thing是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid naming it -- 物，东西

  • What's that thing over there? 那边的是什么东西？

  • There are some nice things in the shops this summer. 今年夏天商店里有些好东西。

  • I don't eat sweet things (= sweet food). 我不吃甜食。

  • How does this stupid thing work? 这鬼东西怎么用？

  • All their things were destroyed in the fire. 他们所有的东西都被大火烧掉了。

  • Bring your swimming things if the weather's nice. 如果天气好，带上你的游泳用品。

  • Let me help you clear away the tea things (= cups, plates, etc. that are used for having tea). 我来帮你收拾茶具。

• 1 used to refer in an approximate way to an idea, subject, event, action, etc. -- 想法；主题；事件；行为

  • That was an unkind thing to say. 那样说是不友好的。

  • I've got so many things to do I don't know where to start. 我有许多事情要做，都不知道从何下手。

  • Your information is correct but you left out one thing. 你的消息是正确的，不过你遗漏了一件事。

  • "What's the matter?" "It's this insurance thing. I'm really worried about it." “怎么回事？”“是保险这事。我真的很担心。”

  • The article was exactly the thing I needed for my research. 这篇文章正好是我研究需要的东西。

  • The fire alarm goes off accidentally so often that when it's the real thing (= when it really does happen) nobody will take any notice. 火灾报警器常常瞎响，到时候真的着火时发警报也没有人会注意了。

  • Training isn't the same thing as education. 培训与教育并不一样。

  • Let's call the whole thing off. 此事就此作罢吧。

  • I want to forget the whole thing. 我想忘掉这一切。

  • I value my freedom above all things. 我把自由看得比什么都重要。

  • Be true to yourself in all things. 任何时候都要坚持按自己的想法做。

  • If there's one thing I want to know, it's where he goes on Thursday afternoons. 有一件事我想知道，就是他每个星期四下午都到哪里去了。

• 2 used to refer to the general situation -- 情况；形势

  • Things have been going very well recently. 最近情况很好。

  • It's a good thing (that) we booked our tickets early. 幸好我们早订了票。

  • The way things are, I'll never have this ready by June. 从目前情况来看，6月份前我绝对无法把这一切准备好。

• 3 used instead of "anything" or "everything" to emphasize what you are saying -- （表示强调）事情，东西

  • Don't worry about a thing (= anything). I'll take care of it. 什么事情也不要操心，我会料理好一切的。

  • After the guests had gone, there wasn't a thing left to eat. 客人走后，吃的东西一点都没剩。

  • I'm going to a wedding on Saturday and I don't have a thing to wear. 我周六要去参加一个婚礼，可没有合适的衣服可穿。

  • He broke his promise and there wasn't a thing we could do about it. 他不履行诺言，对此我们无计可施。

• 4 used to talk about a particular action, agreement, etc. -- 一种事；这种事

  • I went by plane, a thing I hardly ever do. 我是乘飞机去的——我很少这样。

  • One thing you'll have to agree to is working in the evenings. 有件你必须同意的事，就是你得在晚上工作。

  • The first thing (to do) is to write your name at the top of the paper. 首先要做的就是把你的名字写在这一页的上方。

• 5 used to introduce a reason for something -- 首先；一方面

  • "Why won't you come to New York with me?" "For one thing, I don't like flying, and for another, I can't afford it." “你为什么不跟我到纽约来？”“首先，我不喜欢坐飞机；再者，我买不起机票。”

• 6 used after an adjective to refer to a person or animal with love or sympathy -- 人，家伙，东西（指人或动物，带有疼爱或怜悯的感情色彩）

  • The poor things were kept in small cages without room to move. 这些可怜的东西都被关在小笼子里，连动一动的空间都没有。

  • [ as form of address ] I can't believe you won - you lucky thing! 我真不敢相信你赢了——你这走运的家伙。