lee

in Vietnamese Phía chắn gió, phía che chắn

BrE /liː/ AmE /liː/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 SIDE OF WIND [singular] B2

Phía chắn gió, phía che chắn

the side of something that is sheltered from the wind or protected by a wall, hill, etc.

  • on the lee side of something

Collocations the lee side of a hill · the lee side of a building

  • The tent was pitched on the lee side of the hill.

    Lều được dựng lên phía sau quả đồi chắn gió.

2 PERSON [singular] C1

Người thua cuộc, đội bị đánh giá thấp hơn

(in sports) a competitor or team in a race, competition, etc., who is behind the leader and not expected to win.

  • the lee of something

Collocations the lee of the race · the lee of a competition

  • He was in the lee of the race.

    Anh ấy đang ở vị trí bị đánh giá thấp hơn trong cuộc đua.