stain

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in Vietnamese Vết bẩn, vết ố

BrE /steɪn/ AmE /steɪn/

noun / verb / adjective en → vi

1 DIRTY MARK [noun] B1

Vết bẩn, vết ố

a mark on a surface that is difficult to remove, usually caused by dirt or liquid

  • a stain on something

Collocations blood stain · coffee stain

  • There's a wine stain on the carpet.

    Có một vết rượu trên thảm.

2 COLOR MARK [noun] B1

Vết màu, vết nhuộm

a mark of color that is difficult to remove from something, especially fabric or clothing

  • a stain on something

Collocations red wine stain · tea stain

  • The dress has a red wine stain.

    Chiếc váy có một vết rượu đỏ.

3 STAIN VERB [transitive] B1

Làm bẩn, làm ố

to cause something to have a mark that is difficult to remove, especially on fabric or clothing

  • stain something

Collocations stain a shirt · stain a carpet

  • He accidentally stained the white shirt with red wine.

    Anh ta vô tình làm ố chiếc áo trắng với rượu đỏ.

1 HARM [transitive] B2

Gây hại, làm tổn thương

to damage someone's reputation or cause them to be thought of in a bad way

  • stain somebody's reputation

Collocations stain someone's name · stain someone's character

  • The scandal has stained his reputation.

    Vụ bê bối đã làm tổn hại đến danh tiếng của anh ấy.

2 HARM [transitive] B2

Gây hại, làm giảm giá trị

to damage something's good quality or value, especially by adding a bad feature to it

  • stain something

Collocations stain the reputation of a company · stain the image of an organization

  • The scandal has stained the company's reputation.

    Vụ bê bối đã làm giảm giá trị danh tiếng của công ty.

1 ADJECTIVE [adjective] B1

Bẩn, bị ố

describing something that is not pure or clean, especially because it has a mark on it that is difficult to remove

  • stained

Collocations a stained carpet · a stained shirt

  • The carpet is stained with wine.

    Thảm bị ố với rượu.

2 ADJECTIVE [adjective] B2

Bị tổn hại, bị làm nhơ

describing someone or something that has been damaged in a way that makes people think of them badly

  • stained

Collocations a stained reputation · a stained name

  • The scandal has left his reputation stained.

    Vụ bê bối đã để lại danh tiếng của anh ấy bị làm nhơ.

1 ADJECTIVE [adjective] C1

Bị làm nhơ, bị tổn hại

describing something that is not pure or clean, especially because it has been damaged in a way that makes people think of it badly

  • stained

Collocations a stained image · a stained reputation

  • The scandal has left the company's image stained.

    Vụ bê bối đã để lại hình ảnh của công ty bị làm nhơ.