dictionary b (FILEminimizer)

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Bb

Babbitt metal n. alloy of tin, copper,
antimony, and lead still
occasionally used for bearing
surfaces: Hợp kim chống mài
mòn trong bề mặt bạc lót
baby seat n. seat for babies weighing
up to about 20 lbs, normally
installed facing backwards on the
front seat and allowing a half
upright seating position: Ghế dành
cho trẻ em
BAC = Blood Alcohol Content: Nồng
độ cồn trong máu.
back axle n. rear axle, usually on a
four wheel vehicle: Cầu sau.
 back axle ratio = FINAL
DRIVE RATIO: Tỉ số truyền
động cuối cùng.
backbone chassis n. chassis based on
a single central spine carrying or
containing the drive train, the body
shell being mounted on outriggers:
Khung chính
backfire 1 n. explosion either at the
wrong time in the cylinder, or of
unburnt or only partly burnt

mixture in the exhaust system,
causing a loud bang: Tiếng nổ ở
ống thải do lửa trễ hoặc hoà khí
chưa cháy hết.
2 v. to make a loud bang as a result
of unburnt or only partly burnt
mixture exploding in the exhaust
system or in the cylinder: Gây ra
tiếng nổ lớn ở pô
backlash n. excessive play in a
mechanical system such as gears
or linkages, due to looseness or
flexing: Khoảng chết, khe hở.
backing light n. US = REAR
WINDOW: Kính sau.
 US backing heater or
defogging system = heated rear
window: Hệ thống xông kính sau.
 back panel n. = REAR PANEL
backplate n. fixed heavy-gauge metal
plate attached to the suspension
and carrying the brake shoes and
brake operating mechanism of a
drum brake, or the plate carrying
the brake pad in a disc brake:
Mâm phanh
(NOTE: US - English is backing
plate)
back pressure n. any pressure holding
back the flow of the gases in an

exhaust system: Áp suất ngược
của khí thải
backrest n. back of a seat: Lưng ghế
back up v. US = REVERSING: De
xe, lùi xe.
back up alarm n. US reverse
warning signal: Kèn báo lùi xe.
 back-up light n. US =
REVERSING LIGHT: Đèn lùi xe.
back-voltage n. voltage which
opposes the current when the
current in an inductive circuit
changes and the magnetic fields
cuts the conductors: Điện áp
ngược.
 self-induction back-voltage =
back-voltage produced by self-
induction; this induced
electromotive force opposes the
Babbitt metal

self
-
induction back
-
voltage

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change in current and enhancing it
if the current is decreasing: Điện
áp ngược tự cảm.
badge n. typically, the maker’s logo in
coloured enamel on chrome plate
but can also be letters or symbols
indicating a particular type or
model, such as V-12, 16V, fiesta,
etc.: Biểu tượng, mác.
baffle (plate) n. usually transverse
steel plate reducing the flow or
motion of gases or liquids, e.g. in a
silencer, in the sump of an engine
or in a fuel tank: Tấm chắn (giảm
dòng chảy)
bake v. to dry or cure (a paint or other
finish) using heat: Nung, sấy.
bakelite n. proprietary, hard, brittle
plastic used in the early days of
plastic engineering, esp. for
electrical parts because of its good
insulating properties: Nhựa cách
điện, nhựa bakêlit.
balance 1 n. state in which weight is
evenly distributed: Sự cân bằng.
2 v. to fix weights, e.g. to the rim
of a wheel or to a crankshaft in
order to correct weight distribution
and thus reduce vibration: Làm
cân bằng.

 balance crankshaft =
crankshaft with extended webs to
form counterbalances or a
vibration damper: Trục khuỷu đã
được cân bằng động (nhờ đối
trọng)
 balanced engine = engine in
which all reciprocating parts such
as pistons and connecting rods are
adjusted to exactly the same
weight: Động cơ đã cân bằng
 balance control n. knob or slide
control which adjusts the level of
the left and right speakers of a
stereo system: Nút cân bằng âm
thanh giữa loa trái và phải.
 balance disc n. balance device
in centrifugal pumps, in the front of
a disc fitted to the pump shaft,
which lifts when a force is
generated on the underside of the
disc, leaking pressure until the
axial forces are balanced: Đóa cân
bằng (bơm ly tâm)
 balance pipe n. in a twin
carburetor layout, a pipe joining
the inlet tracts or choke tubes of
the two carburetors to even out
differences in flow: Ống cân bằng
(bộ chế hòa khí).

 balance shaft n. additional
rotating shaft in the crankcase
fitted with counterweights, esp. in
single and twin cylinder engines,
to reduce vibration: Trục cân
bằng.
 balance weight n. small lead
weight fitted to the wheel rim to
restore wheel balance: Miếng chì
bấm niềng xe
 balancer n. wheel balancer:
Thiết bò cân bằng bánh xe.
 balancing n. adjustment of
incorrect and uneven weight
distribution: Điều chỉnh để cân
bằng động.
 balancing weight = balance
weight
bald tyre n. tyre on which the tread is
completely worn away: Lốp xe
quá mòn
balk ring n. =baulk ring: Vòng cản
badge

balk ring

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ball n. (a) spherical part, e.g. in a ball

bearing or a ball socket joint: Bi
(b) = TOWBALL: Khớp nối cầu.
 ball and nut steering n. =
recirculating ball steering: Hệ
thống lái kiểu bi tuần hoàn
 ball and socket (joint) n. = ball
joint: Khớp cầu.
ballast ignition system n. ignition
system incorporating a ballast
resistor connected in series with
the coil primary winding and
bypassed when the starter is
operated, ensuring improved cold
starting performance and spark
efficiency: Hệ thống đánh lửa có
điện trở phụ.
 ballast resistor = resistor in
which the resistance increase as
the current passing through it
increases, use in motor vehicles to
control the output from the coil at
high engine speeds and provide a
better spark for starting: Điện trở
phụ.
ball bearing n. most common type of
antifriction bearing, comprising
two rings or races between which
hardened steel balls run in tracks,
and able to absorb both axial and
radial loads: Bạc đạn bi, vòng bi,

ổ bi
 ball bearing puller = puller for
removing ball bearings that sit on a
shaft and in a housing: Cảo ổ bi
(bạc đạn)
 ball cage n. circular frame
which holds the balls in place in a
ball bearing: Vòng (rế) bi.
 ball end hexagon screwdriver
n. screwdriver with a ball type
hexagon tip allowing it to be used
at an angle of up to 30
0
from the
screw head: Tua nơ vít đầu lục
giác có vòng bi.
 ball joint n. mechanical coupling
in which ball on the end of one part
moves freely within a recessed
spherical socket in the end of
another, often used in suspension
and steering linkages: Khớp cầu.
 ball joint separator = tool for
forcing out ball or tapered joints,
either in the from of the simple
fork with wedge–shaped jaw
which is struck with a hammer to
separate the joint,or a tool using
direct pressure from a screw–
activated lever action to split the

joint: Thiết bò tháo khớp cầu.
ball peen hammer n. hammer with a
head having one flat and one
rounded end: Búa đầu tròn.
 ball socket n. recessed spherical
socket for receiving the ball in a
ball joint: Hốc cầu.
 ball valve n. non-return valve
comprising a recessed spherical
seating into which a ball fits to
cover a hole, closing if the flow of
liquid is reversed: Van bi (một
chiều)
bal res = BALLAST RESISTOR
band brake n. brake consisting of a
steel band with a friction lining
passing round a drum, which
contracts and grips the drum, when
the brake is applied: Đai phanh
(thắng)
bandwidth n. range of audio
frequencies an audio component
ball

bandwidth

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such as a car stereo can handle:

