concrete

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I.con‧crete¹ /ˈkɒŋkriːt $ kɑːnˈkriːt/ BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: concretus, past participle of concrescere 'to grow together', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + crescere 'to grow']
1. made of concrete:
a concrete floor
2. definite and specific ⇨ abstract:
What does that mean in concrete terms?
the lack of any concrete evidence
a dialogue about concrete issues and problems
—concretely adverb
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
nouns
▪ concrete evidence First, the police must have concrete evidence of an offence.
▪ a concrete example I can illustrate this point with a concrete example.
▪ a concrete proposal People talked a lot but made few concrete proposals.
▪ concrete results The negotiations failed to achieve any concrete results.
▪ concrete action In order to solve this problem, the government must take concrete action.
▪ (a) concrete form A society's culture is expressed in a concrete form in the arts.
phrases
▪ in concrete terms Let me explain what I mean in more concrete terms.
▪ take concrete steps to do something The country has to take concrete steps to end the violence.
II.con‧crete² /ˈkɒŋkriːt $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

a substance used for building that is made by mixing sand, small stones, ↑cement, and water
III.con‧crete³ /ˈkɒŋkriːt $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to cover something such as a path, wall etc with concrete

concretehu

◎	['kɔηkri:t]
※	tính từ
	■	tồn tại ở dạng vật chất (có thể sờ, cảm thấy...); cụ thể
		☆	concrete noun
			danh từ cụ thể
		☆	concrete evidence/facts
			bằng chứng, những sự việc cụ thể
		☆	concrete music
			âm nhạc cụ thể
		☆	concrete poetry
			thơ ca sử dụng những hình ảnh cụ thể
	■	làm bằng bê tông
		☆	a concrete path, wall
			một con đường, bức tường bằng bê tông
※	danh từ
	■	bê tông
		☆	a slab of concrete
			một tấm bê tông
		☆	modern buildings made of concrete
			những toà nhà hiện đại bằng bê tông
※	động từ
	■	rải bê tông; đổ bê tông; phủ bê tông
		☆	to concrete a road
			rải bê tông một con đường