名詞事件，形勢; 東西，事物; 家伙; 事業(yè)
1. for one thing : 首先, 一則；
2. have a thing about : 對...有一種病態(tài)的懼怕, 對...十分喜歡/厭惡；
3. a near thing : 僥幸的脫險；
4. sure thing : 毫無疑問的事；
5. come to the same thing : 結(jié)果相同；
6. do the handsome thing by : 寬厚地對待；
7. the thing is : 問題是；
8. pretty much the same thing : 差不多；
1. for one thing : 首先, 一則；
2. have a thing about : 對...有一種病態(tài)的懼怕, 對...十分喜歡/厭惡；
3. a near thing : 僥幸的脫險；
4. sure thing : 毫無疑問的事；
5. come to the same thing : 結(jié)果相同；
6. do the handsome thing by : 寬厚地對待；
7. the thing is : 問題是；
8. pretty much the same thing : 差不多；
1. Things look promising.
情況看來有希望，有好轉(zhuǎn)之勢。
名詞
1. He flung his things on and rushed out the door.
他匆匆穿上衣服，奔出門去。
2. What's the next thing to do?
下一步該做什么？
3. This suitcase is the thing for me.
這只手提箱正合我的需要。
4. There used to be a lot of fighting in this area, but things are better now.
過去這個地區(qū)有許多戰(zhàn)斗，可是現(xiàn)在情況好多了。
銷售商務(wù)會談
A：The next thing I'd like to bring up for discussion is packing.
- 下面我想就包裝問題討論一下。
B：Please state your opinions about packing.
請陳述你們的意見。
A：All right. We wish our opinions on packing will be passed on to your manufacturers.
好，我們希望我們對包裝的意見能傳達(dá)到廠商。為中國貿(mào)易提供動力。
In the hospital emergency ward-(在醫(yī)院急診室)
A：How’s it feel?
感覺怎么樣？
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B：About the same.
和剛才差不多。
A：Someone will be out to take a look any minute now.
很快就有人給你看的。
B：Should we be here, Alice? I don’t think it’s that serious.
艾麗斯，我們要來這兒嗎？ 我看沒那么嚴(yán)重。
A：Of course! It’s the sort of thing a hospital emergency ward is for.
當(dāng)然得來這兒啦！ 醫(yī)院的急診室就是干這個的。
C：Will he have to wait much longer?
要等很長時間嗎？
A：I hope not. It isn’t that busy.
希望不會。這兒不是那么忙。
No and Not-(不是和不)
A：Hi, Mary. How've things been?
你好，瑪麗。你過得怎樣？
B：I haven't heard anything about your English investigation for weeks.What're you studying now?
我有好幾個星期沒聽到有關(guān)你研究英語的情況了。 你正在學(xué)習(xí)什么？
A：Now it's negative-"no"and"not", to be specific. There's nothing particularily unusual about "no"and"not", is there?
現(xiàn)在正在學(xué)否定詞--"No"和"Not"。對于"No"和"Not"沒有什么特別要注意的地方，是嗎？
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B：Not a lot, really.
的確沒有什么。
A：The main thing seems to be that "not" is used with verbs, and "no" everywhere else.
看來主要點(diǎn)在于"Not"和動詞連用，而在其他地方用"No"。
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1. (不能、不必、不愿指明的)東西，事物，特征，事情
You can use thing to refer to any object, feature, or event when you cannot, need not, or do not want to refer to it more precisely.
e.g. 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?' — 'Some kind of statue, I guess.'...
“噴泉中間的那個是什么東西？”——“估計是塑像什么的吧。”
e.g. She was in the middle of clearing the breakfast things...
她正在忙著收拾早飯后的那一攤子。
2. 等等;…之類
Thing is used in lists and descriptions to give examples or to increase the range of what you are referring to.
e.g. These are genetic disorders that only affect males normally. They are things like muscular dystrophy and haemophilia...
這些遺傳病通常只發(fā)生在男性身上，如肌肉萎縮、血友病等。
e.g. The Earth is made mainly of iron and silicon and things like that...
地球主要由鐵、硅等物質(zhì)構(gòu)成。
3. (用于形容詞后，與其一起表示該形容詞的意思)
Thing is often used after an adjective, where it would also be possible just to use the adjective. For example, you can say it's a different thing instead of it's different .
e.g. Of course, literacy isn't the same thing as intelligence...
當(dāng)然，識字和智力是兩碼事。
e.g. To be a parent is a terribly difficult thing...
為人父母真難啊。
4. (用于強(qiáng)調(diào))任何事情，每件事
Thing is often used instead of the pronouns 'anything,' or 'everything' in order to emphasize what you are saying.
thing什么意思
e.g. It isn't going to solve a single thing...
