Brain Drain | Definition In The English-Vietnamese Dictionary

Translation of brain drain – English–Vietnamese dictionary

brain drain

 noun  Add to word list Add to word list ● the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc) chảy máu chất xám As a result of the brain drain, Britain does not have enough doctors.

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brain drain As has been said, we are not selling the seed corn in the matter of the "brain drain"—we are giving it away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But we have not only the brain drain but the brawn drain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The brain drain has begun and it will accelerate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The brain drain, the brain flood and lack of motivation are dangers that will come to pass. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is where the real brain drain will occur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The so-called "brain drain" would naturally not be curbed, it would indeed be encouraged; it would have to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only recently we have been lamenting what is called the "brain drain". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, we are now facing a very serious brain drain, caused by poor rewards and uncertain prospects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. C1

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in Chinese (Traditional) （國家的）人才流失，人才外流… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （国家的）人才流失，人才外流… See more in Spanish fuga de cerebros… See more in Portuguese fuga de talentos… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian fuite des cerveaux… See more beyin göçü… See more uittocht van het intellect… See more únik mozků… See more hjerneflugt, forskerflugt… See more perpindahan tenaga ahli ke luar negeri… See more สมองไหล… See more drenaż mózgu… See more forskarflykt, begåvningsflykt… See more penghijrahan cendiakawan… See more die Abwanderung (von Wissenschaftlern)… See more ekspertflukt… See more відтік мізків… See more Need a translator?

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