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1 idea/action/feeling/fact 想法/行动/感觉/事实 [countableC]THING an idea, action, feeling, or fact that someone thinks, does, says, or talks about, or that happens 事情；行动；想法；话语

People say things they don’t mean when they are angry.

人生气时就会口不择言。

It was a horrible thing to happen.

发生这样的事情太糟糕了。

I plan to do all the things I’ve been meaning to do for ages.

我打算去做我多年以来一直想做的事。

The first thing to do is to give them food and shelter.

首要的事是给他们提供食物和住所。

That’s a terrible thing to say.

这话说得太难听了。

do the right/decent/honourable etc thing

I kept wondering if I was doing the right thing.

我一直在怀疑我这么做是否正确。

this/that/what sort of thing

A priest has to arrange funerals, marriages, that sort of thing.

牧师得负责安排葬礼、婚礼之类的事情。

Getting more American ideas into British business would be a good thing.

将更多的美国式理念注入英国商界会是一件好事。

‘I did no such thing, ’ he protested.

“我没干过这样的事。”他抗议道。

I know a thing or two (=a lot) about dogs.

我对狗所知甚详。

In a democracy, it is no bad thing to be able to compromise (=it is good, even though it may not seem good).

在民主国家，能够妥协并非就是坏事。

2 object 物体 [countableC]THING an object that you are talking about without saying its name, or whose name you do not know 东西，物

What’s that red thing?

那个红色的东西是什么？

I’ll just switch this thing off.

我把这东西关一下。

There was a round metal thing on the path.

小路上有一个圆圆的金属物。

... and things (=and other similar things) …类似的东西

The shed is where we keep our tools and things.

这棚子是我们放工具等东西的地方。

3 CLOTHES/POSSESSIONS 衣服/所有物things [plural] especially British EnglishBrECLOTHES clothes and possessions 东西〔指衣服等所有物〕 SYN American English stuff

somebody’s things

Jim began to unpack his things.

吉姆打开包开始整理他的东西。

I want to sell some of my things, but they aren’t worth much.

我想卖掉一些东西，但它们值不了几个钱。

4 EQUIPMENT 设备things [plural] especially British EnglishBrEEQUIPMENT the tools, equipment, clothes etc that you need for a particular job, sport etc 〔某一工作、体育活动等所需的〕东西，用品，设备，物件 SYN American English stuff

somebody’s writing/school/Christmas etc things

I left my swimming things at home.

我把游泳用的东西落在家里了。

the shed where he kept his gardening things

他放置园艺工具的棚子

5 SITUATION 情况things [plural]SITUATION life in general and the way it is affecting people 情况，形势

By the end of 1942, things were starting to change.

到1942年底，情况开始发生变化。

Things could be worse.

事情还不算太糟。

As things turned out, we didn’t have much time.

结果我们也没有很多时间。

How are things with you, Sarah?

萨拉，近来怎么样？

make things easy/difficult/hard

She would get angry quickly, which made things difficult for me.

她动不动就生气，让我日子很难过。

We can’t change the way things are.

我们无法改变现状。

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the way things are• The way things are at work, I'm surprised more people haven't quit.• The way things are, we hardly ever manage to go out together except at the weekend.• This seems to be the way things are heading.• It allows us to change the way things are.• To judge from the way things are going, there will be difficulties in respect of the size of the industry.• This is the way things are created!• During the second half of my life, the way things are: 1.• What about learning how to change things for the better rather than merely learning to adapt to the way things are now?• Unlike the way things are going at the moment, you refused to be silent.• The president is content with the way things are.

6 nothing 没有任何事情NONE/NOTHING [singular, uncountableU] used as part of a negative statement to mean ‘anything’ 任何东西；任何事〔用于否定句〕

7 person/animal 人/动物 [countableC]TALK TO somebody used to talk to or about a person or animal, when you are describing what they are like or showing sympathy for them 家伙，东西〔用于形容人、动物或对其表示同情〕

8 make a comment 评价 [countableC usually singular] used to say something about a particular part of a situation, person etc 〔某一情况、某个人等的〕特点

9 the thing is EXPLAIN spoken used when you are going to explain something, give the reason for something, or give an opinion 问题是；原因是

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the thing is that• And the thing is that it was just crazy!

10 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc XXsomething that someone does not want, expect etc at all 某人根本不想要/指望/需要等的事

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the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc• I like going to bed with her when going to bed with me is the last thing she wants.• To be slipshod is to be hounded, which is the last thing he wants.• With household costs inevitably rising, the last thing he wants is a larger mortgage than he can reasonably afford.

11 last thing END British EnglishBrE at the end of a day, afternoon, evening etc 〔一天、下午、晚上等做的〕最后一件事情

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last thing at night• Why not set a few moments aside first thing in the morning and last thing at night?• The only times my father could be found in his room were first thing in the morning and last thing at night.• Empty ashtrays last thing at night, and don't smoke in bed.• This can be carried out last thing at night, once the puppy has been outside to relieve itself.• The rosary last thing at night.• Of course, only in moderate quantities, and generally to be taken last thing at night.• It was after dark; the last thing at night.• It's the first thing I look at when I wake up, the last thing at night.

