1 [U] a thing or things that belong to sb 所有物；财产；财物: The sack contained stolen property. 袋子里装着赃物。Is this bag your property? 这袋子是你的东西吗？This file is government property. 这档案是政府的财产。 ☞Look at lost property. 参看lost property。

2 [U] land and buildings 房地产: Property prices vary enormously from area to area. 房地产价格各地差异很大。

3 [C] one building and the land around it 建筑物及其四周的地方；房地产: There are a lot of empty properties in the area. 这地区有很多无人居住的房子。

4 [C] [usu.pl] (formal 正式) a special quality or characteristic that a substance, etc has （物质等的）特质，特性: Some plants have healing properties. 有些植物具有治疗功效。