badge
US: /ˈbædʒ/
UK: /bˈædʒ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
badge /beid/- danh từ
- huy hiệu, phù hiệu; quân hàm, lon
- biểu hiện, vật tượng trưng; dấu hiệu
- chains are a badge of slavery: xiềng xích là biểu hiện của sự nô lệ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 (BrE) a small piece of metal, fabric or plastic, with a design or words on it, that a person wears to show that they belong to an organization, support sth, have achieved sth, have a particular rank, etc: the school badge + She wore a badge saying 'Vote for Coates'. + All employees have to wear name badges.
Compare: BUTTON
2 a small piece of metal that you carry or wear to prove who you are, used, for example, by police officers: He pulled out a badge and said he was a cop.
3 (written) something that shows that a particular quality is present: His gun was a badge of power for him.
4 (especially AmE) = PATCH
Collocation
ADJ.
blazer, cap, lapel | club | name | button
VERB + BADGE
wear
BADGE + NOUN
holder
PHRASES
a badge of office
His badge of office, a large gold key, hung round his neck.
Concise dictionary
badges|badged|badgingbædʒnoun
+an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
+any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
verb
+put a badge on
