Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #356
type
类型；种类
A class or group of things with shared characteristics; a kind.
- 1.
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
基于共同特征的分组；类别。
- 2.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
特定种类事物的细分
- 3.
An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
被视为其类别中典型的个体；代表某种职业、环境等的典型。
- 4.
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
具有特定特征(通常有许多怪癖)的人
- 5.
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
代表其类别理想形态的个体；化身。
- 6.
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
用于定义下一个更高分类的生物分类群
- 7.
A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
用于印刷的字母或字符,历史上为浇铸或雕刻的印版。
- 8.
Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
作为客观锚点将学名与分类群相联系的某物(常为标本)；不必具有代表性或典型性。
- 9.
Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
偏好的那类人；吸引自己的那类人。
- 10.
A blood group.
血型。
- 11.
A word that occurs in a text or corpus irrespective of how many times it occurs, as opposed to a token.
文本或语料中出现的词,不计出现次数,与“标记”相对。
- 12.
An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
预示或预兆后来事件的事件或人物——通常指与基督教时代相关的旧约事件。
- 13.
A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations.
附加到变量和值上的标签,用于确定哪些类型的值可用于哪些情况。
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The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
成为复制对象的原始物体、物体类别、场景、面孔或概念；尤指奖章或硬币正面的图案。
- 15.
A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
一种简单化合物,作为其他化合物便于与之关联的模式或型,其他化合物可实际或理论上由其衍生。
- 16.
A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)
逻辑理论对象域划分的一部分(由于存在这种划分,该理论称为类型化理论)。
- 17.
A symbol, emblem, or example of something.
某事物的象征、标志或范例。
某种类型的人；有某种特点的人；喜欢的类型；中意的人；典型；典范；代表；血型；铅字；字体；印刷体
In use
What type of music do you like?
This type of flower grows well in dry soil.
She is not the type to give up easily.
what type of sculpture do you prefer?
the capable type
a type of sth
type of 后接单数名词，指“一种……”。
This is a type of plant that grows in the desert.
这是一种生长在沙漠里的植物。
types of sth
types of 后接可数名词复数或不可数名词，强调不同类别。
The store sells many types of bread.
这家店出售多种面包。
Connections
Collocations
- blood type
- 血型
- Do you know your blood type?你知道你的血型吗？
- personality type
- 性格类型
- The test helps you identify your personality type.这个测试帮助你了解你的性格类型。
- body type
- 体型
- Exercise plans should be tailored to your body type.锻炼计划应该针对你的体型来制定。
- skin type
- 肤质；皮肤类型
- Choose a sunscreen that suits your skin type.选择适合你肤质的防晒霜。
- type of music
- 音乐类型；音乐种类
- She enjoys many types of music, from classical to jazz.她喜欢很多类型的音乐，从古典到爵士。
- not my type
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个贴着TYPE标签的文件夹，里面装着同一类资料——type就是“类型”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、written descriptions、technical contexts “type”作名词时用法较多：表示“类型、种类”通常在中性语境中很自然；指“某种类型的人”时口语色彩较强；在印刷、技术或学术分类等义项中则偏正式。因此整体标为混合（mixed），具体语气需视搭配和语境而定。
Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示‘一种…’
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 type 一样押 /aɪp/ 韵。注意拼写相似的 typical /ˈtɪpɪkəl/ 和 typo /ˈtaɪpoʊ/ 发音完全不同。
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 4，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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