Băng tần (radio).
banger n. (informal) old, cheap and
well-worn car, which may however
still be serviceable: Ôtô cũ
 banger racing = racing beat-up
old saloons from which the glass
and trim has been removed on
small tracks, with aggressive
driving and frequent contact
between the car: Cuộc đua ôtô cũ.
banjo n. (a) type of right-angled union
for a pipe or flexible hose,
comprising a ring–shaped piece on
the end of the pipe through which a
threaded hollow bolt is passed: Đai
siết ống, cổ dê
(b) drum-shaped central part of an
axle casing containing the
differential: Bán cầu vi sai.
 banjo axle = rear axle with a
drum-shaped differential casing:
Vỏ cầu vi sai dạng bán cầu.
bar n. unit of pressure; one bar equals
100 kilopascals or 14.5 pound-
force per square inch: Đơn vò đo
áp suất.
bar clamp n. tool with a fixed head
and a sliding foot for clamping
purposes: Thanh kẹp.
barometric pressure sensor or baro

n. sensor in an engine management
system providing information on
ambient barometric pressure for
the adjustment of mixture etc.,
which is important for the
maintenance of good engine
performance at different altitudes:
Cảm biến đo áp suất khí quyển.
barrel n. main tubular section of a
carburetor including the air intake
and choke tube: Họng khuếch tán
bộ chế hòa khí.
barrier cream n. special cream
recommended for use when
working on cars to reduce soiling
of the hands and prevent skin
infections or allergic reactions
when working with substance such
as oils, thinners, paints, etc.: Kem
bảo vệ da.
 barrier effect n. the effect
produced by coatings sheilding
especially metal surfaces from
corrosive agents: Tác dụng chống
ăn mòn
 barrier paint n. primer which
isolates a top coat from a surface
or other finish with which it is
incompatible: Sơn lót.
base n. lowest supporting part of a

usually upright member, or bottom
layer or coating in a paint system:
Nền, đế, bệ, căn bản
 base coat n. first coat in a paint
system, either an undercoat or
primer, or a coloured coat to be
cover in a coat of clear lacquer:
Lớp sơn lót
 base material n. material under
a coating or which is to be coated:
Vật liệu nền
 base metal n. metal under a
coating or which is to be coated:
Kim loại nền
 base metal attack = corrosion
of the metal under a finish: Sự ăn
mòn kim loại nền
 baseplate n. strong metal plate
which forms the base of
something: Tấm đế kim loại.
banger

baseplate
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basic ignition setting or timing n.
position to which the ignition is set,
which is then varied by the
automatic advance system: Thời

điểm đánh lửa cơ bản
 basic price n. minimum list
price of a centain car model, to
which must be added any tax or
extras, the charge for delivery,
number plates, etc.: Giá gốc (chưa
thuế và phí)
 basic timing n.=basic ignition
timing: Thời điểm đánh lửa cơ
bản
batch n. 1 number of things produced
as a group: Một lượt, một đợt.
2 mixture of natural and/ or
synthetic rubbers, and vulcanizing
agents, used in tyre production:
Hỗn hợp cao su và chất lưu hoá
bath n. process of immersion or the
container used: Bồn, bể, chậu.
battery n. on most cars, a lead-acid
storage-battery, usually of 12
volts: Ắc quy, bình điện
 the battery is flat or dead =
there is no current left in the
battery: c quy hết điện
 check the battery and top up if
necessary = check the level of the
battery acid in the battery cells and
add distilled water to restore the
level if needed: Kiểm tra mực
dung dòch và châm nước

battery acid n. fluid in the cells of a
car battery, in fact sulphuric acid:
Dung dòch điện phân
 battery capacity n. = ampere
hour capacity: Dung lượng ắc quy
 battery case n. housing make
of polypropylene used to
accommodate the cells of a battery
with their plates and seperators,
and the battery acid: Vỏ bình điện,
vỏ ắc quy.
 battery charge n. condition of
the battery in relation to the
amount of current stored unit: Sự
sạc, nạp bình.
(NOTE: also called state of
charge)
 battery charge indicator =
instrument showing the state of
charge of the battery: Đèn báo sạc
 battery charger = device which
can be plugged into the mains and
connected to a store battery to
restore its state of charge: Máy
sạc bình.
 battery charging station =
centre with high capacity battery
chargers for recharging batteries,
esp. of electric cars: Trạm sạc
bình.

 battery compartment n.
separate space provided for the
battery, usually under bonnet but
sometimes below the rear seat or
in the boot: Ngăn đặt ắc quy.
 battery condition n.= battery
charge: Tình trạng ắc quy.
 battery connector n. plug on
battery-powered vehicle to connect
the batteries to a charging station:
Dây nối bình.
 battery cover n. one-piece
cover permanently sealed to the
battery case and with common
batteries provided with one
opening for each of the individual
cells for filling and topping-up
purposes, such openings are
basic ignition setting

battery cover

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usually closed by plugs but are
absent on modern maintenance–
free batteries: Nắp đậy bình điện
 battery discharge controller n.
device on vehicle with electric

motor drive, which triggers a
warning indicator and/ or turns off
the power supply when the battery
voltage drop bellow a certain
minimum level: Thiết bò bảo vệ
ắc quy khỏi sự phóng điện
 battery discharge indicator =
instrument on vehicles with
electric motor drive which
indicates battery charge condition
in percent of full charge: Đồng hồ
báo độ phóng điện ắc quy
 battery earth n. earth provided
by a braided earth strap or a heavy
–duty cable leading from the
negative terminal (or
exceptionally, in positive earth
systems, from the positive
terminal) to a suitable point on the
body or chassis: Nối mass ắc quy
 battery filler n. device with a
suction ball which can suck up
liquid and discharge it into the
battery: Thiết bò châm dung dòch.
 battery fluid n. = battery acid:
Dung dòch điện phân
 battery ignition (system) n.
general term for any battery-
powered ignition system where
battery voltage by an ignition coil

or transistorized ignition unit: Hệ
thống đánh lửa bằng ắc quy.
 battery master switch n.
switch which disconnects the
battery completely and cuts off
power to all electrical components:
Công tắc ngắt mass ắc quy.
 battery post n. round terminal
on a battery to which cable is
attached, usually by a clamp: Cọc
bình.
(NOTE: to avoid confusion, the
positive post is usually of larger
diameter than the negative post)
 battery state indicator =
BATTERY CHARGE
INDICATOR
 battery terminal n. terminal on
the battery either in the front of a
post or a lug with a hole; also used
sometimes to mean the clamp on
the end of the cable: Cực ắc quy
 battery tester n. voltage meter
or hydrometer for checking the
state of charge of a battery: Thiết
bò kiểm tra ắc quy.
 battery tray n. metal ledge
supporting the battery, usually on
the side of the engine bay: Khay
đựng ắc quy.

baulk ring n. part in a synchromesh
gearbox which prevents a gear
being engaged too soon: Vòng
đồng tốc.
bayonet cap n. cylindrical base of an
electric light bulb, usually with two
pins projecting on either side,
which engage in J-shaped slots to
lock the bulb securely in its socket:
Đuôi đèn
 bayonet fitting or socket =
socket with either twin contacts or
a single contact and j-shaped slots
on either side to receive the pins of
the bulb: Rãnh chụp đuôi đèn
battery discharge controller

bayonet fitting

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BDC = BOTTOM DEAD CENTRE:
Điểm chết dưới.
bead n. (a) the part of a tyre which is
shaped to fit the rim, made of steel
wires wrapped and reinforced by
the plies of the tyre: Tanh (gân)
vỏ xe.
(b) any small ball-like part, such as

the glass beads used in bead
blasting or the pellets used in
contains catalytic converters: Hạt
chứa chất xúc tác.
 bead base n. the part of the
tyre bead in contact with the rim
bead seat: Tanh chính.
 bead blasting n. cleaning
process using glass beads that is
fairly slow, but gives a high quality
finish since paint and
contamination can be removed
without affecting the critical
tolerances of parts being blasted:
Sự xử lí bề mặt (sơn)
 bead core n. ring of steel wires
in the tyre bead: Lõi tanh vỏ.
bead seat mat n. seat cover made of a
network of wood beads: Thảm bọc
ghế bằng các miếng gỗ nhỏ
beam axle n. now used for any rigid
axle, but the original sense was a
non-driven axle form of an I-
section beam: Dầm cầu bò động
dạng chữ I.
beam indicator n. light on the
instrument panel which comes on
usually only when the main
headlight beam is in use: Đèn báo
pha

bearing n. device which supports or
positions a usually rotating or
reciprocating part such as a shaft,
esp. in such a way that little or no
friction results: Bạc lót, ổ bi.
bearing assembly n. assembly of
more than one bearing for the
same component, where more than
one load has to be supported: Cụm
ổ bi (2 vòng trở lên)
 bearing cage n. circular frame
which holds the balls or rollers in
place in a ball or roller bearing:
rế giữ bi trong ổ bi.
 bearing cap n. rigid,
semicircular part which encloses
and holds the outer shell of a shell
bearing, as in the main bearings of
an engine: Nắp đầu to thanh
truyền (biên).
bearing clearance n. space between
the bearing surface and its journal:
Khe hở giữa biên và bạc lót.
 check the con rod for big-end
bearing clearance = check the
gap between big-end and crankpin:
Kiểm tra khe hở giữa đầu to
thanh truyền và cổ trục khuỷu.
 bearing cone n. = taper roller
bearing: Ổ bi côn

 bearing cup = bearing shell:
Bạc lót hai nửa
 bearing housing n. housing for a
bearing, such as the centre section
of a turbocharger which supports
compressor and turbine housings
and the shaft to which the
compressor and turbine wheels are
attached: Thân đỡ bạc lót (tăng
áp)
 bearing material n. metal layer
forming the surface of a plain
bearing, typical of white metal:
Lớp kim loại bề mặt bạc lót.
BDC

bearing material

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 bearing puller n. tool used to
remove different types of bearings
by pulling action: Dụng cụ tháo
(cão) bạc đạn
 bearing race n. in balls or
rollers bearings, one of two steel
rings between which the balls or
rollers run in tracks: Vòng (trong
hoặc ngoài) bạc đạn

 bearing separator n. special
tool used to separate double
bearings or close fitting gear, esp.
When a conventional jaw-type
puller cannot be used, having
bevelled edges which allow
insertion behind the bearings and
gears to be separated: Dụng cụ
tháo bạc đạn đặc biệt.
 bearing shell n. one of a pair of
thin semicircular steel cups lined
with an alloy such as copper-lead
or lead-indium, which together
enclose a shaft or other rotating
member, and are held in a circular
housing which can be divided into
two halves: Bạc lót hai nửa
 bearing spread n. diameter
slightly greater than that of the
housing with which almost all main
and big-end bearings are
manufactured; this means that the
bearing shell has to be force into
place, and so can not rotate; there
is also total contact between its
back and the housing: Sự căng
lưng bạc lót.
 bearing surface n. area of the
bearing actually in contact with the
shaft or other member being

supporting: Bề mặt tiếp xúc của
bạc lót.
bed n. flat area used as a support:
Nền móng.
 bed in v. to make parts fit
together accurately: Chạy rà.
 it take a while for new brake
pads to bed themselves in = new
brake pads have to wear slightly to
be a perfect fit on the discs: Cần
thời gian để những bố phanh ăn
khớp hoàn toàn với đóa phanh.
 bedding-in oil n. engine oil for
use when run in new bearings:
Dầu chạy rà máy.
beefed up a. (informal) made
stronger, e.g. for heavy loads: làm
cho mạnh
beetle n. (informal) the original rear
engined volkswagen: Tên gọi của
xe Volkswagen.
bell housing n. circular housing
between the crankcase and
gearbox containing the flywheel
and clutch, or the torque converter
in the case of automatic
transmission: Cácte bánh đà hay
đầu trâu hộp số.
belt n. (a) loop of strong material
passed round two or more pulleys

and transmitting drive from one to
the other, such as a fan belt or
timing belt: Dây đai (truyền
động)
(b) = seat belt: Dây đai an toàn
(c) reinforcing layer or layers of
steel or nylon strands in the carcass
of a radial fly tyre: Lớp bố vỏ xe.
 belt anchorage n. point where
the end of a seat belt is attached to
the body of a car: Mấu giữ đai an
toàn
bearing puller

belt anchorage
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belt drive n. system for transmitting
power by means of a belt passing
round pulleys: Truyền động dây
đai.
belted bias tyre n. hydrid tyre which
is a mixture between cross-ply and
radial-ply designs, with added
belts (as in radial tyres) on
diagonal body plies (as in cross-ply
tyres), resulting in stiffer sidewalls
than with straight radial tyres:
Loại vỏ với lớp bố xiêng (chéo)

 belt end n. part of the seat belt
carrying the buckle and attached to
the floor pan, increasing replaced
by buckle attached directly to the
car seat: Đầu giữ đây đai an toàn
belt mounting n. = belt anchorage:
Mấu giữ đai an toàn
 belt retractor n. device which
automatically pulls the seat belt
back into its reel: Cơ cấu rút đai
an toàn
 belt sander n. power sanding
tool with a rotating belt lined with
abrasive: Máy đánh bóng bằng
băng vải nhám.
 belt slacker n. looseness of a
drive belt: Sự giãn dây đai
 belt slip n. slipping of a drive
belt on its pulleys due to
insufficient tightness, so that no
power is transmitted: Sự trượt đai.
 belt tensioner n.arrangement
for tightening a drive belt, often
comprising an idler pulley whose
position can be adjusted: Thiết bò
căng đai.
 belt transmission n. = BELT
DRIVE
 belt up n. to put on one’s seat
belt: Khoác dây đai an toàn

(NOTE: US English is buckle up)
 belt webbing n. strong webbing
material used for seat belts: Đai
vải
bench n. workbench, also used to
mean a test bed for engines: Bàn
thợ máy, băng thử động cơ
 bench grinder n. power grinder
for mounting on a workbench, with
two grinding wheels for grinding
and sharpening purposes: Bàn
máy mài.
bench seat n. seat in one piece
tretching across the full width of
the car: Ghế dài trong xe
bench test n. stationary test, esp. of an
engine, in which it is mounted in a
test bed and run for a period of
time ;checks being made with the
aid of instruments on e.g. power
output, fuel consumption and
emission levels: Kiểm tra động cơ
trên băng thử
bench vice n. vice for mounting on a
workbench: êtô gắn bàn.
bending pliers n. pliers with flat
smooth jaws used to hold sheet
metal in place,e.g. for welding:
Kìm mỏ cong dùng trong kỹ
thuật hàn

 bending strength n. ability of a
material to resist the bending
moment: Sức (độ) chòu uốn
Bendix drive n. form of drive mainly
used for starter motors, where a
pinion is mounted on a shaft with a
helical screw and rushes down the
shaft into engagement with the
starter teeth in the flywheel when
belt drive

Bendix drive

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the shaft is spun: Truyền động
bằng bánh răng Bendix trong
máy khởi động.
(NOTE: also called inertia drive,
due to the heavy piston moving
along the shaft under the
momentum of its own weight or
inertia when the shaft turns inside
it)
 Bendix screw = the form of
helical screw on the shaft of a
starter motor: Rãnh xoắn ốc (đề)
 Bendix starter = starter motor
with a bendix drive: Máy khởi

