door

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in Vietnamese cánh cửa

BrE /dɔː/ AmE /dɔr/

noun en → vi

1 STRUCTURE [singular] A1

cánh cửa

a piece of furniture that can be opened and closed to give access to a room, building, or vehicle

  • the door to somewhere

Collocations front door · back door

  • He knocked on the front door.

    Anh ta gõ cửa trước.

2 ACCESS [singular] A1

đi vào, ra khỏi

the act of entering or leaving a place through its door

  • go in/out through the door

Collocations come in through the door · open the door to somebody/something

  • She came into the room through the door.

    Cô ấy vào phòng qua cửa.

3 OPPORTUNITY [singular] B1

cơ hội

an opportunity to do something, especially one that is not expected or planned

  • have a door

Collocations a golden door · knock on the door of success

  • He had a door to success.

    Anh ấy có cơ hội để thành công.

4 METAPHOR [singular] B2

cơ hội, khả năng

used in expressions that refer to the idea of an opportunity or possibility for something to happen

  • open/close a door

Collocations keep the door open · shut the door on something

  • She kept the door open to further opportunities.

    Cô ấy giữ cánh cửa mở cho những cơ hội khác.

5 ROOM [singular] B1

phòng, khu vực

the room or part of a building that is entered through the door

  • go into/out of the door

Collocations enter the room through the door · leave the building by the door

  • He left the building by the main door.

    Anh ấy rời khỏi tòa nhà qua cửa chính.

6 DEVICE [singular] B1

tay nắm cửa, ổ khóa

a device that is used to open and close a door, such as a handle or knob

  • knob/handle of the door

Collocations turn the key in the lock · push the button to open the door

  • He turned the key in the lock.

    Anh ấy quay chìa khóa trong ổ khóa.

7 METAPHOR [singular] B2

cửa ngõ, lối vào/ra

used to refer to a way of entering or leaving something, such as an organization or country

  • enter through the door

Collocations open a new door to something · close the door on an opportunity

  • He opened a new door to success.

    Anh ấy mở ra một cánh cửa mới cho thành công.

8 METAPHOR [singular] C1

cánh cửa đóng lại

used in expressions that refer to the idea of an opportunity or possibility for something to happen, often with a negative connotation

  • shut/close the door on

Collocations shut the door on an opportunity · close the door to a possibility

  • She closed the door on her past.

    Cô ấy đóng cánh cửa lại với quá khứ của mình.