12 first thing BEGINNINGat the beginning of a day, morning, afternoon etc 〔一天、上午、下午等的〕第一件事，最开始

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first thing in the morning• Why not set a few moments aside first thing in the morning and last thing at night?• The owls are often seen outside the barn first thing in the morning, and they nip into the hay when disturbed.• They brought her before a magistrate the first thing in the morning.• They all go through first thing in the morning.• Alendronate must be taken only with a full glass of plain water, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.

13 among other things AND/ALSOused when you are giving one fact, reason, effect etc but want to suggest that there are many others 〔除了已陈述的事实、原因外〕还有许多其他的

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among other things• Among other things, Bradley talked about his days as a senator.• Businesses were allowed to pay in equipment and acquired, among other things, a few computers.• At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Eastern Europe.• Many nurses were aware of this but feared, among other things, a possible ischaemic element.• It results from, among other things, voluntary acts of charity, which government more and more supersedes.• Sniping by the president's men has, among other things, forced the foreign minister to resign.• New scientific techniques introduced among other things reliable means of dating the prehistoric past.• They will have to enter between three huge cans to see, among other things, more than 150 different tins.• Or pressure groups like the Baby Milk Action Group which, among other things, campaigns against women being pressurised into bottle-feeding.• It was called oratory, and dealt with, among other things, logic and the art of persuasion...

14 for one thing EXAMPLEused to give one reason for something 其中一个原因是

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for one thing• Their love of wine leads to raised levels of alcoholism, for one thing, which balances out the supposed benefits.• He was responsible for Loredana's death, for one thing.• A higher body count score, for one thing.• The ex-steelworkers, for one thing, have not gone away.• Well, for one thing she takes her readers and our intellect seriously.• Well, for one thing, women have a different experience in life.

15 be a thing of the past EXISTto no longer exist or happen 成为过去，成为历史

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be a thing of the past• Life-long employment with a single company is a thing of the past.• Otherwise, Tucsonans should merely leave the bees alone, and the scared news stories will probably be things of the past.

16 it’s a good thing (that) LUCKY spoken used to say that it is lucky or good that something has happened 幸亏，幸好

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it’s a good thing (that)• But it's a good thing it happened now..• I decide it's a good thing that I don't see Sean try to capture Ian's incandescent dance.• So it's a good thing to get one's mind off in one's spare time.• Still, it's a good thing from the hunt's point of view that new blood is coming along, surely?• I think it's a good thing.

17 something is just one of those things AVOIDused to say that something unpleasant or unlucky cannot be prevented 这是没办法的事，这是不可避免的事

18 the thing about/with somebody/something PROBLEMused to say what the problem with someone or something is 某人/某事物的问题是

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the thing about/with somebody/something• I knew all the things about it that are unique.• Yes, will is the thing with Seve.• The strength of our feelings is one of the things about women that most unnerve men.• That was one of the things with black and white, the shadows, the dimension that you can get.• As usual Eva entered into the spirit of the thing with energy and determination.• She had shredded the thing with her hips.• Power: that was the thing about magic.• That was the thing about Alice: she saw my life before I did.

19 all (other) things being equal used to say that something is true in general, but that other things may cause the situation to change 其他都一样，只是…

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all (other) things being equal• The bright chestnut is considered the most characteristic colour and, all other things being equal, the one to be preferred.• But all things being equal, most movie makers would like their facts to be right.• But all other things being equal, the gay and lesbian community has responded well to examples of perceived corporate goodwill.• Significant improvements in clarity and stereo imaging are amongst the more obvious benefits of such parity, all other things being equal.• It shows the quantities of a product which will be demanded at various prices, all other things being equal.• Both snail genes and fluke genes stand to gain from the snail's bodily survival, all other things being equal.

20 just the thing/the very thing NEEDexactly the thing that you want or that is necessary 正是想要的东西；正是需要的东西

21 of all things SURPRISEDused to show that you are surprised or shocked by something that someone has done or said 偏偏，真没想到

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of all things• One of my mess-mates was killed by a beer barrel, of all things.• Jones left his job and became, of all things, a priest.• After all, in the hallucinogenic world of the militias, the government is the enemy of all things good and true.• His journey includes an examination of all things.• She heard, of all things, a piano.• He likens creation to a painter mixing just four pigments to form the likenesses of all things.• The meeting promises a veritable smorgasbord of all things otherworldly, this time with a focus on those eerie Phoenix lights.• That of all things he did not wish responsibility for.• She's the voice of all things that don't get a voice.

