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thing/θiŋ/n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived 物;事物;事情 2 an inanimate material object (没有生命的)物体,东西 take that thing away 把那东西拿走 3 an unspecified object or item (泛指任何)物体或东西 have a few things to buy 有几样东西要买 4 an act, idea, or utterance 行为;想法;话,话题 a silly thing to do 做了一件蠢事 5 an event 事件,事情 an unfortunate thing to happen 发生了一件不幸的事 6 a quality 特性,属性 patience is a useful thing 耐心是一种很有用的品质 7 (with reference to a person) expressing pity, contempt, or affection 家伙,东西(指人,表示怜悯、轻蔑或慈爱) poor thing! 可怜的家伙 !; a dear old thing 一位可亲可爱的老家伙 8 a specimen or type of something 样本,样板,款式 the latest thing in hats 帽子的最新款式 9 colloq. one's special interest or concern [口]适合某人特别兴趣的东西 not my thing at all 不是我感兴趣的东西 10 esp. Brit. colloq. something remarkable [尤英口]重要的事,值得注意的事 now there's a thing! 现在有件重要的事 ! 11 (prec. by 前接 the) colloq. [口]a what is conventionally proper or fashionable 合适的东西;时髦的东西 b what is needed or required 需要的东西 your suggestion was just the thing 你的建议正是所需要的东西 c what is to be considered 需要考虑的事 the thing is, shall we go or not? 需要考虑的事情是,我们去还不去? d what is important 重要的事 the thing about them is their reliability 重要的是他们的可靠性 12 (in pl. 用复数) personal belongings or clothing (个人的)所有物;衣服 where have I left my things? 我把我的东西放哪儿啦? 13 (in pl. 用复数) equipment 设备,器材 painting things 绘画用具 14 (in pl. 用复数) affairs in general 一般事物(或事情) not in the nature of things 不符合一般事物的特性 15 (in pl. 用复数) circumstances or conditions 情况;形势;局面 things look good 形势看上去不错 16 (in pl. with a following adjective 用复数,后跟形容词) all that is so describable 特定的事物 all things Greek 希腊的种种事物 17 (in pl. 用复数) Law property 【法律】财产 □ do one's own thing colloq. pursue one's own interests or inclinations [口]做自己爱做的事;按自己的意愿行事 □ do things to colloq. affect remarkably [口]对…施加明显的影响 □ have a thing about colloq. be obsessed or prejudiced about [口]对…有一种强烈爱好;对…有偏见 □ make a thing of colloq. [口] 1 regard as essential 认为…必不可少 2 cause a fuss about 对…感到兴奋激动 □ one (or just one) of those things colloq. something unavoidable or to be accepted [口]不可避免的事;必须接受的事 [Old English from Germanic] |