disciplining

US: /ˈdɪsəpɫənɪŋ/
UK: /dˈɪsɪplˌɪnɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


discipline /'disiplin/
  • danh từ
    • kỷ luật
      • to keep under strict discipline: bắt theo kỷ luật nghiêm ngặt
      • a breach of discipline: sự phạm kỷ luật
    • sự rèn luyện trí óc
    • nhục hình; sự trừng phạt
    • (tôn giáo) sự hành xác (để tỏ sự ăn năn)
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), quân sự luyện tập
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) môn học
    • ngoại động từ
      • khép vào kỷ luật, đưa vào kỷ luật
      • rèn luyện
      • trừng phạt, đánh đập

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    1 training, drilling, regimen, exercise, practice, drill, inculcation, indoctrination, instruction, schooling:
    Strict discipline is good for young people, according to my father.
    2 punishment, penalty, chastisement, castigation, correction:
    The discipline meted out to senior students was very harsh.
    3 order, routine, (proper) behaviour, decorum:
    The sergeant is there to maintain discipline among the recruits.
    4 direction, rule, regulation, government, control, subjection, restriction, check, curb, restraint:
    There was far too much discipline during my childhood, both at school and at home.
    5 subject, course, branch of knowledge, area, field, speciality or Chiefly US and Canadian specialty:
    Latin is a discipline which is fast disappearing from our schools.
    v.
    6 train, break in, condition, drill, exercise, instruct, coach, teach, school, indoctrinate, inculcate; edify, enlighten, inform:
    The aim of his education is to discipline him to respond to orders.
    7 check, curb, restrain, bridle, control, govern, direct, run, supervise, manage, regulate, hold or keep in check, US ride herd on:
    You have to discipline those children or they will always misbehave.
    8 punish, chastise, castigate, correct, penalize, reprove, criticize, reprimand, rebuke:
    Discipline that boy or he will just do it again.

    Concise English dictionary


    disciplines|disciplined|disciplining'dɪsɪplɪn
    noun
    +a branch of knowledge
    +a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
    +the trait of being well behaved
    +training to improve strength or self-control
    +the act of punishing
    verb
    +train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
    +punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience