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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
thing
things that happen HAPPEN things that are true TRUE - any object, quality, state, event, fact, etc that you do not give a name to: thing I've put that thing you wanted on your desk. ◎ Did you see that thing on the television last night about flying foxes? ◎ And another thing: don't forget to mention your experience as a teacher in Malaysia. - a thing that you can see and touch: object There was a very strange object in the middle of the floor. ◎ objects of all shapes and sizes - a thing that is usually part of a set: article an article of clothing ◎ articles of climbing equipment - a single thing on a list or in a collection: item the third item on the list ◎ What's the first item on the agenda? - small things of different kinds: bits and pieces 'What did you find in the box?' 'Just bits and pieces.' - small things that are not very important or valuable: (informal) odds and ends a box full of odds and ends - your clothes, personal possessions or necessary equipment: things (noun plural) Hold on a minute, I've just got to get my things. - things that tou need to do a particular activity, for example a sport: equipment (noun U) climbing equipment - a thing that can be used for making or doing sth: material (noun C/U) the cost of raw materials ◎ building material - a solid or liquid material: substance dangerous substances ◎ What's that substance they put on frying pans to stop the food from sticking? - a substance, thing or group of things: (informal) stuff (noun U) What's that white stuff on top of the car? ◎ Don't offer her sweet sherry - I happen to know she hates the stuff. ※ more on materials MATERIAL - a group of people or things that have the same quality or qualities: type, sort, kind an unusual type of plastic material ◎ I just can't stand those sort of people. ◎ This is just the kind of thing I've been looking for. ※ more on types TYPE - each thing or all things: everything He lost everything in the fire. - one thing (of any kind): anything; not anything: nothing Isn't there anything to eat in this house? ◎ 'I'd better just check that we haven't left anything in the wardrobe.' 'It's OK, I've looked. There's nothing.' ※ MORE ... - a thing that you cannot think of the right word for: (informal) thingummy, (informal) thingumajig, (informal) what-do-you-call-it I need one of those green string thingummies which hold pieces of paper together.
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