thing 的英语意思
thingthing /θɪŋ/ noun 
查看全部语言翻译1idea/action/feeling/fact [countable] an idea, action, feeling, or fact that someone thinks, does, says, or talks about, or that happens某人所想、所做、所说或所谈论的想法、行动、感受或事实，或所发生的事情: 
People say things they don’t mean when they are angry.人们在生气时往往会说一些言不由衷的话。 It was a horrible thing to happen.这件事发生得太可怕了。 I plan to do all the things I’ve been meaning to do for ages.我打算把那些一直想做却迟迟未做的事都做一遍。 The first thing to do is to give them food and shelter.首先要做的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.我一直在想自己是否做了正确的事。this/that/what sort of thing A priest has to arrange funerals, marriages, that sort of thing.神父要安排葬礼、婚礼之类的事情。 Getting more American ideas into British business would be a good thing.将更多美国理念引入英国商业将是一件好事。 ‘I did no such thing,’ he protested."我没有做过这种事，"他抗议道。 I know a thing or two (=a lot) about dogs.我对狗了解得不少（=很多）。 In a democracy, it is no bad thing to be able to compromise (=it is good, even though it may not seem good).在民主社会中，能够妥协并非坏事（=是好事，尽管看起来可能并非如此）。2object [countable] an object that you are talking about without saying its name, or whose name you do not know你正在谈论但未说出名称、或不知道名称的物体: What’s that red thing?那个红色的东西是什么？ I’ll just switch this thing off.我来把这个东西关掉。 There was a round metal thing on the path.小路上有一个圆形的金属东西。... and things (=and other similar things)（=以及其他类似的东西） The shed is where we keep our tools and things.我们把工具和其他东西都放在那间棚子里。3clothes/possessions things [plural] especially British English clothes and possessions衣物和个人物品 SYN stuff American Englishsomebody’s things Jim began to unpack his things.吉姆开始把他的东西一件件取出来。 I want to sell some of my things, but they aren’t worth much.我想卖掉一些东西，但它们不值什么钱。4equipment things [plural] especially British English the tools, equipment, clothes etc that you need for a particular job, sport etc某项特定工作、运动等所需的工具、设备、衣物等 SYN stuff American Englishsomebody’s writing/school/Christmas etc things I left my swimming things at home.我把游泳用品忘在家里了。 the shed where he kept his gardening things他放园艺用具的那间棚子5situation things [plural] life in general and the way it is affecting people总体生活状况及其对人们的影响: 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.情况可能更糟。 As things turned out, we didn’t have much time.事情的结果是，我们没有太多时间。 How are things with you, Sarah?萨拉，你最近怎么样？make things easy/difficult/hard She would get angry quickly, which made things difficult for me.她动不动就发火，这让我很难办。 We can’t change the way things are.我们无法改变现实。6nothing [singular, uncountable] used as part of a negative statement to mean ‘anything’用于否定句中，表示"任何事物"not a thing I couldn’t find a thing that I wanted to buy.我找不到任何想买的东西。 He took his glasses off and couldn’t see a thing.他摘下眼镜，什么都看不见。 Don’t worry about a thing.什么都不用担心。 There’s no such thing as ghosts (=they do not exist).根本没有鬼这种东西（=鬼不存在）。7person/animal [countable] used to talk to or about a person or animal, when you are describing what they are like or showing sympathy for them用于称呼或谈论某人或某动物，表示对其性格的描述或对其表示同情: The baby is a nice little thing when he’s not screaming.这个宝宝不哭闹的时候是个可爱的小家伙。 She was terribly upset, poor thing.她难过极了，可怜的。8make a comment [countable usually singular] used to say something about a particular part of a situation, person etc用于谈论某一情况、某人等的某个具体方面thing about The thing about teaching is that it takes more time to prepare than most people realize.教书这件事的关键在于，备课所花的时间比大多数人意识到的要多得多。the funny/strange/best etc thing The funny thing is, I really enjoyed it, even though I hadn’t expected to.有趣的是，我真的很享受，尽管我原本没有预料到。 It’s a good thing you saw her before she saw you.幸好你先看到她，而不是她先看到你。