這什么問題也解決不了。
e.g. Don't you worry about a thing...
你什么也不必?fù)?dān)心。
5. (尤用于否定句中，強(qiáng)調(diào)惡劣或困難)這種事，這種東西
Thing is used in expressions such as such a thing or things like that, especially in negative statements, in order to emphasize the bad or difficult situation you are referring back to.
e.g. I don't believe he would tell Leo such a thing...
我不信他會告訴利奧這種事。
e.g. 'Are you accusing me of being a thief?' — 'I have done no such thing, Tony.'...
“你在指責(zé)我是小偷嗎？”——“我沒有做過這種事，托尼?！?/p>
6. (尤指不太重要的)情況,形勢,活動,想法
You can use thing to refer in a vague way to a situation, activity, or idea, especially when you want to suggest that it is not very important.
e.g. I'm a bit unsettled tonight. This war thing's upsetting me...
我今晚有點(diǎn)心神不定，這場爭斗讓我不安。
e.g. These folks clearly take this ballroom thing very seriously.
這些家伙顯然很拿舞廳這事當(dāng)回事。
7. …之類的東西;類似于…的東西
You can use thing when you are referring to something that you are uncertain or vague about, after mentioning something that it resembles or could possibly be.
e.g. She'd actually taken it home and she put it in this jar thing...
她確實(shí)把它拿回了家，放在了一個罐子模樣的東西里。
e.g. The captain of the submarine has got this periscope thing.
那個潛艇艇長有個類似于潛望鏡之類的東西。
8. (用來表示將要提及重要事情或特別想要對方知道的情況)
You often use thing to indicate to the person you are addressing that you are about to mention something important, or something that you particularly want them to know.
e.g. One thing I am sure of was that she was scared...
有一點(diǎn)我能肯定，那就是她當(dāng)時被嚇到了。
e.g. The first thing parents want to know is: will the baby survive?...
父母親最想知道的是：孩子能活下來嗎？
9. (常用于指代剛提及的事，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)或提供更多信息)
Thing is often used to refer back to something that has just been mentioned, either to emphasize it or to give more information about it.
e.g. Getting drunk is a thing all young men do...
喝醉酒這種情況小伙子都會有。
e.g. I never wanted to be normal. It was not a thing I ever thought desirable...
我從來也沒有想要正常過。那不是我想做的事。
10. (無生命的)物體，東西
A thing is a physical object that is considered as having no life of its own.
e.g. It's not a thing, Beauchamp. It's a human being!
比徹姆，那不是一件東西，是一個人！
11. 東西，玩意兒(表示蔑視或憤怒)
Thing is used to refer to something, especially a physical object, when you want to express contempt or anger towards it.
thing在線翻譯
e.g. This thing's virtually useless...
這玩意兒簡直一點(diǎn)用也沒有。
e.g. They're armed with sub-machine-guns or machine-pistols or whatever you call those things...
他們持有輕機(jī)槍或者沖鋒槍，還是什么玩意兒的。
12. 家伙，東西（用以提及人或動物的某一特點(diǎn)，通常表示喜愛之情)
You can call a person or an animal a particular thing when you want to mention a particular quality that they have and express your feelings towards them, usually affectionate feelings.
thing
e.g. You really are quite a clever little thing...
你真是個聰明的小家伙。
e.g. Oh you lucky thing!
你這個走運(yùn)的家伙！
13. 衣物;財物;財產(chǎn)
Your things are your clothes or possessions.
e.g. Sara told him to take all his things and not to return...
薩拉叫他帶著他的全部家當(dāng)離開，再也別回來。
e.g. Is there anything you'd like to borrow, before your own things are unpacked?
你在打開行李之前還要借什么東西嗎？
14. (泛指)情況
Things can refer to the situation or life in general and the way it is changing or affecting you.
e.g. Everyone agrees things are getting better...
大家都認(rèn)為，情況正在好轉(zhuǎn)。
e.g. A change of ownership might improve things...
改變所有權(quán)也許能使情況改善。
15. 物質(zhì)生活;精神生活
Things can refer to a particular aspect of life, such as the physical or spiritual aspect.
e.g. ...a movement away from the things of this world to the things of the spirit...
出世超凡
e.g. I think I'm more aware now of some spiritual things and I do believe in good and evil.
我覺得我現(xiàn)在更加注重精神生活，而且我真的相信善惡報應(yīng)。
16. (難以言表的)可怕的事情，怪事，恐怖的事情
You can refer to something that is too frightening, strange, or horrible to describe clearly as a thing .
e.g. ...John W. Campbell, author of 'The Thing From Another World.'
約翰·W.坎貝爾，《外星來客》的作者
17. 流行的東西;時尚
If you say that something is the thing, you mean that it is fashionable or popular.
thing的意思
e.g. I feel under pressure to go out and get drunk because it's the thing to do...
我感覺不得不出去喝他個一醉方休，因?yàn)榱餍羞@樣。
e.g. They were obviously of the opinion that his taste was not quite the thing.
他們顯然認(rèn)為他的品味已不太流行。
18. 在各種情況下;總是
In all things means in every situation and at all times.
e.g. Sara wished Franklin to follow family tradition, in this as in all things.
薩拉希望富蘭克林在這件事上和所有其他事情一樣，能遵循家庭傳統(tǒng)。
e.g. ...the old rule of health, which prescribes moderation in all things.
提倡凡事適可而止的傳統(tǒng)養(yǎng)生之道
19. 八面玲瓏;四面討好
If you say that someone or something is trying to be all things to all men or to all people, you are criticizing them because they are trying to behave in a way that will please everyone, and this is impossible.
e.g. I realised I had a big problem. I wanted to be all things to all people...
我意識到我有個大毛病，我總想不得罪任何人。
e.g. The film tries to be all things to all men — comedy, romance, fantasy, and satire.
這部電影試圖面面俱到——既是喜劇、愛情劇、夢幻劇，還想是諷刺劇。
20. 做(正確或得體的)事
If, for example, you do the right thing or do the decent thing in a situation, you do something which is considered correct or socially acceptable in that situation.
e.g. People want to do the right thing and buy 'green'...
人們想要做正確的事，于是購買“綠色”產(chǎn)品。
e.g. Carrington did the honourable thing and resigned...
卡林頓作出了令人敬佩的舉動，辭了職。
21. 符合社會習(xí)俗的事
If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
thing的意思
e.g. It was not the done thing. In those days the man was supposed to be the provider.
那不符合社會習(xí)俗。在那個年代，養(yǎng)家的應(yīng)該是男人。
22. 第一件事/最后一件事;一大早/臨睡前
If you do something first thing, you do it at the beginning of the day, before you do anything else. If you do it last thing, you do it at the end of the day, before you go to bed or go to sleep.
e.g. I'll go see her, first thing...
我一早就去看她。
e.g. Take the money to your office without fail, first thing in the morning...
早上第一件事是一定要把錢拿到辦公室去。
23. 對…很反感;對…有特別的感覺
If you have a thing about someone or something, you have very strong feelings about them.
e.g. I had always had a thing about red hair...
我一直很討厭紅頭發(fā)。
e.g. He's got this thing about ties.
他對領(lǐng)帶很在意。
24. 最好…，…較好(用來提出建議或評論)
You say it is a good thing to do something to introduce a piece of advice or a comment on a situation or activity.
e.g. Can you tell me whether it is a good thing to prune an apple tree?...
你能否告訴我該不該修剪蘋果樹？
e.g. In a new democracy, it is no bad thing to master the art of compromise...
在新的民主國家，掌握妥協(xié)這門藝術(shù)不是件壞事。
25. 大肆渲染;小題大做;把事情鬧大
If you make a thing of something or make a thing about it, you talk about it or do it in an exaggerated way, so that it seems much more important than it really is.
e.g. Gossips made a big thing about him going on shopping trips with her...
風(fēng)言風(fēng)語把他和她出去購物這件事鬧得沸沸揚(yáng)揚(yáng)。
e.g. I took his hand to make a big thing of introducing him to my mother...
我拉著他的手，鄭重其事地把他介紹給了我母親。
26. (用于對比兩種想法、行動、局勢，強(qiáng)調(diào)第二種更困難、重要或極端)…是一回事
You can say that the first of two ideas, actions, or situations is one thing when you want to contrast it with a second idea, action, or situation and emphasize that the second one is much more difficult, important, or extreme.
e.g. It was one thing to talk about leaving; it was another to physically walk out the door...
說走容易，真要抬腿跨出門可就難了。
e.g. Borrowing $100,000 is one thing. Owing $425,000 is another!
借 10 萬美元事兒小，欠 42.5 萬美元這事可就大了。
27. 一方面;一來
You can say for one thing when you are explaining a statement or answering a question, to suggest that you are not giving the whole explanation or answer, and that there are other points that you could add to it.
e.g. She was a monster. For one thing, she really enjoyed cruelty...
她是個惡魔。一方面，她確實(shí)以殘忍為樂。
e.g. She was unable to sell it, because for one thing its size was awkward...
她賣不掉它，一來是由于尺寸用起來不方便。
28. 各種原因;諸多事項(xiàng)
You can use the expression 'one thing and another' to suggest that there are several reasons for something or several items on a list, but you are not going to explain or mention them all.
thing的解釋
e.g. What with one thing and another, it was fairly late in the day when we returned to Shrewsbury...