động sử dụng bánh răng Bendix.
benzene (C
6
H
6
) n. fluid constituent of
petrol: Benzen - loại hydrocacbon
thơm, mạch vòng
binnacle n. cluster of instruments
and/or switches mounted in a
usually circular casing fixed on or
near the steering column: Dụng cụ
đo hay công tắc đặt trên vô lăng
lái
bio-degradable a. cable of being
made to rot by bacteria: Có thể bò
hư do vi khuẩn
bit n. part of a tool for boring or
cutting, esp. the interchangeable
tip of a drill or the blade of a
screwdriver: Mũi (cắt, xoáy)
 bit adapter or holder = tool
with a female square drive at one
end to accept hexagon bits: Bộ
phận gá tuýp
bevel differential n. differential
which bevel gear for its main
element, which allows the input
and output shaft to be at right
angles to one another: Bộ vi sai

bánh răng nón
bevel drive shaft n. shaft with a bevel
gear at one ends, used esp. for
driving an overhead camshaft:
Trục dẫn động bánh răng nón
bevel gear n. gear shaped in the
form of a frustum of a cone, used
to transmit motion through an
angle: Bánh răng nón (côn).
 bevel gear drive or
transmission = form of
transmission used to drive shafts
which do not align with the output
shaft: Sự truyền động vuông góc.
beverage holder n. circular clip for
holding a beaker or glass, typically
on the centre console: Vòng giữ
bezel n. circular metal surround or rim
of an instrument, headlamp: Đai giữ.
BHP = BRAKE HORSEPOWER:
Công suất phát động (hãm).
bias belted tyre n. = cross–ply tyre:
Vỏ có lớp bố xiên
bicycle carrier n. device attached to
the rear of a car, often supported
on a towbar, for carrying a bicycle:
Giá treo xe đạp (trên xe hơi)
big-block engine n. US typical large
american V-8 engine of the 1960s
and 70s, with a simple and robust

design including cast-iron block
and heads and conventional
carburetors, and giving ample
power and enormous torque: Động
cơ lớn của Mỹ
big end n. end of the connecting rod
which fits round the crankpin: Đầu
to thanh truyền
 big-end bearing = bearing of
the connecting rod on the crankpin,
now nearly always in the form of
replaceble shell bearings, but
Bendix screw

big
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formerly of white metal deposited
on fixed shells: Bạc lót đầu to
thanh truyền
 big-end bolt = one of the bolts
fixing the big–end cap to the
connecting rod: Bulông đầu to
thanh truyền
 big-end cap = the detachable
end of the connecting rod which

fits on the crankpin: Nắp đầu dưới
thanh truyền
bihexagon n. & a. (figure) having
twelve angles ; the shaft of some
nuts, botls heads and their
corresponding sockets: Có mười
hai cạnh.
 bihexagon socket = socket
which will it a standard hexagon
bolt head or nut: Tuýp mười hai
cạnh.
 bihexagonal a. (of a nut, bolt
head, etc.) having twelve angles or
points: Có mười hai cạnh.
bimetallic corrosion n. corrosion of
two different metal exposed to an
electrolyte while in electrical
contact: Sự ăn mòn điện hóa của
lưỡng kim.
binding n. (a) rubbing of brake shoes
against the drum or of brake pads
against the disc: Sự bó phanh.
(b) strip material turned over along
the edge of a carpet or mat: Rìa
bao, viền
bituminuos paint n. black or dark
coloured tarry paint which contain
bitumen ; used for the protection of
exposed metal parts: Sơn có chứa
nhựa

black box n. (informal) (a) = crash
recorder: Hộp đen
(b) = control unit: Cụm điều khiển
 black chromium plating n.
electrolytic deposition of a black
chronium layer for decorative
purpose: Mạ crôm đen
blackening n. = bulb blackening:
Bóng đèn hỏng (đen tim)
blade n. straight, narrow flat part,
such as the end of a screwdriver,
the part of the windscreen wiper in
contact with the windscreen, or one
of the vanes of a rotor or impeller:
Lưỡi, cánh, mái, phiến
 blade connector = plain metal
tongue for forming electrical
connections: Phiến giắc nối (dây
điện)
 blade rubber = rubber strip
fitted into the arm of a windscreen
wiper: Miếng cao su trên cần gạt
nước (lá mía).
 bladed impeller n. rotating
member of a centrifugal pump
fitted with blades or vanes: Cánh
bơm.
 blanking plug n. rubber plug for
filling holes in the floorpan: Nút
bòt bằng cao su

blast cleaning n. remove of corrosion,
dirt, scale, etc., by a blast of
abrasive particles: Sự làm sạch
bằng chất nhám.
bleed v. to drain fluid from (a
hydraulic system) usually to
remove any air which may have
found its way in: Xả gió.
 bleed(er) screw = screw which
when slacked off allows hydraulic
fluid to escape: Vít xả gió.
big
-
end bolt

bleed

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 bleed(er) valve = valve which
when opened allows hydraulic
fluid to escape: Van xả gió.
blind rivet n. = pop rivet: Đinh tán
đầu chìm.
 blind spot n. area not visible
from the driver’s seat: Điểm mù.
blister n. bubble in the paintwork
cause by trapped moisture or air
under the paint or by rust: Bong

tróc, giộp lên, phồng lên (sơn).
blistering n. formation of blisters due
to rust or air or moisture trapped
under the paint: Sự bong tróc.
 blocking ring n. = baulk ring:
Vòng đồng tốc.
block n. = cylinder block: Khối
xylanh.
 block sanding n. sanding the
bodywork with a sanding block
which gives even sanding
pressure: Phun cát
blood alcohol (level or content) n.
amount of alcohol in the blood due
to drinking: (Nồng độ) cồn trong
máu.
blooming n. formation of an undesired
thin surface film or a milky white
haze or mist on paintwork, which
can occur when paint is applied
during humid, cold conditions and
is caused by moisture being
trapped in the wet film: Sự ngưng
tụ hơi nước trên lớp sơn khi sơn
xe trong thời tiết lạnh ẩm
blow 1 v. to become defective, either
by leaking or burning through: Bò
hư vì rò hoặc cháy
2 n. leak of air or gases,e.g. from
the exhaust: Sự rò khí

 the silence or exhaust gasket is
blowing = gases are leaking from
the silencer or exhaust gasket: Khí
thải đang rò rỉ từ ống giảm thanh
(pô)
 the short circuit caused the
fuse to blow = the fuse burnt
through because of the overload
caused by the short circuit: Ngắn
mạch gây ra đứt cầu chì.
 blowback n. forcing back of
some of the air/fuel mixture
through the carburetor due to a
sticking valve or as a result of the
inlet valve closing late: Nổ dội.
 blow-by n. leakage of
compressed air/ fuel mixture and
gases (from combustion) past the
piston rings into the crankcase: Sự
lọt khí.
 blowdown n. escape of gases
between the opening of the
exhaust valve and the piston
reaching bottom dead centre, or in
a two-stroke engine between
exhaust port opening and transfer
port opening: Sự quét khí.
 blowdown period = in a two-
stroke engine, the period between
exhaust port opening and transfer

port opening which should be
sufficiently long to drop below
time for the cylinder pressure, so
that the exhaust gases can be
expelled more easily: Chu kỳ
quét khí.
 blower n. (a) (informal ) =
SUPERCHARGER: Bộ tăng áp
(nén khí) dẫn động bằng puli cốt
máy
blind rivet

blower
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(b) fan for an interior heating and
ventilation system, or more rarely
for an air-cooled engine: Quạt gió
(giàn lạnh)
 blower switch = switch for the
fan of a heating and ventilation
system: Công tắc quạt gió
 blow gun n. pressure–fed spray
gun with a wide nozzle used to
blow out crevices, dust off large
areas, etc.: Súng thổi sạch (để
sơn)
 blowlamp n. tool giving an
intense flame for burning off paint,