9the thing is spoken口语 used when you are going to explain something, give the reason for something, or give an opinion用于解释某事、说明某事的原因或表达意见时: ‘It sounds like a good idea. Why don’t you invest?’ ‘Well, the thing is, I can’t afford to.’"听起来是个好主意，你为什么不投资呢？""嗯，问题是，我负担不起。"the thing is that The thing is that you can’t always judge your own work.问题在于，你不能总是对自己的作品做出客观评价。10the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc something that someone does not want, expect etc at all某人根本不想要、不期望等的事物: The last thing I want is to upset him.我最不想做的就是让他难过。 The last thing I should have done was let her move into my house.我最不该做的事就是让她搬进我家。11last thing British English at the end of a day, afternoon, evening etc在一天、下午、傍晚等结束时: She likes a hot bath last thing at night.她喜欢在每晚睡前泡个热水澡。12first thing at the beginning of a day, morning, afternoon etc在一天、早晨、下午等开始时: Jean liked to go for a swim first thing in the morning.琼喜欢每天早上第一件事就是去游泳。13among other things used when you are giving one fact, reason, effect etc but want to suggest that there are many others用于列举一个事实、原因或影响，但暗示还有许多其他的: The substance is used in the manufacture of cosmetics and drugs, among other things.这种物质除其他用途外，还用于化妆品和药品的生产。14for one thing used to give one reason for something用于给出某事的一个原因: Well, for one thing, it’s too big.嗯，首先，它太大了。 He’s not that wonderful. He’s bad-tempered for one thing.他也没那么了不起。首先，他脾气就很坏。15be a thing of the past to no longer exist or happen不再存在或发生: Before AIDS, many health care experts believed that large-scale infectious diseases were a thing of the past.在艾滋病出现之前，许多医疗专家认为大规模传染病已成为历史。16it’s a good thing (that) spoken口语 used to say that it is lucky or good that something has happened用于表示某事发生是幸运或好事: It’s a good thing we brought some food with us.幸好我们带了些食物。17something is just one of those things used to say that something unpleasant or unlucky cannot be prevented用于表示某件令人不快或不幸的事是无法避免的: It wasn’t really the driver’s fault; it was just one of those things.这其实不是司机的错，只是事情就这样发生了。18the thing about/with somebody/something used to say what the problem with someone or something is用于说明某人或某事的问题所在: The thing about talk shows is that you never know how they will turn out.脱口秀节目的问题在于，你永远不知道结果会怎样。19all (other) things being equal used to say that something is true in general, but that other things may cause the situation to change用于表示某事总体上是成立的，但其他因素可能导致情况发生变化: All things being equal, smaller animals need smaller brains.在其他条件相同的情况下，体型较小的动物所需的大脑也较小。20just the thing/the very thing exactly the thing that you want or that is necessary正是你想要的或必要的东西: A holiday is probably just the thing for you.度个假对你来说可能正是你所需要的。21of all things used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something that someone has done or said用于表示对某人所做或所说的事感到惊讶或震惊: She gave up a promising career as a stockbroker to become a weaver, of all things.她放弃了前途光明的股票经纪人职业，转而成为一名织布工，真是令人意想不到。22do your own thing informal非正式 to do something in the way that you like instead of copying other people or following strict rules按照自己喜欢的方式做事，而不是模仿他人或遵循严格的规则: I just want to live my own life and do my own thing.我只想过自己的生活，做自己想做的事。23it’s a girl/football/music etc thing informal非正式 used to say that something involves or affects a particular group of people only用于表示某事只涉及或影响特定群体: Computer games aren’t just a guy thing.电子游戏不只是男生的专利。24all things considered when you consider all the parts or events of a situation综合考虑某一情况的所有方面或事件: All things considered, we had surprisingly few injuries.综合来看，我们的伤亡人数出乎意料地少。25be all things to all men/people to try to please or be useful to all of many different groups, often without succeeding试图取悦或迎合许多不同群体中的所有人，但往往难以成功: In order to get votes, he tries to be all things to all men.为了获得选票，他试图面面俱到，迎合所有人。