fasten
US: /ˈfæsən/
UK: /fˈɑːsən/
UK: /fˈɑːsən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
fasten /'fɑ:sn/
- ngoại động từ
- buộc chặt, trói chặt
- to fasten a parcel: buộc chặt một gói
- đóng chặt
- to fasten the door: đóng chặt cửa
- (+ on, upon) dán mắt nhìn; tập trung (suy nghĩ)
- to one's eyes on somebody: dán mắt nhìn ai, nhìn ai chòng chọc
- to fasten one's thoughts on something: tập tung tư tưởng vào cái gì
- to fasten one's attention on something: chăm chú vào việc gì
- (+ on, upon) gán cho đổ cho
- to fasten a crime on somebody: đổ tội cho ai
- to fasten a nickname on somebody: gán cho ai một biệt hiệu
- buộc chặt, trói chặt
- nội động từ
- buộc, trói
- đóng, cài
- door will not fasten: cửa hàng không đóng được
- to fasten off
- thắt nút (sợi chỉ)
- to fasten on (upon)
- nắm chắc lấy, bám chặt lấy; vớ, nắm lấy (một cớ, một cơ hội)
- tách ra để tấn công
- tập trung vào
- gán cho, đổ cho
- to fasten up
- buộc chặt, trói chặt, đóng chặt
- to fasten quarrel upon somebody
- gây sự với ai
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 ~ (sth) (up) to close or join together the two parts of sth; to become closed or joined together
Synonym: DO UP
[VN] Fasten your seatbelts, please. + He fastened up his coat and hurried out. + [V] The dress fastens at the back.
Antonym: UNFASTEN
2 to close sth firmly so that it will not open; to be closed in this way: [VN] Fasten the gates securely so that they do not blow open. + [V] The window wouldn't fasten.
Antonym: UNFASTEN
3 [VN +adv./prep.] to fix or place sth in a particular position, so that it will not move: He fastened back the shutters.
4 [VN] ~ A to B
~ A and B (together) to attach or tie one thing to another thing: He fastened the papers together with a paper clip.
5 if you fasten your arms around sb, your teeth into sth, etc., or if your arms, teeth, etc. fasten around, into, etc. sb/sth, you hold the person/thing firmly with your arms, etc: [VN] The dog fastened its teeth in his leg. + [V] His hand fastened on her arm.
6 if you fasten your eyes on sb/sth or your eyes fasten on sb/sth, you look at them for a long time: [VN] He fastened his gaze on her face. [also V]
Phrasal Verbs: fasten on(to) sb/sth to choose or follow sb/sth in a determined way
Synonym: LATCH ON TO SB/STH
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 attach, tie, bind, bond, stick, affix, anchor, fix, lock, hook (up), secure, join, connect, link, fuse, cement, clamp:
Fasten your seat belts. The mussels fasten themselves by their byssi to underwater piles.
2 fix, rivet, focus, concentrate, direct, aim, point:
He fastened his gaze on Kitty. She fastened her attention on the ceiling.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
firmly, properly, securely, tightly
We fastened all the windows securely.
| up | together
She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.
PREP.
to
She fastened the rope to a tree.
Concise English dictionary
fastens|fastened|fastening'fæsn /'fɑːsn
verb
+cause to be firmly attached
+become fixed or fastened
+attach to
+make tight or tighter
