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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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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