26be onto a good thing informal非正式 if you are onto a good thing, you are in a situation that is very helpful, comfortable, or profitable for you如果你占了便宜，说明你所处的情况对你非常有利、舒适或有利可图think/know you are onto a good thing Directors who take dividends instead of salary may think they are onto a good thing but could have problems on retirement.以股息代替薪酬的董事可能认为自己占了便宜，但退休后可能会遇到麻烦。27make a big thing of/about/out of something to make something seem more important than it really is把某事说得比实际上更重要: You can apologise without making a big thing out of it.你可以道歉，但不必小题大做。28the done thing British English old-fashioned旧式 informal非正式 the way of behaving or doing something that is socially acceptable社会上公认的行为方式或做事方式: It is not the done thing for teachers to hit children.教师打孩子是不合适的行为。29it’s one thing to ..., (it’s) another thing to ..., used to say that doing one thing is very different from doing another thing, especially where the second thing is more difficult, important, or serious用于表示做一件事与做另一件事截然不同，尤其是后者更难、更重要或更严肃: It’s one thing being able to run fast, but quite another to win a marathon.能跑得快是一回事，但赢得马拉松比赛则完全是另一回事。30what with one thing and another British English spoken口语 used to explain that you have had a lot of work, problems, or jobs that you had to do用于解释自己有大量工作、问题或事务需要处理: I’ve been so busy these last few days, what with one thing and another.这几天我忙得不可开交，各种事情接连不断。31have a thing about somebody/something informal非正式 to like or dislike someone or something very much, often without a good reason非常喜欢或非常不喜欢某人或某事，往往没有充分的理由: She’s always had a thing about Peter.她对彼得一直有特别的感觉。32one thing leads to another used to explain how a series of events caused something to happen without giving any details用于解释一系列事件如何导致某结果，而不涉及具体细节: One thing led to another and, before I knew it, I had invited her family to stay.事情就这样一件接着一件，不知不觉间，我就邀请了她全家来住。33the (latest) thing informal非正式 something that is popular or fashionable at the moment目前流行或时髦的事物: When Amelia bought a new car it had to be the latest thing.阿米莉亚买新车时，一定要买最新款的。34(do/try) the ... thing American English spoken口语 used to talk about an activity and everything that is involved with it用于谈论某项活动及其所涉及的一切: Jody tried the college thing but finally dropped out.乔迪尝试了大学生活，但最终还是退学了。35there's only one thing for it British English spoken口语 used to say that there is only one action that you can take用于表示只有一种可行的做法: There’s only one thing for it. We’ll have to call the police.只有一个办法。我们得报警。36one (damn/damned) thing after another used to say that a lot of unpleasant or unlucky things keep happening to you用于表示许多不愉快或不幸的事情接连发生37taking one thing with another British English considering all the facts综合考虑所有情况38do things to somebody to have a strong effect on someone对某人产生强烈影响 → amount/come to the same thing at same1(4), → the best thing since sliced bread at slice2(4), → first things first at first1(7), → living things at living1(1), → be hearing things at hear(10), → be seeing things at see1(27)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3· 释义3verbs动词things go well/badly etc· If things went well, we would double our money in five years.· 如果事情进展顺利，我们五年内就能把钱翻倍。· How did things go?· 事情进展如何？things change· Things have changed dramatically over the last few years.· 过去几年里，情况发生了巨大变化。things improve· Things appear to be improving.· 情况似乎正在好转。things get worse· As the recession proceeds, things will get worse.· 随着经济衰退的持续，情况将会更加糟糕。phrases短语make things worse/easier/difficult· Measures to slow down traffic on the main street have actually made things worse.· 为减缓主干道交通流量而采取的措施实际上使情况更加糟糕。as things stand (=at present)· As things stand at the moment, I have no intention of becoming a candidate myself.