bracket

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Khung đỡ, giá đỡ

BrE /ˈbræk.ɪt/ AmE /ˈbræk.ɪt/

noun en → vi

1 STRUCTURE [countable] A2

Khung đỡ, giá đỡ

a piece of metal or wood that is used to hold something up or in place, especially on a wall or ceiling

  • bracket for support

Collocations wall bracket · shelf bracket

  • The shelf is held up by brackets.

    Kệ sách được đỡ bằng khung đỡ.

2 GROUP [countable] B1

Nhóm, phân nhóm

a group of people or things that are considered together because they have similar qualities or characteristics

  • bracket for classification

Collocations income bracket · age bracket

  • She falls into the highest income bracket.

    Cô ấy thuộc nhóm thu nhập cao nhất.

3 SYNTAX [countable] B2

Dấu ngoặc, dấu ngoặc vuông/tròn

a curved line used in writing or printing to group words together, especially in mathematics and computing

  • bracket for grouping

Collocations round brackets · square brackets

  • Put the date in brackets.

    Đặt ngày trong dấu ngoặc.