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thing noun 4fact/event/situation/action 事实；事件；形势；行为ADJECTIVE | ... OF THINGS | VERB + THING | THING + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgood, great, positive 好事；了不起的事；积极的事◆It's a good thing you remembered to turn off the gas!你没忘关煤气，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.她努力的话能成大器。◆Try to look on your rejection as a positive thing.尽力把被拒这件事看成一件好事。beautiful, cool (informal) , lovely (especially BrE) , nice, wonderful 美好的／很酷的／可爱的／不错的／美妙的事情bad, negative 糟糕的／消极的事情◆Too much studying can be a bad thing.学习太多可能是件坏事。◆It's no bad thing to express your anger.表达愤怒不是坏事。appalling (especially BrE) , awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible 骇人的事；可怕的事；恐怖的事◆That was a horrible thing to say to her.对她说这种话太不应该了。sad 凄惨的事amazing, curious, exciting, extraordinary, funny, interesting, odd, remarkable, startling, strange, striking, surprising, weird 令人惊异的／奇特的／令人兴奋的／非同一般的／可笑的／有趣的／怪异的／值得注意的／惊人的／奇怪的／引人注目的／出人意料的／奇异的事情◆The amazing thing is, he wouldn't accept any money!令人惊异的是，他不愿意接受任何钱财！frightening 吓人的事annoying 恼人的事foolish, ridiculous, silly, stupid 傻事；荒唐事；蠢事◆I admit it was a foolish thing to do.我承认那样做很蠢。clever (especially BrE) , smart (especially NAmE) 聪明的／精明的事情◆That wasn't a very smart thing to do!那不是一个很聪明的做法！big, crucial, important, key, main, vital 重大的／决定性的／重要的／关键的／主要的／至关重要的事情◆The key thing is to remain calm.关键是要保持冷静。little, the slightest, small, trivial 小事；微不足道的事；琐事◆I give thanks for every little thing.我为每一件小事表示感谢。◆He loses his temper at the slightest thing.一丁点儿小事他都会发脾气。◆It's such a small thing to ask.这点要求是小事一桩。easy, simple 容易的／简单的事情◆Apologizing is never the easiest thing to do.道歉从来就不是一件容易的事情。difficult, hard 难事brave, dangerous, risky 勇敢的／危险的／有风险的事情sure (especially NAmE) 稳操胜券的事◆His new film seems like a sure thing (= a certain success).他的新片看来肯定会获得成功。natural 自然的事◆Entertaining people is the most natural thing in the world for her.招待客人对她来说是世界上最自然不过的事情。close (especially BrE) , close-run (BrE) 侥幸的事；成败在毫厘之间的事◆I managed to get on the train, but it was a close thing (= I almost missed it).我总算赶上了火车，但差一点儿就来不及了。rare 稀罕事everyday 日常琐事◆She helped with the everyday things like shopping and cooking.她帮忙做日常琐事，比如购物、做饭。usual 通常的事情◆I did my usual thing of losing my keys.我又像往常一样丢了钥匙。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电影明星的一位。◆I wanted to be a musician, but teaching music is the next-best thing.以前我想成为音乐家，但现在教音乐是次优选择。first 第一件事◆She said the first thing that came into her head.她说出自己想到的第一个念头。next 下一件事◆What's the next thing you want me to do?接下来你要我做什么？last 最不愿意做的事◆The last thing she wanted was to upset her parents.她最不愿意做的事就是惹父母不高兴。real 真事◆It's just a practice, not the real thing.那只是练习，不是真的。the whole 整件事情◆Let's forget the whole thing.我们把整件事都忘了吧。... OF THINGSloads (especially BrE) , lots, plenty, tons 大堆大堆的事情；许多事情；大量事情◆I have loads of things to do today.我今天有许多事情要做。◆There are plenty of things to say about it.这件事有的说。VERB + THINGdo 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.照顾小孩时你不可能干其他的事情。make up, say 编造故事；说三道四◆Who's been saying things about me?是谁一直在说我的坏话？be hearing/imagining/seeing 幻听；产生幻觉；幻视◆There's nobody at the door－you must have been imagining things!门口没有人 － 你一定是产生幻觉了！THING + VERBgo on, happen, occur 事情发生；情况出现◆There are some weird things going on in that house.那所房子里发生着一些古怪的事。◆A funny thing happened to me this morning...今早我遇到了一件可笑的事情⋯PREPOSITIONthing about 关于⋯的事情◆The best thing about Alan is he's always honest.艾伦最好的一点就是他一贯诚实。PHRASESamong other things 除了其他事外◆Among other things, I have to deal with mail and keep the accounts.除了其他的事我还要处理信件和记账。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，没工夫整天站在这里聊天！kind/sort of thing ⋯之类的事情◆They go canoeing, climbing, that sort of thing.他们去划独木舟、爬山什么的。know/learn/teach sb a thing or two 对某人有所了解；教导某人一二◆Jack knows a thing or two about kids－he has five.杰克对小孩儿颇有了解 － 他有 5 个孩子。the next big thing 下一件大事◆Advertising on blogs is going to be the next big thing.在博客上做广告将是要做的下一件大事。no such thing 没有这样的东西◆There's no such thing as ghosts (= they don't exist).没有鬼这东西。one thing leads to another 一件事情导致另一件◆One thing led to another and we ended up dating.一来二去，我们就约会上了。such a thing/a thing like that 这种事情◆People defraud their companies every day, but Mike would never do such a thing!每天都有人欺骗公司，但迈克决不会做这种事！a thing of the past 过时的事物◆Books may one day become a thing of the past.图书有一天可能会成为历史。 |