thing

[θiŋ]

n.东西, 事情
（复）things: 所有物,用具, 情况

n.[C]

1. 物, 东西

I can't see a thing in the dark room.

屋子里黑漆漆的, 我什么也看不见。

2. 事物

3. 事, 事情; 事件

We asked our group leader what was the next thing we had to do.

我们问了组长下一步要做什么。

4. 题目, 主题

5. 【口】人; 动物; 家伙; 东西

6. 衣服

He flung his things on and rushed out the door.

他匆匆穿上衣服, 奔出门去。

7. 需要的东西; 理想的东西[the S]

This suitcase is the thing for me.

这只手提箱正合我的需要。

8. 时髦的东西[the S][(+in)]

9. 爱做的事[S]

10. (个人的)所有物; 用品; 用具[P]

11. 局面; 情况; 形势[P]

Things look black.

前途黯淡。

Things are looking up.

情况在好转。

词形变化

名词复数：things

词义辨析

同义:

n.嗜好, 偏爱, 偏见, 倾向

liking  fancy  predilection  predisposition  preference  weakness  taste  bent  prejudice  partiality  tendency  leaning

n.事情, 事物, 成分, 实质, 个体

object  article  something  anything  it  substance  element  solid  stuff  lump of matter  matter  lump  blob  constituent  component  ingredient  building block  unit  monad  particle  entity  being  organism  creature  animal  substantiality  materiality  individuality  corporeity  corporeality  physicality  embodiment  subject  body

n.条款, 器具, 设备, 到手之物, 稀奇玩艺

item  gadget  device  mechanism  apparatus  bird in the hand  what's-its-name  gimmick  fandangle  contraption  thingamajig  contrivance  doohickey  thingamabob  gizmo  widget  whatchamacallit  dingus  whatsit

n.事务, 工作

matters  affairs  relations  business  concerns  work  doings  dealings  proceedings  operations  goings-on

n.情况, 形势, 现象, 事件

circumstance  situation  state of affairs  turn of events  course of events  conditions  fact  phenomenon  experience  matter  case  event  occurrence  incident  doing  happening  hap  occasion  affair

n.行为, 动作, 筹划, 努力, 功效

action  deed  act  performance  feat  turn  exploit  coup  blow  stroke  adventure  proceeding  undertaking  effort  accomplishment  achievement  doing  measure  step

n.细节, 款项, 面貌

particular  detail  instance  particularity  factor  item  point  special point  element  respect  feature  regard  aspect  reference  bearing  look

n.目标, 对象, 意图, 意义, 抱负

aim  objective  goal  object  point  idea  purpose  intent  intention  design  scheme  end purpose  ultimate aim  implication  significance  purport  view

n.工作, 任务, 差事, 家务事

chore  task  job  duty  odd job  charge  assignment  detail  commission  errand  mission  service  homework  busyness  housework  spadework

n.迷信, 着魔, 疯狂, 憎恶, 恐怖

quirk  superstition  fixation  obsession  crotchet  fear  mania  paranoia  dislike  distaste  loathing  terror  horror  abomination  consternation  trepidation  

同义参见:

object  speciality  existence  

英英释义

名词 thing:

a special situation

an action

an artifact

an event

a statement regarded as an object

any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence

a special abstraction

a vaguely specified concern

同义词：matter, affair

an entity that is not named specifically

a special objective

a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion

a separate and self-contained entity

短语词组

a close/near thing

1. 侥幸的脱险, 千钧一发

It was really a close thing that he survived the accident.

他在事故中幸存下来, 真是死里逃生。

a general/usual thing

1. 惯例

It is just a general thing.

这不过是惯例。

all things considered

1. 从全面考虑

All things considered , he is the right person for the job.

从各方面考虑, 他做这工作最合适。

among other things

1. 除了别的以外

He, among other things, talked about the present situation.

除了别的话, 他还谈了当前的形势。

understood thing

1. 心照不宣的事

It was quite an understood thing to us at that time.

那在当时对我们来说是件心照不宣之事。

as things are/stand

1. 照目前情况

As things are, we can finish the work in another week.

照目前情况来看, 再过一星期我们就可完工。

a thing of naught

1. 无价值之东西; 无用之物

You've bought a thing of naught.

