glass

S1 W1

in Vietnamese cốc, ly (uống)

BrE /ɡlɑːs/ AmE /ɡlæs/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 DRINK CONTAINER [countable] A1

cốc, ly (uống)

a container for drinking liquids, usually made of glass or plastic

  • drink from a glass

Collocations a wine glass · a drinking glass

  • She poured herself a glass of water.

    Cô ấy rót cho mình một ly nước.

2 MATERIAL [uncountable] A2

gỗ (công nghiệp) / kính

a hard, clear material that is made from sand and other substances and can be shaped into objects such as bottles or windows

  • make something out of glass

Collocations glass bottle · glass window

  • The house has large windows made of glass.

    Căn nhà có những cửa sổ lớn làm bằng kính.

3 EYEWEAR [countable] B1

kính (đeo mắt)

a frame with lenses that you wear on your nose and ears to improve your sight or protect your eyes from the sun

  • wear glasses

Collocations sunglasses · reading glasses

  • He wears glasses for reading.

    Anh ấy đeo kính để đọc sách.

4 DRINK [uncountable] B1

rượu (vang)

a drink made from fruit juice, usually grape juice, that has been fermented to make it alcoholic

  • drink a glass of wine

Collocations red wine · white wine

  • They served us a glass of red wine.

    Họ đã phục vụ cho chúng tôi một ly rượu vang đỏ.

5 BREAK [intransitive] B1

đánh vỡ (kính)

to break something made of glass, or to become broken

  • glass breaks

Collocations a glass broke · the glasses are breaking

  • The glass on the table broke when I dropped it.

    Ly trên bàn đã vỡ khi tôi làm rơi nó.

6 COLOR [uncountable] B2

màu xanh lá cây nhạt / màu xanh dương nhạt

a light green or blue color, like that of clear glass

  • be a glass colour

Collocations glass green · glass blue

  • Her eyes are a beautiful shade of glass.

    Mắt cô ấy có màu xanh nhạt rất đẹp.

7 DRINK [intransitive] B2

uống rượu / bia

to drink alcohol, especially wine or beer

  • drink a glass

Collocations drink a glass of wine · drink a glass of beer

  • They were drinking glasses at the party.

    Họ đã uống rượu tại bữa tiệc.

8 EYEWEAR [transitive] C1

đeo kính (mắt)

to wear glasses on your nose and ears to improve your sight or protect your eyes from the sun

  • wear glasses

Collocations wear sunglasses · wear reading glasses

  • She wears glasses to read.

    Cô ấy đeo kính để đọc sách.