size
US: /ˈsaɪz/
UK: /sˈaɪz/
UK: /sˈaɪz/
English Vietnamese dictionary
size /saiz/
- danh từ
- kích thước, độ lớn
- to take the size of something: đo kích thước vật gì
- size matters less than quality: to nhỏ không quan trọng bằng chất lượng
- to be the size of an egg: lớn bằng quả trứng
- what's your size?: anh cao bao nhiêu?
- cỡ, khổ, số
- to be made in several sizes: được sản xuất theo nhiều cỡ
- of a size: cùng một cỡ
- to take size 40 in shoes: đi giày số 40
- dụng cụ (để) đo ngọc
- suất ăn, khẩu phần (ở đại học Căm-brít) ((cũng) sizing)
- (sử học) chuẩn mực cân đo
- that's about the size of it
- (thông tục) đầu đuôi câu chuyện đúng là như thế
- kích thước, độ lớn
- ngoại động từ
- sắp xếp theo cỡ to nhỏ
- sắp xếp theo cỡ to nhỏ
- nội động từ
- đặt suất ăn, đặt khẩu phần (ở đại học Căm-brít)
- to size up
- ước lượng cỡ của
- (thông tục) đánh giá
- danh từ
- hồ (để dán, để hồ vải...)
- hồ (để dán, để hồ vải...)
- ngoại động từ
- phết hồ; hồ (quần áo)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
how large / small
1 [U, C] how large or small a person or thing is: an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales + They complained about the size of their gas bill. + Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. + The facilities are excellent for a town that size. + The kitchen is a good size (= not small). + It's similar in size to a tomato.
2 [U] the large amount or extent of sth: You should have seen the size of their house! + We were shocked at the size of his debts.
of clothes / shoes / goods
3 [C] one of a number of standard measurements in which clothes, shoes and other goods are made and sold: The jacket was the wrong size. + It's not my size. + They didn't have the jacket in my size. + She's a size 12 in clothes. + The hats are made in three sizes:
small, medium and large. + I need a bigger / smaller size. + What size do you take? + She takes a size 5 in shoes. + Try this one for size (= to see if it is the correct size). + The glass can be cut to size (= cut to the exact measurements) for you.
Help Note: To ask about the size of something, you usually say How big? You use What size? to ask about something that is produced in fixed measurements.
-sized / -size
4 (in adjectives) having the size mentioned: a medium-sized house + Cut it into bite-size pieces.
See also -
sticky substance
5 [U] a sticky substance that is used for making material stiff or for preparing walls for WALLPAPER
Idioms: cut sb down to size to show sb that they are not as important as they think they are
that's about the size of it (spoken) that's how the situation seems to be: 'So they won't pay up?' 'That's about the size of it.'
+ verb [VN]
give size
1 [usually passive] to mark the size of sth; to give a size to sth: The screws are sized in millimetres.
change size
2 [usually passive] to change the size of sth: The fonts can be sized according to what effect you want.
make sticky
3 to cover sth with a sticky substance called SIZE
Phrasal Verbs: size sb/sth<->up (informal) to form a judgement or an opinion about sb/sth
Synonym: SUM UP
She knew that he was looking at her, sizing her up. + He sized up the situation very quickly.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 magnitude, largeness, bigness, bulk, extent, scope, range, dimensions, proportions, measurement(s), expanse, area, square footage, volume, mass, weight; hugeness, immensity, greatness, vastness, enormousness:
How do astronomers determine the distance and size of stellar objects? A shape of extraordinary size suddenly loomed up in the darkness.
v.
2 dimension, measure:
The furnishings are sized in proportion to these miniature room displays
3 size up. assess, judge, evaluate, measure, take the measure of, appraise, assay, make an estimate of, estimate, value, gauge, rate:
She looked him up and down, sizing him up as a prospective husband.
Collocation dictionary
1 how big or small sth is
ADJ.
considerable, enormous,
fair, good, great, impressive,
large, massive, substantial, vast
The kitchen is (of) a fair size. The vast size of the country made it difficult to govern.
| diminutive, limited, modest, small
Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.
| average, medium, middle, moderate, reasonable, sufficient | overall, total | sheer, very
The sheer size of these dinosaurs was their main defence.
| appropriate, convenient,
correct, desirable, handy,
manageable, optimum, right
The ladder is a handy size for using in the house. classes of manageable size
| wrong | comparable, equivalent, similar | standard, uniform
The standard size for the tiles is 300mm square. | non-standard | maximum,
minimum
The fish grow to a maximum size of 50cm.
| actual, full, life
The ring is shown actual size in the illustration. a life-size model of a Roman soldier
| class, family, group, household, market, population, sample
VERB + SIZE
increase | decrease, limit, reduce
The company is reducing the size of its workforce.
| double in, grow in, increase in
Houses increase in size further away from the city centre.
| be reduced in, decline in, decrease in, diminish in | differ in, range in, vary in
These insects range in size from 2 to 5cm.
| grow to, reach | estimate, guess (at)
I had to guess at the size of the batteries.
| overestimate, underestimate
SIZE + VERB
increase | decline, decrease, fall | range from, vary
The size of her audience varied.
PREP.
from the ~ of
From the size of the queues outside the cinema, it was a very good film.
| in ~
How do the samples compare in size?
| in the ~ of
the increase in the size of the population
PHRASES
half, two, three, etc. times the size of sth
Their house is twice the size of ours.
| shapes and sizes
There are people of all shapes and size in the judo class.
2 one of a number of fixed measurements
ADJ.
large, medium, small
The company is now going to make these products in larger sizes.
| 2-litre, 4-pound, etc.
The 5-litre size comes in a metal tin.
| imperial, metric
New radiators come in metric sizes.
| children's, men's, women's | chest, collar, foot ‘Extra large’ fits chest sizes 44 to 50. | bra, shoe
QUANT.
range, variety
VERB + SIZE
be, take
What size are you (= for shoes or clothes)? What size do you take?
| find sth in, get sth in
I couldn't find the blouse in my size.
| be available in, come in
The bricks come in four sizes.
SIZE + VERB
fit sb
I have to wear children's shoes because the women's sizes don't fit me.
PREP.
in a/your ~
Have you got this dress in a Size 12?
PHRASES
be a size too big, small, etc.
The jacket is several sizes too large for him.
| Size 2, 10, etc.
Concise English dictionary
sizes|sized|sizingsaɪz
noun
+the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
+the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
+any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
+the actual state of affairs
+a large magnitude
verb
+cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
+sort according to size
+make to a size; bring to a suitable size
adj.
+(used in combination) sized