你买了一件废物。

补充

thingthing英:[θiŋ] 美:[θɪŋ]n.1.物, 东西Pack your things.We're going to leave.把你的东西收拾好, 我们就要走了。2.人, 动物 ; 衣服He's been very ill, poor thing.他病得很厉害, 可怜的家伙。3.需要之物, 想要之物4.想法, 意见, 观念5.行动, 行为, 事件That sort of thing is quite occasional and not regular.那种事十分偶然, 没有规律。6.题目; 事情This is a miraculous thing.这真是奇怪的事。7.所有物, 财产; 用品, 工具8.情况; 形势

例句

1. A baby's not a thing. It's a human being!婴儿不是一个东西, 是一个人！ 2. What's that thing called?那个东西叫什么？ 3. beautiful things美好的事物 4. The captain of the submarine has got this periscope thing.潜艇艇长有个潜望镜般的东西。 5. The most important thing to remember about fish is to buy it really fresh.关于鱼最重要的一点就是要记住, 一定要买绝对新鲜的。 6. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?如果你能改变自己身上的一样东西, 那会是什么呢？ 7. One thing I am sure of was that she was scared.有一点我能肯定, 那就是她很害怕。 8. A strange thing happened.一件奇怪的事情发生了。 9. I think the best thing would be to leave.我认为最好的办法是离开。 10. a polite thing to do礼貌的举动 11. People want to do the right thing and buy 'green'.人们想做正确的事, 所以购买“绿色”产品。 12. You can spot them easily because of their short haircuts and things.由于短发之类的特征, 你很容易就能认出他们。 13. Don't bother me with little things like that.别拿这种小事情烦我。 14. It is a terrible thing to doubt someone you have trusted all your life.怀疑一个你信任了一辈子的人, 这是一件可怕的事。 15. To be a parent is a terribly difficult thing.为人父母是件非常难的事情。 16. Of course, literacy isn't the same thing as intelligence.当然, 读写能力和智力是两码事。 17. He didn't do a thing to help me.他什么都没帮我。 18. Don't you worry about a thing.你什么都别担心。 19. Getting drunk is a thing all young men do.喝醉酒这种事所有年轻男人都会有。 20. She's a sweet little thing.她是一个可爱的小东西。 21. You're a clever little thing.你是个聪明的小家伙。 22. You poor thing!你这可怜的家伙！ 23. You lucky thing!你这幸运的家伙！ 24. Turn that thing off!把那玩意儿关掉！ 25. Eddie said a funny thing to me.埃迪对我讲了一句古怪的话。 26. The film tries to be all things to all men – comedy, romance, fantasy, and satire.这部电影试图面面俱到——喜剧噱头、浪漫爱情、幻想情节和讽刺元素一个都不少。 27. They were obviously of the opinion that his taste was not quite the thing.他们显然认为他的品位有点儿异于常人。 28. Borrowing $100,000 is one thing. Owing $425,000 is another!借10万美元是一回事。欠42.5 万美元则是另一回事！ 29. The 80s are the thing now.现在流行80年代的东西。 30. His fear of travelling is a thing of the past.他害怕旅行已经是陈年旧事了。 31. It's not the done thing.那种行为人们不能接受。 32. Going out and getting drunk was considered to be the thing to do.出门喝个一醉方休才回来在过去被认为是天经地义的事。 33. She was allowed to do her own thing as long as she kept in touch by phone.只要她保持电话联系, 她想干什么都行。 34. I'll go see her, first thing.我第一件事就是去看她。 35. I prefer badminton to squash. It's not so tiring for one thing.与壁球相比, 我更喜欢羽毛球。打羽毛球不太累人是原因之一。 36. Ariel had a thing about Elvis Presley.阿里尔特别喜欢“猫王”埃尔维斯·普雷斯利。 37. His dad had a thing about germs.他爸爸特别讨厌细菌。 38. moderation in all things凡事适可而止 39. It's a good thing that Robert retired.幸亏罗伯特退休了。 40. It was simply one of those things, pure coincidence.这是无法解释的事, 纯属巧合。 41. Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack.猕猴桃正是人们需要的健康零食。 42. Last thing at night, he thought of her.晚上临睡前, 他想起了她。 43. Gossips made a big thing about him going on shopping trips with her.流言蜚语把他和她出去购物这件事闹得沸沸扬扬。 44. What with one thing and another, it was fairly late in the day when we got home.忙完这个又忙那个, 等我们回到家时, 天色已经很晚了。 45. He came by to see if she was lonely. One thing led to another and he stayed the night.他过来看看她是不是感到孤独。顺其自然地, 他就留下来过夜了。 46. There' s no such thing as open government.