Wednesday, 19 November 2008

UN convoy to bring aid to DR Congo

choke (STOP BREATHING) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb
1 [I or T] If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat:
She choked to death on a fish bone.
Children can choke on peanuts.
Peanuts can choke a small child.

2 [T] to make someone stop breathing by pressing their throat with the hands
làm tắc nghẽn

militia PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
group noun [C]
a military force which only operates for some of the time and whose members often have other jobs:
A UN force was sent in to stop fighting between three rival militias.
The government called out the militia to help cope with the rioting.
dân wan

trickle (SMALL NUMBER) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb
trickle in/out/back, etc. to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually, in small numbers:
Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.
chia nhỏ

vanish PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb [I]
to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way:
The child vanished while on her way home from school.
We rushed out of the shop in hot pursuit, but the thief had vanished into thin air (= had completely disappeared).
Cheap rural housing is vanishing in south of the couthe ntry.
biến mất

negotiate (DISCUSS) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb [I or T]
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them:
The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.
I'm negotiating for a new contract.
I've managed to negotiate (= obtain by discussion) a five per cent pay increase with my boss.
dàn xếp

armoured UK, US armored PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective
protected by a strong covering, or using military vehicles protected by strong covering:
an armoured tank
armoured troops
an armoured division (= military group)
bọc sắt

ceasefire PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
noun [C usually singular]
an agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting to allow discussions about peace:
declare a ceasefire
sự ngừng bắn

diplomatic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
adjective
1 involving the management of the relationships between countries:
diplomatic negotiations

2 APPROVING acting in a way that does not cause offence:
Ask him nicely - be diplomatic.
ngoại zao

initiative (NEW ACTION) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a new action or movement, often intended to solve a problem:
The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.
sự khởi đầu


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