fork

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Dao nĩa (nĩa)

BrE /fɔːk/ AmE /fɔrk/

noun / verb en → vi

1 EAT [noun] A1

Dao nĩa (nĩa)

a metal tool with three or four sharp points joined to a handle, used for picking up food

Collocations fork and knife

  • She picked up her fork.

    Cô ấy cầm lấy chiếc nĩa.

2 ROUTE [noun] B1

Đường nhánh đi từ đường chính

one of the roads, paths, or tracks that branch off from a main road, path, etc.

Collocations take the fork to somewhere

  • Take the second fork on the right.

    Rẽ vào đường nhánh thứ hai bên phải.

3 ELECTRIC [noun] B2

Đầu cắm điện ba chấu

a device for connecting electrical wires or cables to a piece of equipment, usually with three parts (live, neutral, and earth)

Collocations three-pronged fork

  • Plug the appliance into a three-pronged fork.

    Cắm thiết bị vào ổ cắm ba chấu.

4 VERB [intransitive] C1

Chia thành hai hướng / Phân nhánh

to divide something into two parts or directions, especially when this happens suddenly and unexpectedly

Collocations the road forks

  • The path forked into two separate routes.

    Con đường chia thành hai hướng riêng biệt.

5 VERB [transitive, T + obj] A2

Dùng nĩa để gắp thức ăn

to use a fork to move food onto a spoon or directly into your mouth

  • fork something
  • He forked the potatoes onto his plate.

    Anh ấy dùng nĩa gắp khoai tây lên đĩa.

6 VERB [transitive, T + obj] C1

Đâm bằng nĩa

to attack or stab someone with a fork, especially as an act of violence

Collocations fork somebody

  • He threatened to fork me with a kitchen knife.

    Anh ta đe dọa sẽ dùng dao đâm tôi.

7 VERB [transitive, T + obj] C1

Dùng nĩa để nâng hoặc di chuyển vật nặng

to lift or move something using a fork, especially in farming or construction work

Collocations fork something

  • He forked the hay into a wagon.

    Anh ấy dùng nĩa nâng cỏ khô lên xe.

8 VERB [transitive, T + obj] C1

Dùng nĩa để di chuyển hoặc xoay vật nặng

to move or turn something using a fork, especially in farming work

Collocations fork something

  • He forked the hay around.

    Anh ấy dùng nĩa di chuyển cỏ khô xung quanh.