Tra từ feature - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fea·ture AW [feature features featured featuring] noun, verb BrE [ˈfiːtʃə(r)] NAmE [ˈfiːtʃər]
noun countable
1. something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing
• An interesting feature of the city is the old market.
• Teamwork is a key feature of the training programme.
•Which features do you look for when choosing a car?
•The software has no particular distinguishing features.
•geographical features
see also ↑water feature
2. usually plural a part of sb's face such as their nose, mouth and eyes
•his strong handsome features
• Her eyes are her most striking feature.
3. ~ (on sb/sth) (in newspapers, on television, etc.) a special article or programme about sb/sth
•a special feature on education
4. (old-fashioned)the main film/movie in a cinema programme

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting the form or proportions of the body, or a physical feature): from Old French faiture ‘form’, from Latin factura ‘formation, manufacture’, from facere ‘do, make’.

Thesaurus:
feature noun C
•Which features do you look for when choosing a car?
characteristic • • quality • • trait • • point • • attribute • |technical property •
a/an essential/desirable/individual feature/characteristic/quality/trait/attribute/property
a/an important/natural/special/useful feature/characteristic/quality/attribute/property
possess/display/share (a/an) feature/characteristic/quality/trait/… points/attribute/property

Example Bank:
•A feature that characterizes all anteaters is an extremely slow metabolic rate.
•A touch-screen feature allows visitors to call up relevant information.
•He had sharp features, with high cheekbones.
•He has the right physical features for the role.
•He took me around our new offices, pointing out all the salient features.
•I admired his rugged features.
•Next month they will publish a special feature on computer books.
•Self-deprecation is a recurring feature as Stevenson talks.
•She has very delicate features.
•She's got very delicate features.
•Special features include passenger airbags and an electric sunroof.
•The house retains most of its original features.
•The magazine runs a regular feature on ethnic cooking.
•The network offers interactive features.
•The one redeeming feature of the plan was its low cost.
•The one redeeming feature of the scheme was its low cost to the council.
•The site brims with interactive features.
•The site had a number of interesting features.
•Their life histories shared many common features.
•These walks became a regular feature of his day.
•We're adding new features and functionality every month.
•a car with new built-in safety features
•a distinctive feature of his poems
•a slim figure with delicate features
•a woman with small, neat features
•a young woman with fine features
•an in-depth feature on the Italian fashion scene
•her striking, dark-eyed features
•some of the more advanced features of the software
•the common feature in all these cases
•the essential feature that distinguishes anorexia nervosa from other eating disorders
•In today's programme we have a special feature on education.
•The design has many new built-in safety features.
•The software has no particular distinguishing features.

verb
1. transitive to include a particular person or thing as a special feature
•~ sb/sth as sb/sth The film features Cary Grant as a professor.
•~ sb/sth The latest model features alloy wheels and an electronic alarm.
•Many of the hotels featured in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks.
2. intransitive ~ (in sth) to have an important part in sth
• Olive oil and garlic feature prominently in his recipes.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting the form or proportions of the body, or a physical feature): from Old French faiture ‘form’, from Latin factura ‘formation, manufacture’, from facere ‘do, make’.

Thesaurus:
feature verb T, I
•The film features Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen.
•Garlic features heavily in her cooking.
star • • appear • • figure •
feature/star/appear/figure in sth
feature/star/appear/figure as sb/sth
a film/movie features/stars sb
feature/star/appear in a film/movie

Example Bank:
•Garlic features prominently in her recipes.
•His movies typically featured torrid romances.
•His work is featured in a special documentary tonight.
•Reading over his past speeches, you'll see that housing, public health and education feature strongly.
•The school has been featured on television.
•Women's magazines regularly feature diets and exercise regimes.
•The film features Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen.