mace

in Vietnamese Côn sắt

BrE /meɪs/ AmE /meɪs/

noun / verb en → vi

1 WEAPON [noun] B2

Côn sắt

a weapon with a long handle and a heavy metal head, used to hit people

Collocations mace as a self-defense tool

  • She carried a mace for protection.

    Cô ấy mang theo một côn sắt để tự vệ.

2 CHEMICAL [noun] C1

Dung dịch xịt phòng vệ

a chemical spray used to hurt people's eyes and make it difficult for them to breathe, often carried as a self-defense weapon

Collocations mace spray

  • She used mace to defend herself.

    Cô ấy đã sử dụng dung dịch xịt phòng vệ để tự bảo vệ mình.

3 FOOD [noun] C1

Trái mace / sốt mace

the fruit of a tree that is used to make a spicy sauce or jelly, or the sauce or jelly made from this fruit

Collocations mace fruit · mace jelly

  • She made a delicious mace jelly.

    Cô ấy đã làm một loại mứt trái mace ngon tuyệt.

4 CHEMISTRY [noun] C1

Hợp chất mace / dung dịch mace

a chemical compound that is used in some medicines and perfumes, or a liquid form of this compound

Collocations mace compound

  • The perfume contains a small amount of mace.

    Hương thơm chứa một lượng nhỏ hợp chất mace.

5 VERB [transitive] C1

Xịt mace vào ai đó

to attack someone with a chemical spray called mace

  • take sb by surprise
  • She took him by surprise with a can of mace.

    Cô ấy đã bất ngờ xịt mace vào anh ta bằng một lọ dung dịch.