;(系列物品或清单中的)一件 An item is one of a collection or list of objects.
The most valuable item on show will be a Picasso drawing...
展览会上最贵重的展品是毕加索的一幅素描。
The menu includes the occasional off-beat item.
菜单中包括了偶尔会有的非传统菜肴。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]项目;条目;条款 An item is one of a list of things for someone to do, deal with, or talk about.
The other item on the agenda is the tour.
日程中的另一项是旅游。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一篇报道(或文章);(新闻等的)一条,一则 An item is a report or article in a newspaper or magazine, or on television or radio.
There was an item in the paper about him.
报纸上有一条关于他的报道。
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[N-SING 单数名词](关系亲密的)一对 If you say that two people are an item, you mean that they are having a romantic or sexual relationship.
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She and Gino were an item.
她和吉诺曾是一对。
Oxford
item★AWL/ˈaɪtəm; NAmEˈaɪtəm/noun1★one thing on a list of things to buy, do, talk about, etc. 项目◆What's the next item on the agenda?议程的下一项是什么?2★a single article or object 一件商品(或物品)◆Can I pay for each item separately?我能否一件一件地分别付钱?◆The computer was my largest single item of expenditure.电脑是我花钱最多的一件东西。◆This clock is a collector's item(= because it is rare and valuable).这座钟是一件珍藏。3★a single piece of news in a newspaper, on television, etc. 一则,一条(新闻)◆an item of news/a news item一条新闻IDIOMbe an item( informal) to be involved in a romantic or sexual relationship 恋爱;有性关系◆Are they an item?他们在恋爱吗?itemitemsitem/ˈaɪtəm; NAmEˈaɪtəm/
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itemi‧tem /ˈaɪtəm/ ●●●S3W2AWL noun
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1[countable] a single thing, especially one thing in a list, group, or set of things: He opened the cardboard box and took out each item. The store is having a sale on furniture and household items.item on the agenda/list/menu We went on to the next item on the agenda.item of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc (=a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc)luxury items such as exotic spices and perfumes The original 1965 bottle is now a collector’s item (=one of a set of objects people like to collect because they are interesting or valuable).► see thesaurus at
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2[countable] a single, usually short, piece of news in a newspaper or magazine, or on television: I also saw that news item in the Sunday Times.3be an item informal if two people are an item, they are having a romantic or sexual relationshipCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + itema particular item· A local authority can decide whether a particular item of expenditure should be cut.a single/individual item· This is the largest amount ever paid for a single item of jewellery.an essential/important item· Salt was an important item in the Roman economy.a household item· The shop stocks a wide variety of household items.a consumer item· Import controls have been lifted on hundreds of consumer items.a luxury item· Tea and coffee, once luxury items, became standard drinks for every social class.a collector’s item (=something a collector would want to own because it is interesting or valuable)· This record is so rare that it has become a collector’s item.stolen items· The police have recovered most of the stolen items.the offending item (=something that is causing a problem – often used humorously)· Replacement of the offending item should solve the problem.miscellaneous items (=of lots of different types)· The cardboard box contained a number of miscellaneous items.phrasesan item of clothing· She’d bought a few items of clothing for her trip.an item of jewellery British English, an item of jewelry American English· Expensive items of jewellery should be insured.an item of furniture· A few items of furniture had not yet been delivered.an item of food/a food item· Ice cream was probably her favourite item of food.an item of vocabulary/a vocabulary item (=a word or expression)· Students are encouraged to write down useful vocabulary items in their notebooks.an item on the agenda/list/menu· The next item on the agenda is next month’s sales conference.a range of items (=different types of items)· Clay was used to make an impressive range of items.
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items[9515]
项目(83%),条款(10%),也(6%),一则或一条新闻(1%)
n.条款,项目;一则;一件商品(或物品)
adj.又,同上
v.记下;逐条列出
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