saying任何东西（用于否定句，加强语气）：JhaveWt got a thing to wear/我没有一件可穿的衣服！ ◊
There wasn’t a thing we.couZd do to hd?.没有什么我们能帮得
上忙的。Ignore what he said—it doesn^t mean a thing.别理睬他说的话，他那都是瞎说。
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FACT/EVENT/S丨TUATI0N7ACTI0N事实；事件山情况；翁，为
5 [C] a fact, an event, a situation or an
action; what sb says or thinks事实；事件；情况；行为；话语；想法：
There are a
lot of things she doesr^t know about me. ^ 有很多情况她都禾7解。◊ rhere’s another thi，J’d Zifce .to asfc you.运.有一件事我想问你。◊ A terribie t/iing ha即ened 〖ast
night. _天夜里爰‘7—件可怕的事情。◊ He found, the whole thing (= the situation) very boring. 他觉得整件事情非常无聊。MVe got 〖oads 〇/ thin识to do today•今天我有许多事要做。◊ The main
t/ifng to remember is to switch o# the burglar a〖arm•最要紧的是 记住关掉防盗报警器的弁关9 ◊ Hifce
camping, dimWng and t/iat sort 〇/thing•我喜欢露营、爬山乏类的活动。◊ She said the_/irst thing that came into her head.她想到
了什么说什么。◊‘Why did you teH her our
secret?’ 7 did no such thing/’ “你为什么把我们的秘密告诉她？”
“我没干.过这种事！” ◊ Let’s /orget the
wfioZe thing (=everything).咱们把所有事情都忘掉吧。6 things [pi.] the general
situation, as it affects sb 形势；局面；情
况；事态：Things haven’t gone
entfreZy to p〖cm.事态没 W完筌按照计划发展。◊ &/〇⑺^0風上me/ How are t/iings?喂，简，近朵怎么#? ◊
Thinfc t/iings over be/ore you decide.先把情况考虑周全再作决定。◊ As t/iings stand at
present, he seems certain to win.据目 前情况看，他似乎胜券在握。◊ AH things considered (=considering all the
difficulties or problems), she^ done very weH.通盘考虑起来，她干得禮好。◊ Why do you make t/iings so d断cuZt/oryoursd/P 你为什么这样跟
自己过不去？
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WHAT IS NEEDEt)/RIGHT‘需要的/合适的事物
7 [C，usually sing.] what is needed or
socially acceptable 需要的东
西；适当的东西;合适的东西：Yiou need something to cheer you up—/ fcnow just the
thing/ 你需要点什么使你
髙兴起来，我知道什么正合你的需要。◊ to say the
rf^it/wrong tWng说得体的/不得体的话◊ The best 洲呢to do is to apologize.道歉方是上策。
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THINGS OF PARTICULAR TYPE 某种类型的事物 8 things [pl.]'(/b/777fl/)
(followed by an adjective 后.接形容词）all that can be described in a particular way 所有…红事
VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充
other words for thing表示事物的其他词
Instead
of using the word thing, try to use more precise
and interesting words, especially in formal written English.除了用thing外，尽量使用更貼切和有意思的
词，尤其在正式的书面语中。
■. aspect 方面：That was the most
puzzling aspect of the situation. (... the most puzzling thing
about...)
