thing / θɪŋ /

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thing 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
  2. some entity, object, or creature that is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: The stick had a brass thing on it.
  3. anything that is or may become an object of thought: things of the spirit.
  4. things, matters; affairs: Things are going well now.
  5. a fact, circumstance, or state of affairs: It is a curious thing.
  6. an action, deed, event, or performance: to do great things; His death was a horrible thing.
  7. a particular, respect, or detail: perfect in all things.
  8. an aim; objective: The thing is to reach this line with the ball.
  9. an article of clothing: I don't have a thing to wear.
  10. things, implements, utensils, or other articles for service: I'll wash the breakfast things. personal possessions or belongings: Pack your things and go!
  11. a task; chore: I've got a lot of things to do today.
  12. a living being or creature: His baby's a cute little thing.
  13. a thought or statement: I have just one thing to say to you.
  14. Informal. a particular interest or talent: Sports is not my thing.
  15. Informal. a peculiar attitude or feeling, either positive or negative, toward something; mental quirk: She has a thing about cats.
  16. something signified or represented, as distinguished from a word, symbol, or idea representing it.
  17. a topic, behavior, or activity involving or limited to a specified group: It’s a girl thing, so you wouldn’t understand.
  18. Informal. something that people do: Since when did clapping at the end of a movie become a thing?
  19. Law. anything that may be the subject of a property right.
  20. new thing, Jazz. free jazz.
  21. the thing, something that is correct or fashionable: That café is the thing now. that which is expedient or necessary: The thing to do is to tell them the truth.

thing 近义词

n. 名词 noun

something felt, seen, perceived

n. 名词 noun

act

n. 名词 noun

aspect, characteristic

n. 名词 noun

idea, obsession

thing构成的短语

  • thing or two
  • things are looking up
  • all the rage (thing)
  • all things to all men
  • amount to the same thing
  • do one's thing
  • first thing
  • first things first
  • for one (thing)
  • get (a thing) going
  • get into the swing of things
  • greatest thing since sliced bread
  • have a good thing going
  • have a thing about
  • just one of those things
  • know all the answers (a thing or two)
  • little knowledge is a dangerous thing
  • near thing
  • no such thing
  • not know beans (the first thing)
  • of all things
  • other things being equal
  • seeing things
  • sure thing
  • the latest (thing)
  • the thing
  • the thing is
  • too much of a good thing
  • very thing

更多thing例句

  1. That will probably be a theme for the whole year, but it is good timing for us to reset, focus on our game, get some key guys back and get other guys back who are nursing some things.
  2. That almost cost me my life, but it’s also the things that saved my life.
  3. “Probably more can be done than just masks and distancing because we are doing all those things and if that alone was enough, we wouldn’t be in this situation,” he said.
  4. If you’ve been struggling to give your business the boost it deserves, implementing these strategies will go a long way in turning things around.
  5. To say that a certain percentage of our population is not able to do these things in this day and age is not morally right, it’s not fair, and it is has to be dealt with.
  6. There is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence.
  7. “They sure took the Sony thing seriously,” Attkisson said dryly.
  8. But the other thing that needs to be done is for us citizens to do.
  9. No one seems to know who that is—or why they would want to do such a thing.
  10. When I was in Holland, this is the kind of thing people feared.
  11. "There's just one thing I'd like to ask, if you don't mind," said Cynthia, coming suddenly out of a brown study.
  12. That it is a reasonable and proper thing to ask our statesmen and politicians: what is going to happen to the world?
  13. Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.
  14. It is only just to say, that the officers exhibited a degree of courage far beyond any thing we had expected from them.
  15. And is this a mere fantastic talk, or is this a thing that could be done and that ought to be done?