· 就目前情况而言，我本人无意成为候选人。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.· 显然，这其中一定有什么误会。事实证明，确实如此。the way things are (=the present situation)· I’m not at all dissatisfied with the way things are at the moment.· 我对目前的状况并不感到不满意。THESAURUS同义词辨析thing used when you do not need to say the name, or when you do not know the name当不需要说出名称或不知道名称时使用: · What’s that thing on the kitchen table?· 厨房桌子上那个东西是什么？· Have you got all your things?· 你的东西都带齐了吗？something a thing – used when you are not sure what the thing isa thing——当你不确定那个东西是什么时使用: · There’s something on your shirt.· 你衬衫上有东西。object especially written尤用于书面语 a solid thing固体物品: · a sharp metal object· 一件锋利的金属物品item formal正式 a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things某种特定类型的东西，或一组东西中的一个: · household items· 家居用品· a luxury item· 奢侈品· an item of equipment· 一件设备· The items included pieces of old pottery.· 这些物品包括一些旧陶器碎片。· You are not allowed to take sharp items onto the plane.· 不允许携带尖锐物品登机。article formal正式 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某种特定类型的东西，或一组东西中的一个。article 非常正式，尤其用于 an article of clothing（一件衣物）这一短语中: · They found several articles of clothing in the bushes.· 他们在灌木丛中发现了几件衣物。· suspicious articles· 可疑物品· Each article has a card with it giving more information.· 每件物品都附有一张提供更多信息的卡片。artifact (also artefact) formal正式 an object that someone has made, especially one that is very old and has historical value某人制作的物品，尤指非常古老且具有历史价值的物品: · The museum has a collection of early Roman artifacts.· 该博物馆收藏了一批早期罗马文物。thingy (also thingamajig/thingamabob) spoken口语 informal非正式 a thing – used especially when you cannot remember the name of the thing, but often the other person knows what you are talking about某个东西——尤其在想不起该东西名称时使用，但对方通常知道你在说什么: · Can you pass me the thingy?· 你能把那个什么玩意儿递给我吗？
查看全部语言翻译1idea/action/feeling/fact [countable] an idea, action, feeling, or fact that someone thinks, does, says, or talks about, or that happens某人所想、所做、所说或所谈论的想法、行动、感受或事实，或所发生的事情: People say things they don’t mean when they are angry.人们在生气时往往会说一些言不由衷的话。 It was a horrible thing to happen.这件事发生得太可怕了。 I plan to do all the things I’ve been meaning to do for ages.我打算把那些一直想做却迟迟未做的事都做一遍。 The first thing to do is to give them food and shelter.首先要做的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.我一直在想自己是否做了正确的事。this/that/what sort of thing A priest has to arrange funerals, marriages, that sort of thing.神父要安排葬礼、婚礼之类的事情。 Getting more American ideas into British business would be a good thing.将更多美国理念引入英国商业将是一件好事。 ‘I did no such thing,’ he protested."我没有做过这种事，"他抗议道。 I know a thing or two (=a lot) about dogs.我对狗了解得不少（=很多）。 In a democracy, it is no bad thing to be able to compromise (=it is good, even though it may not seem good).在民主社会中，能够妥协并非坏事（=是好事，尽管看起来可能并非如此）。2object [countable] an object that you are talking about without saying its name, or whose name you do not know你正在谈论但未说出名称、或不知道名称的物体: What’s that red thing?那个红色的东西是什么？ I’ll just switch this thing off.我来把这个东西关掉。 There was a round metal thing on the path.小路上有一个圆形的金属东西。... and things (=and other similar things)（=以及其他类似的东西） The shed is where we keep our tools and things.我们把工具和其他东西都放在那间棚子里。3clothes/possessions things [plural] especially British English clothes and possessions衣物和个人物品 SYN stuff American Englishsomebody’s things Jim began to unpack his things.吉姆开始把他的东西一件件取出来。 I want to sell some of my things, but they aren’t worth much.我想卖掉一些东西，但它们不值什么钱。4equipment things [plural] especially British English the tools, equipment, clothes etc that you need for a particular job, sport etc某项特定工作、运动等所需的工具、设备、衣物等 SYN stuff American Englishsomebody’s writing/school/Christmas etc things I left my swimming things at home.