discipline
US: /ˈdɪsəpɫən/
UK: /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/
UK: /dˈɪsɪplˌɪn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
discipline /'disiplin/
- danh từ
- kỷ luật
- to keep under strict discipline: bắt theo kỷ luật nghiêm ngặt
- a breach of discipline: sự phạm kỷ luật
- sự rèn luyện trí óc
- nhục hình; sự trừng phạt
- (tôn giáo) sự hành xác (để tỏ sự ăn năn)
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), quân sự luyện tập
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) môn học
- kỷ luật
- ngoại động từ
- khép vào kỷ luật, đưa vào kỷ luật
- rèn luyện
- trừng phạt, đánh đập
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 [U] the practice of training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the controlled behaviour or situation that results from this training: The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline. + Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. + She keeps good discipline in class. + Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school.
2 [C] a method of training your mind or body or of controlling your behaviour; an area of activity where this is necessary: Yoga is a good discipline for learning to relax.
3 [U] the ability to control your behaviour or the way you live, work, etc: He'll never get anywhere working for himself-he's got no discipline. + Her determination and discipline were admirable.
See also -
4 [C] an area of knowledge; a subject that people study or are taught, especially in a university: The new recruits were drawn from a range of academic disciplines.
+ verb
1 [VN] ~ sb (for sth) to punish sb for sth they have done: The officers were disciplined for using racist language.
2 [VN] to train sb, especially a child, to obey particular rules and control the way they behave: a guide to the best ways of disciplining your child
3 ~ yourself to control the way you behave and make yourself do things that you believe you should do: [VN to inf] He disciplined himself to exercise at least three times a week. + [VN] Dieting is a matter of disciplining yourself.
disciplined adjective: a disciplined army / team + a disciplined approach to work
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 training, drilling, regimen, exercise, practice, drill, inculcation, indoctrination, instruction, schooling:
Strict discipline is good for young people, according to my father.
2 punishment, penalty, chastisement, castigation, correction:
The discipline meted out to senior students was very harsh.
3 order, routine, (proper) behaviour, decorum:
The sergeant is there to maintain discipline among the recruits.
4 direction, rule, regulation, government, control, subjection, restriction, check, curb, restraint:
There was far too much discipline during my childhood, both at school and at home.
5 subject, course, branch of knowledge, area, field, speciality or Chiefly US and Canadian specialty:
Latin is a discipline which is fast disappearing from our schools.
v.
6 train, break in, condition, drill, exercise, instruct, coach, teach, school, indoctrinate, inculcate; edify, enlighten, inform:
The aim of his education is to discipline him to respond to orders.
7 check, curb, restrain, bridle, control, govern, direct, run, supervise, manage, regulate, hold or keep in check, US ride herd on:
You have to discipline those children or they will always misbehave.
8 punish, chastise, castigate, correct, penalize, reprove, criticize, reprimand, rebuke:
Discipline that boy or he will just do it again.
Collocation dictionary
1 controlling behaviour
ADJ.
effective, firm, good, strong
We need better discipline in our schools.
| harsh, iron, rigid, strict
strict military discipline
| lax, poor
Discipline was too lax.
| staff, team | military, naval, party, prison, school, work
VERB + DISCIPLINE
enforce, exercise, exert, impose
the discipline that the party exercises over its members
| keep, maintain
The teacher was unable to maintain discipline.
| accept, submit to
They submitted to the discipline imposed by their leaders.
| have
The school was criticized for having very poor discipline.
| lack
Modern schools lack discipline.
| tighten
The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school.
| relax | restore
PHRASES
a breach of discipline
It's unfair to dismiss somebody for a single breach of discipline.
| a breakdown of discipline
a breakdown of discipline in the classroom
| a lack of discipline
2 controlling yourself
ADJ.
good, great, useful, valuable
It is good discipline to learn to delegate.
| strict | personal | mental, spiritual | business, commercial, financial, fiscal, industrial, market, monetary
The chancellor has stabilized the economy through strict fiscal discipline.
VERB + DISCIPLINE
have
He'll never get anywhere working for himself?he's got no discipline.
| show | lack | demand, require, take
It takes great discipline to learn a musical instrument.
PHRASES
a lack of discipline
3 subject of study
ADJ.
core, main, major
Students are to be tested on the three core disciplines: maths, English and science.
| distinct, independent
When did sociology emerge as a distinct discipline?
| established, traditional | subject | academic, intellectual
They established psychology as an academic discipline.
| professional | humanities, science/scientific
PREP.
across ~s
There is a lack of communication across disciplines (= between teachers and students of different subjects).
| within a/the ~
Within a discipline there may be more than one school of thought.
PHRASES
a range of disciplines
The university offers a wide range of disciplines.
Concise English dictionary
disciplines|disciplined|disciplining'dɪsɪplɪn
noun
+a branch of knowledge
+a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
+the trait of being well behaved
+training to improve strength or self-control
+the act of punishing
verb
+train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
+punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
