Words for problems and solutions

Question 1

complication

/ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn/ - n

Answer 1

a thing that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
Exmple:
- The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.

Question 2

crisis

/ˈkraɪsɪs/ - n

Answer 2

a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
Example:

• a political/financial crisis
• the government’s latest economic crisis

Question 3

dilemma

/dɪˈlemə/ - n

Answer 3

a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance
tình trạng khó xử
Example:

• to face a dilemma
• to be in a dilemma

Question 4

predicament

/prɪˈdɪkəmənt/ - n

Answer 4

a difficult or an unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do
tình trạng khó khăn
Example: 
- the club’s financial predicament
- I'm in a terrible predicament .

Question 5

damage

/ˈdæmɪdʒ/ - n

Answer 5

physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable

Example:

• The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million.
• The storm didn’t do much damage.
• Let’s take a look at the damage.

Question 6

deteriorate

/dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/ - n

Answer 6

to become worse
trở nên tệ hơn, xấu đi
Example: 
- Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
- deteriorating weather conditions

Question 7

address

/əˈdres/ - v

Answer 7

think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem).
Example:
- a fundamental (/ˌfʌndəˈmentl/ = basic) problem has still to be addressed

Question 8

alleviate

/əˈliːvieɪt/ - v

Answer 8

alleviate something to make something less severe
(/sɪˈvɪə(r)/ nghiêm trọng - adj)

Example:

• he couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it
• to alleviate suffering
• A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.

Question 9

approach

v

Answer 9

to come near to somebody/something in distance or time
Example:
- We heard the sound of an approaching car/a car approaching.
- Winter is approaching.
- to approach the problem

Question 10

eradicate

/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ - v

Answer 10

to destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad
loại bỏ hoàn toàn, diệt trừ
Example:
- We are determined to eradicate racism (ˈreɪsɪzəm/ - kỳ thị chủng tộc) from our sport.

Question 11

intervene

/ˌɪntəˈviːn/ - v

Answer 11

to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it
can thiệp
Example:
- She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn’t intervened.

Question 12

react

v

Answer 12

Example:

• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.
• I nudged (/nʌdʒ/ - thục cùi chỏ) her but she didn’t react.

Question 13

repair

v

Answer 13

• It’s almost 15 years old. It isn’t worth having it repaired.
• The human body has an amazing capacity (/kəˈpæsəti/ = ability) to repair itself.

Question 14

resolve

/rɪˈzɒlv/ - v

Answer 14

• to resolve an issue/a dispute/a conflict/a crisis
• Attempts are being made to resolve the problem of security in schools.

Note: dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/ = tranh chấp

Question 15

tackle

/ˈtækl/ - v

Answer 15

• The government is determined to tackle inflation.