我把游泳用品忘在家里了。 the shed where he kept his gardening things他放园艺用具的那间棚子5situation things [plural] life in general and the way it is affecting people总体生活状况及其对人们的影响: 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.情况可能更糟。 As things turned out, we didn’t have much time.事情的结果是，我们没有太多时间。 How are things with you, Sarah?萨拉，你最近怎么样？make things easy/difficult/hard She would get angry quickly, which made things difficult for me.她动不动就发火，这让我很难办。 We can’t change the way things are.我们无法改变现实。6nothing [singular, uncountable] used as part of a negative statement to mean ‘anything’用于否定句中，表示"任何事物"not a thing I couldn’t find a thing that I wanted to buy.我找不到任何想买的东西。 He took his glasses off and couldn’t see a thing.他摘下眼镜，什么都看不见。 Don’t worry about a thing.什么都不用担心。 There’s no such thing as ghosts (=they do not exist).根本没有鬼这种东西（=鬼不存在）。7person/animal [countable] used to talk to or about a person or animal, when you are describing what they are like or showing sympathy for them用于称呼或谈论某人或某动物，表示对其性格的描述或对其表示同情: The baby is a nice little thing when he’s not screaming.这个宝宝不哭闹的时候是个可爱的小家伙。 She was terribly upset, poor thing.她难过极了，可怜的。8make a comment [countable usually singular] used to say something about a particular part of a situation, person etc用于谈论某一情况、某人等的某个具体方面thing about The thing about teaching is that it takes more time to prepare than most people realize.教书这件事的关键在于，备课所花的时间比大多数人意识到的要多得多。the funny/strange/best etc thing The funny thing is, I really enjoyed it, even though I hadn’t expected to.有趣的是，我真的很享受，尽管我原本没有预料到。 It’s a good thing you saw her before she saw you.幸好你先看到她，而不是她先看到你。9the thing is spoken口语 used when you are going to explain something, give the reason for something, or give an opinion用于解释某事、说明某事的原因或表达意见时: ‘It sounds like a good idea. Why don’t you invest?’ ‘Well, the thing is, I can’t afford to.’"听起来是个好主意，你为什么不投资呢？""嗯，问题是，我负担不起。"the thing is that The thing is that you can’t always judge your own work.问题在于，你不能总是对自己的作品做出客观评价。10the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc something that someone does not want, expect etc at all某人根本不想要、不期望等的事物: The last thing I want is to upset him.我最不想做的就是让他难过。 The last thing I should have done was let her move into my house.我最不该做的事就是让她搬进我家。11last thing British English at the end of a day, afternoon, evening etc在一天、下午、傍晚等结束时: She likes a hot bath last thing at night.她喜欢在每晚睡前泡个热水澡。12first thing at the beginning of a day, morning, afternoon etc在一天、早晨、下午等开始时: Jean liked to go for a swim first thing in the morning.琼喜欢每天早上第一件事就是去游泳。13among other things used when you are giving one fact, reason, effect etc but want to suggest that there are many others用于列举一个事实、原因或影响，但暗示还有许多其他的: The substance is used in the manufacture of cosmetics and drugs, among other things.这种物质除其他用途外，还用于化妆品和药品的生产。14for one thing used to give one reason for something用于给出某事的一个原因: Well, for one thing, it’s too big.嗯，首先，它太大了。 He’s not that wonderful. He’s bad-tempered for one thing.他也没那么了不起。首先，他脾气就很坏。15be a thing of the past to no longer exist or happen不再存在或发生: Before AIDS, many health care experts believed that large-scale infectious diseases were a thing of the past.在艾滋病出现之前，许多医疗专家认为大规模传染病已成为历史。16it’s a good thing (that) spoken口语 used to say that it is lucky or good that something has happened用于表示某事发生是幸运或好事: It’s a good thing we brought some food with us.幸好我们带了些食物。17something is just one of those things used to say that something unpleasant or unlucky cannot be prevented用于表示某件令人不快或不幸的事是无法避免的: It wasn’t really the driver’s fault; it was just one of those things.