没有开放政府这回事。 47. I was going to be fashionable and wear black. The thing is, I don't like black.我本来想赶时髦穿黑色的衣服。问题是, 我不喜欢黑色。 48. The peace movement has learnt a thing or two from Vietnam.和平运动从越南学到了不少东西。 49. look at that metal rail thing over there.瞧那儿那个金属栏杆状的东西。 50. there are lots of things I'd like to buy.有许多我想买的东西。 51. she was wearing this pink thing.她当时穿着这件粉红的东西。 52. she began to unpack her things.她开始解开自己的行装。 53. they cleared away the last few lunch things.他们清理了最后的几件午餐用具。 54. she couldn't find a thing to wear.她找不到一件可穿的东西。 55. you won't find me smoking those filthy things.你不会发现我抽那类肮脏的东西。 56. his love for all things English.他对所有与英语有关的事物的喜爱。 57. I'm not a thing, not a work of art to be cherished.我不是物品，不是一件供珍藏的艺术品。 58. the sea is the primal source of all living things on earth.海洋是地球上所有生物的最初起源地。 59. have a nice weekend in the country, you lucky thing!.在乡下过个愉快的周末，你这幸运的家伙。 60. the lamb was a puny little thing.那羊羔是个瘦弱的小东西。 61. she said the first thing that came into her head.她说话不加思索。 62. the only thing I could do well was cook.我惟一能做好的事是做饭。 63. things haven't gone entirely to plan.形势还没有完全按计划发展。 64. how are things with you?.你情况如何？。 65. mourning and depression are not the same thing.哀伤与沮丧是两码事。 66. they had one thing in common—they were men of action.他们有一个共同的特征——都是实干家。 67. the game is the latest thing in family fun.这个游戏是家庭娱乐中最新型的一种。 68. reading isn't my thing.阅读不是我的爱好。 69. your being here is just a friendship thing, OK?.你在这儿恰恰就是一个友好的举动，明白吗？。 70. you need a tonic—and here's just the thing.你得进补——这正是你要的东西。 71. it wouldn't be quite the thing to go to a royal garden party in wellies.穿着橡胶筒靴去参加皇家花园晚会是很不合时宜的。 72. the thing is, I am going to sell this house.重要的是我打算卖掉这房子。 73. a film in which he does the bad-guy thing.一部他在里面饰演坏人的影片。 74. it just does things to me when we kiss.我们亲吻时我兴奋不已。 75. Why hadn't he arranged to see her at the house? For one thing, it would have been warmer.他当时为什么不安排在屋里见她？首先，屋里会比较暖和。 76. she had a thing about men who wore glasses.她特喜欢（或讨厌）戴眼镜的男人。 77. physical attraction was one thing, love was quite another.外表的吸引是一回事，爱情可就另当别论。 78. What had he been thinking about? A kitten, of all things!.他一直在想什么呢？竟然是一只小猫。 79. Teddy taught me a thing or two about wine.特迪教给我一些关于葡萄酒的知识。 80. What's that red thing on the table?桌子上那红色的东西是什么？ 81. A pen is a thing you use for writing with.笔是用来写字的东西。 82. I need to get a few things at the shops.我要到商店去买几样东西。 83. The best thing about my job is the way it changes all the time.我的工作最大优点是不断变化。 84. When I get home the first thing I do is have a cup of tea.我回到家里第一件事是喝一杯茶。 85. A strange thing happened to me yesterday.昨天我遇到一件奇事。 86. What a nice thing to say!说得真好！ 87. He told me a few things that I didn't know before.他告诉我一些我以前不知道的事。 88. I'll just go and pack my things.我要去收拾自己的东西。 89. We keep all the cooking things in this cupboard.我们把烹饪用具都放在这个碗橱里。 90. How are things with you?你近来情况怎么样？ 91. You've broken your finger? You poor thing!你把指头弄破了？真可怜！ 92. That's just the thing I was looking for!这正是我在寻找的东西！ 93. It's a good thing you remembered your umbrella.幸好你记得带雨伞。 94. I'll telephone her first thing tomorrow morning.我明天一早便打电话给她。 95. I saw him last thing on Friday evening.我星期五晚上最后见过他。 96. I think we should go by train. For one thing it's cheaper.我认为我们应该乘火车，理由是车费比较便宜。 97. What is that thing on the floor?地板上那是什么东西？ 98. That thing is loud.那东西声音很大。 