vat

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đồ vật, đồ dùng

BrE /væt/ AmE /væt/

noun en → vi

1 OBJECT [singular] A2

Đồ vật, đồ dùng

a thing that can be used or handled, especially one that is not very valuable or important

  • a vat of something

Collocations vat of paint · vat of soup

  • He left the vat of paint outside.

    Anh ấy để thùng sơn bên ngoài.

2 VOLUME [singular] B1

Thùng chứa lớn, thùng bia/vang

a large container for storing liquids, especially beer or wine

  • vat of something

Collocations vat of beer · vat of wine

  • They stored the beer in a vat.

    Họ lưu trữ bia trong thùng.

3 PROCESS [singular] B2

Thùng công nghiệp, thùng lên men/chưng cất

a large container used for industrial processes, such as fermentation or distillation

  • vat of something

Collocations vat for fermentation · vat for distillation

  • The wine is fermented in a vat.

    Rượu được lên men trong thùng.

4 CURRENCY [singular] B2

Đơn vị tiền tệ, đồng tiền cổ

a unit of money, especially one that is no longer used but still valuable as a collectible item

  • vat of something

Collocations vat of gold coins · vat of silver dollars

  • The museum has a vat of old coins.

    Trung tâm bảo tàng có một thùng đồng tiền cổ.

5 SPORT [singular] C1

Thùng nước trong các môn thể thao

a large container used in certain sports, such as wrestling or sumo, to hold water for cleaning wrestlers after a match

  • vat of something

Collocations vat of water · vat for cleaning wrestlers

  • The wrestler was cleaned in a vat after the match.

    Vận động viên vật được làm sạch trong thùng sau trận đấu.