fireworks

in Vietnamese Đại pháo hoa, pháo bông

BrE /ˈfaɪəwɜːks/ AmE /ˈfaɪərwɜrk/

noun en → vi

1 CELEBRATION [singular] B1

Đại pháo hoa, pháo bông

a display of coloured lights and loud noises made by exploding fireworks, used for celebrations such as New Year's Eve or the Fourth of July

  • set off fireworks

Collocations New Year's Eve fireworks · Fourth of July fireworks

  • The city centre was full of people watching the fireworks.

    Trung tâm thành phố đầy người xem pháo hoa.

2 MILITARY [singular] C1

Đạn pháo, đạn rocket quân sự

an exploding bomb or shell used in a war, especially one that is dropped from an airplane

  • fire off fireworks

Collocations military fireworks · war fireworks

  • The soldiers fired off fireworks to signal the start of an attack.

    Các binh sĩ đã bắn pháo hoa để báo hiệu bắt đầu cuộc tấn công.