child
gb/t͡ʃˈaɪld/ us/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
A1
Anh
~ 200
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
entity
1
A young person under puberty
A young boy or girl who is not yet an adult.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[a/an/the] child
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'child' with 'children'. 'Child' is singular, 'children' is plural.
Từ đồng nghĩa
kid (Informal, more casual than 'child'.)
Từ trái nghĩa
adult (Refers to a fully grown person; opposite in age stage.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
small child
|young child
|care for a child
|child development
|child protection
Chủ đề
family
|daily life
|age
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The child played happily in the park.
- Every child deserves a good education.
- She read a bedtime story to her child.
- The doctor specializes in treating sick children.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The child is in the garden.
- That child is my sister's son.
- A child needs food and love.
- The child is five years old.
Danh từ
A2
entity
2
A son or daughter
Someone's son or daughter, no matter how old they are.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone's] child
Lỗi thường gặp:
Some learners think 'child' always means young person; it can also mean an adult son or daughter.
Từ đồng nghĩa
offspring (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Từ trái nghĩa
parent (Refers to the one who raises or gives birth, opposite role in family.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
only child
|biological child
|adopted child
|raise a child
Chủ đề
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- She has three children, all grown up now.
- They adopted a child from overseas.
- He is the only child in his family.
- Their eldest child just started university.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I am the only child in my family.
- Her child is in high school.
- They have a new child.
- My parents have two children.
Danh từ
B2
entity
3
Person shaped by a context or era
A person whose ideas or behavior are shaped by their time, place, or situation.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a child of [time/place]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think this is literal; it is metaphorical and does not mean young person.
Từ đồng nghĩa
product (Metaphorical use meaning result of conditions, not literal offspring.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
child of the 80s
|child of nature
Chủ đề
culture
|history
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- He is truly a child of the digital age.
- As a child of the city, she loves busy streets.
- They called her a child of fortune.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She is a child of the 1990s.
- He is a child of the countryside.
- I am a child of this town.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
child
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
US/t͡ʃˈaɪld/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
child (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (child)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: child
- Plural: children
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
child's play
1/t͡ʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
idiom
Something very easy to do
Something that is very easy to do.
Ví dụ
- Fixing the bike was child's play for him.
- For her, solving the puzzle was child's play.
like a child in a candy store
1/lˈaɪk ə t͡ʃˈaɪld ˈɪn ə kˈændi stˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Overly excited by many options
Very excited when there are many things to choose from.
Ví dụ
- He was like a child in a candy store at the tech fair.
- When she saw all the dresses, she felt like a child in a candy store.
only child
1/ˈoʊnli t͡ʃˈaɪld/
fixed phrase
A person without siblings
Someone who has no brothers or sisters.
Ví dụ
- She grew up as an only child and often played alone.
- Being an only child can be lonely for some people.
with child
1/wˈɪθ t͡ʃˈaɪld/
fixed phrase
formal
Pregnant with a baby
To be pregnant and expecting a baby.
Ví dụ
- She announced that she was with child.
- In the story, the queen was with child when the war began.