lieu

in Vietnamese nơi, chỗ

BrE /liː/ AmE /liː/

noun / preposition en → vi

1 PLACE [T + obj] B2

nơi, chỗ

a place or position where something is located

  • in lieu of

Collocations in lieu of · take the place of

  • She took her brother's place in lieu of him.

    Cô ấy đã thay thế cho anh trai mình.

2 SUBSTITUTE [T + obj] B2

điều kiện thay thế, vật thay thế

something that is used instead of something else, often because the other thing is not available

  • in lieu of

Collocations in lieu of · serve as a substitute for

  • Water can be used in lieu of milk.

    Nước có thể được sử dụng thay cho sữa.