detect

US: /dɪˈtɛkt/
UK: /dɪtˈɛkt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


detect /di'tekt/
  • ngoại động từ
    • dò ra, tìm ra, khám phá ra, phát hiện ra
      • to detect someone in doing something: phát hiện thấy người nào đang làm gì
      • to detect a symptom of disease: phát hiện ra triệu chứng bệnh
    • nhận thấy, nhận ra
    • (rađiô) tách sóng

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
[VN] to discover or notice sth, especially sth that is not easy to see, hear, etc: The tests are designed to detect the disease early. + an instrument that can detect small amounts of radiation + Do I detect a note of criticism?
detectable adjective: The noise is barely detectable by the human ear.
Antonym: UNDETECTABLE

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 uncover, find (out), discover, locate, learn of, ascertain, determine, dig up, unearth:
The pathologist detected the presence of prussic acid in the victim's bloodstream.
2 perceive, note, notice, identify, spot, observe, sense, read, scent, smell, discern, feel, catch, find:
Did I detect a tone of sarcasm in your reply, young man?

Collocation dictionary


ADV.

early, late
A lot of cancers can now be cured if they are detected early.
| quickly | easily, readily
Some substances can be detected fairly easily.
| accurately

VERB + DETECT

be able to, be sensitive enough to, can
a machine that is sensitive enough to detect tiny amounts of explosives
| be unable to | be designed to | fail to
The test failed to detect any illegal substances.
| be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to | be easy to, be possible to | be used to

PHRASES

be capable of detecting sth, a means/method/way of detecting sth


Concise English dictionary


detects|detected|detectingdɪ'tekt
verb
+discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of