Tra từ liquid - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 describing liquids
2 measuring liquids
3 solids in liquids
4 movement of liquids
see also WATER, CONTAINER

1 describing liquids
- a substance like water that is not a solid or gas: liquid (noun C/U), (more formal and technical) fluid (noun C/U)
Water is a colourless liquid. ◎ Drink plenty of fluids, but do not eat anything. ◎ body fluids ◎ cleaning fluid
- in the form of a liquid: liquid
liquid soap ◎ liquid foods
- a substance or object that is hard, not liquid: solid; to change from a liquid to a solid: solidify
Butter is a solid, but when it melts it becomes liquid.
- to change from solid to liquid by means of heat: melt; to cause sth to do this: melt sth
If you leave the butter in the sun, it will melt. ◎ Melt the butter in a pan.
- a liquid which contains very little water is thick; opposite: thin
Heat the sauce until it turns thick. ◎ thin soup
- the degree of thickness or firmness that a liquid has: consistency
Add water until the mixture has a smooth consistency.
- to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid: dilute sth; adjective: diluted
Dilute the mixture with water.
- a liquid which has been made stronger by the removal of some liquid is concentrated
concentrated orange juice
- the top part of an area of liquid: surface
We could see something floating on the surface of the water.
- the thin solid surface that can form on liquids: skin
When hot milk cools, a skin forms on the top.
- a liquid (for example a mixture used in cooking sth) which has no lumps is smooth; opposite: lumpy
- a hollow ball containing air or gas, in liquid or floating in the air: bubble; full of bubbles: bubbly
- to produce bubbles or to rise with bubbles: bubble
When the liquid starts to bubble very quickly, turn down the heat.
※ hot and cold liquids
- to reach a high temperature at which bubbles rise to the surface and the liquid changes to gas: boil
Heat the liquid until it boils.
- to become hard (and often change to ice) because of exteme cold: freeze*
- a liquid that is very cold is icy, (informal) freezing (cold)
I had a freezing cold shower.
- fairly cold: cool
- slightly warm: tepid
- very hot scalding (hot), (informal) boiling (hot)
※ more on boiling and freezing WATER, ICE
※ different kinds of liquid
- (in chemistry) a liquid substance which can dissolve metal and may burn your skin: acid (noun C/U); containing acid: acid, acidic; the quality of being acid: acidity (noun U)
sulphuric acid ◎ a slightly acidic substance ◎ a high acidity level
- the opposite of acidic: alkaline; a substance which is alkaline: alkali (noun C/U)
an alkaline solution
※ liquids that we drink DRINK
- liquids in food and cooking FOOD, COOK
- liquids used in body care COSMETICS
- oil and petrol OIL

2 measuring liquids
※ METRIC MEASUREMENTS
- the basic unit for measuring amounts of liquid: litre (abbreviation l)
a litre of wine
- one thousandth of a litre (used for measuring small amounts): millilitre (abbreviation ml)
※ NON-METRIC MEASUREMENTS
- the basic unit for measuring amounts of liquid: pint (abbreviation pt)
a pint of milk/beer
- two pints: 1 quart
- eight pints: 1 gallon
a gallon of petrol
- one twentieth of a UK pint (one sixteenth of a US pint): 1 fluid ounce (abbreviation fl oz)
※ comparing the metric and non-metric measurements
- 1 UK pint = 0.568 litre
- 1 US pint = 0.473 litre
- 1 UK quart = 1.136 litres
- 1 US quart = 0.946 litre
- 1 UK gallon = 4.546 litres
- 1 US gallon = 3.785 litres

3 solids in liquids
- (used about sth which is solid) to mix with a liquid so that the solid itself becomes liquid: dissolve (in sth)
Wait until the sugar dissolves in the water.
- to make sth dissolve: dissolve sth (in sth)
Dissolve the powder in water.
- something that can be dissolved is soluble
Glucose is soluble in water.
- a liquid (usually water) in which sth solid has been dissolved: solution
- to remove a liquid from a mixture of solids and liquids by pouring them through a special container (a strainer): strain sth
Strain the vegetables and serve.
- to separate food from water by pouring them both through a special container: drain sth
Drain the pasta.
- an apparatus for holding back solid substances from a liquid that passes through it: filter
a coffee filter
- to pass a liquid through a filter: filter sth

