joint

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Đoạn khớp xương

BrE /dʒɔɪnt/ AmE /dʒɔɪnt/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 BODY PART [singular] A2

Đoạn khớp xương

a part of the body where two bones are joined together, such as an elbow or a knee

Collocations joint pain · joint injury

  • He has a lot of joint pain.

    Anh ấy bị đau khớp nhiều.

2 BUILDING [singular] B1

Điểm nối, góc giao nhau

a place where two things are joined together, such as the corner where two walls meet or a point where two railway lines join

Collocations joint of a building · railway joint

  • The walls meet at a right-angle joint.

    Các bức tường gặp nhau ở góc vuông.

3 LEGAL [singular] C1

Địa điểm buôn bán ma túy bất hợp pháp

a place where people can buy and use illegal drugs, especially cannabis

Collocations drug joint

  • The police raided a cannabis joint.

    Cảnh sát đã tấn công một địa điểm buôn bán cần sa.

4 SHARED [adjective] B1

Chung

shared by two or more people, organizations, etc.

  • joint effort
  • joint responsibility
  • It was a joint effort by the whole team.

    Đó là nỗ lực chung của cả đội.

5 LEGAL [singular] B2

Hợp đồng chung

a legal agreement between two or more people, organizations, etc. that they will work together on a particular project or business

Collocations joint venture

  • They signed a joint agreement.

    Họ đã ký một thỏa thuận chung.

6 LEGAL [singular] C1

Hợp đồng chung về sở hữu

a legal document that states how two or more people will share the ownership of something, such as a house or business

Collocations joint tenancy

  • They have a joint ownership of the house.

    Họ có quyền sở hữu chung ngôi nhà.

7 LEGAL [singular] C1

Hợp đồng chung về trách nhiệm

a legal document that states how two or more people will share the responsibility for something, such as a debt or an expense

Collocations joint liability

  • They have a joint responsibility for the debt.

    Họ có trách nhiệm chung về khoản nợ.

8 LEGAL [singular] C1

Hợp đồng chung về hôn nhân

a legal document that states how two or more people will share the rights and responsibilities of a marriage, such as child custody or property division

Collocations joint custody

  • They have a joint agreement on child custody.

    Họ có thỏa thuận chung về quyền nuôi con.