Reading: Wildfire Roar across Southern Europe Flashcards
In full swing
At a stage when the level of activity is at its highest
Ex: the fire is in full swing across the Mediterian
Rage
To happen in a strong or violent way
Ex: in France, fires raged on Tuesday less than 10 miles from the resort city of Nice
Assistance in doing something
Help or support
Ex: The authorities asked NATO for assistance in dealing with fires
Evacuation
The act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe
Ex: severe wildfires had forced evacuations along the coast
Back
Support
Ex: firefighters had backed by planes spraying fire-retardant
Flame retardant (fire retardant)
That makes a fire burn more slowly
Ex: the chair had flame-retardant covers
Contain
Prevent sth harmful from spreading worse
- to contain an epidemic
Ex: farms in the area have been closed off in an attempt to contain disease
Blaze
Fire
Ex: firefighters were trying to contain a blaze
Die down
To become reduced in strength
Ex: the situation improved after winds died down
Taste of
A short Experience of something
Ex: the Continent got a taste of what was to come last month.
Largely
Almost completely
Ex: the fires were also largely under control after a dozen houses burned along the coast
Suburb
An area on the edge of the large town where people work in the town often live
Ex: Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne
Acres
A unit for measuring area
Ex: he’s got 400 acres of land in Russia
Tear
To move quickly
Ex: a blaze tore through central city
Leave … adj
When a blaze tore through central city, leaving more than 60 people dead
Tragedy
A very sad event or situation, especially one that involves death
Ex: the whole affair ended in tragedy
Devastation
Damage and destruction
Ex: the storm left behind it a trait of devastation
Firefighting
The activity of stopping fires burning
Ex: the government asked NATO for 2 firefighting aircraft
Intervention
Action taken to improve or help a situation
- intervention in something
Ex: calls for government intervention to save the steel industry
Full member
So who is part of an organization and has all the rights to participle in it
Ex: Montenegro became a full member of NATO just last month
Alliance
A group of countries, political parties who have to work together because of shared interests or aims
Ex: a military alliance
Circulate
To send goods or information to all the people in a group ( lưu hành)
Ex: the request was immediately circulated
Touristy
Attracting or designed to attract a lot of tourist
Ex: people were evacuated from residential as well as touristy parts of Rome
Extingquish
To make a fire stop burning
Ex: firefighters extinguished a wildfire
Suspect
To have an idea that something is probably true but without having definite proof
- strongly suspect
- reason to suspect
- It is suspected that
- suspected of the crime
Ex: the authorities arrested a man suspected of arson
Arson
The crime of delibrately setting fire to something
Ex: to carry out an arson attack
Ravage
To damage something badly
Ex: Fires have ravaged the national park for several days
Pasture
Grass suitable for cows to eat
- put SO out to pasture
Ex: fields and pastures have burned in central and southern Italy in recent weeks
Spare … from
Save somebody from having through an unpleasant experience
Ex: her family was spared from the serious devastation.
