| 单词 | thing |
| 释义 | thing noun¹ 1used instead of the name of an object东西（替代物件名称）adjective | verb + thing adjective➤basic, essential基本的东西；必需品◆i need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk.我需要买一些面包、牛奶之类的必需品。verb + thing➤make制造东西◆he makes things out of wood.他用木头做东西。thing noun² 2things objects/clothing/tools物件；衣服；工具adjective | verb + things adjective➤breakfast, lunch, etc. (all especially bre) 早餐、午餐等用具◆he hadn't washed up the dinner things yet.他还没有洗餐具。➤swimming, tennis, etc. (all especially bre) 游泳、网球等用品verb + things➤get together, pack收拾物品；把东西装包◆come on kids, get your things together－we're going.快，孩子们，把你们的东西收拾好 － 我们要走了。➤put on, take off穿上／脱下衣服◆hang on a second－i'll just take off my painting things (= clothes).等一会儿 － 我把刷油漆穿的衣服脱下来。➤put away收起物品▸➤clear away, clear up, stow, tidy away, tidy up (especially bre) 清理物品；收起物品；整理物品◆clear your painting things (= materials) away.把你画画的东西收拾起来。thing noun³ 3a thing (used with negatives) anything（与否定词连用）任何东西verb + a thing➤hear, know, notice, see听到／知道／注意到／看到东西◆i can't see a thing without my glasses.不戴眼镜我什么东西也看不见。➤miss错过东西◆i'm going to arrive early because i don't want to miss a thing.我要早点儿到，因为我不想错过任何东西。➤do做事情◆she's tricked you, and you can't do a thing about it.她骗了你，而你却无可奈何。➤eat吃东西◆i haven't eaten a thing all day.我已经一整天没吃东西了。➤say说话◆nobody said a thing when he appeared with a wig on.他戴着假发出现时，大家什么都没说。➤mean有价值◆fame and fortune don't mean a thing if you don't have happiness.如果活得不幸福，名利就分文不值。thing noun⁴ 4fact/event/situation/action事实；事件；形势；行为adjective | ... of things | verb + thing | thing + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤good, great, positive好事；了不起的事；积极的事◆it's a good thing you remembered to turn off the gas!你没忘关煤气，很好！◆the best thing would be to apologize straight away.最好的做法就是立即道歉。◆if she works hard she's capable of great things.她努力的话能成大器。◆try to look on your rejection as a positive thing.尽力把被拒这件事看成一件好事。➤beautiful, cool (informal) , lovely, nice, wonderful美好的／很酷的／可爱的／不错的／美妙的事情▸➤bad, negative糟糕的／消极的事情◆too much studying can be a bad thing.学习太多可能是件坏事。◆it's no bad thing to express your anger.表达愤怒不是坏事。➤appalling, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible骇人的事；可怕的事；恐怖的事◆that was a horrible thing to say to her.对她说这种话太不应该了。➤sad凄惨的事▸➤amazing, curious, exciting, extraordinary, funny, interesting, odd, remarkable, startling, strange, striking, surprising, weird令人惊异的／奇特的／令人兴奋的／非同一般的／可笑的／有趣的／怪异的／值得注意的／惊人的／奇怪的／引人注目的／出人意料的／奇异的事情◆the amazing thing is, he wouldn't accept any money!令人惊异的是，他不愿意接受任何钱财！➤frightening吓人的事▸➤annoying恼人的事▸➤foolish, ridiculous, silly, stupid傻事；荒唐事；蠢事◆i admit it was a foolish thing to do.我承认那样做很蠢。➤clever, smart (especially name) 聪明的／精明的事情◆that wasn't a very smart thing to do!那不是一个很聪明的做法！➤big, crucial, important, key, main, vital重大的／决定性的／重要的／关键的／主要的／至关重要的事情◆the key thing is to remain calm.关键是要保持冷静。➤little, the slightest, small, trivial小事；微不足道的事；琐事◆i give thanks for every little thing.我为每一件小事表示感谢。◆he loses his temper at the slightest thing.一丁点儿小事他都会发脾气。◆it's such a small thing to ask.这点要求是小事一桩。➤easy, simple容易的／简单的事情◆apologizing is never the easiest thing to do.道歉从来就不是一件容易的事情。➤difficult, hard难事▸➤brave, dangerous, risky勇敢的／危险的／有风险的事情➤sure (especially name) 稳操胜券的事◆his new film seems like a sure thing (= a certain success).他的新片看来肯定会获得成功。➤natural自然的事◆entertaining people is the most natural thing in the world for her.招待客人对她来说是世界上最自然不过的事情。➤close, close-run (bre) 侥幸的事；成败在毫厘之间的事◆i managed to get on the train, but it was a close thing (= i almost missed it).我总算赶上了火车，但差一点儿就来不及了。➤rare稀罕事▸➤everyday日常琐事◆she helped with the everyday things like shopping and cooking.她帮忙做日常琐事，比如购物、做饭。➤usual通常的事情◆i did my usual thing of losing my keys.我又像往常一样丢了钥匙。➤nearest, next-best最接近的／第二好的事物◆he's the nearest thing to a movie star i've ever met.他是我遇到的最近似电影明星的一位。◆i wanted to be a musician, but teaching music is the next-best thing.以前我想成为音乐家，但现在教音乐是次优选择。➤first第一件事◆she said the first thing that came into her head.她说出自己想到的第一个念头。➤next下一件事◆what's the next thing you want me to do?接下来你要我做什么？➤last最不愿意做的事◆the last thing she wanted was to upset her parents.她最不愿意做的事就是惹父母不高兴。➤real真事◆it's just a practice, not the real thing.那只是练习，不是真的。➤the whole整件事情◆let's forget the whole thing.我们把整件事都忘了吧。... of things➤loads, lots, plenty, tons大堆大堆的事情；许多事情；大量事情◆i have loads of things to do today.我今天有许多事情要做。◆there are plenty of things to say about it.