99. He is good at making things out of clay.他擅长用黏土捏塑。 100. My doctor told me to avoid fatty things like donuts and potato chips.我的医生叫我避开甜甜圈和薯条那些高脂肪的食品 101. We must respect all living things.我们必须尊重一切生物。 102. She loves all things chocolate. [=she loves anything made out of chocolate]她爱吃用巧克力做的任何东西。 103. Her voice is a thing of great beauty. [=her voice is very beautiful]她的嗓音很美。 104. The disease is said to be a thing of the past. [=the disease no longer exists]这种疾病据说已经绝迹。 105. "The drawer has pens, paper clips, and things (like that)."抽屉里有钢笔、回形针和其他文具。 106. Birth is a miraculous thing.生命的诞生是件很奇妙的事。 107. It was the worst thing that could have happened.那就是可能发生的最糟糕的事了。 108. That sunset was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.那次日落是我见过的最美的景致。 109. Let's just forget about the whole thing and move on.让我们把这件事全都忘掉继续前行吧。 110. The one thing I hate most is being lied to.我最讨厌的就是别人对我撒谎。 111. It's a good thing (that) no one was injured.没人受伤就是好事。 112. Becoming friends with your boss is not a bad thing. = Becoming friends with your boss is no bad thing. [=becoming friends with your boss could have good results]和老板做朋友不是件坏事。 113. Are all your things packed?你的东西都收拾好了吗？ 114. I need a place to store my things.我需要个地方来放我的东西。 115. The children's things are always lying around on the floor.孩子们的东西老是扔得满地都是。 116. "When she realized she was late for work, she quickly put on her things [=she put on her clothes, shoes, etc.] and left."意识到上班迟到了，她迅速穿戴完毕出了门。 117. Put the cleaning things away when you are done.打扫完卫生之后请把清洁用品放好。 118. She got out the cooking things to bake some cookies.她把烘焙用具拿出来做烤曲奇饼。 119. I have many things to do today. = I have lots of things that need to get done today.今天我有好多事情要做。 120. There are a few things we still have to deal with.我们还有几件事情要处理。 121. There is actually one thing you can do to help.你确实可以帮忙做一件事情。 122. Let's get this thing over with quickly.我们快点把这件事做完吧。 123. That was a mean/cruel/kind/generous/thoughtful thing to do.那是件卑鄙/残忍/善良/慷慨/考虑周到的事。 124. They expect great things from her. [=they expect her to be very successful]他们指望她能功成名就。 125. The boy did the right thing and gave back the toy he took.男孩把拿走的玩具送了回去，他这样做是对的。 126. It's no easy thing [=it's not easy] to raise three children by yourself.你一个人拉扯大三个孩子，可真不容易。 127. "Cathy and I hit it off on our first date. One thing led to another, and pretty soon we were engaged."我和凯茜第一次约会就很投缘。一来二去，我们很快就订婚了。 128. It is one thing to say you're sorry but (it is) another (thing) to actually mean it.道歉是一回事，诚意又是另外一回事。 129. Planning a project is one thing; doing it is another.计划一个项目是一回事，实施又是另外一回事。 130. What things do you like to do in your spare time?业余时间你喜欢做什么？ 131. "I like hiking, biking—that sort of thing."我喜欢远足、骑自行车之类的活动。 132. The students are allowed to do their own thing. [=do the activities that they want to do]学生们得到允许，可以自由活动。 133. Just do your thing [=do what you usually do] and pretend I'm not here.你该干什么就干什么，就当我不在这。 134. They spent the evening doing guy things. [=doing the kind of things that guys/men tend to like doing]他们一晚上都在做那些男人们的事 135. "You wouldn't understand, Dad. It's a girl thing."你不会明白的，爸爸。那是女孩的事情。 136. He tried the college thing [=he tried going to college] but dropped out after the first semester.他尝试过上大学，但是第一学期之后就退学了。 137. She's done with the whole rebellious teenager thing. [=she is no longer a rebellious teenager]她已经完全没有了青春期逆反的那些表现了。 