Nghĩa là gì: convict 
convict /'kɔnvikt/
convict /'kɔnvikt/- danh từ
- người bị kết án tù, người tù
- convict prison (establishment): nhà tù, khám lớn
- returned convict: tù được phóng thích
- người bị kết án tù, người tù
- ngoại động từ
- kết án, tuyên bố có tội
- to convict someone of a crime: tuyên bố người nào phạm tội
- làm cho nhận thức thấy (sai lầm, tội tù...)
- kết án, tuyên bố có tội
vict Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
convict of
The man was convicted of robbery．那人被判盗窃罪。
To the victors belong the spoils
Idiom(s): To the victors belong the spoilsTheme: WINNING
A proverb meaning that the winners achieve power over people and property.
• The mayor took office and immediately fired many workers and hired new ones. Everyone said, "To the victors belong the spoils."
• The office of president includes the right to live in the White House and at Camp David. To the victors belong the spoils.
have the courage of one's convictions
Idiom(s): have the courage of one's convictionsTheme: COURAGE
to have enough courage and determination to carry out one's goals.
• It's fine to have noble goals in life and to believe in great things. If you don't have the courage of your convictions, you'll never reach your goals.
• Jane was successful because she had the courage of her convictions.
Hollow victory
A hollow victory is where someone wins something in name, but are seen not to have gained anything by winning.Landslide victory
A landslide victory is a victory in an election by a very large margin.Pyrrhic victory
A Pyrrhic victory is one that causes the victor to suffer so much to achieve it that it isn't worth winning.To have the courage of your convictions
If you have the courage of your convictions, you are brave enough to do what you feel is right, despite any pressure for you to do something different.have the courage of one's convictions|convictions|
v. phr. To be brave enough to act according to your beliefs. Steve showed that he had the courage of his convictions by refusing to help another student cheat in the exam. Owen knew that Pete had started the fight, but he was afraid to say so; he did not have the courage of his convictions.conviction
convictionsee courage of one's convictions, have the.
courage of one's convictions, have the
courage of one's convictions, have theBehave according to one's beliefs. For example, Carl wouldn't give his best friend any of the test answers; he had the courage of his convictions. This expression is believed to have originated as a translation of the French le courage de son opinion (“the courage of his opinion”), dating from the mid-1800s and at first so used. By the late 1800s it had changed to the present form.
to the victor belong the spoils
to the victor belong the spoilsThe winner gets everything, as in He not only won the tournament but ended up with numerous lucrative endorsements—to the victor belong the spoils. This expression alludes to the spoils system of American politics, whereby the winner of an election gives desirable jobs to party supporters. [First half of 1800s]
victor
victorsee to the victor belong the spoils.
victory
victorysee Pyrrhic victory.
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