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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
bottleneck
1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
constriction, chokepoint
• Derivationally related forms:
constrict (for: constriction)
• Hypernyms:
narrowing
2. the narrow part of a bottle near the top
• Hypernyms:
part, portion
1. slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
- His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system
• Hypernyms:
obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie,
stymy, embarrass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. become narrow, like a bottleneck
- Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks
• Hypernyms:
narrow, contract
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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