brick

S2 W1

in Vietnamese gạch nung

BrE /brɪk/ AmE /brɪk/

noun en → vi

1 BUILDING MATERIAL [singular] A2

gạch nung

a small block of baked clay used for building walls, etc.

  • brick wall

Collocations brick house · red brick

  • The house is made of red bricks.

    Nhà được làm bằng gạch đỏ.

2 OBJECT [singular] B1

gạch nung, viên gạch

a hard, flat block of baked clay used for building walls or making objects such as flower pots and garden paths.

  • brick wall

Collocations flower pot made of brick · brick path

  • The garden has a brick path.

    Vườn có con đường làm bằng gạch.

3 PERSON [singular] B2

người mạnh mẽ, kiên cố như bức tường gạch

a person who is very strong and solid, like a brick wall.

  • brick wall

Collocations a brick wall of silence · stand like a brick wall

  • He stood there like a brick wall.

    Anh ta đứng đó như một bức tường gạch kiên cố.

1 VERB [intransitive] C1

làm gạch nung

to make bricks by pressing clay into blocks and baking them in a kiln.

  • brick something