音标:[θiŋ] ;
n.
物,东西,物件;事物
[常作复数]事件;事情
[常作复数]局面;情况;形势
事业;行动;举动
目的;目标
成就,成果,成绩
[复数](个人的)所有物;用品;衣服
[复数](用于某种目的的)用具,物品
人;家伙;东西(指人或生物,带有爱、怜悯或轻蔑等感情色彩)
项目;细节;方面
属性;特征
陈述;想法;主题
[口语](争论的)论点;争端
[the thing]正需要的东西;最适合的东西;最流行的东西
[美国口语]怪癖;惧怕;病态的恐惧
[复数,后接形容词]文物
【法律】财产
【哲学】存在
[美国俚语]心爱物;拿手好戏;个人爱好(常与do连用)
短语:
a close (或near) thing
险胜;侥幸的脱险;侥幸成功的事情;差点失败的事情(如比赛、战斗、选举等) [亦作 a close-run thing]
极其危险,千钧一发,差点发生的意外事件
above all things
首要的是,尤其是,最重要的是
a general thing
惯例
all things considered
总的看来,从各方面看来
all things to all men
竭力讨好所有人,八面玲珑[源自《圣经》]
among other things
其中;除了别的以外(还)
amount (或 come) to the same thing
结果相同,结果都一样
and another thing
此外,再者
and things
[口语]等等之类
an understood thing
心照不宣的事;已经商妥的事
any old thing
[俚语]任何东西都…,什么都可以
a near thing
= a close thing
a soft thing
[俚语]工作轻松而报酬优厚的差事,美差;有利的事;容易取胜的比赛;有利的买卖
as things are (或 go,stand)
[口语]在当前情况下;照目前看来
a thing or two
真相;秘闻;内幕消息
许多
a usual thing
= a general thing
be all things to someone
对某人百依百顺;顺从某人的爱好;处处遵从某人
be on to a good thing
[口语]有好职业;有好生活
be the thing
[常用于否定句]符合礼节;恰当;体面
符合要求;符合需要;合适
be up to a thing or two
机灵,精明能干;见多识广;富于处世经验
call things by their (proper) names
据实而言,该叫什么就叫什么
come to the same thing(as)
结果都一样,结果相同;意义相同
do one's (own)thing
[口语]以自己的独特方式(或风格、特长等)表现自己的性格;干自己最喜欢(或拿手、擅长)的事
放手行事;一意孤行,为所欲为
do the handsome thing by
慷慨地对待,宽厚地对待,慷慨赞助某人,厚待某人[亦作 do the handsome by]
do the right thing by someone
帮助某人;对某人好;恰当地对待某人
do things to
显著地影响…
dumb things
[蔑语]畜生,牲畜
feel out of things (或 it)
[口语](由于不习惯、陌生、害羞等)感到自己没有份;感到格格不入
first thing
首先;立即;作为第一件要做的事
first thing off the bat
立即,马上
first things first
[常与动词 do,put 连用]重要的事先来
for
one thing
首先;一则;举个理由
for one thing…; for another (thing)…
首先…,再者…
get things square
把事情弄清楚;使事情正常
good thing
人们赞许的事情;满意的东西;幸运的事情
投进买卖;有利的投机生意;有利可图的交易
俏皮话;令人捧腹的笑话;隽永的话
[good things] 美味佳肴;奢侈品
have a (或 this) thing about
[口语]
对…有特别的恐惧(或厌恶);对…感到莫名其妙的恐惧(或厌恶);被…缠住
特别向往…;特别爱好…;对…感兴趣
have a thing with someone
[口语]与某人有染
hear things
= see things
How are things?
[口语]近来如何?近况如何?
how things (或 matters) stand
实际情况如何
(it is) too much of a good thing
(好事做过头)让人受不了;好事不宜做得过火;好得过头反成坏事
It's one thing to flourish and another to fight.
舞剑是一回事,战斗是另一回事。
(just) one of those things
不可回避的事;命中注定的事;很难解释的事
just the thing
正是所需要的
keep a thing private
保守秘密
know a thing or two
= be up to a thing or two
learn a thing or two
学会一些东西
learn things to look after themselves
忽略事情的发展;对事情不够注意
let things go hang
[口语]随它去,不管它;听其自然;对事情不关心[亦作 let things rip (或 slide) ]
like one thing
[澳大利亚口语、美国方言]拼命;用全力
little thing
小家伙,小人儿,小乖乖(对女人或小孩的爱称)
make a good thing (out) of
从…中获得好处(或利益);从…赚到钱
make a regular thing of
使…成为制度
使…成为习惯
make a thing of
把…作为争论点
对…大惊小怪;对…小题大作;把…当做一回事;认为…不得了
从…中获得好处(或很多利益)
make things hum
[口语]搞得有声有色,搞得很热闹;使气氛活跃起来;使有活力;使兴旺
make things lively for
[戏谑语]使…感到紧张(或恐慌);使…感到不愉快;使…为难
make things (或 it) warm for someone
惩罚某人,使某人吃苦头;使某人处境难堪
Never do things by halves.