4 movement of liquids
- to move in a continuous way: flow, run*
The river flows through the centre of the town. ◎ Is the tap running?
- to flow away: drain (away); to make a liquid flow away: drain sth (away/off/from)
Any excess liquid will drain away through this pipe. ◎ The doctor drained some fluid from the wound.
- a long, hollow tube or cylinder made of plastic or metal that carries gas or liquid: pipe; to carry gas or liquid in pipes: pipe sth
a water pipe ◎ Water is piped to people's homes.
- a machine which is used for forcing a gas or a liquid in a particular direction: pump
a petrol pump
- to force a gas or liquid to go in a particular direction: pump sth
- something that stops liquid from getting in or out of sth: seal
The ship had watertight seals around the edges of the doors.
※ more on pipes PIPE
- to take in and hold a liquid: soak sth up, absorb sth
This cloth should soak up most of the water. ◎ Within a short time, the liquid had been entirely absorbed.
- a material which absorbs liquids easily is absorbent
Cotton is a very absorbent material.
- a material which allows liquid to pass through slowly is porous
porous rocks
- to transfer liquid from one container or place to another: pour sth
I'll pour you a beer. ◎ He poured another can of oil into the engine.
- to move a liquid round and round using a spoon, etc: stir sth; an act of stirring: stir
You must stir the sauce or it will stick to the bottom of the pan. ◎ Give the mixture a quick stir.
- to move a liquid from side to side or up and down with short quick movements: shake* sth
Shake the bottle before you open it.
※ spilling and leaking
- (used about a liquid) to come out of a container by accident: spill; to cause a liquid to do this: spill sth
The milk spilled all over the floor. ◎ He spilled the milk all over the floor.
- to knock sth over (usually containing liquid): upset* sth
She upset her coffee when she tried to reach for the sugar.
- to be so full of liquid that the liquid pours over the edge: overflow
Don't leave the tap on or the bath will overflow.
- to escape through a hole or gap: leak
Oil was leaking from the tank.
- a hole which a liquid can get through; or the liquid which escapes: leak
I think there's a leak in the water tank.
- to remove liquid or dirt with a cloth: wipe sth up
Will somebody please wipe up the mess?
※ moving quickly or with force
- to flow out of or into sth quickly or in large amounts: pour, stream
Water was pouring all over the floor.
- a constant movement of a liquid: stream
a stream of blood
- a strong fast stream of sth, especially water: torrent
A torrent of flood water swept through the valley.
- to flow out suddenly and in great quantities: gush
Water came gushing through the dam gates.
- to come out with great force: spurt (out) (of sth)
When I opened the container, the juice spurted out all over me.
- to be forced out of sth in a thin fast stream: squirt; to make a liquid move in this way: squirt sth (at sb/sth), squirt sb/sth (with sth)
Squirt a bit of washing-up liquid into the sink. ◎ They were squirting each other with water from plastic bottles.
- to press sth hard so that some liquid comes out, or to force liquid out of sth by pressing: squeeze sth (out)
Squeeze some lemon juice over the salad.
- to come out in very small drops and with great force: spray; to send a liquid out in this way: spray sth on/onto/over sb/sth, spray sb/sth with sth
The farmers were spraying their crops with special chemicals.
- liquid in very small drops which is blown through the air: spray (noun U)
We went for a walk along the beach and got wet through with sea spray.
- liquid in a special container which is forced out under pressure when you push a button: spray
a perfume spray
- to fly about in drops and make sb/sth wet: splash (on/over/onto) sb/sth; to cause a liquid to do this: splash sth on/over/onto sb/sth, splash sb/sth (with sth); an act or sound of splashing: splash
The rainwater splashed onto her trousers as the car drove quickly past. ◎ Stop it - you're splashing me! ◎ The dog jumped into the river with a great splash.
- a mark or spot that was made by sth splashing: splash
There were small splashes of rain on the window.
※ moving slowly or in small amounts
- a small rounded mass of liquid: drop
a drop of blood/oil/water
- to fall in drops: drip
Sweat was dripping from his face.
- to flow in a thin stream: trickle; noun: trickle
Sweat was beginning to trickle down his face. ◎ In dry weather, this stream reduces to a mere trickle.
- to flow slowly out of sth: ooze (from sth)