brazing and soldering , and heating
lead filter: Đèn đốt sơn
(NOTE: US English is blow torch)
 blow-off valve n. spring-loaded
valve that prevents excessive boots
pressure in a turbocharger or
supercharger: Van xả khí (tăng
áp)
 blow out v. to clean (a blocked
pipe,etc.) by blowing or passing air
under high pressure through it:
Thổi với áp suất cao (để thông
ống)
 blow-out n. puncture in which
the tyre bursts and often leaves the
rim: Nổ vỏ.
blue smoke n. exhaust smoke
indicating too rich a mixture: Khói
xanh (hỗn hợp quá giàu)
BMC = BRITISH MOTOR
CORPORATION
BMW n. German make of car, the
letters standing for bayerishe
motorenwerke: Xe hơi của Đức
(viết tắt của chữ Bayerishe
Motoren Werke).
board n. = printed circuit board: Bo
mạch in
 board test = test of the printer
circuit board: Kiểm tra bo mạch

in
bodge 1 n. (informal) a hasty botched-
up repair, not carried out with the
proper tools or materials: Sự sửa
chữa tạm thời, chắp vá
2 v. (informal) to do work badly,not
using the proper tools or materials:
Sửa chữa vội vã
body n. (a) main visible upper
structure of a vehicle, as opposed
to the chassis and running gear:
Thùng, thân xe.
(b) main part or housing, e.g. of a
silencer: Vỏ bọc, thân
(c) shank of a bolt: Thân bulông.
 body assembly n. building up of
the body from its various
components and panels: Sự lắp
ráp thân xe.
 body builder n. coach-builder:
Thợ làm đồng xe.
 body-coloured a. (of bumpers,
etc.) painted in the same colour as
the body: Sơn cùng màu thân xe
 body component n. structural
part of the body: Thành phần
thân xe.
body construction n. manufacture of a
vehicle body: Sự chế tạo thân xe.
 body fire n. hand tool for

smoothing body panels by
removing material from the
surface, e.g. on filled areas,
consisting of a file blade held in an
adjustable holder that may be
adapted to convex or concave
blower switch

body fire
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surfaces: Dụng cu làm phẳng bề
mặt
 body filler n. filler: Thợ trét
ma tít
 body framing n. assembly of
the body components: Sự lắp ráp
khung xe.
 body glass n. windows and
windscreen of a car: Kính xe.
 body hammer n. hammer for
knocking out dents: Búa gò thân
xe.
 body-in-white n. bare body
shell after welding but before
painting: Thân xe trước khi sơn
 body jack n. hydraulic device
for proving the force to push or
pull damaged body part into shape,

either directly or via straightening
equipment, e.g. pulling beams:
Con đội dùng nắn khung
 body repair n. repair to the
bodywork of a car made necessary
by accident damage or corrosion:
Sửa chữa thân xe (làm đồng)
 body repair shop = workshop
specializing in the body repairs:
Xưởng sửa chữa thân xe (xưởng
đồng sơn)
 body roll n. rolling a vehicle’s
body when cornering: sự lật thân
xe khi quay vòng.
 body shell n. the bare skeleton
of a vehicle, stripped of all running
gear, fittings, accessories and
detachable panels: Bộ khung xe.
 body shop n. (a) body assembly
shop in a factory: Xưởng lắp ráp
thân xe.
(b) = body repair shop: Xưởng làm
đồng sơn
 body stripe n. ornamental strip
along the bottom of the side of the
body usually on sports cars and
including the make and / or model
name in large letters: Đường viền
thân xe.
 body tub n. bare body shell

minus all removable panels such as
doors and wings on cars featuring a
separate chassis which is lowered
onto the chassis during assembly:
Bộ khung xe (trừ các chi tiết có
thể tháo được).
 bodywork n. complete body
structure mounted on the chassis of
vehicles with separate chassis, and
the complete assembly of sheet
metal panels for car of unitary
construction: Thân xe.
bogie n. assembly of four wheels on
two axles with common
suspension, usually on heavy
commercial vehicles and trailers:
Rơ moóc
boil v. to bubble and change party to
vapour due to heat, said of engine
coolant and colloquially of a car or
its engine, also of brake fluid:
Làm sôi.
 boiling point n. temperature at
which a liquid boils: Điểm sôi
(nhiệt độ)
bolt n. piece of metal bar with a screw
thread and a usually hexagon head,
for use with a nut or for screwing
into a part with a matching female
thread: Bulông.

bond 1 n. state of adhesion: Trạng
thái gắn chặt.
2 v. to join by means of an
adhesive: Dán, liên kết, nối.
body filler

bond

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 bondung agent n. material that
provides adhesive properties:
Chất kết dính
 bonding method n. method of
joining two parts together with an
adhesive: Phương pháp kết dính
bonnet n. hinged cover over the
engine bay, usually of metal but
now often of fibreglass: Nắp capô,
nắp đậy máy.
(NOTE: US English is hood)
bonnet badge n. badge usually stating
the make in sometimes the model
of vehicle in the centre of the front
edge of the bonnet: Biểu tượng
hãng trên nắp capô.
bonnet bump rubber or bonnet
bump n. rubber buffer mounted on
the vertical panel onto which the

bonnet is lowered: Đệm nắp capô.
bonnet liner n. sound-absorbing
material attached to the inside of
the bonnet to reduce engine noise:
Lớp cách âm trong capô.
bonnet lock n. locking mechanism
comprising a notched peg fixed to
front underside of the bonnet,
which fits into a hole with a sliding
latch in the panel above the grille:
Cơ cấu khóa nắp capô.
 bonnet release n. cable with a
handle inside the vehicle which
releases the bonnet lock: Chốt mở
capô (bên trong xe)
 bonnet (support) stay n. rod
which engages in a hole in the
bonnet to hold it in the open
position: Thanh chống nắp capô.
 bonnet tape n. double piping
with fabric covering used to keep
bonnet of on older-style cars from
rubbing in the paintwork of the
panels beneath them: Đường viền
nắp capô.
booming n. low-pitched resonance,
esp. in the exhaust: Tiếng nổ
vang ở ống thải.
boost 1 n. addition power, pressure or
charge, esp. the pressure from a

supercharger: Sự tăng áp, tăng
công suất.
(NOTE: also called boost
pressure)
2 v. to increase (power, charge,
pressure, etc.), amplify (an audio
signal, etc.): Tăng, khuếch đại.
 boost control valve = blow-off
valves: Van điều khiển tăng áp.
 booster n. amplifier unit which
increase the audio signal level at
the loudspeakers, fitted between
the radio or stereo unit and the
speakers, often mounted in the
boot: Bộ khuếch đại (âm ly)
 booster battery n. additional
battery connected in series to give
added power for starting: Ắc quy
được mắc nối tiếp để khởi động
 booster cable = n. jump lead:
Dây nối ắc quy
 booster coil n. addition coil
which increase the strength of the
spark: Cuộn dây phụ để tăng
điện áp đánh lửa
 boost gauge n. instrument
indicated boost pressure: Thiết bò
đo áp suất tăng áp.
 boost pressure n. pressure in
the intake system of the

superchargered engines when the
superchargered operates: p suất
tăng áp
bondung agent

boost pressure

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 boost sensor n. sensor located
in the choke tube which sends a
signal to the ignition control unit
according to pressure conditions,
and the control unit then adjusts
the ignition timing for optimum
performance: Cảm biến đo áp
suất tại bướm ga
 boost valve n. valve in a
hydraulic system which amplifies
pressure: Van tăng áp (trong hệ
thống thủy lực)
boot n. (a) separate area for lugguage
behind the rear seats and mostly
behind the rear window, or below
the rear window in the case of
fastback designs, with a hinged
cover: Ngăn hành lý (capô sau)
(b) = DUST BOOT: Vỏ chắn bụi,
vỏ chụp.

