thousand

S1 W1

in Vietnamese ngàn, một nghìn

BrE /ˈθaʊzənd/ AmE /ˈθaʊzənd/

noun en → vi

1 NUMBER [noncount] A1

ngàn, một nghìn

the number or quantity that is equal to 10 times 100

  • a thousand

Collocations thousand dollars · thousand people

  • There are a thousand stars in the sky.

    Trời có một nghìn ngôi sao.

2 AMOUNT [noncount] A2

số lượng lớn, một ngàn (khoảng)

a large number or amount, not exactly one thousand but more than a hundred and less than two thousand

  • thousand of something

Collocations thousand of dollars · thousand of people

  • There are thousands of books in the library.

    Trong thư viện có hàng ngàn cuốn sách.

3 YEAR [noncount] B1

năm, kỷ nguyên

used to refer to a year that is one thousand years after the birth of Jesus Christ (AD)

  • in the year two thousand

Collocations year two thousand · millennium

  • The new millennium began in the year two thousand.

    Thế kỷ mới bắt đầu vào năm hai nghìn.

4 PLACE [noncount] B2

địa điểm, độ cao

used to refer to a place that is one thousand meters above sea level

  • at a height of one thousand

Collocations height of one thousand meters · altitude of one thousand feet

  • The mountain peak is at a height of one thousand meters.

    Đỉnh núi cao một nghìn mét.