cement

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.ce‧ment¹ /sɪˈment/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: ciment, from Latin caementum 'small pieces of stone used in making mortar', from caedere 'to cut']
1. a grey powder made from ↑lime and clay that becomes hard when it is mixed with water and allowed to dry, and that is used in building ⇨ concrete:
a bag of cement
2. a thick sticky substance that becomes very hard when it dries and is used for filling holes or sticking things together
II.cement² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1. (also cement over) to cover something with cement
2. to make a relationship between people, countries, or organizations firm and strong
cement a relationship/alliance
They want to cement a good working relationship between the government and trade unions.

cementhu

◎	[si'ment]
※	danh từ
	■	xi-măng
	■	chất gắn (như) xi-măng
	■	bột hàn răng
	■	(giải phẫu) xương răng
	■	(kỹ thuật) bột than để luyện sắt
	■	(nghĩa bóng) mối liên kết, mối gắn bó
※	ngoại động từ
	■	trát xi-măng; xây bằng xi-măng
	■	hàn (răng)
	■	(kỹ thuật) luyện (sắt) bằng bột than, cho thấm cacbon ủ
	■	(nghĩa bóng) thắt chặt, gắn bó
		☆	to cement the friendship
			thắt chặt tình hữu nghị