ben

S2 W2

in Vietnamese bên, mé

BrE /bɛn/ AmE /bɛn/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 SIDE [T + obj] A2

bên, mé

the side of something, especially a building or road

  • on the left/right hand ben

Collocations the right-hand ben of the street · a bench by the river ben

  • The bus stop is on the right-hand side.

    Bến xe buýt nằm bên phải.

2 PLATFORM [T + obj] B1

bến tàu, bến xe

a platform at a railway station or airport where people wait for trains or planes to arrive and depart

  • at the train/flight ben

Collocations boarding at platform 5 · waiting for the plane to arrive at the gate

  • We need to be at the flight departure ben by 6 a.m.

    Chúng ta cần có mặt tại bến xuất phát của chuyến bay vào lúc 6 giờ sáng.

3 PLACE [T + obj] B1

bến tàu, bến cảng

a place where ships or boats can stop and load or unload passengers or goods

  • at the ship/boat ben

Collocations dock at the port · moor at the quay

  • The cruise ship will dock at the port.

    Tàu du lịch sẽ neo đậu tại bến cảng.

4 TEAM [T + obj] B2

đội bóng, đội thể thao

a team or group of people who play a sport together, especially in football (soccer)

  • Manchester United is one of the top teams in English ben.

Collocations football team · soccer club

  • He plays for Arsenal Football Club.

    Anh ấy thi đấu cho câu lạc bộ bóng đá Arsenal.

5 GOAL [T + obj] B1

mục tiêu, mục đích

a person or thing that you are trying to reach, achieve, or do

  • set a ben

Collocations personal goal · business objective

  • Her main ben is to get a job in marketing.

    Mục tiêu chính của cô ấy là tìm việc làm trong lĩnh vực tiếp thị.

6 MARK [T + obj] B2

đường biên, vạch giới hạn

a mark or line that shows the limit of an area, especially on a sports field

  • out of ben

Collocations touchline in football · sideline in basketball

  • The ball went out of play.

    Trái bóng đã ra ngoài đường biên.

7 BENCH [T + obj] C1

ghế đá công cộng, ghế dài ngoài trời

a long seat, often made of wood or stone, that is placed outside near a path or road

  • sit on the ben

Collocations park bench · public seating area

  • She sat down on a park bench to rest.

    Cô ấy đã ngồi xuống trên ghế đá công cộng để nghỉ ngơi.

8 BANK [T + obj] C1

bờ sông, bờ hồ

the edge of a river or lake, especially where people can sit and look at the water

  • by the ben

Collocations riverbank · lake shore

  • They walked along the riverbank.

    Họ đi dọc bờ sông.