barge

in Vietnamese tàu bè, tàu chở hàng

BrE /bɑːdʒ/ AmE /bɑːrdʒ/

noun / verb en → vi

1 BOAT [noun] B2

tàu bè, tàu chở hàng

a large boat with a flat bottom that is pushed by another boat or pulled along a river, canal, etc.

  • a barge

Collocations cargo barge · tugboat pushing a barge

  • A large cargo barge was being pushed along the river.

    Một chiếc tàu bè chở hàng lớn đang được đẩy dọc theo sông.

2 CRASH [intransitive] B1

tông vào, đâm phải

to hit or crash into something, especially by accident

  • barge into somebody/something

Collocations barge into a room · barge through the crowd

  • He barged into me as he was rushing past.

    Anh ta đã đâm phải tôi khi đang vội vàng đi qua.

3 SPEAK [intransitive] C1

nói lớn tiếng thô lỗ, nói không lịch sự

to speak in a loud, rude way that shows you are not polite or do not care about other people's feelings

  • barge in

Collocations barge in with a comment · barge in on somebody's conversation

  • She barged in and started talking about her own problems.

    Cô ấy đã nói lớn tiếng thô lỗ về vấn đề của mình.

4 SHIP [transitive] B2

chở hàng bằng tàu bè

to transport goods or people by barge

  • barge something

Collocations barge cargo · barge passengers

  • The company barges goods along the river.

    Công ty chở hàng hóa bằng tàu bè dọc theo sông.