Definition

1. Noun:

   • Axle or Shaft: A straight, central rod or bar around which a wheel, gear, or other rotating part turns.
   • Axis: An imaginary or real straight line around which an object, such as a planet, rotates or is symmetrically arranged.
   • Central Line or Hub: A main line of communication, transportation, or development from which other parts branch out or are organized.

2. Verb:

   • To lift or hoist: To raise or pull up a heavy object, often using mechanical means.
   • To expel or drive out: To force someone or something to leave a place, often by authority or power.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Trục bánh xe bị gãy. (The wheel axle is broken.)
  • Trái Đất quay quanh trục của nó. (The Earth rotates around its axis.)
  • Thành phố phát triển dọc theo trục giao thông chính. (The city developed along the main transportation artery.)

• Verb:

  • Họ dùng cần cẩu để trục con tàu lên. (They used a crane to hoist the ship up.)
  • Chính phủ quyết định trục xuất tên gián điệp. (The government decided to expel the spy.)

Advanced Usage

• "trục lợi": to seek or profit illicitly.

  • Hắn ta chỉ tìm cách trục lợi từ thiên tai. (He only seeks to profit from the disaster.)

• "trục trặc": a glitch, malfunction, or hitch (often mechanical or in a process).

  • Hệ thống máy tính đang có trục trặc. (The computer system is having a glitch.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cần trục (n): crane (the lifting machine).

  • Cần trục đang nâng container. (The crane is lifting a container.)

• Trục xuất (v): to deport, to expel (officially from a country).

  • Người đó bị trục xuất vì vi phạm luật nhập cư. (That person was deported for violating immigration law.)

• Trục khuỷu (n): crankshaft (in an engine).

  • Trục khuỷu là bộ phận quan trọng của động cơ. (The crankshaft is an important part of the engine.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Axis, pivot, spindle, hub, line.
• Verb: Hoist, raise, elevate, expel, oust.

Related Idioms

• Trục ra khỏi: to throw out, to drive out.
  • Anh ta bị trục ra khỏi quán bar vì gây rối. (He was thrown out of the bar for causing trouble.)

noun

1. axle-axis

verb

1. to lift