这件事有的说。verb + thing➤do做事情◆he has a funny way of doing things.他有一套很有意思的做事方式。◆it's impossible to get things done when you're taking care of a baby.照顾小孩时你不可能干其他的事情。➤make up, say编造故事；说三道四◆who's been saying things about me?是谁一直在说我的坏话？➤be hearing/imagining/seeing幻听；产生幻觉；幻视◆there's nobody at the door－you must have been imagining things!门口没有人 － 你一定是产生幻觉了！thing + verb➤go on, happen, occur事情发生；情况出现◆there are some weird things going on in that house.那所房子里发生着一些古怪的事。◆a funny thing happened to me this morning...今早我遇到了一件可笑的事情⋯preposition➤thing about关于⋯的事情◆the best thing about alan is he's always honest.艾伦最好的一点就是他一贯诚实。phrases➤among other things除了其他事外◆among other things, i have to deal with mail and keep the accounts.除了其他的事我还要处理信件和记账。➤have better things to do有更好的事情要做◆i've better things to do than stand here chatting all day!我有更重要的事情要做，没工夫整天站在这里聊天！➤kind/sort of thing⋯之类的事情◆they go canoeing, climbing, that sort of thing.他们去划独木舟、爬山什么的。➤know/learn/teach sb a thing or two对某人有所了解；教导某人一二◆jack knows a thing or two about kids－he has five.杰克对小孩儿颇有了解 － 他有 5 个孩子。➤the next big thing下一件大事◆advertising on blogs is going to be the next big thing.在博客上做广告将是要做的下一件大事。➤no such thing没有这样的东西◆there's no such thing as ghosts (= they don't exist).没有鬼这东西。➤one thing leads to another一件事情导致另一件◆one thing led to another and we ended up dating.一来二去，我们就约会上了。➤such a thing/a thing like that这种事情◆people defraud their companies every day, but mike would never do such a thing!每天都有人欺骗公司，但迈克决不会做这种事！➤a thing of the past过时的事物◆books may one day become a thing of the past.图书有一天可能会成为历史。thing noun⁵ 5things general situation, as it affects sb总体情况verb + things | things + verb | phrases verb + things➤think over/through全面考虑事态◆she's taken a few days off to think things over.她休了几天假，仔细考虑一下事态。➤look at, see看待事态；看形势◆try to look at things from my point of view.试着从我的角度看问题。➤discuss, talk over, talk through讨论情况；谈论形势◆we arranged to meet and talk things over.我们安排了会面以商谈事情。➤explain解释情况▸➤accept接受状况◆you should suggest changes, rather than accept things as they are.你应该建议作些改变，而不是接受现状。➤change改变形势▸➤arrange, deal with, fix, handle, look after, run, sort out, take care of安排事情；处理局面；应付局面◆i want to get things sorted out before i go away.我想在走之前把事情搞定。◆who's going to take care of things while you're away?你不在时谁来负责？➤straighten out摆平问题▸➤work out解决问题◆i have to work things out my own way.我不得不按自己的方式解决问题。➤mess up, spoil弄糟事态；搅乱局面▸➤complicate使事情复杂化◆sorry, i didn't mean to complicate things.对不起，我并不想把事情弄复杂。➤patch up和好◆they patched things up a week after their quarrel.他们吵架一个星期后又言归于好。➤speed along/up加速事情进展◆it might speed things up if you call them.你给他们打电话也许可以加快办事速度。➤hold up, slow down耽搁／延缓事情things + verb➤stand现状是◆as things stand at present, he seems certain to win.就目前情况来看，他好像赢定了。➤be going事情进展◆he asked me how things were going.他问我事情进展如何。➤change情况改变▸➤go according to plan, go to plan, go well, work, work out事情按计划进行；事情进展顺利；事情成功◆i just don't know if things are going to work out.我根本不清楚事情发展是否顺利。➤get better, improve, look up情况改善／好转／见起色◆we were in trouble but now things are looking up.我们有了麻烦，但现在情况正在好转。➤look bright, look good, look promising, look rosy形势看起来光明／良好／有希望／很乐观◆there was a week to go to the deadline and things were looking good.离最后期限还有一个星期，情况看起来很好。➤look bleak, look grim境况黯淡／严峻◆things looked bleak for the future of the factory.这个工厂看起来前景黯淡。➤be in a mess, get into a mess, get out of control, get out of hand, go wrong情况混乱；情况陷入混乱；情况失控；形势变糟▸➤get worse, go downhill形势恶化／走下坡路▸➤turn out情况结果是⋯◆i'm sure things will turn out ok.我确信一切最终会好的。➤come to a head事态到了紧要关头◆things came to a head when money was found to be missing from the account.当发现账户上的钱不见了时，事态变得严重起来。➤get to sb事情影响到某人◆try not to let things get to you.尽量别让事情影响到你。phrases➤all things being equal, other things being equal假如其他情况一样◆all other things being equal, the bigger fighter should win.同等条件下，大块头的拳手应该会赢。➤all things considered通盘考虑起来◆all things considered, i think we've done a good job.通盘考虑，我认为我们做得很好。➤get/keep things going, get/keep things moving使事情正常进展◆they hired temporary staff to keep things going over the summer.他们雇了临时工，来保证整个夏天一切运转正常。➤get things straight, put things straight, set things straight把事情说清楚◆i marched into his office to get a few things straight.我迳直进了他的办公室，去把几件事情讲清楚。➤get things under control, have things under control, keep things under control控制住局面◆he offered to help, but she assured him she had things under control.