22 do your own thing informalFREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT to do something in the way that you like instead of copying other people or following strict rules 按照自己的方式做事，走自己的路

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do your own thing• He has a couple of roommates but they kind of all do their own thing.• You get on and do your own thing, and respect others who do the same.• We don't talk much anymore - we're both too busy doing our own thing.• I mean like royalty do, pretend to be married but do their own thing on the quiet.• He's given up his job and is living in northern California, just doing his own thing.• But I do know the difficulty the Major has in getting away to do his own things.• She wanted to be free to do her own thing - be independent - get a job, perhaps.• The three women worked together on a stage play, and then each went off to do her own thing.• Do you prefer structure in your exercise or to do your own thing? 9.• Keyboard, mouse and joystick are supported, but every now and then the planes seem to do their own thing!• Lawrence was of the latter kind: very bright; very competent, and wanted to do his own thing.• As a kid, I wanted to do my own thing, but when I got older I realized I wanted to continue the family business.• I just want to live my own life, go my own way, do my own thing with whom I choose.

23 it’s a girl/football/music etc thing informal used to say that something involves or affects a particular group of people only 是女孩子/关于足球/关于音乐等的事

24 all things considered THINK ABOUTwhen you consider all the parts or events of a situation 所有情况考虑进来，综合考虑起来

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all things considered• All things considered, it's the wrong time for us to start our own business.• Not bad, all things considered.• It wasn't the best game I've ever seen. But, all things considered, it wasn't too bad either.• Andre is a good choice, all things considered.• Might be the sensible thing to do, all things considered.• Roots is the title, and not a bad one, all things considered.• So, all things considered, I think I have done all right, handled my problem as well as it could have been handled.• Went down well, all things considered.

25 be all things to all men/people LIKE somebody OR somethingto try to please or be useful to all of many different groups, often without succeeding 力图讨好所有人〔往往都未能达到目的〕

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be all things to all men/people• It is all things to all men ... and this is perhaps its number one axiom.• I finally realized I could not be all things to all people.• No-one is all things to all people, and Anthea is no exception.• Andrea felt tremendous pressure to succeed, to continue to be all things to all people.• Politicians have to be all things to all people.• For years, the stores had managed to be all things to all people.• Anyway, these compendiums try to be all things to all people.• In this sense many of the international firms will try to be all things to all people.• The single truck was all things to all men and women.

26 be onto a good thing informalPROFIT if you are onto a good thing, you are in a situation that is very helpful, comfortable, or profitable for you 处境不错；过得舒服

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think/know you are onto a good thing• Many directors who take dividends in lieu of salary may think they are onto a good thing.

27 make a big thing of/about/out of something EXAGGERATEto make something seem more important than it really is 对某事小题大做，对某事大惊小怪

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make a big thing of/about/out of something• It was Arbor Day, and their teacher, Miss Ellis, made a big thing out of it.

28 the done thing British EnglishBrE old-fashioned informalRULE/REGULATION the way of behaving or doing something that is socially acceptable 符合社会习俗的事情

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the done thing• It being, of course, not the done thing to drop your trousers in public.• For the great majority, the industrial co-operative is just not the done thing.• I suppose it was not the done thing for a book of Rambles.

29 it’s one thing to ..., (it’s) another thing to ..., (it’s) another thing to ..., it’s one thing to ... DIFFERENTused to say that doing one thing is very different from doing another thing, especially where the second thing is more difficult, important, or serious 是一回事，…则是另一回事

30 what with one thing and another BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO British EnglishBrE spoken used to explain that you have had a lot of work, problems, or jobs that you had to do 忙了这个又要忙那个，忙这忙那地

31 have a thing about somebody/something informalDON'T LIKE to like or dislike someone or something very much, often without a good reason 〔常指莫名其妙地〕对某人/某事物非常喜欢［反感］

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have a thing about somebody/something• Judith has a thing about people chewing gum.• But, in this country, we used to have a thing about self-sufficiency.

32 one thing leads to another used to explain how a series of events caused something to happen without giving any details 事情一件接着一件发生〔用于解释一连串事件如何引起某事，但是不说明细节〕

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one thing leads to another• I know that and I do understand why, but one thing leads to another, you know how it is.• But one thing leads to another, and Sister Helen finds herself challenged to put her beliefs on the line.• You can be sure one thing leads to another.

33 the (latest) thing informalFASHIONABLE something that is popular or fashionable at the moment 时下流行的东西

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the (latest) thing• Together they run a store that could have sold Grandma all the things she needed.• It turned illusory even the things on which she had fixed in the attempt to make the strange world real.• People have a tendency to forget the things that happened that are good.• On the other hand, one of the things that marks an emerging market as attractive is access to large markets.• Those are some of the things unions need to do to put the fight back in people.• We love the way everyone joins in the spirit of the thing.• I began to go over the things that needed to be done after he had left for the office.• Twenty years ago, "Pong" was the latest thing in video games.• Those were the things that seemed real and that she clung to.

34 (do/try) the ... thing American EnglishAmE spokenTHING used to talk about an activity and everything that is involved with it （做）…方面的事

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(do/try) the ... thing• Rick's doing the starving artist thing right now.

