Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #106
thing
事情；情况
thing
- 1.
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
被认为是独立存在的实体、对象、质量或概念。
- 2.
a special situation
特殊情况
- 3.
A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
可以用来指代任何实体的词、符号、标志或其他指称。
- 4.
an action
行动
- 5.
An individual object or distinct entity.
单个物体或独立实体。
- 6.
a special abstraction
特殊抽象概念
- 7.
Whatever can be owned.
可以拥有的任何东西。
- 8.
Corporeal object.
有形物体。
- 9.
Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear.
财物或设备；东西；装备。
- 10.
A living being or creature.
生物或生物体。
- 11.
Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
用于名词后,轻蔑地指代该名词所指的情况。
被认为是独立存在的实体、对象、质量或概念。；特殊情况；可以用来指代任何实体的词、符号、标志或其他指称。；行动；单个物体或独立实体。
In use
The accident was a terrible thing to witness.
Waiting for the test results was a scary thing for her.
The strange thing is that nobody heard the noise.
this thing has got to end
it is a remarkable thing
how could you do such a thing?
a thing of the spirit
things of the heart
the thing is that + clause
用于强调事情的关键或重要部分。
Connections
Collocations
- thing to do
- 要做的事
- We have a lot of things to do today.我们今天有很多事要做。
- thing about
- 关于...的事情
- The thing about her is that she never gives up.关于她的一点是她从不放弃。
- for one thing
- 首先，一则
- For one thing, it's too expensive.首先，它太贵了。
- the thing is
- 问题是，关键是
- I'd like to go, but the thing is, I have no time.我想去，但问题是我没时间。
- a good thing
- 好事，好东西
- Finding that job was a good thing.找到那份工作是一件好事。
- no such thing
- 没有这种事
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'th'像手，'ing'是正在，手正在指着一个事物，就是thing。
Context & Register
通常用于泛指任何物体、事物或情况，比较中性，适用于大多数日常对话和书面场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ing' rhyme with 'thing' (e.g., bring, sing, king, ring, spring). Note the lookalike 'thin' which ends in '-in' and sounds different (/θɪn/ vs /θɪŋ/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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