container

US: /kənˈteɪnɝ/
UK: /kəntˈe‍ɪnɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


container /kən'teinə/
  • danh từ
    • cái đựng, cái chứa (chai, lọ, bình, thành, hộp...)
    • (thương nghiệp) thùng đựng hàng, hộp đựng hàng
    • (kỹ thuật) côngtenơ
      • isotope container: côngtenơ đồng vị phóng xạ

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 a box, bottle, etc. in which sth can be stored or transported: Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container.
2 a large metal or wooden box of a standard size in which goods are packed so that they can easily be lifted onto a ship, train, etc. to be transported: a container ship (= one designed to transport such containers)

Collocation dictionary


1 box/bottle/packet, etc.

ADJ.

shallow | airtight, closed, sealed, watertight | insulated | empty | full | durable
Store food in durable containers with lids.
| recyclable, refillable | child-proof, child resistant | ideal, suitable, useful
Tubes are the ideal container for paint as air is excluded.
| special | storage | aluminium, cardboard, glass, metal, plastic, steel, wooden | food, milk, water

VERB + CONTAINER

fill
Fill the container with water.
| store sth in

CONTAINER + VERB

contain sth, hold sth
a container holding five litres

PREP.

in a/the ~
Keep the seeds in an airtight container.
| ~ for
childproof containers for dangerous substances
| ~ of
a container of milk

2 large metal box for transporting goods

ADJ.

empty | full | bulk, cargo

CONTAINER + VERB

contain sth, hold sth
containers holding shipments of bananas

CONTAINER + NOUN

lorry, ship, truck | port


Concise English dictionary


containers-nə
noun
+any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)