35 there's only one thing for it British EnglishBrE spoken used to say that there is only one action that you can take 只有一个办法

36. one (damn/damned) thing after another SERIOUS SITUATIONused to say that a lot of unpleasant or unlucky things keep happening to you 倒霉事一桩接一桩

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one (damn/damned) thing after another• Just one damn thing after another.• Then it was one thing after another, his obese stage, his alcoholic stage.• She was merely coping with one thing after another, not achieving.

37. taking one thing with another British EnglishBrEIN GENERAL considering all the facts 综合考虑

38. do things to somebody to have a strong effect on someone 使某人十分激动；震撼某人

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do things to somebody• They didn't even know I could sing, but they said they could do things to my voice.• Suppose there were people here who did things to you?• All women do things to themselves like that here; cut their wrists, scratch their faces.

→ amount/come to the same thing at same1(4), → the best thing since sliced bread at sliced bread(2), → first things first at first1(7), → living things at living1(1), → be hearing things at hear(10), → be seeing things at see1(27)

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3:

verbs

things go well/badly etc

If things went well, we would double our money in five years.

How did things go?

things change

Things have changed dramatically over the last few years.

things improve

Things appear to be improving.

things get worse

As the recession proceeds, things will get worse.

phrases

make things worse/easier/difficult

Measures to slow down traffic on the main street have actually made things worse.

as things stand (=at present)

As things stand at the moment, I have no intention of becoming a candidate myself.

as things turned out (=used to say what happened or was discovered in the end)

Obviously, there had to be some mistake. As things turned out, there was.

the way things are (=the present situation)

I’m not at all dissatisfied with the way things are at the moment.

THESAURUS

thing used when you do not need to say the name, or when you do not know the name 东西〔用于不必说出名称或不知其名时〕

What’s that thing on the kitchen table?

厨房桌子上那东西是什么？

Have you got all your things?

你的东西都拿好了吗？

something a thing – used when you are not sure what the thing is 某物〔用于不确定为何物时〕

There’s something on your shirt.

你衬衫上有什么东西。

object especially written a solid thing 物体

a sharp metal object

尖锐的金属物

item formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things 〔某一种类或一组之中的一件〕物品

household items

居家物品

a luxury item

奢侈品

an item of equipment

一件设备

The items included pieces of old pottery.

物品中有几件旧陶器。

nYou are not allowed to take sharp items onto the plane.

article formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things. Article is very formal, and is used especially in the phrase an article of clothing 物件〔该词很正式,尤用于短语an article of clothing〕

They found several articles of clothing in the bushes.

他们在灌木丛中找到几件衣服。

suspicious articles

可疑物品

nEach article has a card with it giving more information.

artifact (also artefact) formal an object that someone has made, especially one that is very old and has historical value 人工制品，〔尤指旧的、有历史意义的〕手工艺品

The museum has a collection of early Roman artifacts.

这家博物馆拥有一批古罗马时代早期的器物。

thingy (also thingamajig/thingamabob) spoken informal a thing – used especially when you cannot remember the name of the thing, but often the other person knows what you are talking about 那东西〔尤在说话人记不住名称但对方知其为何物时使用〕

Can you pass me the thingy?

你把那东西递给我好吗？

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thing• I don't have a thing to wear!• All that lovely fresh air -- that's the best thing about living in the country.• I have better things to do with my time.• I know I shouldn't have hit him - it was a dumb thing to do.• He's got one of those electronic things, you know, that you can record all your addresses in.• In the new version of the story, a few things have been changed.• The first thing I'm going to do when I get home is take a nap.• The first thing we have to discuss is the price.• The first thing we need to do is call Becky.• The first thing you should do is connect the printer to the computer.• The first thing they realised was that they would have to slow things down.• A funny thing happened to me on the way to work this morning.• She was wearing one of those Spanish type jacket things.• So many things have happened since I last saw you.• Sources say most things work but hundreds of fine points have to be checked.• That was a really nice thing to do - I know Leona enjoys your visits.• The nicest thing about Richard is that he doesn't mind being criticized.• There was a sense of importance, of being at the heart of things.• The only thing she ever talks about is her boyfriend.• He has a good point, but there are other things to consider.• The most outstanding thing about the palace is the ceilings in several rooms.• He gave her half the money because it was the right thing to do.• She was never in doubt about one single thing in her entire life.• One of the things I like about Susan is the way she always keeps smiling, even when there are problems.• The thing that I really hate about this job is having to work late at night.• I cried during the whole thing.

it is no bad thing to• In a new democracy, it is no bad thing to master the art of compromise.• With the temperature at -15°C maybe it is no bad thing to run them slowly.

