| 单词 | thing |
| 释义 | thing I. 1. a. < let's get this thing over with quickly > < several things to attend to > b. things plural < things are getting better > < that wouldn't change things between us > < how are things going at the office > c. < try to look at this thing from another viewpoint > d. < that shooting was a terrible thing > < a lucky thing no one was lost in the fire > 2. a. < expects to do great things > < that was a mean thing to do to your brother > < a thing worth doing is worth doing well > b. < likes to make things with his hands > c. < the thing is now to get well > < liked to put first things first > 3. a. < there is a name for every thing > b. < in talking of its appearances we appear to distinguish the thing from the appearances — A.J.Ayer > < a philosopher who deals with words and not things > — compare thing-in-itself 4. a. < virtue is not a thing, but an attribute of a thing > b. c. things plural < assemble the inhabitants, their cattle, and their things > d. e. < haven't a thing to wear to the party > < some new things for Easter > < time to put on your things and come to dinner > < get your outdoor things > f. things plural < bring in the tea things > g. things plural < packed his things and left > < his things are always lying around > 5. < what's that thing in your left hand > < do you ever use this thing > < what does that round thing on the end of the motor do > < churches … turned into mosques … or used for army stores and things — Rose Macaulay > 6. a. < worrying over every little thing > < the thing I don't like about this plan > < the important thing to remember in night driving > b. < avoid sweet or starchy things > 7. < say the right thing > < think hard things of a person > a. < that any thing of mine is fit to live — P.B.Shelley > b. < got off some good things in his speech > : idea, notion < says the first thing that comes into his head > c. < couldn't get a thing out of him > < refused to tell me a thing about what he was doing > 8. < not a living thing was to be seen on that rocky expanse > — used often in pity < poor little thing > or contempt < how could you ever speak to that vile thing > or reproach < you selfish thing, you > or affection < she's a pretty little thing > 9. < has written many popular things for small bands > 10. a. < always tried to do the decent thing > especially < rolled-up blue jeans were the thing then among the teen-agers > b. chiefly Britain < you've seemed nervous and not quite the thing ever since the reception — Margery Allingham > 11. < she had this thing, lately, about driving at night > • - a thing or two - first thing - good thing - of all things - sure thing II. also ting III. < sports just aren't my thing > — often used in the phrases do one's thing and do one's own thing < letting students do their own thing — Newsweek > |
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