type
noun
uk/taɪp/us/taɪp/typenoun(GROUP)
A2[C]
aparticulargroupofpeopleor things thatsharesimilarcharacteristicsandformasmallerdivisionof alargerset:
类型；种类；品种There were so many different typesofbreadthat I didn'tknowwhich tobuy.面包种类繁多，我不知该买哪一种。
What typeofclothesdoes shewear?她穿什么类型的衣服？
It wasdarkso I didn'tnoticewhat typeofcarit was.天太黑，我没有注意到是什么车型。
He's the typeofman you could takehometoyourmother.他是那种你可以带回家见母亲的男人。
He's veryattractive, if you like theblond,athletictype.假如你喜欢白肤金发、爱好运动那一类型的话，他算是很有魅力的。
Theyselldriedflowersandbasketsand that typeof thing.他们卖干花、花篮之类的东西。
We have arangeofmoisturizersfor all differentskintypes.我们有一系列适合各种肤质的润肤品。
She wasyoungand she waswearingstudent-typeclothes, so Iassumedshe wasstudyinghere.她年龄不大，穿得又像学生，所以我还以为她在这儿上学。
He took me to abarfullofactortypestryingto getnoticed.他带我去了一个酒吧，那里到处是演员一类的人，希望能引起他们的注意。
a group of people or things that share similar qualities
- sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
- kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
- typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
- formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
- varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
- categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.
C1[C]literaturespecialized
apersonwhoseemstorepresentaparticulargroupofpeople, having all thequalitiesthat you usuallyconnectwith thatgroup:
具代表性的人；典型He doesn't usefullyroundedcharactersin hisplays- he uses types.他在剧中不用个性丰满的人物——他用的是类型化的人物。
besomeone'stype
C2
to be the type ofpersonthat someonethinksisattractive:
是（某人）喜欢的那种类型He's aniceenoughguy- he's just not my type.他人倒是挺好，只是不是我喜欢的那种类型。
I would havethoughtBen was moreyourtype.我还以为你会更喜欢本这种类型的人。
- This type ofaccountoffersyouinstantaccesstoyourmoney.
- Vodka is a type ofspirit.
- Oranges,apples,pearsandbananasare all types offruit.
- Some types ofjellyfishhave apowerfulsting.
- Guy wasn't really thesportytype.
Categories and varieties
- bad/big boyidiom
- breed
- categoric
- categorical
- category
- classification
- form
- genre
- mark
- model
- order
- polymorphism
- shade
- sort
- stratification
- subcategory
- substance
- typology
- update
- variety
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
People in general
typenoun(PRINTED LETTERS)
[CorU]publishingspecialized(alsotypeface)
thestyleandsizeofprintedlettersused in apieceofprintedwriting such as in anewspaper,book, orarticle:
打印字体；印刷字体Useboldtype foryourheadings.标题用黑体字。
Thesoftwareallowsyou tochoosefrom over 20stylesof typeface.用这种软件有20多种字体可选择。
Publishing: printing & word processing
- 3-D printing
- backspace
- bed
- boldface
- boldfaced
- Braille
- compose
- indent
- indentation
- inline
- intaglio printing
- italic
- print run
- printsomethingout
- printed
- printing
- printing press
- rubber stamp
- stamp
- xerography
Grammar
Sort,typeandkind
Sort, type and kind all generally mean the same thing. They are words we use to refer to a group of people or things which share the same characteristics. We use these words very often when we describe things and we often find them in dictionary definitions:…type
verb[IorT]
uk/taɪp/us/taɪp/typeverb[I or T](WRITE)
B1
to write using amachine, either acomputerkeyboardor atypewriter:
（用电脑键盘或打字机等）打字Sheaskedme to type acoupleofletters.她叫我打几封信。
He can type veryquickly.他打字很快。
I was typingawayinto the earlyhoursof themorningjust to get it done.我打字打到凌晨，就为把事情做完。
- Hertypewriterclackednoisilyas she typed out theletter.
- Oops! I've typed two L's bymistake.
- It wouldlookmoreprofessionalif theletterwas typed.
- By typing insimplecommandsyou couldpickupobjectsandtalkto otheravatars, withyourwordsdisplayedin acartoonbubbleaboveyourhead.
- He hadinjuredhislefthandand was typingone-handed.
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- tab
- unwritten
- writ
- writing
Phrasal verbs
typesomethingin
typesomethingout/up