curve

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in Vietnamese đường cong, hình vòng cung

BrE /kɜːv/ AmE /kɜːrv/

noun / verb en → vi

1 SHAPE [noun] A2

đường cong, hình vòng cung

a line or shape that bends smoothly without sharp angles

  • a curve in the road

Collocations curve of a river · curve of a hillside

  • The car took a sharp curve to the left.

    Xe hơi đã rẽ ngoặt gấp sang trái.

2 MOVE [intransitive] B1

đi vòng cung, uốn lượn

to move in a smooth, curved path or direction

  • curve around something

Collocations the road curves around a hill · the river curves around the island

  • The path curved around the lake.

    Con đường uốn lượn quanh hồ.

1 DRAW [transitive] B2

vẽ đường cong, vẽ hình vòng cung

to draw a curve on paper or another surface

  • curve something

Collocations to curve a line on paper · to curve the edge of a piece of wood

  • She curved a line around the circle.

    Cô ấy vẽ một đường cong quanh vòng tròn.

2 BODY [intransitive] B2

uốn cong cơ thể, vươn người

to bend or arch your body in a curve, especially when you are exercising

  • curve your back

Collocations to curve the spine · to curve the waist

  • He curved his back to stretch.

    Anh ấy vươn người để duỗi lưng.

1 SPORT [transitive] B2

đánh bóng cong, đá bóng cong

to hit, kick, or throw a ball in such a way that it moves in a curve through the air

  • curve something

Collocations to curve a ball over the net · to curve a shot around the goalkeeper

  • He curved the ball into the goal.

    Anh ấy đá bóng cong vào lưới.

2 ECONOMICS [noun] C1

đường cong kinh tế, đường biểu đồ

a change in a graph or chart that shows how prices, sales, etc. are changing over time

  • an upward/downward curve

Collocations upward curve of the economy · downward curve in sales figures

  • The graph shows an upward curve in profits.

    Biểu đồ cho thấy lợi nhuận đang tăng lên.

1 STATISTICS [noun] C1

đường cong phân bố dữ liệu, đường biểu đồ thống kê

a line on a graph that represents the distribution of data, often forming a bell shape

  • normal curve

Collocations bell-shaped curve of data distribution · normal curve in statistics

  • The normal curve shows the average distribution.

    Đường biểu đồ chuẩn cho thấy phân bố trung bình.

2 MATH [noun] C1

đường cong toán học, hình vòng cung

a line or shape that is not straight, often described by a mathematical equation

  • parabolic curve

Collocations quadratic curve in mathematics · cubic curve of a function

  • The parabolic curve is used to model the trajectory.

    Đường cong parabol được sử dụng để mô hình hóa quỹ đạo.