他提出要帮忙，但她让他放心，说她已经控制住了局面。➤have things on your mind心里想着事情◆we chatted about school, but i could tell she had other things on her mind.我们聊的是学校，但我可以断定她心里想着别的事情。➤let things slide, let things slip任其自然发展◆she'd started the term studying hard, but now was beginning to let things slip.她在学期开始时学习很努力，但现在开始放任自流了。➤let things run their course, let things happen, let things take their course顺其自然◆don't worry about it－just let things take their course.不要担心 － 顺其自然好了。➤make things better, easier, difficult, worse, etc.使情况变好、变容易、变难、变糟等◆her apology only served to make things worse.她的道歉只是把事情弄得更糟。➤put things right纠正错误◆he apologized, and asked for a chance to put things right.他道了歉，请求给他补救的机会。➤things to come将要发生的事情◆the pay cut was just a taste of things to come.减薪只是个开始罢了。thing noun⁶ 6what is needed/socially acceptable需要的或社会可接受的事物adjective | verb + thing | phrases adjective➤proper, right合适的／恰当的事情◆he did the right thing and went back to his wife.他做了该做的事情，回到了妻子身边。◆i did all the right things but i couldn't get the engine to start.我做了该做的一切，但仍不能将引擎发动起来。➤wrong不合适的事情◆she always manages to say the wrong thing.她总是会说些不该说的话。➤logical, obvious, prudent, sensible合乎逻辑的／明摆着的／谨慎的／明智的事情◆calling a doctor seemed the logical thing to do.打电话叫医生看来是理所当然的事。➤decent, done, honourable/honorable得体的事情；体面的事情◆he did the decent thing and resigned.他做了得体的事情 － 辞职了。◆it's not the done thing to ask someone how much they earn.问别人挣多少钱不礼貌。➤very非常需要的东西◆iced tea－the very thing!冰茶 － 要的就是这个！verb + thing➤do做恰当的事▸➤say说得体的话phrases➤just the thing, not quite the thing恰当的事情◆it wouldn't be quite the thing to turn up in running gear.一身跑步装束露面可不大成体统。thing noun⁷ 7a person/an animal人；动物adjective➤little小东西◆the baby's a pretty little thing.小宝宝是个漂亮的小东西。➤pretty, sweet漂亮的／甜美的东西◆abby is just the sweetest little thing!阿比绝对是最甜美的小东西！➤old, young老东西；年轻的家伙▸➤silly蠢东西▸➤poor可怜的东西◆you must be starving, you poor thing!你一定饿坏了，可怜的家伙！thing noun 1➤a lot of things to do有很多事情要做➤pass me that thing.把那件东西递给我。➤your swimming things/all things japanese游泳用品；所有日本的东西thing ♦︎ stuffthese words are both used to refer in general to facts, events, situations or actions, or to what sb does, says or thinks.这两个词均表示事实、事件、事情。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆(a) good thing / stuff◆a lot / lots / loads of things / stuff◆things / stuff to do / say■ thing [countable] a fact, event, situation or action; what sb says or thinks事实；事件；事情；（做、说或想的）事◆there are a lot of things you don't know about me.我有很多情况你都不了解。◆there's another thing i'd like to ask you.还有一件事我想问你。◆it's a good thing we got here early.幸亏我们早到了这儿。◆a terrible thing happened last night.昨晚发生了一件可怕的事。◆i've got loads of things to do today.今天我有许多事要做。◆the main thing to remember is to switch off the burglar alarm.最要紧的是记住关掉防盗报警器的开关。◆i like camping, climbing and that sort of thing.我喜欢露营、爬山之类的活动。◆she said the first thing that came into her head.她当时想到了什么就直说了。◆'why did you tell her our secret?' 'i did no such thing!'“你为什么把我们的秘密告诉她？”“没有的事！”◆let's forget the whole thing (= everything).咱们把所有事情都忘掉吧。■ stuff [uncountable] (informal) used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say or think（泛指所做、所说或所想的）事儿◆i've got loads of stuff to do today.我今天有好多事儿要做。◆i like reading and stuff.我喜欢看书什么的。◆the band did some great stuff on their first album.这支乐队首张专辑有几首很棒的曲子。◆i don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts.我不信什么鬼魂之类的事儿。thing noun 2➤a lot of things to do有很多事情要做➤pass me that thing.把那件东西递给我。➤your swimming things/all things japanese游泳用品；所有日本的东西thing ♦︎ object ♦︎ whole ♦︎ item ♦︎ entity ♦︎ artefact ♦︎ commodity ♦︎ thingythese are all words for sth which can be seen and touched, but is not alive and which you do not name.这些词均表示物品、东西。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a precious / valuable thing / object / item / artefact / commodity◆an expensive thing / item / artefact / commodity◆a rare thing / object / item / artefact / commodity◆a single thing / object / whole / item / entity◆a physical thing / object / item / entity◆a basic thing / object / item / entity / commodity◆a separate thing / object / item / entity◆everyday / household objects / items◆a historical object / item / artefact◆to produce / manufacture a thing / an object / an item / an artefact / a commodity■ thing [countable] something whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it; something that is not alive in the way that people and plants are东西；物件；物品◆can you pass me that thing over there?