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Diorbaby2008 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

What does " highly charged topic" mean?

What does a " highly charged topic" mean?

For exemple,

One of the most highly charged topics preoccupying the governments of the world is to be thrashed out at a UK conference starting on Tuesday.

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A "highly charged topic" is one that people have very strong feelings and opinions about -- one that will open up a lot of discussion, disagreement, perhaps even anger. )

  • A "highly charged topic" is one that people have very strong feelings and opinions about -- one that will open up a lot of discussion, disagreement, perhaps even anger.
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A "highly charged topic" is one that people have very strong feelings and opinions about -- one that will open up a lot of discussion, disagreement, perhaps even anger. (The topic is "charged" like a battery is charged or a weapon is loaded -- it has a lot of energy just waiting to explode!)
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I get it now. Very well explained...Thanks a lot! =)

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