... and things• And things that are truer than true.• And things weren't going as well as hoped.• Barnum started it all more than 150 years ago, and things have never been rosier for self-promoters.• There were a lot of fights at dances and things like that.• The business is going downhill fast, and things are even worse between me and your father.• But soon the rain set in and things began to go wrong.• People and Things Children will be fascinated by the wealth of information in this book.• Leaders Sunderland made the short trip to Seaham and things looked close at half time as they nosed in front 19-14.

no such thing as• Since there is normally no movement of funds there can be no such thing as exact financial statistics.• For Leibniz, there can be no such thing as a perfect vacuum.• We had no strong drink, no such thing as whiskey, before the white man came to our country.• But in spite of what is often claimed, there is no such thing as a dead marriage.• There is no such thing as deciding to do something, at least as this is usually understood.• There is no such thing as Higley, Arizona.

poor thing• What a poor thing you must all think me!• My pigeon can't fly, poor thing.• She was at the funeral, Victorine said: she would go, poor thing.• Whack, the sound of the hatchet decapitating the poor thing.• Even if they are fictional characters, it doesn't bode well for the poor things.• Interracial couples were under surveillance wherever the poor things raised their heads anywhere in the city.• The poor thing lives in Brooklyn.

It’s a ... thing• It's one thing failing to see some white posts.• It's the other things, like the Exhilarator - a playground for young executives.• Of course, marriage is impossible, and, anyway, it's the last thing you'd want.• With the recession in this country, it's the last thing I expected.• As you know it's the only thing that brings Gesner to heel.• Male speaker It's a cowardly thing to do.• I think it's a blow-up thing - you know, like a rubber ring you go swimming with.• Looking at it from a businessman's point of view, it's the obvious thing to do.

Origin thing

Old English “meeting, council, thing”

→n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1

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BNC: 106 COCA: 97

thing

noun¹

used instead of the name of an object東西（替代物件名稱）

ADJECTIVE | VERB + THING

ADJECTIVE

➤basic, essential基本的東西；必需品

◇I need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk.我需要買一些麪包、牛奶之類的必需品。

VERB + THING

➤make製造東西

◇He makes things out of wood.他用木頭做東西。

thing

noun²

things

objects/clothing/tools物件；衣服；工具

ADJECTIVE | VERB + THINGS

ADJECTIVE

➤breakfast, lunch, etc.

(all especially BrE)

早餐、午餐等用具

◇He hadn't washed up the dinner things yet.他還沒有洗餐具。

➤swimming, tennis, etc.

(all especially BrE)

游泳、網球等用品

VERB + THINGS

➤get together, pack收拾物品；把東西裝包

◇Come on kids, get your things together－we're going.快，孩子們，把你們的東西收拾好－我們要走了。

➤put on, take off穿上／脫下衣服

◇Hang on a second－I'll just take off my painting things (= clothes).等一會兒－我把刷油漆穿的衣服脫下來。

➤put away收起物品

▸➤clear away, clear up, stow, tidy away, tidy up (especially BrE) 清理物品；收起物品；整理物品

◇Clear your painting things (= materials) away.把你畫畫的東西收拾起來。

thing

noun³

a thing

(used with negatives) anything（與否定詞連用）任何東西

VERB + A THING

➤hear, know, notice, see聽到／知道／注意到／看到東西

◇I can't see a thing without my glasses.不戴眼鏡我什麼東西也看不見。

➤miss錯過東西

◇I'm going to arrive early because I don't want to miss a thing.我要早點兒到，因為我不想錯過任何東西。

➤do做事情

◇She's tricked you, and you can't do a thing about it.她騙了你，而你卻無可奈何。

➤eat吃東西

◇I haven't eaten a thing all day.我已經一整天沒吃東西了。

➤say說話

◇Nobody said a thing when he appeared with a wig on.他戴着假髮出現時，大家什麼都沒說。

➤mean有價值

◇Fame and fortune don't mean a thing if you don't have happiness.如果活得不幸福，名利就分文不值。

thing

noun⁴

fact/event/situation/action事實；事件；形勢；行為

ADJECTIVE

➤good, great, positive好事；了不起的事；積極的事

◇It's a good thing you remembered to turn off the gas!你沒忘關煤氣，很好！

◇The best thing would be to apologize straight away.最好的做法就是立即道歉。

◇If she works hard she's capable of great things.她努力的話能成大器。

◇Try to look on your rejection as a positive thing.盡力把被拒這件事看成一件好事。

➤beautiful, cool (informal) , lovely, nice, wonderful美好的／很酷的／可愛的／不錯的／美妙的事情

▸➤bad, negative糟糕的／消極的事情

◇Too much studying can be a bad thing.學習太多可能是件壞事。

◇It's no bad thing to express your anger.表達憤怒不是壞事。

➤appalling, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible駭人的事；可怕的事；恐怖的事

◇That was a horrible thing to say to her.對她說這種話太不應該了。

➤sad淒慘的事

▸➤amazing, curious, exciting, extraordinary, funny, interesting, odd, remarkable, startling, strange, striking, surprising, weird令人驚異的／奇特的／令人興奮的／非同一般的／可笑的／有趣的／怪異的／值得注意的／驚人的／奇怪的／引人注目的／出人意料的／奇異的事情

