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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
buckle
I.buck‧le1 /ˈbʌkəl/ BrE AmE verb 1. BEND [intransitive and transitive] to become bent or curved because of heat or pressure, or to make something bend or curve in this way: The steel pillars began to buckle. buckle under The rails buckled under the intense heat of the fire. 2. KNEES/LEGS [intransitive] if your knees or legs buckle, they become weak and bend SYN give way: John felt his knees start to buckle. 3. DO SOMETHING YOU DO NOT WANT [intransitive] to do something that you do not want to do because a difficult situation forces you to do it SYN give in: He refused to buckle. buckle under the pressure/strain/weight A weaker person would have buckled under the weight of criticism. 4. FASTEN [intransitive and transitive] to fasten a buckle, or be fastened with a buckle: Amy buckled the belt around her waist. buckle something on/up/together Lou was buckling on his revolver. buckle down phrasal verb to start working very hard buckle down to You’d better buckle down to some revision now. buckle up phrasal verb to fasten your ↑seat belt in a car, aircraft etc II.buckle2 BrE AmE noun [countable] [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: bocle 'buckle, raised part in the center of a shield', from buccola 'strap for a helmet', from bucca 'cheek'] a piece of metal used for fastening the two ends of a belt, for fastening a shoe, bag etc, or for decoration
bucklehu◎ | ['bʌkl] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | cái khoá (thắt lưng...) | | ■ | sự làm oằn (thanh sắt) | ※ | động từ | | ■ | cài khoá, thắt | | ■ | oằn, làm oằn | | 〆 | to buckle down to sth | | ✓ | khởi sự làm điều gì, bắt tay vào làm điều gì |
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