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I.dash¹ /dæʃ/ BrE AmE verb
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from the sound of something breaking when hit]
1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go or run somewhere very quickly:
Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag, and ran out again.
2. dash sb’s hopes to disappoint someone by telling them that what they want is not possible:
Hopkins’ hopes were dashed when his appeal was denied.
3. (I) must dash/(I) have to dash British English spoken used to tell someone that you must leave quickly:
Anyway, I must dash – I said I’d meet Daniel at eight.
4. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] written to throw or push something violently against something, especially so that it breaks
dash something against/on something
The ship was dashed against the rocks.
dash against
Waves were dashing against the sea wall.
5. dash it (all)! British English old-fashioned used to show that you are slightly annoyed or angry about something
dash off phrasal verb
1. to leave somewhere very quickly:
Harry dashed off before she had a chance to thank him.
2. dash something ↔ off to write or draw something very quickly:
She dashed off a quick letter.
II.dash² BrE AmE noun
1. SMALL AMOUNT [singular]
a) a small amount of a substance that is added to something else
dash of
Add salt, pepper and a dash of vinegar.
b) a small amount of a quality that is added to something else
dash of
Add a dash of romance to your life with a trip to Paris.
2. RUN QUICKLY [countable usually singular] an occasion when someone runs somewhere very quickly in order to get away from something or someone, or in order to reach them
make a dash for something
He made a dash for the door.
The prisoners made a dash for freedom.
It’s pouring with rain – we’ll have to make a dash for it.
When the alarm went there was a mad dash for the exit.
3. LINE [countable] a line [ – ] used in writing to separate two closely related parts of a sentence, as for example, in the sentence ‘Go home – they’re waiting for you.’
4. SOUND [countable] a long sound or flash of light used for sending messages in ↑Morse code ⇨ dot
5. CAR [countable] American English a ↑dashboard
6. STYLE [uncountable] old-fashioned style, energy, and courage in someone such as a soldier
7. cut a dash old-fashioned to look very impressive and attractive in particular clothes:
With her new image, she’ll certainly cut a dash on her holiday cruise.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
verbs
▪ make a dash for something The rain had almost stopped so we decided to make a dash for home.
▪ make a dash for it (=run very quickly to escape or to reach a place) He turned and made a dash for it but the police officer caught him.
adjectives
▪ a quick dash Have I got time to make a quick dash to the shops?
▪ a sudden dash He made a sudden dash for the door.
▪ a mad/frantic dash (=very fast, usually because you are worried about something) ‘Something’s burning’, she said, making a mad dash for the kitchen.
▪ a headlong dash (=without looking where you are going) I made a headlong dash up the street but just missed the bus.
▪ a last-minute dash (=very fast, because you have very little time remaining) We only just caught our plane, after a last-minute dash to the airport.
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THESAURUS
types of punctuation mark
▪ apostrophe the sign ' that is used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in don’t, or used before ‘s’ to show that something belongs to someone or something, as in Mark’s dog
▪ brackets British English, parentheses AmE and BrE formal a pair of signs used for enclosing information that interrupts a sentence
▪ colon the sign : that is used to introduce an explanation, example, quotation etc
▪ semicolon the sign ; that is used to separate words in a list, or different parts of a sentence that can be understood separately
▪ comma the sign , that is used to separate things in a list, or between two clauses in a sentence
▪ hyphen the sign – that is used to join words or syllables
▪ dash the sign — that is used to separate two closely related parts of a sentence, especially in more informal English
▪ full stop British English, period American English the sign . that is used to mark the end of a sentence or the short form of a word
▪ exclamation mark British English, exclamation point American English the sign ! that is used after a sentence or word that expresses surprise, anger, or excitement
▪ question mark the sign ? that is used at the end of a question
▪ quotation marks (also inverted commas British English) a pair of signs ‘ and ’ that are put around words, especially to show that you are quoting what someone has said

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◎	[dæ∫]
※	danh từ
	■	sự va chạm, sự đụng mạnh
	■	tiếng nước vỗ bờ, tiếng nước vỗ
	■	sự lao tới, sự xông tới, sự nhảy bổ vào
		☆	to make a dash at (against) the enemy
			lao tới kẻ thù
		☆	to make a dash for something
			xống tới lấy cái gì
	■	sự hăng hái, sự hăm hở; nghị lực, tính táo bạo, tính kiên quyết
		☆	a man of skill and dash
			một người có kỹ năng và nghị lực
	■	vết, nét (tô màu trên bức hoạ...)
	■	chút ít, ít, chút xíu
		☆	a dash of vinegar
			một tí giấm
		☆	there is a romantic dash in it
			có một chút gì lãng mạn trong đó
	■	vẻ phô trương, dáng chưng diện
		☆	to cut a dash
			có vẻ bảnh bao; làm ra vẻ làm ra dáng, loè, khoe khoang, phô trương
	■	nét viết nhanh
	■	gạch ngang (đầu dòng...)
	■	(thể dục,thể thao) cuộc đua ngắn
		☆	hundredmetre dash
			cuộc chạy đua 100 mét
※	nội động từ
	■	lao tới, xông tới
		☆	the scoundrel dashed into the fisrt-aid ward
			tên lưu manh xông vào khu cấp cứu
	■	va mạnh
		☆	waves dashed against the cliffs
			sóng va mạnh vào vách đá
※	ngoại động từ
	■	vất mạnh, ném mạnh
		☆	in her anger, the wife dashed her spectacles to the ground
			trong cơn nóng giận, người vợ đã vất phăng mắt kính của mình xuống đất
	〆	dash it!
		✓	mẹ kiếp!
	〆	to dash something off
		✓	làm thật nhanh, làm vội
			☆	the secretary dashed off the weekly report to his director
				người thư ký thảo vội bản báo cáo hàng tuần trình cho giám đốc