crow

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Chim cu

BrE /krəʊ/ AmE /krō/

noun / verb en → vi

1 BIRD [noun] A2

Chim cu

a large black bird with a thick beak and loud voice, often found in cities or near farmland

Collocations crow population · flock of crows

  • There are lots of crows in the park.

    Có rất nhiều chim cu trong công viên.

2 VERB [intransitive] A2

Gọi (tiếng chim cu)

to make a loud, harsh sound like that made by a crow

Collocations crow loudly

  • The crows were crowing all morning.

    Các chim cu đã kêu suốt cả buổi sáng.

3 SAY [transitive] B1

Nói lớn, khoe khoang

to say something loudly and in a way that shows you are pleased about it or want to attract attention

  • crow about sth
  • He was crowing about his success.

    Anh ấy khoe khoang về thành công của mình.

4 VERB [transitive] B2

Lấy thức ăn từ đĩa của người khác

to take food from someone else's plate or container, especially when this is not allowed

  • crow sth (from somebody)
  • He was caught crowing food from his sister's plate.

    Anh ấy đã bị bắt khi lấy thức ăn từ đĩa của em gái mình.

5 VERB [transitive] C1

Trộm cắp

to take something that does not belong to you, especially food or money

  • crow sth (from somebody)
  • He was caught crowing money from the till.

    Anh ấy đã bị bắt khi lấy tiền từ quầy thu ngân.

6 VERB [transitive] C1

Trộm cắp (từ ngữ thân mật)

to take something that does not belong to you, especially food or money (informal)

  • crow sth (from somebody)
  • He was caught crowing money from the till.

    Anh ấy đã bị bắt khi lấy tiền từ quầy thu ngân.

7 VERB [transitive] C1

Trộm cắp (từ ngữ thân mật)

to take something that does not belong to you, especially food or money (informal)

  • crow sth (from somebody)
  • He was caught crowing money from the till.

    Anh ấy đã bị bắt khi lấy tiền từ quầy thu ngân.

8 VERB [transitive] C1

Trộm cắp (từ ngữ thân mật)

to take something that does not belong to you, especially food or money (informal)

  • crow sth (from somebody)
  • He was caught crowing money from the till.

    Anh ấy đã bị bắt khi lấy tiền từ quầy thu ngân.