Tra từ active - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.ac‧tive¹ S2 W2 /ˈæktɪv/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑act, ↑action ≠ ↑inaction, ↑activity ≠ ↑inactivity, ↑reaction, ↑interaction, ↑overacting; adjective: ↑acting, ↑active ≠ ↑inactive; verb: ↑act ≠ ↑overact; adverb: ↑actively]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: activus, from agere; ⇨ ↑ACT¹]
1. BUSY always busy doing things, especially physical or mental activities OPP inactive:
games for active youngsters
She’s over 80, but is still very active.
active life/lifestyle
My father always led a very active life.
active mind/imagination
a child with a very active imagination
2. INVOLVED involved in an organization or activity and doing lots of practical things to achieve your aims:
He became politically active at college.
be active in (doing) something
The Bureau is active in promoting overseas investment.
take/play an active part/role in something
Encourage students to take an active part in discussions.
She took an active interest in local charities.
active participation/involvement
the importance of active participation by elderly people in the life of the community
We’re taking active steps (=doing practical things) to deal with the problem.
We maintain active links with other European universities.
active member/supporter
He is an active member of the Labour Party.
3. FUNCTIONING operating in a way that is normal or expected OPP inactive:
The virus is active even at low temperatures.
4. DOING SOMETHING doing something regularly:
sexually active teenagers
5. VOLCANO an active ↑volcano is likely to explode at any time:
The volcano became active last year with a series of eruptions.
6. GRAMMAR an active verb or sentence has the person or thing doing the action as its ↑subject. In ‘The boy kicked the ball’, the verb ‘kick’ is active ⇨ ↑passive¹(2)
7. CHEMICAL producing a chemical reaction:
nicotine, the active ingredient in tobacco
—actively adverb:
Carol was actively involved in the local sports club.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1)
nouns
▪ an active life He lived a full and active life.
▪ an active lifestyle Studies show that an active lifestyle can reduce your chance of developing heart disease.
▪ an active mind (=when someone is able to think quickly and clearly) A fit body is crucial if you want an active mind.
▪ an active imagination (=when someone is able to form pictures or ideas easily) Some of the children have an overactive imagination.
verbs
▪ keep/remain active We try to keep the patients active by taking them for a daily walk.
adverbs
▪ physically active You need to become more physically active and eat less.
▪ highly/intensely active an intensely active child
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
nouns
▪ an active role Most men play a less active role in family life than women.
▪ an active part Our members take an active part in fund-raising.
▪ an active member She became an active member of the Geological Society.
▪ an active interest As a teenager he began to take an active interest in politics.
▪ active participation/involvement (=in an activity or event) Active participation in community life is important in small towns and villages. | The school encourages the active involvement of parents.
▪ an active participant The student must be an active participant in the learning process.
▪ active support (=encouragement or help) He wrote the book with the active support of his wife, Pam.
▪ an active supporter The company is an active supporter of animal rights groups.
phrases
▪ play an active role in something Do you play an active role in your community?
▪ take an active part in something Most of the students take an active part in sports.
▪ take active steps to do something You should take active steps towards reducing stress.
▪ take an active interest in something Not many young people take an active interest in gardening.
adverbs
▪ politically active As a student, he was politically active.
▪ economically active The proportion of men aged 65–69 who are economically active has decreased.
II.active² BrE AmE noun
the active the active form of a verb, for example ‘destroyed’ in the sentence ‘Enemy planes destroyed the village.’
⇨ ↑passive²

activehu

◎	['æktiv]
※	tính từ
	■	tích cực, hoạt động; nhanh nhẹn, linh lợi
		☆	an active volcano
			núi lửa còn hoạt động
		☆	an active brain
			đầu óc linh lợi
		☆	to take an active part in the revolutionary movement
			tham gia tích cực phong trào cách mạng
	■	thiết thực, thực sự
		☆	it's no use talking, he wants active help
			nói mồm chẳng có ích gì, anh ấy cần sự giúp đỡ thiết thực cơ
	■	(ngôn ngữ học) chủ động
		☆	the active voice
			dạng chủ động
	■	(quân sự) phục vụ suốt ngày trong quân ngũ (nhất là trong chiến tranh); tại ngũ
		☆	to be on active service/duty
			đang tại ngũ
		☆	to be called up for the active service
			được gọi nhập ngũ
	■	(vật lý) hoạt động; phóng xạ
	■	hoạt động, hiệu nghiệm, công hiệu, có hiệu lực
		☆	active valence
			hoá trị hiệu lực
		☆	active remedies
			những phương thuốc công hiệu