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frame

US /freɪm/

noun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

She hung the certificate in a wooden frame on the office wall.

Word Family

NounNoun
frame gốc framer framing
VerbVerb
frame gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • structurea thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  • casingthe housing or outer covering of something
  • bordera line that indicates a boundary

Collocations

  • Easy picture frame on wall
    to picture frame on wall, meaning to imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
  • Medium time frame for delivery
    to time frame for delivery, meaning to measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
  • Hard frame issue constructively
    to frame issue constructively, meaning to enclose in or as if in a frame
  • Very Hard frame debate in constitutional terms
    to frame debate in constitutional terms, meaning to enclose in or as if in a frame

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