◇The amazing thing is, he wouldn't accept any money!令人驚異的是，他不願意接受任何錢財！

➤frightening嚇人的事

▸➤annoying惱人的事

▸➤foolish, ridiculous, silly, stupid傻事；荒唐事；蠢事

◇I admit it was a foolish thing to do.我承認那樣做很蠢。

➤clever, smart (especially NAmE) 聰明的／精明的事情

◇That wasn't a very smart thing to do!那不是一個很聰明的做法！

➤big, crucial, important, key, main, vital重大的／決定性的／重要的／關鍵的／主要的／至關重要的事情

◇The key thing is to remain calm.關鍵是要保持冷靜。

➤little, the slightest, small, trivial小事；微不足道的事；瑣事

◇I give thanks for every little thing.我為每一件小事表示感謝。

◇He loses his temper at the slightest thing.一丁點兒小事他都會發脾氣。

◇It's such a small thing to ask.這點要求是小事一樁。

➤easy, simple容易的／簡單的事情

◇Apologizing is never the easiest thing to do.道歉從來就不是一件容易的事情。

➤difficult, hard難事

▸➤brave, dangerous, risky勇敢的／危險的／有風險的事情

➤sure (especially NAmE) 穩操勝券的事

◇His new film seems like a sure thing (= a certain success).他的新片看來肯定會獲得成功。

➤natural自然的事

◇Entertaining people is the most natural thing in the world for her.招待客人對她來說是世界上最自然不過的事情。

➤close, close-run (BrE) 僥幸的事；成敗在毫釐之間的事

◇I managed to get on the train, but it was a close thing (= I almost missed it).我總算趕上了火車，但差一點兒就來不及了。

➤rare稀罕事

▸➤everyday日常瑣事

◇She helped with the everyday things like shopping and cooking.她幫忙做日常瑣事，比如購物、做飯。

➤usual通常的事情

◇I did my usual thing of losing my keys.我又像往常一樣丟了鑰匙。

➤nearest, next-best最接近的／第二好的事物

◇He's the nearest thing to a movie star I've ever met.他是我遇到的最近似電影明星的一位。

◇I wanted to be a musician, but teaching music is the next-best thing.以前我想成為音樂家，但現在教音樂是次優選擇。

➤first第一件事

◇She said the first thing that came into her head.她說出自己想到的第一個念頭。

➤next下一件事

◇What's the next thing you want me to do?接下來你要我做什麼？

➤last最不願意做的事

◇The last thing she wanted was to upset her parents.她最不願意做的事就是惹父母不高興。

➤real真事

◇It's just a practice, not the real thing.那只是練習，不是真的。

➤the whole整件事情

◇Let's forget the whole thing.我們把整件事都忘了吧。

... OF THINGS

➤loads, lots, plenty, tons大堆大堆的事情；許多事情；大量事情

◇I have loads of things to do today.我今天有許多事情要做。

◇There are plenty of things to say about it.這件事有的說。

VERB + THING

➤do做事情

◇He has a funny way of doing things.他有一套很有意思的做事方式。

◇It's impossible to get things done when you're taking care of a baby.照顧小孩時你不可能幹其他的事情。

➤make up, say編造故事；說三道四

◇Who's been saying things about me?是誰一直在說我的壞話？

➤be hearing/imagining/seeing幻聽；產生幻覺；幻視

◇There's nobody at the door－you must have been imagining things!門口沒有人－你一定是產生幻覺了！

THING + VERB

➤go on, happen, occur事情發生；情況出現

◇There are some weird things going on in that house.那所房子裏發生着一些古怪的事。

◇A funny thing happened to me this morning...今早我遇到了一件可笑的事情⋯

PREPOSITION

➤thing about關於⋯的事情

◇The best thing about Alan is he's always honest.艾倫最好的一點就是他一貫誠實。

PHRASES

➤among other things除了其他事外

◇Among other things, I have to deal with mail and keep the accounts.除了其他的事我還要處理信件和記賬。

➤have better things to do有更好的事情要做

◇I've better things to do than stand here chatting all day!我有更重要的事情要做，沒工夫整天站在這裏聊天！

➤kind/sort of thing⋯之類的事情

◇They go canoeing, climbing, that sort of thing.他們去划獨木舟、爬山什麼的。

➤know/learn/teach sb a thing or two對某人有所瞭解；教導某人一二

◇Jack knows a thing or two about kids－he has five.傑克對小孩兒頗有瞭解－他有 5 個孩子。

➤the next big thing下一件大事

◇Advertising on blogs is going to be the next big thing.在博客上做廣告將是要做的下一件大事。

➤no such thing沒有這樣的東西

◇There's no such thing as ghosts (= they don't exist).沒有鬼這東西。

➤one thing leads to another一件事情導致另一件

◇One thing led to another and we ended up dating.一來二去，我們就約會上了。

➤such a thing/a thing like that這種事情

◇People defraud their companies every day, but Mike would never do such a thing!每天都有人欺騙公司，但邁克決不會做這種事！

