liquid
US: /ˈɫɪkwəd/, /ˈɫɪkwɪd/
UK: /lˈɪkwɪd/
UK: /lˈɪkwɪd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
liquid /'likwid/
- tính từ
- lỏng
- trong trẻo, trong sáng
- dịu dàng, êm dịu, du dương
- liquid voice: tiếng nói dịu dàng
- không vững, hay thay đổi
- liquid principles: những nguyên tắc không vững vàng
- liquid opinion: ý kiến hay thay đổi
- (ngôn ngữ học) (thuộc) âm nước
- liquid capital
- vốn luân chuyển
- liquid fire
- chất cháy do súng phóng lửa phun ra
- liquid money
- tiền mặt
- danh từ
- chất lỏng, chất nước
- (ngôn ngữ học) âm nước
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun
[U, C] a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil: She poured the dark brown liquid down the sink. + the transition from liquid to vapour
See also -
+ adjective
1 in the form of a liquid; not a solid or a gas: liquid fertilizer / soap + liquid nitrogen + The detergent comes in powder or liquid form. + a bar selling snacks and liquid refreshment (= drinks) + a liquid lunch (= alcoholic drinks, rather than food)
2 (finance) that can easily be changed into cash: liquid assets
3 (literary) clear, like water: liquid blue eyes
4 (literary) (of sounds) clear, pure and flowing: the liquid song of a blackbird + Italian is rich in broad open vowels and liquid consonants.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 fluid, liquor, juice, solution:
Mixing these two liquids could be dangerous.
adj.
2 fluid, flowing, running, runny, fluent, liquefied, watery, molten, melted:
Her hair was the colour of liquid gold.
3 bright, shining, brilliant, clear, transparent, translucent, limpid:
The surface of the lake gleamed like liquid sunshine.
4 convertible; solvent, profitable:
Government bonds are regarded as liquid assets. The company remains liquid despite losses.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
glutinous, thick, viscous | thin | clear | colourless | cloudy | flammable | volatile | immiscible, miscible
immiscible liquids such as oil and water
QUANT.
drop, pool
VERB + LIQUID
empty, pour
Empty the liquid into a large bowl.
| spill | drain (off), pour off, strain (off)
Drain off the liquid from the meat into a measuring jug.
| boil, bring to the boil, simmer | reduce
Reduce the liquid by boiling for two minutes.
| absorb, soak up
LIQUID + VERB
boil, simmer
LIQUID + NOUN
refreshment
(informal) After two hours of the meeting we stopped for liquid refreshment.
| soap | waste
unprocessed liquid waste from a nuclear power station
PHRASES
in liquid form
The medicine is usually taken in liquid form.
Concise English dictionary
liquids'lɪkwɪd
noun
+a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
+the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
+a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
+a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
adj.
+existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
+filled or brimming with tears
+clear and bright
+changed from a solid to a liquid state
+smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
+smooth and unconstrained in movement
+in cash or easily convertible to cash
