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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
type
1 types 2 being typical see also COMPARE/CONTRAST
1 types - a group of people or things that share certain qualities: type, sort, kind A word processor is a type of computer. ◎ different kinds of automatic camera ◎ What kind of music would you like to be played at your wedding? - a particular type of sth or way of doing sth: form Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. - many different types of people or things: all sorts of ※¦, all kinds of ※¦ There were all kinds of shops in the new shopping mall. - the name of a product that is made by a particular company: brand a new brand of washing powder - the name of a company that produced sth: make a popular make of car - the way that sth is made, done, built, etc; the fashion, shape or design of sth: style (noun C/U) a new style of painting ◎ a management style ◎ a hairstyle ◎ different styles of clothes ◎ a church built in the Gothic style ※ types of animals, plants, etc - a group of animals or plants that are very similar to each other and can reproduce together: species (plural species) different species of ants - a smaller group within a species: variety a variety of rose - a type of a particular species of animal: breed a breed of cattle ◎ What breed is your dog? - a group of species, languages, etc that have some similarities: family the Indo-European family of languages ◎ Lions belong to the cat family. ※ putting things into groups - to put sb/sth into a group with other people or things of a similar type: classify sb/sth, categorize sb/sth; nouns (U): categorization, classification The books are classified according to subject. - a group into which people or things are classified: class, category Vehicles in this class are taxed more highly. ◎ a social class ◎ These books are divided into categories according to their subject matter. - to put things into different groups so that they are properly organized: sort sb/sth (into sth) I'm just sorting these papers into their proper files. ◎ Have you finished sorting your CDs? - to be included in a particular group, section, etc: come* under sth Bed and breakfast places might come under 'Hotels' in the phone book.
2 being typical - showing the usual qualities of a particular type: typical (of sb/sth), characteristic (of sb/sth); opposite: uncharacteristic This is a typical problem with this kind of computer. ◎ uncharacteristic behaviour - something that is typical of a particular group: characteristic One important characteristic of mammals is that the mothers feed their babies on milk from their bodies. - of a similar type: related; opposite: unrelated physics and other related areas of science - belonging to one particular person, place, etc: peculiar (to sb/sth) a tree peculiar to north-eastern Europe - typical of a single person or thing: individual an individual style of teaching - not like anyone/anything else: unique (to sb/sth) a unique system of government ◎ a type of folk dancing that is unique to this part of the country ※ MORE ... - a fixed idea about a type of person or thing that is often not true: stereotype; adjective: stereotypical She's nothing like the stereotype of a successful businesswoman.
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