(c) = WHEEL CLAMP: Cái kẹp
bánh xe.
 booted version n. subsequent
saloon version with boot of a
model originally launch as a
hatchback: Ngăn hành lý riêng
biệt.
 boot handle n. handle for
opening the bootlid: Tay cầm mở
ngăn hành lý (capô sau)
 bootlid n. hinged cover for the
boot: Nắp ngăn hành lí phía sau.
bore 1 n. (a) diameter of a cylinder,
especially of a cylinder in an internal
combustion engine: Đường kính
xylanh động cơ.
(b) internal wall of a cylinder:
Vách xylanh.
2 v. to bore and stroke an engine =
to increase the bore and stroke of
an engine: Làm tăng đường kính
và khoảng chạy của piston
 to bore out an engine = to
increase the bore of an engine:
Tăng đường kính (xoáy) xylanh
(lên cốt)
 bore/ stroke ratio n. relation of
the piston stroke to the diameter of
the cylinder of an engine, which
provide information as to whether

the engine is a short stroke or a
long stroke unit: Tỉ số giữa
khoảng chạy và đường kính
xylanh.
bossing mallet n. mallet with a pear-
shaped wooden head commonly
used for shaping and stretching
metal over a sandbag or wooden
block: Cái vồ đầu lồi.
botch 1 n. very badly executed piece
of work: Sự làm hỏng, sự làm
vụng về.
2 v. to do (a piece of work) very
badly: Làm hỏng, làm vụng về.
 botched-up job = (informal)
very badly executed repair which
is unlikely to last very long: Sửa
chữa quá tồi
bottle jack n. small hydraulic jack in
the shape of a bottle: Con đội hình
chai.
 bottleneck n. narrow stretch of
road, or point on a road where
traffic is held up: Chỗ đường hẹp
dễ bò tắt nghẽn
bottom 1 a. lower or lowest: Thấp
nhất. 2 n. lowest point: Phần đáy,
dưới cùng.
3 v. (a) (of suspension) to reach the
bottom end of its travel causing a

jolt: Đạt đến điểm cuối (ht treo).
boost sensor

bottom

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(b) (of a low part of vehicle) to
make contact with the ground:
Điểm tiếp xúc với mặt đường.
 bottom dead centre (BDC) n.
lowest point of travel of the piston
in a (vertical) piston-operated
combustion engine, from which the
piston starts to move up-wards
again until it reaches the upper
point of travel (top dead center):
Điểm chết dưới.
 the inlet valve closes 60
0
after
bottom dead centre or BDC = the
inlet valve closes 60
0
after the
piston‘s lowest point: Van nạp
đóng sau điểm chết dưới 60
0
.

(NOTE: opposite is top dead
centre; the corresponding point (to
BDC) in a horizontally opposed or
‘flat’ engine is that furthest from
the combustion chamber, also
called outer dead centre)
 bottom end n. (a) all moving
part in the crankcase and their
bearings, or more narrowly, the
end of the connecting rod attached
to the crankshaft (the big end):
Đầu to thanh truyền.
(b) lower range of engine
revolutions: Vùng tốc độ thấp của
động cơ.
 bottom end torque = pulling
power at low engine speed:
Mômen xoắn tại tốc độ thấp.
 bottom gear n. first gear: Số
một
 bottoming n. contact between a
low part of a vehicle and the
ground: Điểm tiếp xúc với mặt
đường.
bottom tank n. bottom radiator tank
in a thermosyphon water-cooling
system: Thùng chứa dưới (của bộ
tản nhiệt)
bounce v. (a) (of valves or contact
breaker points) to chatter or

bounce instead of closing properly
at high speeds: Nảy lên, bật lên
(b) to put down and release a
conner of a vehicle : Sự hạ xuống
và bật lên của một góc xe
bowden cable n. control cable
consisting of a wire cable in a
sheath, used especially for choke,
clutch, and accelerator cables: Cáp
điều khiển
bowser n. tanker for refuelling
especially military vehicles and
aircraft: Thùng tiếp tế nhiên liệu.
box n. = silencer: Hộp giảm thanh.
 box spanner n. spanner in the
form of a tube with one or two
hexagonal socket ends for fitting
over nuts and bolt heads, and with
holes in the sides to accept
crossbar called a tommy bar: Ống
tuýp
 box van n. van with a large
square-sectioned enclosed area for
goods behind the driver’s cab: Xe
có thùng chứa hàng hóa
 box wrench n. US = ring
spanner: Khóa vòng.
B-pillar or B-post n. upright member
behind the front door supporting
the roof and carrying the striker

plate for the front door and, in the
case of four-door models, the
hinges for the rear door: Trụ giữa
ở khung cửa xe.
bottom dead centre

B
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brace n. part providing support or
reinforcement between two or
more components: Giá, khung,
trụ chống, thanh giằng.
 bracing n. (a) (action) stiffening
by mean of braces: Sự gia cố
(b) brace; part used to provide of
support: Thanh giằng.
bracket n. support usually made from
metal strip for a part carried on or
suspended from a vehicle, such as
a fog lamp or exhaust system: Giá
đỡ, dầm công xôn.
braided hose n. usually rubber pipe
covered in woven material or
braided wire, for fuel lines or
brake hoses: Ống được bọc bố.

brake 1 n. (a) mechanism for slowing
or stopping a vehicle in motion, or
for holding it when standing still:
Cơ cấu phanh, phanh.
(b) device for measuring the power
of an engine: Thiết bò đo công
suất động cơ.
(c) = SHOOTING BRAKE: Phanh
bò đâm.
 to put on or apply the brakes =
to brake: Đạp phanh.
 to stand on the brakes =
(informal ) to brake hard: Kẹt
phanh.
 to test an engine on the brake
= to find out how much power an
engine develops: Đo công suất
động cơ.
(NOTE: the device used nowadays
is called a dynamometer)
2 v. to operate the brakes in order
to slow down: Đạp phanh.
 brake adjuster n. device in a
drum brake system for moving the
shoes in relation to the drum: Cơ
cấu điều chỉnh phanh (phanh
trống)
 brake adjusting spanner =
special spanner with a square
cutout to fit over a square adjuster

projecting from the brake
backplate: Khóa điều chỉnh
phanh.
(NOTE: US English is brake
wrench)
 brake adjusting tool = lever-
tyre tool for use on drum brakes
with star wheel adjustment, which
fits through a slot in the backplate
to turn the star wheel and adjust
the clearnce between the brake
shoe and the drum: Dụng cụ điều
chỉnh phanh.
 brake band n. device used to
hold one of the three turning
members of the planetary gear set
in an automatic gearbox stationary
in order to change gear ratios,
being replaced in more modern
designs by, for example, and
multiple-disc clutches: Đai phanh.
 brake bleeder n. workshop
equipment used to bleed air from
hydraulic brake, clutch or steering
system on vehicles: Dụng cụ xả
gió phanh.
 brake cable n. wire cable used
to operate the brakes in some
mechanical brake systems, still
used for trailers and for the

handbrake on most cars: Dây cáp
phanh.
 brake caliper n. assembly in a
disc brake system fitting over the
disc and containing the piston
brace

brake caliper

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which act on the brake pads, which
in turn press on the disc: Bộ kẹp
phanh.
 brake cylinder n. = wheel
cylinder: Xy lanh phanh.
 brake disc = flat metal disc in a
disc brake system, mounted on a
wheel hub and rotating with the
wheel until acted on by the brake
pads: Đóa phanh.
(NOTE: US English is disc brake
rotor)
 brake dive n. dipping of a car’s
front end or lifting of the rear end
when the brakes are applies, due
to a load transfer from the rear to
the front suspension: Sự chúi đầu
xe khi phanh.

