/θɪŋ ||; θɪŋ/noun1 [C] an object that is not named 物件；东西: What's that red thing on the table? 桌子上那红色的东西是什么？A pen is a thing you use for writing with. 笔是用来写字的东西。I need to get a few things at the shops. 我要到商店去买几样东西。
2 [C] a quality or state 特性；状况: There's no such thing as a ghost (= it doesn't exist). 世上没有鬼这种东西。The best thing about my job is the way it changes all the time. 我的工作最大优点是不断变化。
3 [C] an action, event or statement 行动；事件；言辞: When I get home the first thing I do is have a cup of tea. 我回到家里第一件事是喝一杯茶。A strange thing happened to me yesterday. 昨天我遇到一件奇事。What a nice thing to say! 说得真好！
4 [C] a fact, subject, etc 事实；主题: He told me a few things that I didn't know before. 他告诉我一些我以前不知道的事。
5 things [pl] clothes or tools that belong to sb or are used for a particular purpose （私人的或派某种用场的）衣服，工具: I'll just go and pack my things. 我要去收拾自己的东西。We keep all the cooking things in this cupboard. 我们把烹饪用具都放在这个碗橱里。
6 things [pl] the situation or conditions of your life 生活情况或条件: How are things with you? 你近来情况怎么样？
7 [C] used for expressing how you feel about a person or an animal （用于表达对人或动物的感受）: You've broken your finger? You poor thing! 你把指头弄破了？真可怜！
8 the thing [sing] exactly what is wanted or needed 正想要或需要的东西: That's just the thing I was looking for! 这正是我在寻找的东西！
a close shave/thing→
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be a good thing (that) to be lucky that 幸好；幸亏:
It's a good thing you remembered your umbrella. 幸好你记得带雨伞。 do your own thing to do what you want to do, independently of other people 做自己想做的事；按自己的意愿行事
first/last thing as early/late as possible 尽早╱尽量晚:
I'll telephone her first thing tomorrow morning. 我明天一早便打电话给她。I saw him last thing on Friday evening. 我星期五晚上最后见过他。 for one thing used for introducing a reason for something （用于带出理由）:
I think we should go by train. For one thing it's cheaper. 我认为我们应该乘火车，理由是车费比较便宜。 have a thing about sb/sth(
informal 非正式) to have strong feelings about sb/sth 对…有强烈感受
to make matters/things worse→
WORSE→
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