138. "Ballroom dancing is his thing, not mine."跳交谊舞是他的强项，我可不行。 139. It's not really my (kind of) thing.那真不是我的强项。 140. things are improving. [=the situation is improving]情况在好转。 141. How are things with the new baby?新生婴儿情况如何？ 142. You're just making things more difficult for yourself.你把事情弄得让自己更难办了。 143. "As things stand now [=in the current situation], we can't afford a new car."以现在的情况，我们可买不起新车。 144. An apology would not change things between us.一个道歉改变不了我们之间的情况。 145. "All things considered [=overall; when you think about everything that happened], the party went very well."总的来看，这次派对很成功。 146. He checks every little thing. [=detail]他检查了每一个细节。 147. There are a lot of things you don't know about us.你对我们的很多情况还不了解。 148. The thing I don't understand is why the car costs so much.我不明白的是这辆车为什么那么贵。 149. "When buying a car, price and performance are important things to consider."买车的时候，价格和性能是需要考虑的重要因素。 150. There is one more thing I'd like to ask you.还有一件事我想问问你。 151. Several things were discussed at the meeting.会上讨论了几件事情。 152. I'll give you a couple of days to think things over. [=to think about the situation and make a decision]我会给你几天时间考虑一下再做决定。 153. "We are always arguing, but the (funny) thing is, I think I love him."我们总是吵架，但有趣的是，我认为我是爱他的。 154. The thing is that [=it is important to understand that] you can never predict who will win.重要的是根本无法预测谁会赢。 155. "I make excellent chili. The thing is to use the right peppers. [=to make excellent chili, you need to use the right peppers]"我的辣味肉豆做得很好。关键是得选对辣椒。 156. The thing with/about him [=an important characteristic to know about him] is that he is not reliable.他的主要问题是不靠谱。 157. He just says the first thing that pops into his mind.他脑子里一有闪念就会说出来。 158. Don't say things you might regret later.不要说那些日后会让你后悔的话。 159. That was a terrible thing to say.那话可真损。 160. He had some interesting things to suggest.他提出了一些有趣的想法。 161. She always knows the right thing to say.她总是知道该说什么。 162. "I can't stand being around him. For one thing, he smokes. For another, he's rude."我无法忍受跟他在一起。首先，他抽烟；其次，他很粗鲁。 163. "OK, here's the thing: I don't have enough money to go to college."好吧，原因就是：我上不起大学。 164. "I'm sorry I didn't call you. The thing is, I've been really busy with work and school."抱歉没有给你打电话。主要原因是我最近工作和学习实在是太忙了。 165. The thing is that I haven't had time to call you.原因是我没有时间给你打电话。 166. "The thing is to get well, and then you can think about playing again."首先要恢复健康，然后再考虑重返赛场。 167. There is only one thing left for us to do: fight back!我们只有一件事情要做，那就是：反击！ 168. (Brit) There's only one thing for it: we must fight.只有一个办法：我们必须战斗。 169. "You poor thing, you must be freezing."小可怜，你一定冻坏了。 170. "She's a pretty little thing, isn't she!"她太可爱了，不是吗！ 171. Get that dirty thing out of my house!把那脏东西从我家扔出去！ 172. She has a thing about snakes. [=she's afraid of snakes]她害怕蛇。 173. He has always had this thing with flying.他一直酷爱飞行。 174. My teacher had this/a thing against me. [=my teacher disliked me for some unknown reason]不知为什么，我的老师不喜欢我。 175. He has a thing for [=he likes] women with red hair.他钟情于红发女子。 176. Long skirts are the thing to wear this season.这个季节流行穿长裙。 177. It's the newest/latest thing in fashion.那是当下最时髦的东西。 178. It's the thing this year to buy products made from recycled materials.今年流行的是购买用回收再利用的材料制成的商品。 179. Wearing athletic shoes with a suit is not quite the thing.西装配运动鞋不太协调。 