( <美> 亦作catalog)
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- a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order, in particular（尤指按字母或其他系统顺序编排的）目录, 尤指：
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- a list of all the books or resources in a library图书馆藏书（或资源）目录。
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- a publication containing details and often photographs of items for sale, especially one produced by a mail-order company（尤指邮购公司的）待售商品目录。
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- a descriptive list of works of art in an exhibition or collection giving detailed comments and explanations（有详细评论和解释的）艺术展品（或收藏品）目录。
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- US a list of courses offered by a university or college〈美〉大学课程目录。
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- in sing. a series of unfortunate or bad things一系列不幸（或坏事）：
his life was a catalogue of dismal failures.
他的一生是一系列凄惨的失败。
(catalogues, catalogued, cataloguing; <美> 亦作catalogs, cataloged, cataloging) with obj.
1- make a systematic list of (items of the same type)将（同类物品）编成目录。
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- enter (an item) in such a list把…编入目录。
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- list (similar situations, qualities, or events) in succession连续列举（类似情况、属性或事件）：
the report catalogues dangerous work practices in the company.
这份报告逐一列举公司危险的工作法。
派生词
cataloguer
（〈美〉亦作cataloger）noun词源
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein 'pick out or enrol'.