capsule

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Viên nang

BrE /ˈkæpsəl/ AmE /ˈkæpsəl/

noun en → vi

1 MEDICINE [countable] B1

Viên nang

a small, round container that you swallow whole and that contains medicine inside it

  • take a capsule

Collocations swallow a capsule · medication in capsules

  • She takes two capsules every morning.

    Cô ấy uống hai viên nang mỗi buổi sáng.

2 SPACE [countable] B2

Tàu vũ trụ dạng nang

a small, round space vehicle that can carry people or equipment into space and back to Earth

  • launch a capsule

Collocations space capsule · astronauts in the capsule

  • The space capsule was launched successfully.

    Tàu vũ trụ dạng nang đã được phóng thành công.

3 TECHNOLOGY [countable] C1

Bộ phận điện tử dạng nang

a small container that holds a computer chip or other electronic parts and can be easily connected to a larger device

  • insert a capsule

Collocations memory capsule · connect the capsule to the motherboard

  • The new computer uses memory capsules.

    Máy tính mới sử dụng bộ phận nhớ dạng nang.

4 ARCHITECTURE [countable] C1

Kiến trúc dạng nang

a small, round building or part of a building that is shaped like a capsule and stands out from the rest of the structure

  • design a capsule

Collocations capsule building · architectural design of the capsule

  • The museum has an interesting capsule structure.

    Bảo tàng có một kiến trúc dạng nang thú vị.

5 FOOD [countable] B2

Hộp thực phẩm dạng nang

a small container that holds food or drink and can be easily opened to eat or drink from it

  • open a capsule

Collocations coffee capsules · ready-to-eat food capsules

  • He uses coffee capsules to make his morning coffee.

    Anh ấy sử dụng hộp cà phê dạng nang để pha cà phê buổi sáng.

6 LITERATURE [countable] B2

Truyện ngắn gọn

a short, complete story or novel that can be read quickly

  • read a capsule

Collocations literary capsule · short story capsules

  • She enjoys reading short literary capsules.

    Cô ấy thích đọc truyện ngắn gọn về văn học.

7 HISTORY [countable] C1

Túi lưu trữ dạng nang

a small container that holds important documents or objects and is sealed to be opened at a future date

  • seal a capsule

Collocations time capsule · historical capsules

  • The time capsule was buried in the town square.

    Túi lưu trữ dạng nang đã được chôn ở quảng trường thị trấn.

8 SCIENCE [countable] C1

Hộp mẫu dạng nang

a small container that holds a sample of something for scientific study or testing

  • collect a capsule

Collocations biological capsules · sample capsules

  • Scientists collect soil capsules for analysis.

    Nhà khoa học thu thập hộp mẫu dạng nang đất để phân tích.