Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #106
thing
事情；情况
核心释义
thing
- 1.
被认为是独立存在的实体、对象、质量或概念。
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
- 2.
特殊情况
a special situation
- 3.
可以用来指代任何实体的词、符号、标志或其他指称。
A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
- 4.
行动
an action
- 5.
单个物体或独立实体。
An individual object or distinct entity.
- 6.
特殊抽象概念
a special abstraction
- 7.
可以拥有的任何东西。
Whatever can be owned.
- 8.
有形物体。
Corporeal object.
- 9.
财物或设备；东西；装备。
Possessions or equipment; stuff; gear.
- 10.
生物或生物体。
A living being or creature.
- 11.
用于名词后,轻蔑地指代该名词所指的情况。
Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
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。
用法In use
The accident was a terrible thing to witness.
用法提示：thing 在本句指“事件/情况”，作名词。
Waiting for the test results was a scary thing for her.
用法提示：thing 指“事情/经历”，作名词。
The strange thing is that nobody heard the noise.
用法提示：thing 指“事实/情况”，作名词。
this thing has got to end
it is a remarkable thing
how could you do such a thing?
a thing of the spirit
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'th'像手，'ing'是正在，手正在指着一个事物，就是thing。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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/).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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