把那边那个东西递给我好吗？◆she's very fond of sweet things (= sweet foods).她非常喜欢吃甜食。◆he's just bought one of those exercise things.他刚买了一件健身器材。◆turn that thing off while i'm talking to you!我和你谈话时把那个玩意儿关掉！◆don't treat her like that－she's a person, not a thing!别那样对待她，她是人，不是物品！◆he's good at making things with his hands.他善于手工制作物品。 ➡ see also stuff → material ■ object [countable] a thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive物体；物品；东西◆he uses everyday objects to teach basic scientific principles to the kids.他用日常用品教孩子们基本的科学原理。◆glass and plastic objects lined the shelves.架子上排列着玻璃和塑料制品。note 辨析 thing or object? thing is a much more general word than object. an object is usually a fairly solid thing, in three dimensions (= it is not flat), that is not going to get used up quickly: food, drink and sheets of paper are not objects, although sth made out of paper might be. object is used especially when you do not know exactly what sth is, or when you are talking about a whole group of things that do not have enough in common to be called by a more particular word. * thing 比 object 含义宽泛得多。object 通常是相当稳固的、立体的，不会很快用完的东西。食品、饮料和纸张不是 object，尽管有些纸制的东西可能是。object 尤用于不知究竟为何物时，或谈论一整组没有太多共同点，不能用一个更具体的词称说的东西◆this looks a very unusual object. what is it exactly?这东西看起来很不寻常。它究竟是什么？◆furniture and other household objects were piled up outside the house.家具及其他家居用品堆放在屋外。in this example, the objects could include lamps, cushions, a vacuum cleaner and other things from around the house that do not come under the term 'furniture'.上面例句中的 objects 可能包括灯、靠垫、吸尘器及房子里其他不属于家具的东西。■ whole [countable] a thing that is complete in itself整个；整体◆four quarters make a whole.四个四分之一构成一个整体。◆the subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole.课程中的科目构成了一个有机的整体。◆the festival will be great for our city and for the country as a whole (= as one thing, not as separate parts or regions).这次庆典活动对我们城市乃至整个国家都将意义重大。■ item [countable] a single thing, considered separately from other similar things一件商品（或物品）◆can i pay for each item separately?我能否按件分别付钱？◆the computer was my largest single item of expenditure.电脑是我花钱最多的一件东西。◆this clock is a collector's item (= because it is rare and valuable).这座钟是珍藏。■ entity /entəti/ [countable] (formal) something that exists separately from other things and has its own identity独立存在物；实体◆the unit has become part of a larger department and no longer exists as a separate entity.这个单位已附属于一个更大的部门，不再作为一个实体独立存在。◆each subsidiary of the company will be treated as a single entity.公司的每一个子公司将被视为单一实体。■ artefact (also artifact, especially in name) /ɑːtɪfækt; name ɑːrtɪfækt/ [countable] (technical术语) an object that is made by a person, especially sth of historical or cultural interest（尤指有历史或文化价值的）人工制品，手工艺品◆the museum has a superb collection of ancient artefacts from nubia.那座博物馆珍藏了一批古代努比亚手工艺精品。■ commodity /kəmɒdəti; name kəmɑːdəti/ [countable] (rather formal) a thing that is useful or has a useful quality有用的东西；有使用价值之物◆water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the west.水很宝贵，但西方人往往意识不到这一点。■ thingy /θɪŋi/ [countable] (informal, spoken) used to refer to a person or thing whose name you do not know or have forgotten, or which you do not want to mention（指不知道、忘记或不想提及其名的）某某，那个人，那东西◆this new multimedia thingy means you can research things a lot more easily.这个新的多媒体玩意儿意味着做研究可以容易多了。thing noun 3➤a lot of things to do有很多事情要做➤pass me that thing.把那件东西递给我。➤your swimming things/all things japanese游泳用品；所有日本的东西 ➡ see also the entry for equipment另见 equipment 条things ♦︎ stuff ♦︎ property ♦︎ asset ♦︎ possession ♦︎ holding ♦︎ junk ♦︎ belongings ♦︎ goods ♦︎ valuablesthese are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.这些词均表示物品、物件、财产。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆personal things / stuff / property / assets / possessions / holdings / belongings◆private property / assets / possessions / holdings / belongings / goods◆to collect / gather / pack your things / stuff / possessions / belongings◆to search sb's / your / the things / stuff / property / belongings◆to go through sb's / your / the things / stuff / belongings◆to buy things / stuff / property / assets / a holding / goods◆to acquire things / stuff / property / assets / possessions / your holdings / goods◆to sell your things / stuff / property / assets / possessions / holdings / belongings / goods / valuables■ things [plural] (especially bre, rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose用品；衣服；用具◆shall i help you pack your things?