[谚语]做事不可半途而废;干就要干到底。
no great things
[口语]平常得很;并不怎么出色;并不怎么重要,没什么了不起
no such thing
[口语]没有的事;没有这样的事;哪里会;完全不对
not a thing
没东西;什么都没有
not care a thing
[口语]一点也不在乎,根本不放在心上
not do a thing
什么事都不做,不肯帮忙,一动也不动
not get a thing out of
从…得不到情报(或消息)
听不懂;不能欣赏;不能得到益处
not know the first thing about something
什么都不知道;对某事一窍不通
not (feel) quite the thing
身体不舒服[亦作 not at all the thing]
of all things
首先;尤其,特别
竟然这样;怎么搞的;偏偏(表示愤怒、惊讶等)
old thing
[俚语]老家伙;老兄;老朋友
on to a good thing
[口语]
从事有益的事业;从事赚钱的事业
过着舒适的生活;找到待遇高(或舒适)的工作
other things being equal
在其他条件相同的前提下,如果前提情形都一样
out of things
[口语]
置身于局外
闷闷不乐
poor thing
可怜的人,可怜的家伙
pretty much the same thing
几乎一样
put things straight
整顿局面;消除混乱
quite the thing
很时髦的东西
see things
[口语]见神见鬼;产生幻觉
send things flying
四处乱扔东西
smooth things
(虚伪的)恭维话
square thing
正直的行为;公平的交易
sure thing
[美国口语]
必然的事情;肯定会成功的事情
一定,当然,没问题
take off one's things
脱去大衣(或外衣等)
take one thing with another
考虑各种情况;权衡利弊(或得失)
take things as they are (或 come)
对一切事情处之泰然;安于现状;随遇而安
take things (或 it) easy
见 easy
tell someone a thing or two
[口语]
坦率地对某人讲讲;对某人直言不讳
责备某人;教训教训某人
That's a nice thing (to do,to say 等)
[口语]好意思这样讲!做得好事!(做得,说得等)真好![表示不满、愤怒的讽刺语]
the best thing (to do)
最好的办法
the clean thing
光明正大的行为,正当的行为
the general (或 common,usual) thing
= a general thing
(the) last thing
最不愿意的事;最不适宜的事;最不可能的事;最意想不到的事
在临睡前;作为就寝前的最后一件事
the last (或 latest) thing in
最新式样的;最新出现的;最新发明的
the next best thing
所剩下的最好的事情;次好的事物 [亦作 the next best]
(the) next thing
其次,下一步,随后,接下去
the polite thing
[口语]文雅的态度,彬彬有礼
the real thing
[口语]道地货,上等货,原装货
the run (或 state) of things
见 run
the thing
重要的事;重要的想法
流行的式样(或形式)
the thing is
问题是;最重要的是
There is such a thing as …!
[口语]不要忘记世界上还存在着…呢!(常含威胁的口吻)
thing in itself
【哲学】物自体;自在之物
thing of naught
无价值的东西,无用之物
thing of the past
过去的事;已没关系的事
Things are in good train.
事情很顺利。
Things look black (或 nasty).
事态险恶;事情不妙,有恶化之势。
Things look blue.
情况令人沮丧,事情令人悲观。
Things look promising.
有好转之势,情况看来有希望。
things without us
外界一切事物
twopenny-halfpenny thing
不值钱的东西,没什么价值的东西
whoop things up
见 whoop²
work things out
解决个人问题
young thing
[古语]
年轻姑娘
小伙子
thing2
[θiŋ; tiŋ]
n.
(斯堪的纳维亚各国的)立法机构;司法机构;议会[亦作 ting]

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学英语单词
activity groupings
acute subglottic laryngitis
added wage
alabasterite (alabaster)
amalgamed
angiocavernous
angle of floor
asymptotic efficiency of bayes estimators
asymptotic set
automatic flush tank
auxiliary production subsidiary ledger
Bankon
Benphosil
calycoideous
canaanitish
cannell
Celastrus vaniotii
cold-chamber machine
controlled current electrogravimetry
coryphoid
credit department
cremated
decohall
depressibility
DET-MS
dioicus
disponent owner
diurnal variability
dpos
dried noodle
e-writing
educational programs
endogenous solidification
face covering score
false twist texturing
forebay dam
foundation garment
fovea caudalis fossae rhomboideae
half forward
hand-staff
hindered rotation
hoting
hydraulic directional valve
hypobasal
hypodigm concept
induced topology
induction tachogenerator
inoperancies
insertion velamentosa
lawfare
Lenticulina
Machattie, L.
maximum angle of inclination
Messaging Application Programming Interface
molecular tagging
multipass-compiler generator
Nawng Peng
nicotinism
officialships
omit note for order
order euphausiaceas
osteohypertrophic
pawnshop dispute
peloria
pentanucleotide
phonite
pneumogastric ganglion
present-givings
product liability law
radio compartment
ran afoul
rationer
reduced lyes
replace clauser
ringsted
rith
riveted matrix
roche-posay
rolling barrage
rotary rheometer
sales campaigns
sapo cinereus
saturation polarization
Schwarzwald
semnpv
Sha'b, Jab.ash
siderodromophobia
Singa
sleepies
solar furnace
Stichaeidae
tectonic phase
teddy boyss
termination factor
three-contact diode
to ag
two-hole directional coupler
unit of pitch
unshapeliness
vacuumous
Villano, R.
Walkerville