drill
US: /ˈdɹɪɫ/
UK: /dɹˈɪl/
UK: /dɹˈɪl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
drill /dril/
- danh từ
- (kỹ thuật) mũi khoan; máy khoan
- (động vật học) ốc khoan
- động từ
- khoan
- khoan
- danh từ
- (quân sự) sự tập luyện
- (nghĩa bóng) kỷ luật chặt chẽ; sự rèn luyện thường xuyên
- động từ
- rèn luyện, luyện tập
- to drill in grammar: rèn luyện về môn ngữ pháp
- to drill troops: tập luyện cho quân đội
- rèn luyện, luyện tập
- danh từ
- luống (để gieo hạt)
- máy gieo và lấp hạt
- ngoại động từ
- gieo (hạt) thành hàng; trồng thành luống
- gieo (hạt) thành hàng; trồng thành luống
- danh từ
- (động vật học) khỉ mặt xanh
- vải thô
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 [C] a tool or machine with a pointed end for making holes: an electric drill + a pneumatic drill + a hand drill + a dentist's drill + a drill bit (= the pointed part at the end of the drill)
2 [C, U] a way of learning sth by means of repeated exercises: tense drills
3 [C, U] a practice of what to do in an emergency, for example if there is a fire: There'll be a fire drill sometime this morning.
4 [U] military training in marching, the use of weapons, etc: rifle drill
5 (the drill) [sing.] (old-fashioned, BrE) the correct or usual way to do sth: What's the drill for claiming expenses?
6 [U] strong cotton fabric
7 [C] a machine for planting seeds in rows
+ verb
1 to make a hole in sth, using a drill: [VN] Drill a series of holes in the frame. + [V] They're drilling for oil off the Irish coast. + He drilled through the wall by mistake.
2 ~ sb (in sth) to teach sb to do sth by making them repeat it a lot of times: [VN to inf] The children were drilled to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang. + [VN] a well-drilled team
3 [VN] to train soldiers to perform military actions: The soldiers were being drilled outside the barracks.
Phrasal Verbs: drill sth into sb to make sb remember or learn sth by repeating it often: It was drilled into us at an early age never to drop litter.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 bore, penetrate, pierce, cut a hole:
The thieves drilled into the safe.
2 rehearse, train, practise, exercise, teach, instruct, school, tutor, coach, indoctrinate; discipline:
We were thoroughly drilled in the Latin conjugations and declensions.
n.
3 auger, (brace and) bit, gimlet:
The bit for this drill is no longer sharp.
4 practice, training, repetition, exercise, rehearsal; discipline:
Tomorrow there will be a complete drill of the parts of speech.
Concise English dictionary
drills|drilled|drillingdrɪl
noun
+a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
+similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
+systematic training by multiple repetitions
+(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
verb
+make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool
+train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
+learn by repetition
+teach by repetition
+undergo military training or do military exercises
