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| 1 | C an object or item . This word is used when you cannot or do not want to refer to the object or item in a more specific way 东西，项目，事物（用于无法或不想具体指称某一物体时） |
| What’ s that thing over there on the table? 桌上的那个东西是什么？ |
| I gave her a little thing for her birthday. 她生日时我送了件小东西给她。 |
| It’ s one of those gadget things, isn’ t it? 这是那种小玩意儿，不是吗？ |
| | 1a | C an object that you are not familiar with or do not know much about （不熟悉或不了解的）事物，东西 | | It’ s a thing used for looking inside people’ s ears. 它是一种用来查看人耳内部的东西。 | |
| | 1b | plural the objects that belong to a particular person or are used for a particular purpose （属于某人或用于某用途的）事物，东西 | | I’ ll pack my things for the trip tomorrow. 我明天打点行装。 | |
| | 1c | C used when you are angry or for referring to an object you do not like （表示愤怒或指不喜欢的东西）烂东西，破烂玩意儿 | | Turn that thing off and do your homework! 把那破烂玩意儿关掉，做作业！ | |
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| 2 | C an action or activity 事情；活动 |
| I have a lot of things to do today. 我今天有很多事要做。 |
| I would have done the same thing in his situation. 要是我处在他的位置，我会采取同样的做法。 |
| do the right thing I gave back the money. Did I do the right thing? 我把钱送回去了，这件事我做得对吗？ |
| | 2a | to perform an activity in the way you prefer and not in the way other people want or expect you to 按自己的意愿行事 | | I don’ t like organized tours because I can’ t do my own thing. 我不喜欢团体旅游，因为那样一来，我的行动就不自由了。 | |
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| 3 | C a situation or event 情形；事件 |
| A funny thing happened to me today. 今天，在我身上发生了一件可笑的事。 |
| I think we should just forget the whole thing. 我觉得我们应该把整件事忘掉。 |
| kind/sort of thing She doesn’ t find that kind of thing funny. 她不觉得那种事有趣。 |
| be onto a good thing (=in a good situation, job, arrangement etc) We’ re onto a good thing working here. 交好运；干轻松的工作；安排得很好 |
| have a good thing going (=be enjoying a good situation) Brenda has a good thing going with her new bakery. 形势喜人 |
| in all things Above all else, you must be honest in all things. 首先，你在任何情况下都必须诚实。 |
| make a big thing out of sth (=behave as if something is more important, serious, dangerous etc than it really is) Don’ t make a big thing out of this – I just said I’ d be late! 夸大某事；对某事小题大做；大肆渲染某事 |
| | 3a | a situation or event that you cannot prevent or change 不可阻止的事；不可避免的事；无法改变的事 | | Injuries are just one of those things when you play rugby. 打橄榄球受伤是避免不了的。 | |
| | 3b | used for saying that you are very angry or upset because you have a lot of problems to deal with （令人生气的事情）一个接着一个，没完没了 | |
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| 4 | C usually plural a fact or condition related to a particular situation , activity , person etc （和某一情形、活动、人等相关的）事实，条件，事务 |
| The first thing I want is a hot bath. 我要做的第一件事就是洗个热水澡。 |
| If you could change three things about your job, what would they be? 如果你能改变工作中的3件事，它们会是什么呢？ |
| havewant things both ways (=avoid choosing between two different things) I’ d like to live close to the beach and close to my office, but I can’ t have things both ways. 两全其美 |
| all good things come to an end/must pass Our vacation was great, but all good things come to an end. 我们的假期棒极了，但是美好的事情总会结束。 |
| | 4a | C used for referring to a particular aspect of a situation that you are making a comment about （被评论事物的）方面 | | The thing I really like about Theresa is her sense of humour. 真正让我喜欢特里萨的是她的幽默感。 | | the sadweirdfunny etc thing is The sad thing is, she never loved him. 悲哀的是她从来没爱过他。 | | it’ s a goodbad thing that It’ s a good thing that you don’ t need to work late. 你不用工作到很晚，这是件好事。 | |
| | 4b | plural all of the aspects of a particular situation 形势；情况；局面 | | The police soon got things under control. 警方很快就把局面控制住了。 | | Try to see things from your wife’ s perspective. 试着从你妻子的角度来看问题。 | | all things considered All things considered, I think you’ ll be happier if you switch jobs. 考虑到各个方面，我觉得你换个工作会更快乐。 | | as things stand (=as they are) As things stand, it will be difficult to raise prices further. 从当前的情况看 | | put things (=describe or show a situation in a particular way) The official government report puts things quite differently. （以某种方式）描述，展现 | |
| | 4c | plural used for talking about life in a general way （总称）生活情况，生活状况 | | Things have been getting better lately. 最近情况有所好转。 | | The government hasn’ t done much to change things in the countryside. 政府没下多大力气改变农村现状。 | |
| | 4d | used as a general greeting when you meet someone 一切都好吗？（用作普通的问候用语） | | I haven’ t seen you for years! Tell me, how are things? 几年没见了！告诉我，一切都好吗？ | |
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| 5 | C an aspect of life （生活的）方面 |
| I’ ve become less concerned about material things. 我变得不那么关心物质生活了。 |
| a thing of the past His financial worries were a thing of the past. 他的财务危机已成为过去。 |
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| 6 | C an idea , comment , or piece of information 想法；评论；信息 |
| There are some interesting things in your report. 你的报告里有一些有趣的想法。 |
| I have few things to say to you. 我没什么要对你讲的。 |
| If anyone asks you what I said, don’ t say a thing. 如果有人问起我说过什么，什么也不要说。 |
| have things on your mind (=be thinking about them) I have a few things on my mind right now. 正在考虑事情 |
| the last thing on sb’ s mind (=something that someone is not thinking about now) On holiday, work is the last thing on my mind. 不在某人考虑之列的事情 |
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| 7 | C used for referring to other examples or details, especially when you cannot or do not want to refer to them in a more specific way （尤指不能或不想详述的）其他例子，其他细节 |
| What other things did he say to you? 他还跟你说了些什么？ |
| My parents send me money for food, rent, and other things. 父母寄钱给我买吃的、付房租以及支付其他费用。 |
| ‘Racism’ means different things to different people. “种族主义”这个词对不同的人来说意义不尽相同。 |
| that kind/sort of thing We spent the day swimming, playing on the beach, and that kind of thing. 那天我们游了泳并在沙滩上玩耍，还有诸如此类的活动。 |
| things like I need to get a few things like milk, bread, and eggs. 我必须弄一些牛奶、面包、鸡蛋之类的东西来。 |
