pour

US: /ˈpɔɹ/
UK: /pˈɔː/


English Vietnamese dictionary


pour /pɔ:/
  • ngoại động từ
    • rót, đổ, giội, trút
      • to pour coffee into cups: rót cà phê vào tách
      • river pours itself into the sea: sông đổ ra biển
      • to pour cold water on someone's enthusiasm: (nghĩa bóng) giội gáo nước lạnh vào nhiệt tình của ai
    • (nghĩa bóng) thổ lộ, bộc lộ, trút ra
      • to pour one's sorrows into somebody's heart: thổ lộ hết nỗi buồn với ai
  • nội động từ
    • đổ, chảy tràn
    • ((thường) + down) mưa như trút
      • it is pouring; it is pouring down; it is pouring with rain: mưa như trút
    • to pour forth
      • đổ ra, rót ra, làm chảy tràn ra; chảy tràn ra (nước...)
    • tuôn ra, phun ra (những lời chửi rủa...), trút ra (cơn giận...)
    • toả ra, làm lan ra (hương thơm...)
    • bắn (đạn) như mưa; đổ ra, lũ lượt (đám đông...)
    • to pour in
      • đổ vào, trào vào, đổ dồn về, trào về
    • letters pour in from all quarters: thư từ khắp nơi dồn về tới tấp
    • lũ lượt đổ về (đám đông)
    • to pour out nh to pour forth to pour oil upon troubled waters
      • (nghĩa bóng) lấy lời lẽ nhẹ nhàng mà khuyên nhủ cho an tâm (mà làm nguôi cơn giận...)
    • it never rains but it pours
      • phúc bất trùng lai hoạ vô đơn chí
  • danh từ
    • trận mưa như trút
    • mẻ chảy (mẻ gang, thép... chảy ở lò ra)

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
1 [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] to make a liquid or other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream, especially by holding the container at an angle: Pour the sauce over the pasta. + She poured boiling water down the sink. + Although I poured it carefully, I still managed to spill some. + Pour away as much fat as possible from the roasting pan.
2 [V +adv./prep.] (of liquid, smoke, light, etc.) to flow quickly in a continuous stream: Tears poured down his cheeks. + Thick black smoke was pouring out of the roof. + Blood was pouring from the wound. + The sweat was pouring off her. + Light poured in.
3 ~ (sth) (out) to serve a drink by letting it flow from a container into a cup or glass: [VN] Will you pour the coffee? + I was in the kitchen, pouring out drinks. + [VN, VNN] I've poured a cup of tea for you. + I've poured you a cup of tea. + [V] Shall I pour?
4 [V] when rain pours down or when it's pouring with rain, rain is falling heavily: The rain continued to pour down. + It's pouring outside. + It's pouring with rain.
5 [V +adv./prep.] to come or go somewhere continuously in large numbers: Letters of complaint continue to pour in. + Commuters came pouring out of the station.
Idioms: pour oil on troubled water(s) to try to settle a disagreement or dispute
more at COLD adj., HEART, RAIN v., SCORN n.
Phrasal Verbs: pour sth into sth to provide a large amount of money for sth: The government has poured millions into the education system.
pour out when feelings or sb's words pour out they are expressed, usually after they have been kept hidden for some time: Wave after wave of pent-up emotion poured out. + The whole story then came pouring out.
pour sth<->out to express your feelings or give an account of sth, especially after keeping them or it secret or hidden: She poured out her troubles to me over a cup of coffee.
related noun OUTPOURING

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 flow, run, gush, rush, flood, stream, course, spout, discharge, spurt, spew out, cascade:
Water was pouring from a crack in the dam.
2 empty, discharge, let out:
Pour the boiling water over the tea leaves and let them steep for a few minutes
3 rain, teem, Colloq come down in buckets or by the bucketful, bucket down, rain cats and dogs, US rain pitchforks:
It poured all night.
4 stream, swarm, crowd, throng, teem, emerge, sally forth, issue (forth), go (forth):
The show over, people poured into the streets.

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

carefully | deliberately | quickly | gradually, slowly | out
Helen poured out two stiff drinks.

PREP.

from, into, on, onto, out of, over
Pour the sauce over the pasta.


Concise English dictionary


pours|poured|pouringpɔr /pɔː
verb
+cause to run
+move in large numbers
+pour out
+flow in a spurt
+supply in large amounts or quantities
+rain heavily