unit
US: /ˈjunət/, /ˈjunɪt/
UK: /jˈuːnɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
unit /'ju:nit/- danh từ
- một, một cái
- đơn vị
- a unit of length: đơn vị đo chiều dài
- a unit of weight: đơn vị trọng lượng
- a monetary unit: đơn vị tiền tệ
- magnetic unit: đơn vị từ
- a combat unit: đơn vị chiến đấu
Advanced English dictionary
+ nounsingle thing
1 a single thing, person or group that is complete by itself but can also form part of sth larger: The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed. + The basic unit of society is the family.
2 (business) a single item of the type of product that a company sells: The game's selling price was $15 per unit. + What's the unit cost?
group of people
3 a group of people who work or live together, especially for a particular purpose: army / military / police units + Medical units were operating in the disaster area.
in hospital
4 a department, especially in a hospital, that provides a particular type of care or treatment: the intensive care unit + a maternity / psychiatric unit
measurement
5 ~ (of sth) a fixed quantity, etc. that is used as a standard measurement: a unit of time / length / weight + a unit of currency, such as the euro or the dollar + Women are advised not to drink more than fourteen units of alcohol per week.
furniture
6 a piece of furniture, especially a cupboard, that fits with and matches others of the same type: a fitted kitchen with white units + floor / wall units + bedroom / kitchen / storage units
small machine
7 a small machine that has a particular purpose or is part of a larger machine: a waste disposal unit + the central processing unit of a computer
in textbook
8 one of the parts into which a TEXTBOOK or a series of lessons is divided: The present perfect is covered in Unit 8.
flat / apartment
9 a single flat/apartment in a building that contains a number of them: There are 25 apartments consisting of two- and three-bedroom units.
number
10 any whole number from 0 to 9: a column for the tens and a column for the units
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
element, component, entity, part, item, constituent, piece, portion, segment, section, module:
The units fit together like Lego blocks.
Collocation
1 single thing
ADJ.
large, small | basic, fundamental
The family is the basic unit of society.
| discrete, individual, single
VERB + UNIT
break sth down into, divide sth into
Large departments were broken down into smaller units.
2 fixed amount
ADJ.
basic, standard | monetary | lexical, linguistic
UNIT + NOUN
cost, length, weight
PREP.
~ of
a unit of currency a unit of length fifty units of electricity
PHRASES
per unit
Electricity is ten pence per unit.
3 group of people
ADJ.
cohesive
The new manager changed a talented collection of individuals into a cohesive unit.
| baby, casualty, emergency, intensive care, maternity, psychiatric, surgical, etc.
She works in the maternity unit at the local hospital.
| army, enemy, military | intelligence | policy | research | family, social
the role of the family unit in the community
VERB + UNIT
be attached to
The cancer research unit is attached to the local university.
4 piece of furniture/equipment
ADJ.
cooking, kitchen, sink, storage | air-conditioning, control, power, processing, shower
the central processing unit in a computer
VERB + UNIT
install
We're having new kitchen units installed.
Concise dictionary
units'juːnɪtnoun
+any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
+an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
+an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
+a single undivided whole
+a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
+an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
