collar

US: /ˈkɑɫɝ/
UK: /kˈɒlɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


collar /'kɔlə/
  • danh từ
    • cổ áo
      • soft collar: cổ mềm
      • stiff collar: cổ cứng
      • detachable collar: cổ rời
    • vòng cổ (chó, ngựa)
    • (kỹ thuật) vòng đai; vòng đệm
    • vòng lông cổ (chim, thú)
    • chả cuộn (thịt, cá)
    • byron collar
      • cổ hở
    • to be in collar
      • đang làm việc, đang có làm việc
    • to be out of collar
      • không có việc làm, thất nghiệp
    • to work against the collar
      • làm việc hết sức căng thẳng; vất vả cực nhọc
  • ngoại động từ
    • tóm, tóm cổ, bắt
    • (từ lóng) chiếm, lây, xoáy
    • cuôn lại mà nướng (thịt, cá)
    • (kỹ thuật) đóng đai
    • (thể dục,thể thao) chặn (đối phương đang cầm bóng) (bóng bầu dục)

Advanced English dictionary


noun, verb
+ noun
1 the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down: a coat with a fur collar + I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm). + He always wears a collar and tie for work.
See also - BLUE-COLLAR, DOG COLLAR, WHITE-COLLAR, WING COLLAR
2 a band of leather or plastic put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog: a collar and lead / leash
3 (technical) a band made of a strong material that is put round sth, such as a pipe or a piece of machinery, to strengthen it or to join two parts together
Idioms see HOT adj.
+ verb [VN] (informal)
1 to capture sb and hold them tightly so that they cannot escape from you: Police collared the culprit as he was leaving the premises.
2 to stop sb in order to talk to them: I was collared in the street by a woman doing a survey.

Collocation dictionary


1 on a shirt, coat, dress, etc.

ADJ.

open, undone
His tie was knotted below his open collar. His collar was undone.
| button-down, turned-down | tight | starched, stiff | detachable | coat, shirt, etc. | high, stand-up, wing | clerical, dog
The vicar had his dog collar on.

VERB + COLLAR

have
The shirt had a button-down collar.
| have on, wear | button, do up, fasten | unbutton, undo, unfasten | raise, turn up
She turned up her coat collar for extra warmth.
| turn down | loosen

COLLAR + NOUN

stud | size

PHRASES

collar and tie
He wore a collar and tie for the occasion.

2 round an animal's neck

ADJ.

dog | flea

VERB + COLLAR

have on, wear | slip
The dog slipped its collar and ran off.


Concise English dictionary


collars|collared|collaring'kɒlə
noun
+a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
+the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
+a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
+necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
+a figurative restraint
+the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
+take into custody
+seize by the neck or collar
+furnish with a collar