gill

in Vietnamese Gai hô hấp (của cá)

BrE /ɡɪl/ AmE /ɡɪl/

noun en → vi

1 ANATOMY [singular] B2

Gai hô hấp (của cá)

one of the organs in the body of a fish that take oxygen from water and give out carbon dioxide

  • a fish has gills

Collocations fish gill · gill structure

  • Fish use their gills to breathe underwater.

    Cá sử dụng mang để hô hấp dưới nước.

2 METAPHOR [singular] C1

Gai hút nước (của cây)

a part of a plant that takes in water and nutrients from the soil

  • a plant has gills

Collocations plant gill · gill system

  • The roots of the plant act like gills to absorb water.

    Cây hút nước từ đất thông qua hệ thống rễ giống như mang.