这其实不是司机的错，只是事情就这样发生了。18the thing about/with somebody/something used to say what the problem with someone or something is用于说明某人或某事的问题所在: The thing about talk shows is that you never know how they will turn out.脱口秀节目的问题在于，你永远不知道结果会怎样。19all (other) things being equal used to say that something is true in general, but that other things may cause the situation to change用于表示某事总体上是成立的，但其他因素可能导致情况发生变化: All things being equal, smaller animals need smaller brains.在其他条件相同的情况下，体型较小的动物所需的大脑也较小。20just the thing/the very thing exactly the thing that you want or that is necessary正是你想要的或必要的东西: A holiday is probably just the thing for you.度个假对你来说可能正是你所需要的。21of all things used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something that someone has done or said用于表示对某人所做或所说的事感到惊讶或震惊: She gave up a promising career as a stockbroker to become a weaver, of all things.她放弃了前途光明的股票经纪人职业，转而成为一名织布工，真是令人意想不到。22do your own thing informal非正式 to do something in the way that you like instead of copying other people or following strict rules按照自己喜欢的方式做事，而不是模仿他人或遵循严格的规则: I just want to live my own life and do my own thing.我只想过自己的生活，做自己想做的事。23it’s a girl/football/music etc thing informal非正式 used to say that something involves or affects a particular group of people only用于表示某事只涉及或影响特定群体: Computer games aren’t just a guy thing.电子游戏不只是男生的专利。24all things considered when you consider all the parts or events of a situation综合考虑某一情况的所有方面或事件: All things considered, we had surprisingly few injuries.综合来看，我们的伤亡人数出乎意料地少。25be all things to all men/people to try to please or be useful to all of many different groups, often without succeeding试图取悦或迎合许多不同群体中的所有人，但往往难以成功: In order to get votes, he tries to be all things to all men.为了获得选票，他试图面面俱到，迎合所有人。26be onto a good thing informal非正式 if you are onto a good thing, you are in a situation that is very helpful, comfortable, or profitable for you如果你占了便宜，说明你所处的情况对你非常有利、舒适或有利可图think/know you are onto a good thing Directors who take dividends instead of salary may think they are onto a good thing but could have problems on retirement.以股息代替薪酬的董事可能认为自己占了便宜，但退休后可能会遇到麻烦。27make a big thing of/about/out of something to make something seem more important than it really is把某事说得比实际上更重要: You can apologise without making a big thing out of it.你可以道歉，但不必小题大做。28the done thing British English old-fashioned旧式 informal非正式 the way of behaving or doing something that is socially acceptable社会上公认的行为方式或做事方式: It is not the done thing for teachers to hit children.教师打孩子是不合适的行为。29it’s one thing to ..., (it’s) another thing to ..., used to say that doing one thing is very different from doing another thing, especially where the second thing is more difficult, important, or serious用于表示做一件事与做另一件事截然不同，尤其是后者更难、更重要或更严肃: It’s one thing being able to run fast, but quite another to win a marathon.能跑得快是一回事，但赢得马拉松比赛则完全是另一回事。30what with one thing and another British English spoken口语 used to explain that you have had a lot of work, problems, or jobs that you had to do用于解释自己有大量工作、问题或事务需要处理: I’ve been so busy these last few days, what with one thing and another.这几天我忙得不可开交，各种事情接连不断。31have a thing about somebody/something informal非正式 to like or dislike someone or something very much, often without a good reason非常喜欢或非常不喜欢某人或某事，往往没有充分的理由: She’s always had a thing about Peter.她对彼得一直有特别的感觉。32one thing leads to another used to explain how a series of events caused something to happen without giving any details用于解释一系列事件如何导致某结果，而不涉及具体细节: One thing led to another and, before I knew it, I had invited her family to stay.事情就这样一件接着一件，不知不觉间，我就邀请了她全家来住。