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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
tricky
trick‧y S3 /ˈtrɪki/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest) [Word Family: noun: ↑trick, ↑trickery, ↑trickster; adjective: ↑tricky, ↑trick; verb: ↑trick] 1. something that is difficult to deal with or do because it is complicated and full of problems: I can get you tickets for the show but it’ll be tricky. 2. a tricky person is clever and likely to deceive you SYN crafty • • • THESAURUS ▪ difficult not easy to do, understand, or deal with: a difficult question | The homework was really difficult. | It is difficult to see how peace can be achieved in the region. ▪ hard difficult. Hard is less formal than difficult and is very common in spoken English: The test was really hard. | a hard decision | It was hard to forgive him. ▪ tough very difficult, because you have to use a lot of effort, or because it affects you emotionally: a tough race | Doctors have to make tough decisions about who to treat first. | The team faces some tough competition. | Life is tough sometimes. ▪ tricky difficult because it is complicated and full of problems: She had helped him out of a tricky situation. | Merging the two companies was bound to be tricky. ▪ awkward rather difficult to deal with – used especially when something could be embarrassing: You’ve put me in a very awkward position. | It was getting dark and foggy, which made the rescue even more awkward. ▪ challenging difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way: I wanted a job that was more challenging. | a challenging piece of music ▪ demanding difficult and tiring, because it takes a lot of effort: Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job. | it can be very demanding bringing up young children. ▪ daunting if something seems daunting, you think that it will be difficult and you do not feel confident about being able to do it: a daunting challenge | The task seemed a little daunting at first. ▪ delicate needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively, especially in order to avoid offending people or causing problems: This is a very delicate subject, and it can be difficult to talk about it with your parents. | He thanked me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled.
trickyhu◎ | ['triki] | ※ | tính từ | | ■ | đòi hỏi phải khéo léo; đòi hỏi phải tinh tế (công việc..) | | ☆ | a tricky situation/problem | | một tính thế/vấn đề tế nhị | | ■ | quỷ quyệt, gian xảo, thủ đoạn | | ☆ | a tricky old sharper | | thằng cha cáo già |
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