check是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly -- 檢查；核查，核對

  • You should always check your oil, water, and tyres before taking your car on a long trip. 你每次開車長途旅行前都應當檢查一下油箱、水箱和輪胎。

  • Customs stopped us and checked (= searched) our bags for alcohol and cigarettes. 海關人員要求我們停下，檢查我們的隨身行李裡有沒有煙酒。

  • After I'd finished the exam, I checked my answers for mistakes. 我做完考卷後檢查答案有沒有錯誤。

  • The doctor will call next week to check on your progress. 下星期醫生會來檢查你恢復得怎麼樣。

  • I check on (= visits) our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's alright. 我每過幾天就去探望我們年邁的鄰居，看他是否一切安好。

  • [ + (that) ] I always check (that) I've shut the windows before I leave the house. 離家前我總要檢查一下，看窗戶是否都已關好。

  • He double-checked all the doors (= checked them all twice) before leaving the house. 他離開這幢房子前又把所有的門都檢查了一次。

  • [ + question word ] I called them yesterday to check when they were arriving. 我昨天給他們打了電話，確定他們甚麼時候到達。

  • [ + to infinitive ] If you're near the garage, could you check to see (= ask) if the car's ready? 要是你離修理廠不遠，能去看一下車是否修好了嗎？

  • If you're unsure of your legal rights, I would check with (= ask) a lawyer. 如果你不清楚自己的合法權利，我可以去請教律師。

• 1 to stop someone from doing or saying something, or to prevent something from increasing or continuing -- 阻礙；制止；抑制

  • They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to check the spread of the disease. 為了控制疾病的蔓延，他們開始給孩子注射疫苗。

• 2 to give your bags to airport employees to be put on a plane for you, rather than carrying them on and off the plane yourself -- （在機場）托運（行李）

  • I got my boarding pass and checked my suitcase. 我已經驗票領取了登機卡，也托運了行李。

  • Many airlines charge extra for checked bags/baggage/luggage. 很多航空公司對托運行李收取額外的費用。

  • It was hot so we checked our coats before going round the gallery. 天氣太熱了，所以我們先寄存了大衣再去參觀畫廊。

• 3 If information checks, it agrees with other information. -- （資料）符合，吻合

  • Her statement checks with most of the eye-witness reports. 她的陳述與大多數目擊證人的報告相吻合。

• 4 to mark something with a check -- 給…標記號，勾去

  • Check (off) each item on the list as you complete it. 每完成一項就在清單上把該項勾掉。

• 5 in the game of chess, to put the other player's king under direct attack, so that he or she is forced to defend against the attack in the next move -- （西洋棋）攻王棋，將軍

• 6 in some sports such as ice hockey, to try to make another player lose the ball or puck, for example, by pushing them -- （冰球等）阻截

• 7 US spelling of cheque -- （cheque的美式拼寫）

• 8 an examination of something in order to make certain that it is correct or the way it should be -- 檢查；核對，查核

  • The soldiers gave their equipment a final check before setting off. 出發前士兵對他們的裝備做了最後一次檢查。

  • "I can't find my keys." "Have another check in/through your jacket pockets." 「我找不到鎖匙了。」「在你夾克衫口袋裡再找一找。」

  • Security checks have become really strict at the airport. 機場的安全檢查變得十分嚴格。

  • The police are carrying out spot checks on (= quick examinations of a limited number of) drivers over the Christmas period to test for alcohol levels. 聖誕節期間，警方對司機進行了酒精度抽檢。

  • It's my job to keep a check on stock levels. 隨時檢查庫存量是我的工作。

  • I'll just run a check on (= find information about) that name for you in the computer. 我現在就在電腦裡幫你查詢這個名字。

• 9 a pattern of squares formed by lines of different colours crossing each other -- （彩色）方格圖案

  • a shirt with a pattern of blue and yellow checks 藍黃相間的格子襯衫

  • a grey check suit 灰色格子西服

• 10 a bill noun(REQUEST FOR PAYMENT) in a restaurant, etc. -- 帳單

  • Can I have the check, please? 請幫我結帳，好嗎？

• 11 to limit something -- 控制；限制；抑制

  • We need to find ways of keeping our expenditure in check. 我們必須想辦法限制我們的開銷。

  • A system of checks and balances exists to ensure that our government is truly democratic. 制衡制度的存在是為了確保我們的政府真正民主。

• 12 a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done -- 鉤號

  • Put a check by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation. 在接受邀請的人的姓名上打鉤。

• 13 in chess, the act of directly attacking the other player's king -- （下西洋棋時）攻王，將（對方的）軍

  • I think I should have given check (= attacked my opponent's king) at move 23 instead of trying to find a safer square for the rook. 我覺得當時不應該把車移到安全位置，反而應該在走第23步時直接將他的軍。

  • Your king is in check from my knight. 你的王被我的馬將死了。

• 14 in some sports such as ice hockey, a defensive move (= trying to prevent scoring) in which a player tries to make another player lose the ball or puck, for example, by pushing them -- （冰球等）阻截

• 15 used to say yes to someone who is making certain that all the things on a list have been dealt with or included -- （用於確認所列事項已完成）是的，已照辦

  • "Did you bring your sleeping bag?" "Check." "Pillow?" "Check." 「你帶睡袋了嗎？」「帶了。」「枕頭呢？」「帶了。」

• 16 something you say in chess, if you directly attack the other player's king -- 將軍！攻王！