33the (latest) thing informal非正式 something that is popular or fashionable at the moment目前流行或时髦的事物: When Amelia bought a new car it had to be the latest thing.阿米莉亚买新车时，一定要买最新款的。34(do/try) the ... thing American English spoken口语 used to talk about an activity and everything that is involved with it用于谈论某项活动及其所涉及的一切: Jody tried the college thing but finally dropped out.乔迪尝试了大学生活，但最终还是退学了。35there's only one thing for it British English spoken口语 used to say that there is only one action that you can take用于表示只有一种可行的做法: There’s only one thing for it. We’ll have to call the police.只有一个办法。我们得报警。36one (damn/damned) thing after another used to say that a lot of unpleasant or unlucky things keep happening to you用于表示许多不愉快或不幸的事情接连发生37taking one thing with another British English considering all the facts综合考虑所有情况38do things to somebody to have a strong effect on someone对某人产生强烈影响 → amount/come to the same thing at same1(4), → the best thing since sliced bread at slice2(4), → first things first at first1(7), → living things at living1(1), → be hearing things at hear(10), → be seeing things at see1(27)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3· 释义3verbs动词things go well/badly etc· If things went well, we would double our money in five years.· 如果事情进展顺利，我们五年内就能把钱翻倍。· How did things go?· 事情进展如何？things change· Things have changed dramatically over the last few years.· 过去几年里，情况发生了巨大变化。things improve· Things appear to be improving.· 情况似乎正在好转。things get worse· As the recession proceeds, things will get worse.· 随着经济衰退的持续，情况将会更加糟糕。phrases短语make things worse/easier/difficult· Measures to slow down traffic on the main street have actually made things worse.· 为减缓主干道交通流量而采取的措施实际上使情况更加糟糕。as things stand (=at present)· As things stand at the moment, I have no intention of becoming a candidate myself.· 就目前情况而言，我本人无意成为候选人。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.· 显然，这其中一定有什么误会。事实证明，确实如此。the way things are (=the present situation)· I’m not at all dissatisfied with the way things are at the moment.· 我对目前的状况并不感到不满意。THESAURUS同义词辨析thing used when you do not need to say the name, or when you do not know the name当不需要说出名称或不知道名称时使用: · What’s that thing on the kitchen table?· 厨房桌子上那个东西是什么？· Have you got all your things?· 你的东西都带齐了吗？something a thing – used when you are not sure what the thing isa thing——当你不确定那个东西是什么时使用: · There’s something on your shirt.· 你衬衫上有东西。object especially written尤用于书面语 a solid thing固体物品: · a sharp metal object· 一件锋利的金属物品item formal正式 a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things某种特定类型的东西，或一组东西中的一个: · household items· 家居用品· a luxury item· 奢侈品· an item of equipment· 一件设备· The items included pieces of old pottery.· 这些物品包括一些旧陶器碎片。· You are not allowed to take sharp items onto the plane.· 不允许携带尖锐物品登机。article formal正式 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某种特定类型的东西，或一组东西中的一个。article 非常正式，尤其用于 an article of clothing（一件衣物）这一短语中: · They found several articles of clothing in the bushes.· 他们在灌木丛中发现了几件衣物。· suspicious articles· 可疑物品· Each article has a card with it giving more information.· 每件物品都附有一张提供更多信息的卡片。artifact (also artefact) formal正式 an object that someone has made, especially one that is very old and has historical value某人制作的物品，尤指非常古老且具有历史价值的物品: · The museum has a collection of early Roman artifacts.· 该博物馆收藏了一批早期罗马文物。thingy (also thingamajig/thingamabob) spoken口语 informal非正式 a thing – used especially when you cannot remember the name of the thing, but often the other person knows what you are talking about某个东西——尤其在想不起该东西名称时使用，但对方通常知道你在说什么: · Can you pass me the thingy?· 你能把那个什么玩意儿递给我吗？