我帮你打点行装好吗？◆bring your swimming things with you.带上游泳用品。◆i'll just clear away the breakfast things.我这就收拾早餐餐具。◆put your things (= coat, etc.) on and let's go.把你的衣服穿上，咱们出发吧。ⓘ in american english it is more usual to use stuff. however, in both british and american english things can be used, followed by an adjective, to mean 'all that can be described in a particular way'. this use is more formal.表达此义时美式英语中更常用 stuff。不过，在美式和英式英语中均可用 things 后接形容词，指所有某种类型的东西，这种用法较为正式◆ (rather formal) she loves all things japanese.她喜欢所有日本的东西。■ stuff [uncountable] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about东西，物品，玩意儿（事物名称不详、无关紧要或所指事物明确时用）◆where's all my stuff?我那些东西都哪儿去了？◆they sell stationery and stuff (like that).他们出售文具之类的东西。◆ (disapproving) could you move all that stuff off the table?请你把桌上那些玩意儿全都拿走好吗？ⓘ stuff can also refer to a substance or material. * stuff 亦可指物质或材料。 ➡ see also stuff → material ■ property [uncountable] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by sb（某人的）所有物，财产，财物◆this building is government property.这座大楼是政府的财产。◆be careful not to damage other people's property.小心别损坏别人的财物。◆the youths were convicted of defacing public property.那些青年被判犯了毁坏公物罪。◆ (bre) i rang the lost property office at the station to see if my bag had been handed in.我打电话给车站失物招领处，看是否有人把我的包交到那里。ⓘ in american english a lost property office is called the lost and found.在美式英语中，失物招领处称为 lost and found。■ asset /æset/ [countable, usually plural] (especially business尤用于商业) a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts资产；财产◆her assets include shares in the company and a house in france.她的财产包括公司的股份和在法国的一所房子。◆what is the net asset value of the company?公司的资产净值是多少？◆financial / capital assets金融／资本资产◆income from fixed asset investments固定资产投资收入 opp liability → debt ■ possession [countable, usually plural] something that you own, especially sth that can be moved（尤指可以拿走的）个人财产，私人物品◆the ring is one of her most treasured / prized possessions.这枚戒指是她最珍贵的财产之一。◆prisoners were allowed no personal possessions.囚犯不允许携带任何个人财物。 ➡ see also possess → have 1 ■ holding [countable] (formal or business商业) an amount of property that is owned by a person, museum, library, etc.; a number of shares that sb has in a company私有财产；（博物馆、图书馆等的）馆藏；（个人持有的）公司股份◆one of the most important private holdings of indian art印度艺术最重大的私人馆藏之一◆she has a 40% holding in the company.她持有公司 40% 的股份。■ junk [uncountable] things that are considered useless or of little value无用的东西；无价值的东西◆i've cleared out all that old junk from the attic.我把阁楼里所有的废旧物品都清除干净了。◆this china came from a junk shop.这件瓷器是从旧货店里买来的。◆ (informal, disapproving) is this all your junk (= are these all your things)?这些破玩意儿都是你的吗？ ➡ see also the entry for waste noun 另见 waste 名词词条■ belongings [plural] possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time动产；（尤指某个时候随身的）财物◆she packed her few belongings in a bag and left.她把不多的几件东西装进包里便离开了。◆please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.请确保离开飞机时带走您的所有物品。■ goods [plural] (especially written or law法律) possessions that can be moved动产；（可拿走的）私人财产◆he was found guilty of handling stolen goods.他被判犯了销赃罪。◆the plastic bag contained all her worldly goods (= everything she owned).这塑料袋里装着她的全部家当。■ valuables [plural] things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras（尤指小件的私人）贵重物品（如珠宝或照相机等）◆never leave cash or other valuables lying around.切勿将现金或其他贵重物品乱放。thing [countable] a living creature生物◆all living things are composed of cells.所有生物都由细胞构成。◆he ran down the hill, screaming like a wild thing.他跑下山坡，疯了似的尖叫着。ⓘ in this meaning thing is used especially in the collocation living thing.表达此义时，thing 尤用于词组 living thing 中。thing [countable] a fact, event, situation or action; what sb says or thinks事实；事件；事情；（做、说或想的）事◆there are a lot of things you don't know about me.我有很多情况你都不了解。◆there's another thing i'd like to ask you.还有一件事我想问你。◆it's a good thing we got here early.幸亏我们早到了这儿。◆a terrible thing happened last night.昨晚发生了一件可怕的事。◆i've got loads of things to do today.今天我有许多事要做。◆the main thing to remember is to switch off the burglar alarm.最要紧的是记住关掉防盗报警器的开关。◆i like camping, climbing and that sort of thing.