troubled waters — /trʌbəld ˈwɔtəz/ (say trubuhld wawtuhz) plural noun 1. a confused or disordered state of affairs; a state of unrest. –phrase 2. pour oil on troubled waters, to reconcile people who might otherwise have had a clash of interests, points of view,… …
pour oil on troubled waters — calm down a quarrel, say something to lessen anger and bring peace to a situation They tried to pour oil on troubled waters after they noticed the argument among the students … Idioms and examples
pour oil on troubled waters — Meaning Attempt to calm a problematic situation. Origin From the property of oil of flattening out the ripples on water when it spreads over it very thinly … Meaning and origin of phrases
troubled — troub|led [ˈtrʌbəld] adj 1.) worried or anxious troubled face/eyes/look ▪ Benson looked troubled when he heard the news. 2.) having many problems ▪ These are troubled times for the coal industry. ▪ the troubled electronics company troubled… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pour — v. 1 intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by down, out, over, etc.) flow or cause to flow esp. downwards in a stream or shower. 2 tr. dispense (a drink, e.g. tea) by pouring. 3 intr. (of rain, or with it as subject) fall heavily. 4 intr. (usu. foll. by in,… … Useful english dictionary
