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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rung 
rung [rung rungs] BrE [rʌŋ] NAmE [rʌŋ] noun  one of the bars that forms a step in a ↑ladder •He put his foot on the bottom rung to keep the ladder steady. • (figurative)to get a foot on the bottom rung of the career ladder •She was a few rungs above him on the social ladder. see also ↑ring v. Word Origin: Old English hrung (originally referring to a part of a chair); related to Dutch rong and German Runge. Example Bank: •She climbed the last few rungs of the ladder.
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