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🔑thingthing /θɪŋ / noun ➤object物品- [countable] an object that is not named物品；东西◆What's that red thing on the table?桌上那红色的东西是什么？◆A pen is a thing you write with.钢笔是用来书写的物品。◆I need to get a few things at the grocery store.我得去杂货店买点东西。
➤fact / event / situation / action事实；事件；情况；行为- [countable] a quality or state特质；状态◆There's no such thing as evil (= it doesn't exist).根本就没有邪恶这回事。◆The best thing about my job is the way it changes all the time.我的工作最棒的一点就是时刻都有变化。
- [countable] an action, event, or statement行为；事件；话语◆When I get home, the first thing I do is turn on the TV.我到家后的第一件事就是打开电视。◆A strange thing happened to me yesterday.昨天我遇到了一件怪事。◆What a nice thing to say!这种话也说得出口！
- [countable] a fact, subject, etc.事实；话题；事情◆He told me a few things that I didn't know before.他告诉了我一些我以前不知道的事。
- things [plural] the circumstances or conditions of your life生活状态◆Things seem to be going very well for him right now.现在他好像一切都很顺利。
➤possessions财物- things [plural] your clothes or personal possessions衣物；个人用品◆I'll go and pack my things.我要去收拾我的行装。
➤person / animal人；动物- [countable] used for expressing your feelings about a person or animal（表达对人或动物的情感）东西，家伙◆Look how thin that cat is! Poor little thing!看那只猫多瘦，可怜的小东西！
➤what is needed / right需要的／正确的东西- [countable, usually singular] what is needed or socially acceptable需要的东西；符合社会规范的事物◆You need something to cheer you up – I know just the thing!你需要点什么使你振作起来，我知道什么正合你的需要！◆to do / say the right / wrong thing 做对事；说对话；做错事；说错话◆The best thing to do is to apologize.最该做的事情就是道歉。
 ●be a good thing (that)to be lucky that幸亏；多亏◆It's a good thing you remembered your umbrella.幸亏你记着带上了雨伞。●do your own thing (informal) to do what you want to do, without worrying about what other people think做自己想做的事；照自己的意愿行事●first thingas early as possible尽早；作为首先要做的事◆I'll call her first thing tomorrow morning.我明天上午第一件事就是要给她打电话。●for one thingused for introducing a reason for something（用于解说理由）一来，一方面，就一点来说◆I think we should go by bus. For one thing, it's cheaper.我认为我们应该坐公交车去。有一个理由，这样更便宜。●make matters / things worseto make a situation, problem, etc. even more difficult or dangerous than before使恶化；使更糟糕●not a thingnothing; not anything没有什么◆“Do you need anything else?” “No, not a thing.”“你还需要其他东西吗？”“不，什么也不需要了。”◆There wasn't a thing we could do about it.我们对此无能为力。●take it / things easy (informal) to relax and not work too hard or worry too much放松点；别过分劳累；别太担心◆My doctor advised me to take it easy for a while.我的医生建议我放松一段时间。●the thing is ... (informal) used for giving a reason for something or explaining a problem, especially when you are trying not to hurt someone's feelings（阐述理由或解释问题，尤当不想伤害某人的感情时）问题是◆It sounds like a fun party, but the thing is, my parents are coming to visit then – so I can't go.听上去是个有趣的聚会，但问题是，那时候我父母会来我这里，所以我去不了。➨ THESAURUS 同义词辨析thingsstuff ◇ property ◇ possessions ◇ junk ◇ belongings ◇ valuablesThese are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time.以上词均表示东西、物品，尤指个人拥有或随身携带的物品。things(somewhat informal) objects, clothing, or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose行装；个人用品Can I help you pack your things?需要我帮你收拾行装吗？Where can I put my things?哪儿可以放我的东西？Put your things (= coat, etc.) on and let's go.把你的衣服穿上，咱们走吧。This box is full of camping things.这个箱子里装满了野营用品。stuff(informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important, or when it is obvious what you are talking about（名称不详、无关紧要或所指明确的）东西，物品，玩意儿Where's all my stuff?我的东西都哪儿去了？You can just put your stuff on the chair over there.你可以把你的东西放在那边的椅子上。Don't forget your swimming stuff.别忘了你的游泳用品。property(somewhat formal) a thing or things that are owned by someone财物；所有物；财产This building is government property.这栋建筑是政府产业。Be careful not to damage other people's property.小心不要损坏他人的财产。possessionsthings that you own, especially something that can be moved个人财产，私人物品（尤指动产）Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.犯人除了信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。junkthings that are considered useless or of little value无用的东西；没价值的东西I've cleared out all that old junk from the attic.我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物全部清除干净了。belongingspossessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time财物，动产（尤指随身物品）Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.下飞机时请记得带上自己所有的物品。valuablesthings that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewelry or cameras贵重物品（尤指小件的东西，如珠宝或相机等）Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。PATTERNS 句型personal things / stuff / property / possessions / belongingsto collect / gather / pack (up) your things / stuff / possessions / belongingsto search sb's things / stuff / property / belongingsto go through sb's / your / the things / stuff / belongings |