Tra từ thing - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

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.
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- 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.
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- 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.'
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- 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.