lime
US: /ˈɫaɪm/
UK: /lˈaɪm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
lime /laim/- danh từ
- (thực vật học) chanh lá cam
- (thực vật học) (như) linden
- nhựa bẫy chim
- vôi
- ngoại động từ
- bẫy chim bằng nhựa
- bón vôi, rắc vôi
- nhúng vào nước vôi, ngâm vào nước vôi
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 (also quicklime) [U] a white substance obtained by heating LIMESTONE, used in building materials and to help plants grow
2 [C, U] a small green fruit, like a lemon, with a lot of sour juice, used in cooking and in drinks; the juice of this fruit: lime juice + slices of lime
3 (also lime tree) [C] a tree on which limes grow
4 (also lime tree, linden tree, linden) [C] a large tree with light green heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers: an avenue of limes
+ verb [VN] to add the substance lime to soil, especially in order to control the acid in it
Collocation
ADJ.
fresh
QUANT.
slice, wedge
Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime.
VERB + LIME
squeeze | slice | garnish sth with
LIME + NOUN
tree | juice
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Concise dictionary
limes|limed|liminglaɪmnoun
+a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
+a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
+a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
+any of various related trees bearing limes
+any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
+the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
verb
+spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
+cover with lime so as to induce growth
