单词 | thing |
释义 | Word Frequency thing 1(θɪŋ) noun 1. an object, fact, affair, circumstance, or concept considered as being a separate entity 2. any inanimate object 3. an object or entity that cannot or need not be precisely named 4. informal a person or animal regarded as the object of pity, contempt, etc you poor thing 5. an event or act 6. a thought or statement 7. law any object or right that may be the subject of property (as distinguished from a person) 8. a device, means, or instrument 9. (often plural) a possession, article of clothing, etc 10. informal the normal pattern of behaviour in a particular context not interested in the marriage thing 11. informal a mental attitude, preoccupation or obsession (esp in the phrase have a thing about) 12. informal a flirtatious or mildly romantic relationship (esp in the phrase have a thing with) 13. an activity or mode of behaviour satisfying to one's personality (esp in the phrase do one's (own) thing) 14. informal a generally accepted phenomenon (esp in the phrase is that (even) a thing?) 15. the done thing 16. the thing 17. be on to a good thing 18. make a thing of Word origin Old English thing assembly; related to Old Norse thing assembly, Old High German ding assemblyWord Frequency thing 2(θɪŋ, tɪŋ) noun (often capital) a law court or public assembly in the Scandinavian countries Also: tingWord origin C19: from Old Norse thing assembly (the same word as thing1) |
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