FOCUS READING 2

Smolder

Âm ỉ cháy | To burn slowly with smoke but no flame

Extinguish

Dập tắt | To put an end to a fire or a feeling

Engulf

Nhấn chìm, bao trùm | To sweep over something so as to surround or cover it

Obscure

Che khuất, làm mờ | To keep from being seen; conceal

Inundated

Tràn ngập, bị áp đảo | Overwhelmed with things or people to be dealt with

Wax and wane

Thịnh suy (chu kỳ) | To undergo alternate increases and decreases

Rise and fall

Lên xuống | To move upward and then downward

Blow hot and cold

Thay đổi thất thường | To alternate between enthusiasm and indifference

Ebb and flow

Thủy triều lên xuống / Sự biến động | A recurrent pattern of coming and going

Die out

Tuyệt chủng / Mất dần | To become less common and finally stop existing

Die off

Chết dần (hàng loạt) | To die one after another until none are left

Die back

Chết khô phần trên (cây cối) | To die from the tip towards the root

Die away

Lịm dần, tắt dần (âm thanh/ánh sáng) | To gradually fade or become quieter

Cut off

Ngắt kết nối / Cô lập | To interrupt or stop the supply or communication

Hell on earth

Địa ngục trần gian | A situation that is extremely unpleasant