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thing /θɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
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”
thing noun
→10-19
→20-29
→30-38

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