我喜欢露营、爬山之类的活动。◆she said the first thing that came into her head.她当时想到了什么就直说了。◆'why did you tell her our secret?' 'i did no such thing!'“你为什么把我们的秘密告诉她？”“没有的事！”◆let's forget the whole thing (= everything).咱们把所有事情都忘掉吧。thing [countable] something whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it; something that is not alive in the way that people and plants are东西；物件；物品◆can you pass me that thing over there?把那边那个东西递给我好吗？◆she's very fond of sweet things (= sweet foods).她非常喜欢吃甜食。◆he's just bought one of those exercise things.他刚买了一件健身器材。◆turn that thing off while i'm talking to you!我和你谈话时把那个玩意儿关掉！◆don't treat her like that－she's a person, not a thing!别那样对待她，她是人，不是物品！◆he's good at making things with his hands.他善于手工制作物品。 ➡ see also stuff → material thing/θɪŋ ||; θɪŋ/noun1. [c] an object that is not named 物件；东西: ◇what's that red thing on the table? 桌子上那红色的东西是什么？◇a pen is a thing you use for writing with. 笔是用来写字的东西。◇i need to get a few things at the shops. 我要到商店去买几样东西。 2. [c] a quality or state 特性；状况: ◇there's no such thing as a ghost (= it doesn't exist). 世上没有鬼这种东西。◇the best thing about my job is the way it changes all the time. 我的工作最大优点是不断变化。 3. [c] an action, event or statement 行动；事件；言辞: ◇when i get home the first thing i do is have a cup of tea. 我回到家里第一件事是喝一杯茶。◇a strange thing happened to me yesterday. 昨天我遇到一件奇事。◇what a nice thing to say! 说得真好！ 4. [c] a fact, subject, etc 事实；主题: ◇he told me a few things that i didn't know before. 他告诉我一些我以前不知道的事。 5. things [pl] clothes or tools that belong to sb or are used for a particular purpose （私人的或派某种用场的）衣服，工具: ◇i'll just go and pack my things. 我要去收拾自己的东西。◇we keep all the cooking things in this cupboard. 我们把烹饪用具都放在这个碗橱里。 6. things [pl] the situation or conditions of your life 生活情况或条件: ◇how are things with you? 你近来情况怎么样？ 7. [c] used for expressing how you feel about a person or an animal （用于表达对人或动物的感受）: ◇you've broken your finger? you poor thing! 你把指头弄破了？真可怜！ 8. the thing [sing] exactly what is wanted or needed 正想要或需要的东西: ◇that's just the thing i was looking for! 这正是我在寻找的东西！ a close shave/thing→close³be a good thing (that) to be lucky that 幸好；幸亏: ◇it's a good thing you remembered your umbrella. 幸好你记得带雨伞。 do your own thing to do what you want to do, independently of other people 做自己想做的事；按自己的意愿行事 first/last thing as early/late as possible 尽早╱尽量晚: ◇i'll telephone her first thing tomorrow morning. 我明天一早便打电话给她。◇i saw him last thing on friday evening. 我星期五晚上最后见过他。 for one thing used for introducing a reason for something （用于带出理由）: ◇i think we should go by train. for one thing it's cheaper. 我认为我们应该乘火车，理由是车费比较便宜。 have a thing about sb/sth(informal 非正式) to have strong feelings about sb/sth 对…有强烈感受 to make matters/things worse→worsetake it/things easy→easy²thing1 a thing2 several things of different types3 what you say when you do not know the name of something or cannot remember itrelated wordssee alsotool,equipment,1. a thing 东西 thing /θɪŋ/ [countable noun] use this instead of the name of something when you do not need to say its name or when you do not know what it is called. you can use thing when you mean a physical object, or something such as an event, an idea, or something that someone says 东西；物体；事情［thing可用来指实质的物件，也可以指一件事情、一个想法或某人说的话］ what's that thing on the kitchen table? 厨房桌子上的那东西是什么？ there were several things that i wanted to discuss. 有几件事我想讨论一下。 i cried during the whole thing. 整个过程中我一直在哭。 the first thing we need to do is call becky. 我们要做的第一件事是给贝姬打电话。adjective thing thing we went to the aquarium, and they have this neat new thing where the tide goes in and out over a rock pool. 我们去了水族馆，他们弄了个巧妙的新玩艺，让潮水在一个岩石潭里涌进涌出。 something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ [pronoun] a thing - use this especially when you do not know what the thing is, or you have not decided yet what it will be ［不知名的或尚未确定的］某件东西，某物 i need to get something for greg - it's his birthday tomorrow. 我得买点东西给格雷格，明天是他生日。 there's something on your shirt, on the back. 你的衬衫上有什么东西，在背上。 something went wrong with the pumping system in the pool. 水池的抽水系统出了些问题。something something adjective do you want to hear something really funny? 你想听点非常有趣的事吗? he wanted to get her something special, something expensive. 他想给她买点什么特别的、贵重的东西。something else another thing 其他事［物］ i've just remembered something else i wanted to tell you. 我刚想到还有件事要告诉你。