(NOTE: opposite is squat)
 brake drum n. metal drum
mounted on a car hub to from the
outer shell of the brake, against
which the brake shoes press to
slow or stop rotation of the drum
and wheel: Trống phanh.
 brake fade n. loss of friction in
the brakes and thus of stopping
power due to overheating: Sự
trượt phanh (do quá nhiệt)
 brake failure n. complete
failure of the brakes to function:
Hư hỏng phanh.
brake fluid n. special thin oil used in
hydraulic brake systems to transmit
force through a closed system of
pipes (i.e. brake lines): Dầu
phanh.
 brake fluid reservoir = usually
a translucent plastic tank located
either directly on top of the master
cylinder or on a higher lever for
easier access, which contains two
chambers in dual-circuit braking
systems, and may include a lever
sensor: Bình dầu phanh.
brake horsepower n. power
developed by an engine which is
measured by a brake or

dynamometer; often abbreviated
as bhp: Công suất động cơ.
 brake hose n. flexible,
reinforced high-pressure hose,
used to connect the fixed brake
pipes to the brake assemblies that
move up and down with the
wheels: Ống dẫn dầu phanh.
 brake light n. red rear light
activated when the foot brake is
applied; usually integrated in a tail
light assembly: Đèn phanh.
(NOTE: also called stop light)
 brake lining n. curved strip of
friction material usually containing
asbestos attached to a brake shoe:
Bố phanh.
 riveted or bonded brake
linings = brake linings attached to
the brake shoes with rivets or
glued on with adhesive: Bố phanh
được tán rivê hoặc dán
 brake mean effective pressure
(BMEP) n. average pressure in the
cylinders of an engine divided by
its mechanical efficiency, i.e. the
ratio of the power actually
delivered at an output shaft to
power developed in the cylinders;
used as an indication of torque: Áp

suất (tỉ lệ giữa công suất ở trục
ra bánh xe và công suất phát ra
từ xy lanh) hiệu quả trung bình.
brake cylinder

brake mean effective pressur
e

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 brake pad n. pad of friction
material on a steel plate that is
brought into contact with the disc
under heavy pressure in a disc
brake: Bố phanh.
 brake pad wear indicator =
either a mechanical system which
produce screeching, squealing, or
scraping noise when the pads are
worn, as the metal indicators
contact the brake discs, or an
electrical system in which worn
pads close an electric circuit that
illuminates a warning light on the
instrument panel: Thiết bò báo
mòn phanh.
 brake pedal n. pedal on the
floor of a vehicle in front of the
driver which operates the brake:

Bàn đạp phanh.
 spongy brake pedal = lack of
normal resistance when the pedal
is pressed often due to air in the
hydraulic system: Bàn đạp phanh
bò trôi.
 brake panel travel = free
movement of the brake pedal
before resistance is felt: Độ rơ
bàn đạp phanh.
 brake pulling n. pulling to left
or right as a result of uneven
braking effort: Phanh bò đâm
(sang trái hoặc sang phải)
 brake rotor n. US = BRAKE
DISC: Đóa phanh.
 brake servo (unit ) n. apparatus
which supplement the driver’s
physical effort in providing most of
the force required for braking,
usually using vaccuum from the
inlet manifold: Bộ trợ lực phanh.
 brake shoe n. curved part in
drum brake systems with T-shaped
cross section, made of sheet steel
or an alloy casting, to which the
brake lining is riveted or bonded
with adhesive: Guốc phanh.
(NOTE: the term brake shoe is
often used for the complete shoe-

and-lining assembly)
 brake shoe return spring =
spring whose ends are attached to
two brake shoes, bringing them
back into the off position after the
brake has been applied: Lò xò
guốc phanh.
 brake test n. test of braking
efficiency, typically as part of a
roadworthiness test: Kiểm tra
hiệu quả phanh.
 brake warning light n. light
which can serve several purposes,
such as indicating a low fluid lever
in the brake fluid reservoir, a
malfunction in one of two separate
braking circuits, executive wear of
brake pads or linings, or when the
handbrake is applied with the
ignition switch on: Đèn báo
phanh.
 brake wrench n. US = brake
adjusting spanner: Khóa điều
chỉnh phanh.
braking n. operation or functioning of
the brake: Sự phanh.
 braking distance = distance
required for a vehicle to come to
rest from the point where the
brakes are first applied: Quãng

đường phanh
brake pad

braking distance

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 braking effort or force =
retarding power of a brake or
brakes: Lực phanh.
 braking performance =
behaviour of the brakes when
operated or amount of braking
effort available: Đặc tính phanh
 braking ratio = distribution of
braking effort between the front
and rear wheels: Phân bố lực
phanh giữa bánh trước và sau
 braking system = complete set
of braking equipment: Hệ thống
phanh.
brass punch n. brass tool used to
drive bearing races, bushes, etc. in
and out: Ống lót.
 braze v. to join two metal
surfaces by fusing a layer of brass
or high-melting solder between
them: Hàn bằng hợp kim đồng
break v. (a) to separate into several

parts: Rã (máy)
(b) to separate: Tách ra
 to break (up) a car for spares =
to take a car to piece so that the
part can be used to repair other
cars: Rã chiếc xe ra thành những
bộ phận
 point break 5
0
before TDC =
the contact breaker points open
(and the spark occurs) 5
0
before
top dead centre: Vít lửa mở ra
trước điểm chết trên 5
0

break away v. (of a vehicle) to leave
the desired line of travel due to
loss of adhesion, especially when
cornering: Trượt ngang khi quay
vòng
break down v. (a) (of a mechanism or
vehicle) to cease to operate:
Hỏng, hư.
(b) (of insulation) to lose its
effectiveness: Mất hiệu quả.
 breakdown n. (a) failure of a
mechanism or a vehicle: Sự hỏng

hóc (máy móc hoặc xe cộ).
(b) (of insulation) loss of
effectiveness: Mất hiệu quả.
 breakdown across the sparking
plug insulator cause missing = if
the insulation of the sparking plug
becomes faulty, that cylinder will
stop firing or fire only
intermittently: Sứ cách điện của
bougie hỏng làm mất lửa.
 breakdown recovery (service)
n. towing or transporting broken-
down vehicles to a garage for
repair or the owner’s home: Kéo
xe hư về sửa chữa
 breakdown truck = vehicle
equipped for towing or sometime
transporting disabled vehicles: Xe
chuyên dụng để kéo các xe hỏng
hóc.
breaker n. (a) person who breaks up
cars and sometimes other vehicles
which are worn out or no longer
roadworthy and will sell any
reusable parts: Thợ rã xe để bán
phụ tùng.
(b) = contact breaker: Vít lửa,
công tắc tiếp điểm.
 break-triggered transistorized
ignition (system) = transistorized

ignition system whose distributor is
the same as that of a coil ignition
system, but whose contact breaker
switch only the control current;
braking effort

breaker

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usually not fitted as original
equipment: Hệ thống đánh lửa
bán dẫn có vít điều khiển
breaker cam n. cam that turns on the
distributor shaft and has as many
lobes as there are engine
cylinders: Cam vít lửa
 breakerless a. having no
contact breaker: Không có vít lửa
 breakerless distributor =
distributor in an electronic ignition
system with a pulse generator
instead of a contact breaker: Bộ
chia điện không có vít lửa
 breakerless transistorized
ignition (system) = electronic
ignition system with a pulse
generator such as a magnetic or
Hall effect pick-up instead of a

contact breaker, processing the
signals generator in an electronic
control unit: Hệ thống đánh lửa
bán dẫn không có vít lửa (tiếp
điểm)
break in v. US = RUN IN: Chạy thử
động cơ còn mới.
breakover n. area of a dent in a panel
where the sheet metal is actually
buckled into the opposite direction
of the normal shape: Chỗ mốp,
thụng
break time n. period during which the
contact breaker points remain
open: Thời gian vít mở.
(NOTE: opposite is dwell period)
break up v. to dismantle a vehicle and
sell the parts: Tháo rã (xe)
(NOTE: US English is part out)
breathalyse or breathalyze v. to give
(a driver) a breathalyser test:
Kiểm tra lượng rượu đã uống
qua hơi thở.
 breathalyser or breathalyzer
n. device into which a driver blows
to determine the amount of alcohol
in his breath (and thus in his
blood): Thiết bò kiểm tra lượng
rượu đã uống qua hơi thở
 breathalyser or breathalyzer

