1.[c]东西；物an object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it
Can you pass me that thing over there?把那边那个东西递给我好吗？
She's very fond of sweet things(= sweet foods) .她非常喜欢吃甜食。
He's just bought one of those exercise things.他刚买了一副健身器械。
Turn that thing off while I'm talking to you!我在跟你说话，把那个玩意儿关掉！
2.[c]物件；物品；事物an object that is not alive in the way that people and plants are
Don't treat her like that─she's a person, not a thing!别那样对待她，她是人，不是物件！
He's good at making things with his hands.他善于手工制作物品。
She took no interest in the people and things around her.她对周围的人和事毫无兴趣。
3.[pl]（个人的）用品，衣服；（某种）用具objects, clothing or tools that belong to sb or are used for a particular purpose
Shall I help you pack your things?我帮你打点行装好吗？
Bring your swimming things with you.随身带上游泳用品。
I'll just clear away the breakfast things.我这就收拾早餐餐具。
Put your things(= coat, etc.) on and let's go.把你的衣服穿上，咱们就走。
4.[sing]任何东西（用于否定句，加强语气）used with negatives to mean ‘anything’ in order to emphasize what you are saying
I haven't got a thing to wear!我没有一件可穿的衣服！
There wasn't a thing we could do to help.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。
5.[c]事实；事件；情况；行为；话语；想法a fact, an event, a situation or an action; what sb says or thinks
There are a lot of things she doesn't know about me.我有很多情况她都不了解。
There's another thing I'd like to ask you.还有一件事我想问你。
A terrible thing happened last night.昨天夜里发生了一件可怕的事情。
He found the whole thing(= the situation) very boring.他觉得整件事情非常无聊。
I've got loads of things to do today.今天我有许多事要做。
The main thing to remember is to switch off the burglar alarm.最要紧的是记住关掉防盗报警器的开关。
I like camping, climbing and that sort of thing .我喜欢露营、爬山之类的活动。
She said the first thing that came into her head.她想到了什么就说什么。
‘Why did you tell her our secret?’ ‘I 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 forget the whole thing(= everything) .咱们把所有事情都忘掉吧。
6.[pl]形势；局面；情况；事态the general situation, as it affects sb
Things haven't gone entirely to plan.事态没有完全按照计划发展。
Hi, Jane! How are things ?喂，简，近来怎么样？
Think things over before you decide.先把情况考虑周全再作决定。
As things stand at present, he seems certain to win.据目前情况看，他似乎胜券在握。
All things considered(= considering all the difficulties or problems) , she's done very well.通盘考虑起来，她干得很好。
Why do you make things so difficult for yourself?你为什么这样跟自己过不去？
7.[c][ususing]需要的东西；适当的东西；合适的东西what is needed or socially acceptable
You need something to cheer you up─I know just the thing!你需要点什么使你高兴起来，我知道什么正合你的需要！
to say the right/wrong thing说得体的╱不得体的话
The best thing to do is to apologize.道歉方是上策。
8.[pl]所有…的事物；凡是…的东西all that can be described in a particular way
She loves all things Japanese.凡是日本的东西她都喜欢。
9.[c]生物；有生命的东西a living creature
All living things are composed of cells.所有的生物都由细胞组成。
10.[c](informal)（指人或动物，带感情色彩）人，家伙，东西used to talk to or about a person or an animal, to show how you feel about them
You silly thing!你这个蠢货！
You must be starving, you poor things.你们一定是饿坏了，你们这些可怜的家伙。
The cat's very ill, poor old thing.这猫病得很厉害，真可怜。
The important thing is to identify how you have continued to use your business skills in the time you have been out of the workforce.
最重要的是你需要指出在你没有工作的那段时间，你是如何继续运用你的工作技能的。
The odd thing was that the four of us were still friends, even though Greg and I had this secret.
奇怪的是，尽管格里格和我有了这个小秘密，我们四个人照旧还是朋友。
Censorship usually is considered a negative thing, at least in American society, but of course, it all depends on who you talk to.
审查通常被看作是具有否定意义的事，至少在美国社会是这样。但是毫无疑问，也要看你跟谁在说话。
Here he would be brought before Congress, asked a few questions and then go on doing the same thing as if nothing ever happened.
在这里，他会被带到国会面前，被询问几个问题，然后继续从事同样的勾当，就像什么事情也没发生过一样。
The other evening, I met a woman who mentioned that she did the no 'poo thing, and we had a fun little bonding moment over it.
某个晚上，我遇到了一个女子，她说她用的是那种无“波”的东西，我们那时聊得很欢。
Almost the only thing a Catholic (or even the spouse of a Catholic) cannot be, by British law, is king or queen.
可以说，依照英国法律，一个天主教徒（或其配偶）唯一不能做的，就是成为国王或女王了。
The last thing the vendors want is to see their (crazy money making) babies turned into commodity software again.
供应商最不愿意的就是再次看到他们的（猛挣钱的）孩子转变成日常应用普通的软件。
Virtually no one suggested in print that unification had been a bad thing.
实际上没有人白纸黑字地表明，统一是一件坏事。
You can't seem to forget that bad thing that happened to you. . . . three doors down, someone has forgotten the names of her children.
你似乎无法将发生在你身上不幸的记忆忘却，三扇门后，某人却无法记起她孩子的名字。
We'll throw these letters in the fire, and you must promise to forget the whole thing. There is no question of your marrying Dora!
你们俩都太年轻！我们会把这些信件烧掉，你必须保证忘掉这整件事。你不可能娶朵拉！
It is awfully EASY to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime, but at night it is? ? another thing.
在白天对什么都不动感情是极为容易的，但在夜晚就是另外一回事。
Don't take this as a bad thing, instead enjoy the company of the people around you and refrain from pushing intimacy.
或许，你可以多留意周围公司里的同事，但不要在短期内有亲密举动。
They all said the same thing: he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
他们说的都一样：如果你让它去，他不理你；如果你走得太近，它就向你冲来。
Understanding your bosses point of view will help you position your raise as a good thing for the company, instead of a good thing for you.
了解你的老板的想法能够帮助你把给自己加薪描述成一件有益于公司的好事，而不仅仅只是于你有利。
The very first thing is to disengage and allow some time for both of you to simmer down and reflect .
第一件事就是放开并给彼此一些时间来平息和思考。
"My favorite thing, meetings, " he deadpans , but he's glad to see that her natural resilience has kicked in.
“我的最爱，开会。”他面无表情，但很高兴她乐观的本性又回来了。
We're not talking about a crisis that will unfold over a year or two; this thing could come apart in a matter of days.
我们说的不是过一两年才会出线的危机，这种危机在几天的时间内都会发生。
The only odd thing about this election is the fact that the Democratic candidates both seem more comfortable with God-talk than Mr McCain.
在谈及宗教话题时，两位民主党候选人似乎要比共和党人麦凯恩惬意得多，这可真称得上是奇事一桩。
But if the thing you're passionate about, you think, "Boy, there's only a critical time window to get involved, " sometimes it does work.
但是如果事物你到处是热情的，你想，“男孩，只有一扇紧要关头的时间窗户可以积极叁与了，”有时它做工作。
So I finally decided, and to tell you a place in my life does not make sense, but the same boring thing.
所以我最后决定，和大家说一件发生在我生活中没有意义但同样无聊的事情。
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