tan

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Tan chảy, hòa tan

BrE /tæn/ AmE /tæn/

verb / adjective en → vi

1 DISOLVE [transitive/intransitive] B1

Tan chảy, hòa tan

to become liquid when mixed with a liquid, or to make something do this

  • something dissolves in sth
  • dissolve sth in sth

Collocations salt dissolves in water · sugar dissolved in hot water

  • The sugar will dissolve quickly in hot water.

    Đường sẽ tan nhanh trong nước nóng.

2 DISAPPEAR [intransitive] B1

Tan biến, mất đi

to disappear or to make something disappear, especially by gradually becoming smaller and less noticeable

  • something disappears slowly

Collocations the mist will soon disappear · the crowd began to disperse

  • The fog gradually disappeared as the sun rose.

    Sương mù dần tan biến khi mặt trời mọc.

3 MELT [transitive/intransitive] B1

Nghịch lý chảy, tan ra

to become liquid because of heat, or to make something do this

  • something melts in sth
  • melt sth

Collocations ice melting on the road · snow melted under the sun

  • The ice will melt quickly when the temperature rises.

    Đá sẽ tan nhanh khi nhiệt độ tăng.

4 RELAX [intransitive/transitive] B1

Giải tỏa căng thẳng, thư giãn

to become more relaxed and less tense, or to make someone do this

  • sb relaxes after sth

Collocations relax after work · take time to relax

  • She relaxed in the warm bath.

    Cô ấy thư giãn trong bồn tắm ấm.

5 DIE [intransitive] B2

Chết đột ngột, mất đi

to die, especially suddenly or unexpectedly

  • sb dies suddenly

Collocations die of a heart attack · suddenly died in his sleep

  • He died suddenly in the night.

    Ông ấy đột nhiên mất trong đêm.

6 DESTROY [transitive/intransitive] B2

Hủy diệt, phá hủy hoàn toàn

to destroy something completely, or to be destroyed

  • destroy sth completely

Collocations the city was destroyed by the earthquake · the building was destroyed in a fire

  • The old house was destroyed by the storm.

    Căn nhà cũ đã bị phá hủy bởi cơn bão.

7 DISTRIBUTE [transitive] C1

Phân phối, phân chia

to distribute or allocate something, especially money or resources

  • distribute sth among sb/sth

Collocations the government distributes aid to the poor · money distributed among shareholders

  • The company will distribute profits among its employees.

    Công ty sẽ phân phối lợi nhuận cho nhân viên.

8 TARGET [transitive] C1

Mục tiêu, nhắm vào

to aim at or target something, especially a group of people

  • target sb/sth

Collocations the campaign targets young voters · a new product targeted at teenagers

  • The marketing campaign is targeting students.

    Chiến dịch quảng cáo nhắm vào sinh viên.