mild
US: /ˈmaɪɫd/
UK: /mˈaɪld/
UK: /mˈaɪld/
English Vietnamese dictionary
mild /maild/
- tính từ
- nhẹ
- a mild punishment: một sự trừng phạt nhẹ
- tuberculosis in a mild form: bệnh lao thể nhẹ
- êm dịu, không gắt, không xóc (thức ăn, thuốc lá, thuốc men...)
- mild beer: rượu bia nhẹ
- dịu dàng, hoà nhã, ôn hoà
- mild temper: tính tình hoà nhã
- ôn hoà, ấm áp (khí hậu, thời tiết...)
- mềm, yếu, nhu nhược, yếu đuối
- mild steel: thép mềm, thép ít cacbon
- draw it mild
- (thông tục) đừng làm quá!, hãy ôn hoà!
- nhẹ
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective (milder, mildest)
1 not severe or harsh: a mild form of the disease + a mild punishment / criticism + It's safe to take a mild sedative. + Use a soap that is mild on the skin.
2 (of weather) not very cold, and therefore pleasant: the mildest winter since records began + a mild climate
Compare: HARD
3 (of feelings) not great or extreme
Synonym: SLIGHT
mild irritation / amusement / disapproval + a mild state of shock + She looked at him in mild surprise.
4 (of people or their behaviour) gentle and kind; not usually getting angry or violent: a mild woman, who never shouted
5 (of a flavour) not strong, spicy or bitter: a mild curry + mild cheese
Antonym: HOT
mildness noun [U]: the mildness of a sunny spring day + her mildness of manner
+ noun [U] (BrE) a type of clear dark beer with a mild flavour: Two pints of mild, please.
Compare: BITTER
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 placid, peaceful, calm, tranquil, bland, mellow, inoffensive, gentle, serene, good-natured, affable, amiable, kind, kindly, equable, easygoing, temperate, non-violent, conciliatory, indulgent, merciful, forgiving, compassionate, lenient, forbearing, peaceable, pacific, passive, submissive, yielding, tractable, meek, unassuming, modest, quiet, subdued:
Judge Leaver is known for his mild disposition.
2 clement, balmy, warm, fair, pleasant, temperate, placid, moderate:
We've had a succession of mild winters here.
3 bland, soothing, lenitive, mollifying, demulcent, emollient, gentle, calming, softening:
The doctor recommended a mild laxative.
Collocation dictionary
1 not very cold
VERBS
be | turn
Towards the end of the week the weather turned very mild.
| remain
ADV.
very | quite, relatively
It's quite mild for the time of year.
| surprisingly, unseasonably, unusually
The late summer air was surprisingly mild.
2 not severe or strong
VERBS
be, seem
The infection seems quite mild, so she should be better soon.
ADV.
very | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively
a fairly mild flavour
3 gentle and kind
VERBS
be, sound
His voice was deceptively mild.
ADV.
seemingly | deceptively
Concise English dictionary
milder|mildestmaɪld
adj.
+moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
+humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
+mild and pleasant