➤a thing of the past過時的事物

◇Books may one day become a thing of the past.圖書有一天可能會成為歷史。

thing

noun⁵

things

general situation, as it affects sb總體情況

VERB + THINGS | THINGS + VERB | PHRASES

VERB + THINGS

➤think over/through全面考慮事態

◇She's taken a few days off to think things over.她休了幾天假，仔細考慮一下事態。

➤look at, see看待事態；看形勢

◇Try to look at things from my point of view.試着從我的角度看問題。

➤discuss, talk over, talk through討論情況；談論形勢

◇We arranged to meet and talk things over.我們安排了會面以商談事情。

➤explain解釋情況

▸➤accept接受狀況

◇You should suggest changes, rather than accept things as they are.你應該建議作些改變，而不是接受現狀。

➤change改變形勢

▸➤arrange, deal with, fix, handle, look after, run, sort out, take care of安排事情；處理局面；應付局面

◇I want to get things sorted out before I go away.我想在走之前把事情搞定。

◇Who's going to take care of things while you're away?你不在時誰來負責？

➤straighten out擺平問題

▸➤work out解決問題

◇I have to work things out my own way.我不得不按自己的方式解決問題。

➤mess up, spoil弄糟事態；攪亂局面

▸➤complicate使事情複雜化

◇Sorry, I didn't mean to complicate things.對不起，我並不想把事情弄複雜。

➤patch up和好

◇They patched things up a week after their quarrel.他們吵架一個星期後又言歸於好。

➤speed along/up加速事情進展

◇It might speed things up if you call them.你給他們打電話也許可以加快辦事速度。

➤hold up, slow down耽擱／延緩事情

THINGS + VERB

➤stand現狀是

◇As things stand at present, he seems certain to win.就目前情況來看，他好像贏定了。

➤be going事情進展

◇He asked me how things were going.他問我事情進展如何。

➤change情況改變

▸➤go according to plan, go to plan, go well, work, work out事情按計劃進行；事情進展順利；事情成功

◇I just don't know if things are going to work out.我根本不清楚事情發展是否順利。

➤get better, improve, look up情況改善／好轉／見起色

◇We were in trouble but now things are looking up.我們有了麻煩，但現在情況正在好轉。

➤look bright, look good, look promising, look rosy形勢看起來光明／良好／有希望／很樂觀

◇There was a week to go to the deadline and things were looking good.離最後期限還有一個星期，情況看起來很好。

➤look bleak, look grim境況黯淡／嚴峻

◇Things looked bleak for the future of the factory.這個工廠看起來前景黯淡。

➤be in a mess, get into a mess, get out of control, get out of hand, go wrong情況混亂；情況陷入混亂；情況失控；形勢變糟

▸➤get worse, go downhill形勢惡化／走下坡路

▸➤turn out情況結果是⋯

◇I'm sure things will turn out OK.我確信一切最終會好的。

➤come to a head事態到了緊要關頭

◇Things came to a head when money was found to be missing from the account.當發現賬戶上的錢不見了時，事態變得嚴重起來。

➤get to sb事情影響到某人

◇Try not to let things get to you.盡量別讓事情影響到你。

PHRASES

➤all things being equal, other things being equal假如其他情況一樣

◇All other things being equal, the bigger fighter should win.同等條件下，大塊頭的拳手應該會贏。

➤all things considered通盤考慮起來

◇All things considered, I think we've done a good job.通盤考慮，我認為我們做得很好。

➤get/keep things going, get/keep things moving使事情正常進展

◇They hired temporary staff to keep things going over the summer.他們雇了臨時工，來保證整個夏天一切運轉正常。

➤get things straight, put things straight, set things straight把事情說清楚

◇I marched into his office to get a few things straight.我逕直進了他的辦公室，去把幾件事情講清楚。

➤get things under control, have things under control, keep things under control控制住局面

◇He offered to help, but she assured him she had things under control.他提出要幫忙，但她讓他放心，說她已經控制住了局面。

➤have things on your mind心裏想着事情

◇We chatted about school, but I could tell she had other things on her mind.我們聊的是學校，但我可以斷定她心裏想着別的事情。

➤let things slide, let things slip任其自然發展

◇She'd started the term studying hard, but now was beginning to let things slip.她在學期開始時學習很努力，但現在開始放任自流了。

➤let things run their course, let things happen, let things take their course順其自然

◇Don't worry about it－just let things take their course.不要擔心－順其自然好了。

➤make things better, easier, difficult, worse, etc.使情況變好、變容易、變難、變糟等

◇Her apology only served to make things worse.她的道歉只是把事情弄得更糟。

➤put things right糾正錯誤

◇He apologized, and asked for a chance to put things right.他道了歉，請求給他補救的機會。

➤things to come將要發生的事情

◇The pay cut was just a taste of things to come.減薪只是個開始罷了。

thing

noun⁶

what is needed/socially acceptable需要的或社會可接受的事物

ADJECTIVE | VERB + THING | PHRASES

ADJECTIVE

➤proper, right合適的／恰當的事情

◇He did the right thing and went back to his wife.他做了該做的事情，回到了妻子身邊。

◇I did all the right things but I couldn't get the engine to start.我做了該做的一切，但仍不能將引擎發動起來。