something to eat/wear/read etc i need to have something to eat before we go out. 我们出门之前我要吃点东西。or something or something similar 或者什么的 there's a stone or a nail or something stuck in my shoe. 有石子或钉子什么东西嵌在我的鞋里了。 object /ˈɒbdʒɪktǁˈɑːb-/ [countable noun] a separate solid thing, especially one that you can touch or hold in your hand 物品，物件［尤指可触摸或握在手里的］ children should be able to point to each object as they count it. 儿童数东西时应该能把它们一个一个的指着。 the sculpture is made from objects he found on beaches in mexico. 这件雕塑是用他在墨西哥海滩上找到的物件做成的。inanimate object a thing that is not alive 无生命物体 after his stroke, he was able to name inanimate objects like saws and shovels, but unable to name most living things. 中风后他能够叫得出锯子、铲子等无生命物体的名称，但大多数有生命的东西却叫不出来。 item /ˈaɪtəm/ [countable noun] one particular thing, especially one that is being bought or sold 某件东西，某件物品［尤指被买卖的］ the line at the checkout was for people with eight items or fewer. 购买八件或八件以下物品的顾客在此收银台前排队。 a comfortable, adjustable chair is the single most important item for the health of a computer user. 一把舒适的可调节的椅子对电脑使用者的健康来说是最要紧的东西。 the museum has over 5,000 items of historical interest. 这座博物馆藏有五千多件具有历史价值的文物。item of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc 一件衣服/家具/珠宝等 the main item of jewellery worn by men, other than a watch, is cuff links. 男人佩戴的主要饰物除了手表就是链扣了。household item american an object used in the house 【美】家居用品 bring any old household items for the sale. 把任何旧的家用物品拿去卖掉。luxury item an expensive item that is not really necessary 奢侈品 many of the things that people in the west take for granted are considered to be luxury items here. 西方人习以为常的许多东西在这里却被看成是奢侈品。collector's item a rare item that some people would pay a lot of money to have 珍藏品 my aunt discovered that her old doll was a collector's item and worth a lot of money. 我姨妈发现她的旧布娃娃是一件很值钱的收藏品。 article /ˈɑːʳtɪkəl/ [countable noun] formal a thing, especially one of a group of things 【正式】物件，物品；［尤指一组物品中的］一件 each article has a written history printed on a card below the display. 每件展品下面有张卡片，上面印有其历史。article of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc 一件衣服/家具/珠宝等 she didn't take much with her, just a few articles of clothing and a towel. 她随身带的东西不多，只有几件衣服和一条毛巾。household article british an object used in the house 【英】家居用品 most of our wedding presents were household articles. 我们的结婚礼物大部分都是家用物品。 artefact/artifact /ˈɑːʳtɪfækt, ˈɑːʳtəfækt/ [countable noun] an object that someone has made, such as a tool or piece of jewellery, especially one that is interesting because it is very old, comes from a different country etc 人工制品，手工艺品［尤指年代久远或来自异国的工艺品］ many bronze age artifacts were discovered at luddesdown. 许多青铜器时代的手工艺品都是在鹿德士丹发现的。 do not buy any artefacts unless they have an export permit. 别买任何工艺品，除非它们有出口许可证。2. several things of different types 不同类型的几样东西 things /θɪŋz/ [plural noun] use this when you are talking about two or more things of different types and you do not need to say what they are ［几样］东西 i threw a few things into a bag and ran to the car. 我往包里扔了几样东西就朝车子奔去。somebody's things spoken the things that someone owns or that they are carrying with them 【口】某人的东西 she's coming back later to get her things. 稍后她要回来拿东西。all sorts/kinds of things a lot of different types of things 各种各样的东西 they sell furniture, toys, cards - all sorts of things. 他们出售家具、玩具、贺卡等各种各样的东西。 stuff /stʌf/ [uncountable noun] informal spoken objects or possessions of different types 【非正式，口】一些东西 i don't know how we're going to get all this stuff into the car. 我不知道我们怎样才能把所有这些东西塞进汽车。somebody's stuff you're not going to have a lot of time to pack up your stuff before you move. 你在搬家前没有许多时间收拾东西了。 junk /dʒʌŋk/ [uncountable noun] spoken things that are not useful and should be thrown away, for example because they are old or broken 【口】废旧杂物 i must clean out this cupboard - it's absolutely full of junk. 我一定要把这个橱柜清理一下，里面全是废旧杂物。 they have so much junk in their yard. it makes the neighborhood look awful. 他们的院子里堆了那么多的杂物，弄得周围环境看起来很不像样。 odds and ends /ˌɒdz ənd ˈendzǁˌɑːdz-/ [noun phrase] several different things, especially small things that are not of much value 琐碎物品，零碎东西［尤指不值钱的小东西］ in the drawer she found a photograph, an old hairbrush, and various other odds and ends. 她在抽屉里找到了一张照片、一把旧梳子，以及其他一些零碎物品。 odds and ends that haven't sold have been drastically reduced in price. 没卖掉的零碎东西价格大跌。 