忙完這個又忙那個，等到我們回到什魯斯伯里的時候，天色已經(jīng)很晚了。
e.g. Everybody came in with their Christmas order for beer and spirits and port and one thing and another.
每位來客都要為圣誕節(jié)訂購啤酒、烈酒、波爾圖葡萄酒等這樣那樣的酒。
29. 沒辦法解釋的事;趕巧發(fā)生
If you say it is just one of those things you mean that you cannot explain something because it seems to happen by chance.
e.g. 'I wonder why.' Mr. Dambar shrugged. 'It must be just one of those things, I guess.'
“我也不知道為啥，”丹巴先生聳了聳肩，“我想可能是趕巧了吧?！?br /> e.g. It was simply one of those things, pure coincidence.
這是沒辦法的事，純屬巧合。
30. 順理成章;自然而然
You say one thing led to another when you are explaining how something happened, but you do not really want to give the details or you think people will be able to imagine the details.
e.g. He came by on Saturday to see if she was lonely. One thing led to another and he stayed the night.
他星期六過來看看她是不是感到孤獨(dú)。自然而然地，他就留下來過夜了。
31. 我行我素;特立獨(dú)行
If you do your own thing, you live, act, or behave in the way you want to, without paying attention to convention or depending on other people.
thing是什么意思
e.g. We accept the right of all men and women to do their own thing, however bizarre...
我們承認(rèn)所有人——無論男女——都有權(quán)以自己的方式去生活，不管其方式有多么怪異離奇。
e.g. She was allowed to do her own thing as long as she kept in touch by phone.
只要她保持電話聯(lián)系，她就可以隨心所欲地生活。
32. 不復(fù)存在的事物;過去的東西
If something is a thing of the past, it no longer exists or happens, or is being replaced by something new.
e.g. Painful typhoid injections are a thing of the past, thanks to the introduction of an oral vaccine...
自從發(fā)明了口服疫苗后，令人痛苦的傷寒疫苗注射就成為了過去。
e.g. Cheap computers, faxes and phone calls will make commuting to work a thing of the past.
廉價的電腦、傳真和電話通信將使每天坐車上下班成為歷史。
33. 幻視/幻聽
If you say that someone is seeing or hearing things, you mean that they believe they are seeing or hearing something that is not really there.
e.g. Dr Payne led Lana back into the examination room and told her she was seeing things...
佩恩大夫把拉娜領(lǐng)回檢查室，告訴她她有幻視。
e.g. I thought I was hearing things yesterday. I thought I heard a cuckoo.
我想昨天我出現(xiàn)幻聽了。我以為聽到了布谷鳥叫。
34. 沒有這回事;不可能的事
You can say there is no such thing as something to emphasize that it does not exist or is not possible.
e.g. There really is no such thing as a totally risk-free industry...
完全沒有風(fēng)險的行業(yè)是不存在的。
e.g. 'I found a mermaid.' — 'Don't be daft. There's no such thing.'
“我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一條美人魚。”——“別說傻話了。哪有那種東西?！?/p>
35. 原因是;情況是;問題是
You say the thing is to introduce an explanation, comment, or opinion, that relates to something that has just been said. The thing is is often used to identify a problem relating to what has just been said.
thing的近義詞
e.g. 'What does your market research consist of?' — 'Well, the thing is, it depends on our target age group.'...
“你的市場調(diào)查有哪些內(nèi)容？”“嗯，這個嘛，要視我們的目標(biāo)年齡群體而定?！?br /> e.g. I'm getting a grant for a speech therapy course. But the thing is, I don't know whether I want to do it any more.
我要弄到開設(shè)言語治療課程的經(jīng)費(fèi)了。但問題是，我不知道自己是否還想做下去。
36. 正是所要的;正是所需的
If you say that something is just the thing or is the very thing, you are emphasizing that it is exactly what is wanted or needed.
e.g. Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack...
獼猴桃正是健康的小點(diǎn)心。
e.g. I know the very thing to cheer you up.
我知道什么能讓你提起精神。
37. 十分了解;精通
If you say that a person knows a thing or two about something or could teach someone a thing or two about it, you mean that they know a lot about it or are good at it.
e.g. Patricia Hewitt knows a thing or two about how to be well-organised...
帕特里夏·休伊特很了解如何做到有條不紊。
e.g. They do agree Africa could teach America a thing or two about family values...
他們一致認(rèn)為，在家庭價值方面，非洲可以教給美洲很多。
38. other things being equal -> see equal
first things first -> see first
the real thing -> see real
the shape of things to come -> see shape