➤wrong不合適的事情

◇She always manages to say the wrong thing.她總是會說些不該說的話。

➤logical, obvious, prudent, sensible合乎邏輯的／明擺着的／謹慎的／明智的事情

◇Calling a doctor seemed the logical thing to do.打電話叫醫生看來是理所當然的事。

➤decent, done, honourable/honorable得體的事情；體面的事情

◇He did the decent thing and resigned.他做了得體的事情－辭職了。

◇It's not the done thing to ask someone how much they earn.問別人掙多少錢不禮貌。

➤very非常需要的東西

◇Iced tea－the very thing!冰茶－要的就是這個！

VERB + THING

➤do做恰當的事

▸➤say說得體的話

PHRASES

➤just the thing, not quite the thing恰當的事情

◇It wouldn't be quite the thing to turn up in running gear.一身跑步裝束露面可不大成體統。

thing

noun⁷

a person/an animal人；動物

ADJECTIVE

➤little小東西

◇The baby's a pretty little thing.小寶寶是個漂亮的小東西。

➤pretty, sweet漂亮的／甜美的東西

◇Abby is just the sweetest little thing!阿比絕對是最甜美的小東西！

➤old, young老東西；年輕的傢伙

▸➤silly蠢東西

▸➤poor可憐的東西

◇You must be starving, you poor thing!你一定餓壞了，可憐的傢伙！

BNC: 106 COCA: 97

thing noun
⇨ thing 1 (lots of things to do) ⇨ thing 2 (Pass me that thing.) ⇨ thing 3 (your swimming things) ⇨ animal (a living thing) ⇨ person (you poor things) ⇨ situation (How are things?) ⇨ a sure thing ⇨ certainty ⇨ take things easy ⇨ rest verbthing

noun

a lot of things to do 有很多事情要做

Pass me that thing. 把那件东西递给我。

your swimming things/all things Japanese 游泳用品；所有日本的东西

thing

♦︎

stuffThese words are both used to refer in general to facts, events, situations or actions, or to what sb does, says or thinks. 这两个词均表示事实、事件、事情。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆(a) good thing / stuff

◆a lot / lots / loads of things / stuff

◆things / stuff to do / say

■ thing

[countable]

a fact, event, situation or action; what sb says or thinks 事实；事件；事情；（做、说或想的）事

◆There are a lot of things you don't know about me.我有很多情况你都不了解。

◆There's another thing I'd like to ask you.还有一件事我想问你。

◆It's a good thing we got here early.幸亏我们早到了这儿。

◆A terrible thing happened last night.昨晚发生了一件可怕的事。

◆I've got loads of things to do today.今天我有许多事要做。

◆The main thing to remember is to switch off the burglar alarm.最要紧的是记住关掉防盗报警器的开关。

◆I like camping, climbing and that sort of thing.我喜欢露营、爬山之类的活动。

◆She said the first thing that came into her head.她当时想到了什么就直说了。

◆'Why did you tell her our secret?' 'I did no such thing!'“你为什么把我们的秘密告诉她？”“没有的事！”

◆Let's forget the whole thing (= everything).咱们把所有事情都忘掉吧。

■ stuff

[uncountable]

(informal)

used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say or think （泛指所做、所说或所想的）事儿

◆I've got loads of stuff to do today.我今天有好多事儿要做。

◆I like reading and stuff.我喜欢看书什么的。

◆The band did some great stuff on their first album.这支乐队首张专辑有几首很棒的曲子。

◆I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts.我不信什么鬼魂之类的事儿。

thing

noun

a lot of things to do 有很多事情要做

Pass me that thing. 把那件东西递给我。

your swimming things/all things Japanese 游泳用品；所有日本的东西

thing

♦︎

object

♦︎

whole

♦︎

item

♦︎

entity

♦︎

artefact

♦︎

commodity

♦︎

thingyThese are all words for sth which can be seen and touched, but is not alive and which you do not name. 这些词均表示物品、东西。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆a precious / valuable thing / object / item / artefact / commodity

◆an expensive thing / item / artefact / commodity

◆a rare thing / object / item / artefact / commodity

◆a single thing / object / whole / item / entity

◆a physical thing / object / item / entity

◆a basic thing / object / item / entity / commodity

◆a separate thing / object / item / entity

◆everyday / household objects / items

◆a historical object / item / artefact

◆to produce / manufacture a thing / an object / an item / an artefact / a commodity

■ thing

[countable]

something whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it; something that is not alive in the way that people and plants are 东西；物件；物品

◆Can you pass me that thing over there?把那边那个东西递给我好吗？

◆She's very fond of sweet things (= sweet foods).她非常喜欢吃甜食。

◆He's just bought one of those exercise things.他刚买了一件健身器材。

◆Turn that thing off while I'm talking to you!我和你谈话时把那个玩意儿关掉！

◆Don't treat her like that－she's a person, not a thing!别那样对待她，她是人，不是物品！

◆He's good at making things with his hands.他善于手工制作物品。

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