Type , kind , and sort are countable nouns, and they should be plural after plural determiners.type,kind和sort爲可數名詞,在複數限定詞之後用複數形式
Many sorts of jobs (NOT 不說 Many sort of jobs) require computing skills.
許多工種要求會使用電腦。
Use a singular or uncountable noun with no determiner after type/kind/sort of .type/kind/sort of之後接不加限定詞的單數或不可數名詞
children who attend the same type of school
上同一類學校的小孩
Use a singular, plural, or uncountable noun with no determiner after types/kinds/sorts of .types/kinds/sorts of之後接不加限定詞的單數、複數或不可數名詞
This sort of behaviour is totally unacceptable.
這種行爲完全不能接受。
In informal speech, people sometimes use these/those type of before a plural noun, but do not use this in writing. 在非正式講話中,人們有時在複數名詞之前用these/those type of,但在書面語中不要這樣用。
How common are these types of illness OR illnesses?
這類疾病常見不常見?
nGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?
Type is a countable noun and should be plural after words such as ‘these’, ‘those’, and ‘many’:
this type of building
these types of building
✗Don’t say: these type of building
2[singular] a person who has, or seems to have, a particular character 某種類型的人
Jo’s not really the sporty type.
喬可不是那種喜歡運動的人。
Beth is not the type to make a fuss.
貝絲不是那種小題大做的人。
3be somebody’s typeespecially spokenSEXY to be the kind of person someone is sexually attracted to 是某人喜歡的類型
5.[countableC, uncountableU]TCN a small block with a raised letter on it that is used to print with, or a set of these 〔印刷用的〕活字
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + type
this/that type 這種/那種
He is not suited to this type of work.
他不適合這種工作。
a particular type 特别的一種
Have you flown this particular type of aircraft before?
你以前開過這種特别的飛機嗎?
the same type 同一種
They use the same type of axe as a tool and a weapon.
他們用同一種斧子作工具和武器。
a different type 不同種類
I’ve learned to work with different types of people.
我學會了與不同類型的人打交道。
a new type 新的一種
These architects felt the time had come for a new type of public building.
這些建築師認爲一種新型公共建築的時代到來了。
the main type 主要的一種
Methane is the main type of gas produced.
甲烷是産生的主要氣體。
skin/hair type 皮膚/頭發類型
The best cleanser for you depends on your skin type.
哪種潔膚産品最適合你取決於你皮膚的類型。
blood typeAmerican EnglishAmE (=one of the classes into which human blood can be separated) 血型
Mother and child had the same blood type.
母親和孩子血型相同。
personality type (=with a particular type of character) 個性類型
Find out your personality type by answering our simple questionnaire.
回答簡單的問卷,了解自己的個性類型。
soil type (=for example, sandy soil or clay soil) 土壤類型
nThe plant thrives in a wide range of soil types.
nTHESAURUS
type/kind/sort one member of a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities. Type is the usualword to use in scientific or technicalcontexts. In everyday English, people usually use kind or sort
What type of fish is this?
There are two main personality types.
kind a type of person or thing. Kind is less formal than type, and is used especially in everyday English
What kind of food do you like?
There were all kinds of people there.
The study is the first of its kind in Ireland.
sort especially British EnglishBrE a type of person or thing. Sort is less formal than type, and is used especially in everyday British English
The first primitive life forms consumed various materials, including hydrogen sulfide, and released oxygen.
In those days, horses were the commonest form of transport.
We need to use alternative forms of energy.
a popular form of entertainment
variety a type that is slightly different from others in the same group
The French make many varieties of cheese.
This is a new variety of apple.
species a type of plant or animal, which can breed together to produce plants or animals of the same type
These forests contain many species of trees.
The giant panda is an endangered species.
of a ... nature formal used when talking about a particular type of thing
Many people find it embarrassing to discuss problems of a sexual nature.
Minor incidents of this nature normally occur about once a month.
category a group of people or things that are all of the same type – used when there is a clear system for deciding which group something belongs to
The three major categories of rock are: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
She won the best actress category at the Oscars.
brand used when talking about the particular way that someone does something or thinks about something, when this is very different from that of other people
She has her own special brand of humour.
He has called for a more positive brand of politics.
is not the type to• He isn't the type to be tied down, even by the flimsiest of bonds.• He is not the type to go to the pub and just pick some one up.• Jamie is not the type totuck himself in bed early.• Van Orton, the super-controlled business man, is not the type to go in for bungee jumping.
type2 ●●●S2W3 verb
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]WRITE to write something using a computer or a typewriter 〔用計算機或打字機〕打,打字
He types with two fingers.
他用兩個手指打字。
Type your password, then press ‘Return’.
輸入密碼,然後按“回車”鍵。
type something up (=type a copy of something written by hand, in note form, or recorded) 把…打字成文
I went home to type up the report.
我回家把報告打出來。
type something in (=write information on a computer) 把…鍵入〔計算機〕
Please wait while I type in your details.
請稍候,我來輸入你的個人信息。
2[transitiveT] technicalHBFIND OUT to find out what group something such as blood, cells, or a disease belong to 找出〔血液、細胞或疾病〕的類型,把…分類
DNA typing
脫氧核糖核酸分類
Examples from the Corpus
type• I don't know how to type.• These letters still need to be typed.• I had no idea what I was typing and would leave the office each day disorientated and dizzy with the effort.• Bring up the customerdatabase, and type in the amount on the invoice.• She complies, and the marketing firm has her answerstyped into a computer.• We'll have someone type it out and put it in alphabetical order.• So: you type it out on an electric typewriter on A4 or A5 sizepaper.• A young policeman in a leatherjacket painfully, letter by letter, typed my losses on an ancient machine.• Pleasetype or print your letters and keep them brief.• PressTab to indent the first line, then type the following paragraph.• Could you type those letters for me?• I asked Michelle to type up my assignment so I could mail it in today.• I'm afraid I don't type very fast.
From Longman Business Dictionary
typetype /taɪp/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
to write something using a typewriter or WORD PROCESSOR
Does the report need to be typed?
How fast can you type?
Origintype1
(1400-1500)Latintypus“image”, from Greektypos“act of hitting, mark made by hitting, model”, from typtein“to hit”