Dreye權威釋義

n.[C]

物，東西
I can't see a thing in the dark room.
屋子裡黑漆漆的，我什麼也看不見。
事物
事，事情；事件
We asked our group leader what was the next thing we had to do.
我們問了組長下一步要做什麼。
題目，主題
【口】人；動物；傢伙；東西
衣服
He flung his things on and rushed out the door.
他匆匆穿上衣服，奔出門去。
需要的東西；理想的東西[the S]
This suitcase is the thing for me.
這只手提箱正合我的需要。
時髦的東西[the S][（+in）]
愛做的事[S]
（個人的）所有物；用品；用具[P]
局面；情況；形勢[P]
Things look black.
前途黯淡。
Things are looking up.
情況在好轉。

a close/near thing

僥倖的脫險，千鈞一髮
It was really a close thing that he survived the accident.
他在事故中倖存下來，真是死裡逃生。

a general/usual thing

all things considered

從全面考慮
All things considered, he is the right person for the job.
從各方面考慮，他做這工作最合適。

among other things

除了別的以外
He, among other things, talked about the present situation.
除了別的話，他還談了當前的形勢。

understood thing

心照不宣的事
It was quite an understood thing to us at that time.
那在當時對我們來說是件心照不宣之事。

as things are/stand

照目前情況
As things are, we can finish the work in another week.
照目前情況來看，再過一星期我們就可完工。

a thing of naught

同義:

n.嗜好，偏愛，偏見，傾向

n.事情，事物，成分，實質，個體

n.事務，工作

n.情況，形勢，現象，事件

同義參見:

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
▸ (things) personal belongings or clothing.
an inanimate material object as distinct from a living being.
▸a living creature or plant.

▸a person or animal in terms of one's feelings of pity, approval, etc.:
you lucky thing!
an action, activity, concept, or thought.
▸ (things) unspecified circumstances or matters.
(the thing) informal what is needed or required.
▸what is socially acceptable or fashionable.
(one's thing) informal one's special interest or concern.

be hearing (or seeing) things
imagine that one can hear (or see) something that is not in fact there.
a close (or near) thing
a narrow avoidance of something unpleasant.
do one's own thing
informal follow one's own inclinations regardless of others.
have a thing about
informal have a preoccupation or obsession with.
there is only one thing for it
there is only one possible course of action.

OE (also in the senses ‘meeting’ and ‘matter, concern’), of Gmc origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》