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| 8 | C spoken a young person or animal that you like . This word is used for saying something nice to them or about them （招人喜欢的）年青人，小动物 |
| You poor thing, you cut your finger. 你这可怜的小家伙，把自己的手指都给割破了。 |
| Who’ s that pretty young thing I saw you with yesterday? 昨天和你在一起的那个年轻漂亮的姑娘是谁？ |
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| - | all things to all men/people
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| used for saying that someone is trying to please everyone , especially by doing many different things or by changing the way they behave when they are with different people |
| 八面玲珑；讨人人欢心 |
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| - | among other things
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| used for saying that there are other details, examples etc in addition to the ones you are mentioning |
| 除了别的以外（还） |
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| - | first thing
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| early in the morning |
| 一大早 |
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| I’ ll do it first thing. 我一大早就会做这件事。 |
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| - | for one thing mainly spoken
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| used when you are explaining something for saying that the reason , detail , example etc you are giving is not the only one |
| 一来；一则 |
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| Well, for one thing, I’ m not tall enough to play basketball. 这个嘛，一则我打篮球个儿不够高。 |
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| - | have a thing for/about informal
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| to have very strong feelings about someone or something , especially feelings that are unusual or unreasonable |
| （对…）有特别的感觉，有偏见，厌恶 |
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| I have a thing about flying in planes; it scares me. 我特别讨厌乘飞机，那使我感到恐惧。 |
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| - | it’ s one thing to..., it’ s another/a different thing to... mainly spoken
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| used for comparing two things when the second is much more important , serious , difficult etc than the first |
| …是一回事，…又是另外一回事 |
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| It’ s one thing to forecast the weather, it’ s another thing to get it right! 预报天气是一回事，预报准确又是另外一回事了！ |
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| - | it’ s a...thing spoken
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| used for saying that something affects or involves a particular group of people and not others |
| 这是…的事（用于说明某事只影响或涉及某一群人） |
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| You wouldn’ t understand, it’ s a girl thing. 你不会明白的，这是女孩子的事。 |
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| - | last thing
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| late at night , before you go to bed |
| 晚上就寝前；睡前 |
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| I always check that all the doors are locked last thing. 我总是在睡前检查所有门是否都已上锁。 |
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| - | no such thing
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| used for emphasizing that something does not exist or did not happen |
| 没有这种事情 |
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| There’ s no such thing as a free advertisement. 没有免费广告这种事情。 |
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| - | one thing leads to another
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| used when you cannot or do not want to give a lot of details about how something happensThis expression is often used when you are talking about sex |
| 一件接着一件（用于无法或不想说出很多细节，常用于淡论性方面的事时） |
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| We kissed, and, well, one thing led to another... 我们接吻，然后，嗯，我们就…。 |
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| - | (quite) the thing informal
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| very fashionable or popular |
| （很）时髦；（很）流行 |
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| Baggy jeans have become quite the thing among teenagers. 宽松牛仔裤在青少年中变得相当流行。 |
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| to think that you see or hear something that is not really there |
| 产生幻觉 |
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| There’ s nobody over there. I think you’ re seeing things. 那边没人，我想你见鬼了吧。 |
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| - | the thing is spoken
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| used for introducing an answer , comment , or explanation related to something that was just mentioned |
| 答案是；意见是；问题是 |
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| ‘Why didn’ t you invite me?’ ‘Well, the thing is, I didn’ t think you would want to come.’ “你为什么没邀请我呢？““哦，问题是我以为你不想来的。” |
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| - | a thing or two informal
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| a few things |
| 一些东西 |
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| I need to get a thing or two at the shop. 我得到店里买些东西。 |
| tell sb a thing or two (=tell someone why you are angry with them) The next time he calls I’ m going to tell him a thing or two. 教训某人；责备某人 |
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| - | what with one thing and another
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| used for referring to many different events in a way that is not specificYou use this expression in order to explain why something did or did not happen |
| （由于）种种原因，各种情况（用于解释） |
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| What with one thing and another, I didn’ t get home until after midnight. 由于种种原因，我直到午夜过后才回家。 |
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| See also | | - done 2 | | - equal 1 | | - same | |
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