bits and pieces also bits and bobs british /ˌbɪts ən ˈpiːsə̇z, ˌbɪts ən ˈbɒbzǁ-ˈbɑːbz/ [noun phrase] informal a number of small objects that are all different from each other 【非正式】零碎杂物 there are all sorts of bits and pieces in this box. 这只箱子里装着各种杂物。 do any of these bits and bobs belong to you? 这些零碎杂物中，有没有什么东西是你的？ paraphernalia /ˌpærəfəʳˈneɪliə/ [uncountable noun] a large number of different things which you need for a particular activity - you can often use this humorously ［某项活动所需的］用具，装备［通常为幽默用法］ the car is packed solid with all our camping paraphernalia. 车里塞满了我们的露营装备。 she was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia. 她被起诉拥有全套吸毒用具。3. what you say when you do not know the name of something or cannot remember it 不知道某物的名称或想不起该名称时说的话 what's its name/whatchamacallit also whatsit british /ˈwɒts ɪts ˌneɪm, ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪtǁˈwɑː-, ˈwɒtsɪtǁˈwɑːt-/ [noun phrase] informal spoken say this when you do not know the name of something or cannot remember it exactly 【非正式，口】叫什么东西来着 do you have a what's its name -- you know, one of those things for taking off wallpaper? 你有没有那个什么东西——你知道，就是剥墙纸的那种东西? i've broken the whatchamacallit on my purse. 我把手提包上的那个什么东西弄坏了。 you need one of those whatsits to turn the bolt. 你需要一件什么玩艺儿来拧那个螺栓。 thingy/thingamajig /ˈθɪŋɪ, ˈθɪŋəmə̇dʒɪg/ [countable noun] informal spoken say this especially when you do not want to try to think about the exact name of something 【非正式，口】那东西［尤用于不愿费力去想某东西的确切名称时］ you squeeze this little thingamajig, and it forces air into the pocket. 你挤压这个小玩艺，它就会把空气压进袋内。 the towels are on the thingy at the top of the stairs. 毛巾在楼梯顶端的什么东西上面。 thing /θɪŋ/ [countable noun] spoken something whose name you do not know exactly but that has particular features or is a type of the thing you are mentioning 【口】［叫不出名字的］东西 he's got one of those electronic things, you know, that you can record all your addresses in. 他有一个什么电子玩意儿，可以把所有地址都储存进去。noun thing thing what's that box thing on the table? 桌上那盒子样的东西是什么? she was wearing one of those spanish type jacket things. 她穿着那种西班牙式的什么夹克衫。 thing /θɪŋ; θɪŋ/n 1. [c] used to talk about something without saying its name, for example an object, or event, or something that someone says or does 东西; 事情:◇what's that thing on the kitchen table? 那个在厨房桌子上的是什么东西？◇a funny thing happened last week. 上星期发生了一件有趣的事。◇that was a terrible thing to say. 那话说得真难听。 2. things [plural 复数] especially spoken the situation that exists, and how it affects your life 【尤口】情况; 形势:◇things have improved a lot since i last saw you. 自从我上次见你之后，情况好多了。◇how are things? 情况怎么样？ 3. sb's things your possessions, clothes, or equipment 某人的私人物品:◇pack your things — we have to leave right now. 收拾好你的物品 — 我们必须马上走。 4. not know/feel/see etc a thing to not know, feel, see etc anything 什么也不知道/没感觉到/没看见等:◇i don't know a thing about opera. 我对歌剧一无所知。 5. be seeing/hearing things to imagine that you are seeing or hearing something that is not really there 产生幻觉 6. for one thing spoken used to give one of the reasons why you think something is true or will happen 【口】 一方面，一则［用于举出几个理由之一］:◇i don't think she'll get the job — for one thing she can't drive! 我认为她不会得到那份工作 — 就说一个原因吧，她不会开车！ 7. the thing is spoken used to explain what a particular problem is 【口】 问题是［用于解释具体困难是什么］:◇i'd like to come, but the thing is, i promised to see jim tonight. 我想来，但问题是，我答应今晚去看吉姆。 8. the last thing sb wants/expects/needs etc used to say that someone definitely does not want, expect etc something 某人最不想/最没料到/最不需要等的事情［东西］:◇the last thing we wanted was to start a fight. 我们最不希望发生的事就是吵架。 9. first thing/last thing spoken at the beginning of the day or at the end of the day 【口】 一天的第一件事/最后一件事:◇i'll call you first thing tomorrow, ok? 我明天一大早就给你打电话，好吗？ 10. (just) the thing something that is very suitable or desirable 很合适［想要］的东西:◇a handy little cool box that's just the thing for summer picnics 又小又方便的冷藏箱，夏天野餐用正好 11. it's (just) one thing after another used to say that a lot of unpleasant things have happened to you 不愉快的事一件接一件 12. do your own thing informal to do what you want, and not what other people tell you to do 【非正式】 做自己想做的事情［而不是别人叫你做的事情］，我行我素 13. have a thing about sb/sth informal to like or dislike someone or something very much 【非正式】 对…特别偏爱［讨厌］→ see also 另见 it's a good thing/job (good¹), there's no such thing/person (such) ☞ thing |
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