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/ri:d/ * danh từ - (thực vật học) sậy - tranh (để lợp nhà) - (thơ ca) mũi tên - (thơ ca) ống sáo bằng sậy - thơ đồng quê - (âm nhạc) lưỡi gà - (số nhiều) nhạc khí có lưỡi gà - (nghành dệt) khổ khuôn, go !a broken reed - người không thể nhờ cậy được; vật không thể dựa vào được !to lean on a read - dựa vào một cái gì không chắc chắn, nhờ cậy người nào không có thế lực * ngoại động từ - lợp tranh (mái nhà) - đánh (cỏ) thành tranh - (âm nhạc) đặt lưỡi gà (vào nhạc khí)
См. также в других словарях:
broken reed — If something or someone fails to give you the support you were hoping for, they are a broken reed … The small dictionary of idiomes
broken reed — noun : something or someone that fails when relied on for support or help * * * broken reed (figurative) A person who is too weak or unreliable to be depended upon • • • Main Entry: ↑reed … Useful english dictionary
broken reed — broken stick, broken staff, broken rod … English contemporary dictionary
broken reed — noun see reed … English new terms dictionary
Broken — Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken ground — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken line — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken meat — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken number — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken weather — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reed — reedlike, adj. /reed/, n. 1. the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places. 2. any of the plants themselves. 3. such stalks or plants collectively. 4. anything made from such … Universalium
