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- a category of people or things having common characteristics类型; 种类; 品种：
this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat.
此类欧石楠在更干燥的地方长势更好
blood types.
血型。
1.1
- a person, thing, or event considered as a representative of such a category具有代表性的人（物, 事件）; 典型; 榜样：
it's not the type of car I'd want my daughter to drive.
这不是我想让女儿开的那种型号车
I'm an adventurous type.
我是冒险型的人。
1.2
- with adj. or noun modifier informal a person of a specified character or nature〈非正式〉具有某种特点的人; 具有某种性情的人：
two sporty types in tracksuits.
穿着田径服的两个运动型人物。
1.3
one's type
informal the sort of person one likes or finds attractive〈非正式〉喜爱类型的人; 有吸引力类型的人：she's not really my type.
她不是我真正喜爱的那类人。
1.4
- Linguistics an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing【语言学】类型, 型。比较TOKEN.
2
- a person or thing symbolizing or exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something象征：
she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom.
她把他的机智言论描绘成现代智慧的象征。
2.1
- an object, conception, or work of art serving as a model for subsequent artists（艺术的） 典型; 榜样。
2.2
- Botany & Zoology an organism or taxon chosen as having the essential characteristics of its group【植, 动】型; 种; 模式种; 模式属; 模式标本。
2.3
- short for TYPE SPECIMEN.TYPE SPECIMEN的简称。
3
- mass noun printed characters or letters印刷文字：
bold or italic type.
黑体或斜体印刷文字。
3.1
- count noun a piece of metal with a raised letter or character on its upper surface, for use in letterpress printing（印刷）铅字, 活字。
3.2
- such pieces collectively铅字版, 活字版。
4
- a design on either side of a medal or coin（奖章或硬币）图案。
5
- Theology a foreshadowing in the Old Testament of a person or event of the Christian dispensation【神学】预示, 预兆; （《圣经·旧约》有关基督教教规）预兆性人物（或事件）。
with obj.
1
- write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys（用键盘）打; 输入：
he typed out the second draft.
他打出二稿
no obj. I am learning how to type.我在学打字。
2
- Medicine determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs【医】测定类型; （按类型）分类：
the kidney was typed.
肾的类型已测定。
短语
in type
- Printing composed and ready for printing【印刷】排好版（准备付印）的。
派生词
typal
adjective （ 〈罕〉）词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'symbol, emblem'）： from French, or from Latin typus, from Greek tupos 'impression, figure, type', from tuptein 'to strike'. The use in printing dates from the early 18th cent.: the general sense 'category with common characteristics' arose in the mid 19th cent.