test = test given by the police to
find out how much alcohol a driver
has drunk: Kiểm tra lượng rượu
đã uống.
breather n. passage to the open air
from an enclosed space, especially
the crankcase, to provide
ventilation: Ống thông hơi (cacte)
bridge igniter n. device for detonation
the air bag: Kíp nổ túi khí.
bright a. (of finish or plating) shiny
and reflecting much light: Sáng
chói.
(NOTE: opposite is matt)
brinell harness n. hardness measured
in a test by hydraulically pressing a
hard ball under standard load into
the specimen: Độ cứng Brinell.
brush n. (a) paint brush: Cọ, chổi sơn
(b) rubbing electrical contact for
use with rotating members,
especially commutator in starters,
alternators or generators: Chổi
than
 brush holder = in a starter
motor, generator or alternator the
part holding the carbon brushes
and providing guidance for the
spring loaded brUShes to maintain
their contact with the commutator

or slip ring: Đế chổi than
breaker cam

brush holder
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 brush spring = spring holding a
carbon brush in contact with the
commutator or slip ring: Lò xo
chổi than
BSF = BRITISH STANDARD FINE
 BSI = BRITISH STANDARDS
INSTITUTION
BTDC = Before Top Dead
Centre:Trước điểm chết trên
B thread n. = internal thread: Ren
trong.
bubble n. small blister in the
paintwork: Chỗ dộp sơn (nhỏ)
bucket seat n. rigid seat with slightly
raised sides to give the passenger
or driver lateral support ; mainly
used in sports cars: Ghế cố đònh.
buckle n. locking metal clasp of a seat
belt: Khóa gài dây đai an toàn
 buckle up v. ( informal US) =
BELT UP: Khóa đai an toàn.
buffeting n. sort of severe, pulsating
draught as experienced when

driving at high speeds with the
windows open, or in convertibles
with the top down: Sự rung lắc.
buffing n. smoothing and polishing of
a surface by means of a rotating
flexible wheel to the surface of
which fine, abrasive particles are
applies in liquid or past form: Sự
đánh bóng.
build quality n. quality of
workmanship and materials in the
construction of a vehicle: Chất
lượng lắp ráp
 built-up crankshaft =
crankshaft made from separate
parts rather than cast or forged in
one piece: Trục khuỷu ghép
bulb n. gas-filled, glass envelope
(often pear- shaped if not actually
pear-sized) containing a thin metal
filament which lights up when an
electric current is passed through
it: Bóng đèn
 bulb blackening = blackening of
the bulb glass due to metal vapour
deposition, often indicator that the
bulb is about to fail: Bóng đèn bò
cháy
 bulb holder = usually a bayonet
socket for a lighter bulb: Chuôi

đèn
(NOTE: US English is lamp
socket)
bulkhead n. panel at the rear of the
engine compartment that spans the
full width of the body and extends
vertically from the scuttle down to
the front edge of the floorpan or
the toeboard ; also used for the
panel behind the rear seat
separating the passenger cabin
from the boot: Vách ngăn.
(NOTE: US English is dash panel)
bull bar n. upward extension of a
bumper to protect lights and (at the
front of the car) the grille: Thanh
cản.
bump and rebound n. the two stages
of suspension movement requiring
damping: Hai trạng thái chuyển
động của hệ thống treo chạm
xuống và nảy lên
bumper n. previously a separate metal
bar or blade at the front or rear of a
vehicle, now a reinforced impact-
absorbing plastic moulding faired
in to the bodywork and absorbing
brush spring

bumper

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impacts, at least at low speeds: Cái
cản, cái chắn xe.
 bumper bar = usually tubular or
curved section separate bumper:
Thanh chắn xe.
 bumper bracket = mounting
bracket for the bumper assembly,
fixed to the body or chassis, now
often designed to give way to a
certain extent on impact: Cái giá
thanh chắn.
 bumper iron = bumper bracket:
Cái giá thanh chắn
bumping out n. first step in the panel
beating process, in which the panel
is roughly brought back into shape
with a straightening hammer: Gò
thô (làm đồng)
 bumping hammer = hammer
for coarse hammer work on bodies,
Used with dollies: Búa gò
bump start n. method of starting a car
with a flat battery, by pushing it or
letting it run down a hill and then
letting in the clutch in second gear:
Khởi động bằng cách đẩy hoặc

cho xe xuống dốc rồi cài số 2 khi
ắc quy bò hết điện
(NOTE: only possible on a car with
a manual gearbox)
 bump steer n. effect observed
when the movement of the
suspension caused by hitting a
bump or hole in the road acts on
the steering to turn the wheels
slightly sideways, which makes the
car veer to one side ; this can be
felt by the steering wheel: Sự
nghiêng tay lái khi gặp ổ gà
 bump stop n. rubber buffer
which limits the extent a vehicle
suspension can move on hitting a
bump: Cái giảm va đập bằng cao
su trên nhún
burning n. (a) erosion or eating away,
especially of contact breaker or
sparking plug points or exhaust
valves: Sự bào mòn
(b) = combustion: Sự cháy
burnishing n. polishing process for
metal, usually a fine abrasive on a
buffing wheel: Sự đánh bóng (kim
loại)
burnt a. (of points or valves) eroded
or eaten away: Bò bào mòn
burr n. rough edge or other small

projection on metal: Gờ, rìa.
 burr walnut n. wood veneer
used for dashboards and door
cappings in luxury cars: Dầu đánh
bóng gỗ trang trí trên các xe
sang trọng
burst v. (of tyre) to explode and lose
all its air very suddenly: Sự nổ vỏ
xe
bus n. (short for omnibus) vehicle for
carrying a fairly large number of
passengers, usually for payment,
over a set route and with a fixed
time schedule: Xe buýt.
 single decker bus = bus with
one story or deck: Xe buýt một
tầng.
 double decker bus = bus with
two storeys or decks: Xe buýt hai
tầng.
busbar n. rod or other electrical
conductor carrying a large current
at a constant voltage and
connecting several circuits: Dây
điện với dòng lớn và điện áp
không đổi (dây cáp điện)
bumper bar

busbar

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bus or US busing n. thin metal sleeve
fitted into a circular hole and
acting as a bearing for a shaft or
similar inserted into it: Sơ mi, ống
lót, bạc
butterfly nut n. = wing nut: Đai ốc có
cánh (ốc bướm)
 butterfly (valve) n. throttle
valve in a tube, especially a
carburettor air intake, comprising a
disc pivoted along its diameter:
Bướm ga.
butt joint or weld n. welded joint
where the panels or other parts to
be joined do not overlap: Mối hàn.
button head n. = round head (bolt):
Bulông đầu tròn.
bypass 1 n. (a) road going round and
thus avoiding a town or other
congested area: Đường vòng.
(b) means such as a passage
through which the flow of a liquid
or gas is redirected in place of its
original or main course: Đường
tắt.
2 v. to go round (an object) so as to
avoid it: Đi vòng, lối rẽ.

 bypass air screw n. screw on
the airflow sensor of a fuel
injection system, for adjusting the
amount of air in the mixture: Vít
chỉnh hỗn hợp (trên bộ đo gió)
 bypass filter n. type of oil filter
through which only part of the total
lubricant passes (approximately
10-20 %), the rest being supplies
directly to the lubricating points:
Bộ lọc rẽ.
 bypass valve n. valve which,
when open, directs the flow of a
liquid or gas through a bypass;
such as the wastegate in the
exhaust of a turbocharger system:
Van rẽ, van xả.

bus