果味酸柯林斯词典

thing

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [θɪŋ]
  • 美式音标 [θɪŋ]
  • 国际音标 [θiŋ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n.东西；事情
  • （复）things: 所有物；用具；情况

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的thing，意为事情。

同根派生

    同根词
  • 词根：thing
    • n.
  • thingamabob某人；某东西（对不知名或暂时忘记名字的人或事物的代称，等于thingumabob）
  • thingamajig装置；某件东西
  • thingumajig装置；某人；某件东西
  • thingummy装置；某东西；某人

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • thing的基本意思是“物,东西”; 可指具体的物,也可用来指人或动物,带有怜悯、爱或轻蔑等感情色彩,有时还可指说话方需要或想要的东西。
  • thing还可指代事,可指人们谈论的或想到的事或非物质的某一点,也可指某一特定的事件或所做或将做的事,有时还可指某一事件的题目。thing作“问题”解时,常用于the thing is...结构中,表示“目前(要考虑)的问题是…,要紧的是…”。
  • thing作“用品,用具”解时,须用复数形式。
  • thing作“情形”解时,前面不用定冠词the,须用复数形式。
  • thing与the连用时,表示“想要的东西,最适合〔得体,恰当,流行〕的东西〔样式,状况,式样〕”。
  • things后面可接形容词,表示“…的一切事物,特定的事物”。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • What's that thing he's carrying?
    他扛的是什么东西?

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • accomplish thing 完成事业
  • analyze thing 分析事情
  • arrange thing 安排事情
  • buy thing 买东西
  • chew over the thing 仔细琢磨这件事

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (OBJECT) used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid naming it
  • (IDEA/EVENT) used to refer in an approximate way to an idea, subject, event, action, etc.
  • (SITUATION) used to refer to the general situation
  • (ANYTHING/EVERYTHING) used instead of "anything" or "everything" to emphasize what you are saying
  • (ACTION) used to talk about a particular action, agreement, etc.
  • (REASON) used to introduce a reason for something
  • (PERSON/ANIMAL) used after an adjective to refer to a person or animal with love or sympathy

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • You can use thing to refer to any object, feature, or event when you cannot, need not, or do not want to refer to it more precisely.
  • Thing is used in lists and descriptions to give examples or to increase the range of what you are referring to.
  • Thing is often used after an adjective, where it would also be possible just to use the adjective. For example, you can say it's a different thing instead of it's different.
  • Thing is often used instead of the pronouns "anything," or "everything" in order to emphasize what you are saying.
  • Thing is used in expressions such as such a thing or a thing like that, especially in negative statements, in order to emphasize the bad or difficult situation you are referring back to.
  • You can use thing to refer in a vague way to a situation, activity, or idea, especially when you want to suggest that it is not very important.
  • You often use thing to indicate to the person you are addressing that you are about to mention something important, or something that you particularly want them to know.
  • A thing is often used to refer back to something that has just been mentioned, either to emphasize it or to give more information about it.
  • A thing is a physical object that is considered as having no life of its own.
  • Thing is used to refer to something, especially a physical object, when you want to express contempt or anger toward it.
  • You can call a person or an animal a particular thing when you want to mention a particular quality that they have and express your feelings toward them, usually affectionate feelings.
  • Your things are your clothes or possessions.
  • Things can refer to the situation or life in general and the way it is changing or affecting you.
  • If, for example, you do the right thing or do the decent thing in a situation, you do something which is considered correct or socially acceptable in that situation.
  • If you do something first thing, you do it at the beginning of the day, before you do anything else. If you do it last thing, you do it at the end of the day, before you go to bed or go to sleep. / /
  • You say it is a good thing to do something to introduce a piece of advice or a comment on a situation or activity. /
  • You can say that the first of two ideas, actions, or situations is one thing when you want to contrast it with a second idea, action, or situation and emphasize that the second one is much more difficult, important, or extreme.
  • You can say for one thing when you are explaining a statement or answering a question, to suggest that you are not giving the whole explanation or answer, and that there are other points that you could add to it.
  • You can use the expression "one thing and another" to suggest that there are several reasons for something or several items on a list, but you are not going to explain or mention them all.
  • If you say it is just one of those things you mean that you cannot explain something because it seems to happen by chance.
  • If you say that someone is seeing or hearing things, you mean that they believe they are seeing or hearing something, but it is not really there.
  • You can say there is no such thing as something to emphasize that it does not exist or is not possible.
  • You say the thing is to introduce an explanation, comment, or opinion, that relates to something that has just been said. The thing is is often used to identify a problem relating to what has just been said.
  • other things being equal&rarrsee equal

专业释义

    法学

  • 物

    The second part is to analyze thing sold for times.
    第二部分是讲一物数卖行为本身。

    文学

  • 物

    Sense thing revitalize feeling comparatively direct mode of thinking, classical poem commonly used too.
    感物兴情是较为直接的思维方式,也是古典诗歌常用的。

    计算机科学技术

  • 东西

    There is a famous motto in the search field: " the customers are unable to describe what he wants to look for, unless let him see the thing he wanted to look for ".
    搜索领域有句名言:“用户无法描述知道他要找什么,除非让他看到想找的东西”。

  • thing交谈式物件

    • 地球科学

  • 东西

    • 能源科学技术

  • 事情