control

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in Vietnamese Quyền kiểm soát, quyền điều hành

BrE /kənˈtrəʊl/ AmE /kənˈtroʊl/

noun / verb en → vi

1 MANAGE [uncountable] A2

Quyền kiểm soát, quyền điều hành

the power to make decisions and give orders; the ability to manage or direct something

  • have control over somebody/something

Collocations control of a company · lose control of the situation

  • He has complete control over his employees.

    Anh ta có quyền kiểm soát hoàn toàn đối với nhân viên của mình.

2 REGULATE [transitive] B1

Kiểm soát, điều chỉnh

to manage or direct something, especially in order to make it work well; to limit or reduce something

  • control pollution

Collocations control the spread of a disease · control one's anger

  • The government is trying to control inflation.

    Chính phủ đang cố gắng kiểm soát lạm phát.

3 DEVICE [countable] B1

Thiết bị điều khiển

a device or system that controls something, especially a machine or vehicle

  • remote control

Collocations car control systems · aircraft controls

  • He lost control of the car.

    Anh ta mất kiểm soát xe hơi.

4 LIMIT [transitive] B2

Kiểm soát, hạn chế

to limit or prevent something from happening; to stop something from growing, spreading, etc.

  • control the spread of a disease

Collocations control access to information · control the growth of a company

  • They are trying to control the spread of the virus.

    Họ đang cố gắng kiểm soát sự lây lan của vi rút.

5 EXPERIMENT [transitive] C1

Kiểm soát thí nghiệm, kiểm tra

to make sure that an experiment or scientific test is done correctly and fairly; to compare the results of two groups in a study

  • control an experiment

Collocations control group · control variables

  • The researchers controlled for age and gender.

    Nhóm nghiên cứu đã kiểm soát độ tuổi và giới tính.

6 TELEVISION [uncountable] B1

Truyền hình, tivi

a television set or the act of watching television

  • watch control

Collocations television control · remote control

  • He spends too much time in front of the control.

    Anh ta dành quá nhiều thời gian trước tivi.

7 SPORT [intransitive] B2

Chơi thể thao, chơi trò chơi

to play a sport or game, especially one that involves hitting a ball with your hand or a racket

  • control tennis

Collocations table tennis control · badminton control

  • She controls for the national team.

    Cô ấy chơi cho đội tuyển quốc gia.

8 MUSIC [intransitive] C1

Đánh đàn, chơi nhạc cụ

to play a musical instrument, especially one that you blow into or hit with your hands

  • control the piano

Collocations piano control · guitar control

  • He controls beautifully.

    Anh ấy chơi đàn rất đẹp.