bypass

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đi vòng qua, tránh đi

BrE /ˈbaɪ.pæs/ AmE /ˈbaɪ.pæs/

verb / noun en → vi

past bypassed pp bypassed ing bypassing

1 GO AROUND [transitive] B1

Đi vòng qua, tránh đi

to go around something instead of going through it or stopping at it

  • bypass sth

Collocations bypass a checkpoint · bypass traffic

  • The road was closed, so we had to bypass it.

    Đường bị đóng lại nên chúng tôi phải đi vòng qua.

2 AVOID [transitive] B1

Tránh, không dùng đến

to avoid something or someone by not using them or talking to them

  • bypass sth/sb

Collocations bypass a rule · bypass an authority figure

  • They tried to bypass the security system.

    Họ cố gắng tránh qua hệ thống bảo mật.

3 BYPASS (MEDICAL) [noun] B2

Cắt đường vòng (y học)

a medical operation in which a new tube is put into the body to allow blood or other liquid to flow around part of the body that is not working properly

  • a bypass operation

Collocations heart bypass · bypass surgery

  • He had a heart bypass last year.

    Anh ấy đã trải qua phẫu thuật tim cắt đường vòng năm ngoái.