laser

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đèn laze, tia laze

BrE /ˈleɪ.zər/ AmE /ˈleɪ.zɚ/

noun en → vi

1 DEVICE [zero] B1

Đèn laze, tia laze

a device that produces a very bright, powerful beam of light which is used in many different ways, for example to cut metal or make patterns on paper

  • a laser beam

Collocations laser pointer · laser cutter

  • He used a laser to cut the metal.

    Anh ấy đã dùng tia laze để cắt kim loại.

2 SURGERY [zero] C1

Phẫu thuật bằng tia laze

a medical operation that uses a laser, especially to remove unwanted tissue or treat eye problems

  • laser surgery

Collocations laser treatment · laser therapy

  • She had laser eye surgery last week.

    Tuần trước, cô ấy đã phẫu thuật mắt bằng tia laze.

3 SCANNER [zero] B2

Máy quét mã vạch bằng tia laze

a device that uses a laser to scan barcodes and read information from them

  • laser scanner

Collocations barcode scanner · point-of-sale (POS) system

  • The cashier used a laser to scan the items.

    Nhân viên thu ngân đã dùng máy quét mã vạch để đọc thông tin sản phẩm.

4 DISC [zero] B1

Đĩa laze, đĩa quang

a small, flat plastic disc that is used to store information in a computer or play music and videos on a DVD player

  • laser disc

Collocations DVD disc · CD-ROM

  • I need to buy a laser disc for my DVD player.

    Tôi cần mua đĩa quang để chơi trên máy DVD.