continent
US: /ˈkɑntənənt/
UK: /kˈɒntɪnənt/
UK: /kˈɒntɪnənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
continent /'kɔntinənt/
- tính từ
- tiết độ, điều độ
- trinh bạch, trinh tiết
- danh từ
- lục địa, đại lục
- the Continent
- lục địa Châu âu (đối với nước Anh)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) lục địa Bắc mỹ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) các thuộc địa sáp nhập thành nước Hoa-kỳ (trong thời kỳ chiến tranh giành độc lập)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africa: the continent of Africa + the African continent
2 (the Continent) [sing.] (BrE) the main part of the continent of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland: We're going to spend a weekend on the Continent.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
Antarctic, Australian, African, etc.
VERB + CONTINENT
cross
the first railway to cross the North American continent
CONTINENT + VERB
drift
The evidence that the continents have drifted is overwhelming.
PREP.
across a/the ~
He travelled across continents in his quest for adventure.
| on the ~
Wolves are still found on the continent of Europe.
Concise English dictionary
continents'kɑntnənt /'kɒntɪnənt
noun
+one of the large landmasses of the earth
+the European mainland
adj.
+having control over urination and defecation
+abstaining from sexual intercourse