180. "All things being equal, a person with a PhD should be getting a higher salary than someone with only a Master's degree."同等条件下，有博士学位的人应该比只有硕士学位的人工资高。 181. It was clear that the senator was trying to be all things to all people in her campaign.很显然，那位女参议员在竞选中想取悦所有选民。 182. "The museum is all things to all people, young and old."这家博物馆适合所有参观者，老少皆宜。 183. "“Lying and cheating amount to the same thing,” she said."“撒谎和欺骗别无二致。”她说。 184. I can't see a thing [=I can see nothing] without my glasses on.不戴眼镜我什么也看不见。 185. "The guests will be here soon, and I don't have a thing (that is appropriate) to wear."客人们很快就到了，可是我还没找到合适的衣服穿。 186. Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of everything.什么也不用担心，我会照料好一切的。 187. I can't do a thing to stop them!我根本无法阻止他们。 188. I got there early so I wouldn't miss a thing.我很早就到了那里，所以我不会错过任何事情。 189. The police couldn't get a thing out of him.警方从他嘴里什么也没问出来。 190. She refused to tell me a thing about it.她拒绝向我透露任何消息。 191. I haven't heard a thing from him since graduation.毕业以来我就没听到过他的任何消息。 192. We haven't had a thing to eat all day.我们整整一天没吃东西了。 193. Forget what he said—it doesn't mean a thing. [=it has no meaning or importance; it's not true]忘掉他的话，那些话都毫无意义。 194. None of this will mean a thing if we lose.如果我们失败了，这一切就都没有任何意义了。 195. She doesn't look a thing like [=anything like] her older sister.她长得一点儿也不像她姐姐。 196. His new album doesn't sound a thing like his last one. [=his new album sounds nothing like his old one]他新专辑的风格和前一张截然不同。 197. I know a thing or two about cars..我对车略有了解。 198. "When it comes to cooking, she could teach you a thing or two."谈到烹饪，她可以教你一两招。 199. "If he thinks he can fool me, he has another thing coming."如果他认为可以骗过我，那他就错了。 200. Chicken soup is just the thing for a cold.感冒时喝碗鸡汤最见效。 201. I know just the thing to cheer you up—ice cream!我知道最能使你打起精神的东西——冰激凌！ 202. He always does/says just the right thing to make me feel better.他总是知道该做/该说什么能让我感觉好一些。 203. "It was a minor error, but she made a big thing out of it."那只是个小错误，她却大做文章。 204. Don't make such a big thing about missing the bus: there'll be another one along in a minute.错过公共汽车没什么大不了的，马上就会再来一辆的。 205. A perfect person? There's no such thing.完美的人？那根本不存在。 206. There is no such thing as a unicorn.世上并没有独角兽这样的动物。 207. There is no such thing as bad publicity. All publicity is good.没有坏的宣传，所有宣传都是好的。 208. “Why did you invite her?” “I did no such thing. She just showed up.”“你为什么邀请她来？”“我没有邀请她，是她自己来的。” 209. “He said that you're not going with us.” “I said no such thing.”“他说你不准备和我们一起去。”“我没说过这话。” 210. "The coach is making the entire football team take, of all things, ballet classes."这个教练居然叫整个橄榄球队去上芭蕾舞课。 211. "I missed the train and had to take a later one. It was just one of those things, I guess."我错过了那趟火车，不得不搭下次列车。我想，这是难免的倒霉事。 212. It's one thing after another with him. Now he's in jail for drunk driving.他的倒霉事一件接一件，现在他又因醉驾入狱。 213. "First I locked my keys in the car, and then I spilled coffee all over myself. It was just one thing after another today!"先是我把钥匙锁在了车里，然后又把咖啡洒了一身。今天的倒霉事真是一件接一件！ 214. The diamond turned out to be the real thing.那颗钻石原来是真的。 215. a substitute for the real thing正品的替代物 216. You've done very well in your training. Let's just hope you're ready for the real thing.在培训期间你表现得很出色，希望你做好准备，迎接正式工作。 217. "What with one thing and another, I have very little free time."事情太多了，我几乎没有空闲时间。