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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
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principle, fundamental, rule; principle, fundamental ☊
nguyên tắc ☊
原理 → ☊
yuan2li3
principle; theory ☊
Nguyên tắc ☊
原则 → ☊
yuan2ze2
principle; doctrine; CL:个/个ge4 ☊
Nguyên tắc ☊
→ → →
OXF3000:
nguyên tắc
principle
OXF3000:
nguyên tắc
rule
OXF3000N
cơ bản chủ yếu nguyên lý nguyên tắc
principle
OXF3000D:
nguyên tắc
principle
Prinzip
OXF3000D:
nguyên tắc
rule
Herrschaft
OXF3000D:
nguyên tắc
rule
Regel
like: nguyên tắc → →
admire sb for doing sth: I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles. ☊ admire ☊
the basic principles of law ☊ basic ☊
firm beliefs/conclusions/convictions/principles ☊ firm ☊
He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former. ☊ former ☊
There is one exception to this general principle. ☊ general ☊
As a general rule (= usually) he did what he could to be helpful. ☊ general ☊
laws based on the principles of justice ☊ justice ☊
His simple, elegant paintings reflect his principle that less is more. ☊ less is more ☊
She has always remained loyal to her political principles. ☊ loyal ☊
She resigned over a matter of principle. ☊ matter ☊
He has high moral principles. ☊ principle ☊
I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles. ☊ principle ☊
Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it. ☊ principle ☊
She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle. ☊ principle ☊
He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle. ☊ principle ☊
the principles and practice of writing reports ☊ principle ☊
The principle behind it is very simple. ☊ principle ☊
There are three fundamental principles of teamwork. ☊ principle ☊
Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules). ☊ principle ☊
the principle that free education should be available for all children ☊ principle ☊
A tidal current turbine is similar in principle to a windmill. ☊ principle ☊
In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day. ☊ in principle ☊
They have agreed to the proposal in principle but we still have to negotiate the terms. ☊ in principle ☊
The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer. ☊ rule ☊
Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible. ☊ rule ☊