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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
formidable
for·mid·able BrE [ˈfɔːmɪdəbl] NAmE [ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl] BrE [fəˈmɪdəbl] NAmE [fərˈmɪdəbl] adjective if people, things or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult •In debate he was a formidable opponent. •Somehow the small but formidable woman fought her way through the crowd to reach her son. •She has a formidable list of qualifications. •The two players together make a formidable combination. •The task was a formidable one. •They had to overcome formidable obstacles. Derived Word: ↑formidably Word Origin: [formidable formidably] late Middle English: from French, or from Latin formidabilis, from formidare ‘to fear’. Example Bank: •The task looks formidable. •a very formidable opponent
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