整个局势中最令人费解的一面。
■
attribute 属性；特性；特质：Curiosity is an
essential attribute for a journalist. {... an essential thing for a y〇w/7?fl"5f
to have.)好奇心是新闻’记者的基本素质。
■
characteristic.特性；特征；崎点：This bird has
several interesting
characteristics. (
There are several /Vjferesf/Vjg flbowf
fh/s )这种鸟有几个有趣
的特征。 ■
■
detail 细节详情:' / want fo how.eve〇/ c/etfl/7 〇/ whflf 羚append (... emyf/j/’Dgflfcowf..._)我想了解所. 发生事情的全部详情。
■
feature 特征；特舜；.特色：Noise is a familiar
feature of city life.[…a familiar thing in
city life,)磲音是城商
生活中常见的特征。
_ issue 议题；课题..：■ She has campaigned on many controversial issues. (... many controversial things.) M 就许多具争议性的问题发起过运动。
■
matter 事情；情况；问题：We have several
important matters to deal with at this meeting. (... several /‘wporfflnf汍/‘/igs ...)我们有几个重蔞问题要在这次会 议上处理。
窳 point 规点;论点；见解：That’s a very
interesting
| 2099 thing
物；凡是…的东西、：.S/ie loves aH things Japanese/凡是
日本的东西她都喜欢。
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CREATURE 生物 9 [C]
(used with an adjective 与形容词连
用} a living creature生物；有生命葯东西：AH Hving t/iin识are composed o/ceHs.所有的生物釦由细胞组成。
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PERS0N/AN丨MAL 人；动物 10 [C]
(with an adjective 与形
容词连用）used to talk to or about a person or an
animal, to show how you feel about them.(指」人或 动物，带感情色彩）人，秦伙，东西：Vou siHy thing/备 这个蠢货.！◊ Vom
must
be starving, you poor things.你
一定是_坏了*你们这些可怜的家伙。◊^hec£lt’•sve^y
iH,
poor o〖d thing.这猫病得很厉害，真可怜。
ITiTOl
A is ’one thing，B is a’nother.| it’s ’one thing-to do A, ifs a
nother thing to do B B is very different from
A, for example it is more difficult, serious or important…是一罔事，…是另一回事；…和…截然不
同：Romance is one thing,
marriage is quite .another.爱 i是回事，婚姻却是另一回事。oJt’spne thing to tease your
sister, but it’s another to hit her•逗你妹妹玩是一回 事，但打命那就另当别论了。,all/,other things being equal if the conditions stay
the same; if other conditions are the same如果所备条件保持不变；如果其
他情况一样：AH things being equal,
we shouZd/inish the job tomorrow. —切照常的话，们明天应该能完成这项
工作。and ’things (like ’that) (//i/o/wfl/) used when
you do not want to complete a list 等等；.之类：She iifces nice dot/ies
and things Hfce that. 欢漂亮衣服之
类的东西。◊ J’ve been busy
shopping and things.我一直 忙于购物之类的事情。be all things to all ’men/
'people 1 (of people 人）to please everyone by
changing your attitudes or opinions to suit different people使又人髙兴；八面玲珑2 (of
things事物）to be understood or used in different ways
by different people 仁者见仁■，：智者见智 come to/be the same 'thing to have the same
result or meaning 结果相同；
意义相同' be
a ‘good thing (that) ... to be lucky that … 幸运的是；幸亏：Ifs a good thing we got here
early. ^ 亏我们早_ 十这儿。be no bad .thing (that)…used
to say that although sth seems to be bad, it could have good results并不是环事；或许是好事：We didn’t want the press to get hold of the
story, but it might be no bad thing.我们本不想让新闻界知道这事，但是知道了也许并
point you made. {... a very interesting thing you
said.) 你提出的这个意见非常值得重视。
鼸 subject 主题；题巨;'学科：The book covers a number o/swfcyecfs. (a nw/r^ero/f/j/n毋•):本书涉:及几个
i梟题。
■
topic 论题；诗题;■题目：We discussed a wide range 〇/top/’a.(…a w/de range 〇/沩/嗯.)我们就广泛的课
题进行讨论。
■
trait 个性■;特征;特点：Her generosity is one of her most
attractive traits. (... one of the most attractive
叻/叩s abowf kr.)慷慨大方是她最具魅力的个性之一c
■
Don’t use thing after an adjective when the adjective, can be used on
its own.形容词可M•独使用时切勿在：
Inffijp
thing： Having your own computer is very wse/w/.自己有一台计算机用处很大。◊ Having
your own computer is a very useful thing.
m It is often more natural
to use words like something,
anything, etc.
instead of thing.以 something、 anything %词代替thing使用常常更自然：/ have
somefh./ng /mpo/tflflf fo fe// you.我有重要的事情要告
诉你 0〇 / have-an-
imp&ftanHbing te teli -yeti-： o Do yot/want onyf/j/ng
e/se?你还想要点别命什么吗？
〇 Do
you want any other thing?
m It is more natural to say a lot, a
great deal, much, etc. rather than many things. * a lot, a great deal, much等词比many也ings说起来更自然:'■ / Aflve so mwd? fo
yow.泰要对你访的_情太i 了 Q ◊ / have so many
things to tell you. o She knows a lot about fcfls/reffcfl/A 她对—球—有研究。◊ She knows mony things, about .basketball