Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

distinguish

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in Vietnamese Phân biệt, nhận ra sự khác biệt

BrE /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ AmE /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

verb en → vi

past distinguished pp distinguished ing distinguishing

1 IDENTIFY DIFFERENCES [transitive, T + obj] B1

Phân biệt, nhận ra sự khác biệt

to recognize or show the differences between things or people

  • distinguish A from B

Collocations distinguish fact from fiction · distinguish between right and wrong

  • It's important to distinguish between the two concepts.

    Quan trọng là phải phân biệt giữa hai khái niệm này.

2 RECOGNIZE [transitive, T + obj] B1

Nhận ra, nhận biết

to recognize someone or something as being different from others

  • distinguish somebody/something

Collocations distinguish a voice in the crowd · distinguish a smell in the air

  • She could distinguish her friend's voice over the phone.

    Cô ấy có thể nhận ra giọng nói của bạn mình qua điện thoại.

3 MARK [transitive, T + obj] B2

Khu biệt, đánh dấu

to mark someone or something as being different from others, often in a positive way

  • distinguish somebody/something

Collocations distinguish oneself in a competition · distinguish a product from its competitors

  • He distinguished himself as an excellent athlete.

    Anh ấy đã khu biệt mình như một vận động viên xuất sắc.