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The word 'label' can be used as a noun, meaning a piece of paper or plastic attached to an object to provide information, or a descriptive term (sometimes unfair). It can also be used as a verb, meaning to attach a label to something or to describe something or someone in a particular way. Additionally, 'label' can refer to a record company.

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/le͟ɪb(ə)l/
in AM, use 美国英语用 labeling, labeled
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]标签;签条;标贴 A label is a piece of paper or plastic that is attached to an object in order to give information about it.
  • He peered at the label on the bottle.

    他仔细地看着瓶上的标签。

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[VERB 动词]贴标签于;用标签标明 If something is labelled, a label is attached to it giving information about it.
  [be V-ed]
  [V-ed quote]
  [V-ed with n]
  [usu passive]
  • The stuff has never been properly logged and labelled...

    这些东西从未进行过妥善登记,也没有贴标签标注。

  • Meat labelled 'Scotch Beef' sells for a premium in supermarkets...

    带有“Scotch Beef(苏格兰牛肉)”标志的牛肉在超市里售价不菲。

  • All the products are labelled with comprehensive instructions.

    所有产品均标有详尽的使用说明。

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[VERB 动词](不公平地)把…称为,把…列为 If you say that someone or something is labelled as a particular thing, you mean that people generally describe them that way and you think that this is unfair.
  [be V-ed as n]
  [be V-ed as adj]
  [be V-ed n]
  [be V-ed adj]
  [usu passive]
  [disapproval]
  • Too often the press are labelled as bad boys...

    记者们往往被视为捣蛋分子。

  • Certain estates are labelled as undesirable...

    某些物业被归入不受欢迎之列。

  • They are afraid to contact the social services in case they are labelled a problem family...

    由于害怕被贴上“问题家庭”的标签,他们不敢联系社会福利机构。

  • If you venture from 'feminine' standards, you are labelled aggressive and hostile.

    女性要是不够女人味便会背上咄咄逼人、很不友善之名。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](批评性的)标签,称号 If you say that someone gets a particular label, you mean that people show disapproval of them by describing them with a critical word or phrase.
  [usu with supp]
  • Her treatment of her husband earned her the label of the most hated woman in America.

    她对待丈夫的行径使她赢得了“全美最可恶的女人”的称号。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]唱片公司 You can refer to a company that produces and sells CDs as a particular label .
  [usu supp N]
  • She landed a contract with record label EMI...

    她获得了一份与百代唱片公司的合约。

  • It was on the Virgin label.

    它由维京唱片公司发行。


Oxford label AWL / ˈleɪbl ; NAmE ˈleɪbl /
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label labels labelled labeled labelling labeling
noun _label_comp.jpg _label.jpg 1 a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to sth and that gives information about it 标签;签条;标记 SYN
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The washing instructions are on the label. 洗涤说明在标签上。 price/address labels 价格标签;地址签条 We tested various supermarkets' own labelpasta sauces (= those marked with the name of the shop/store where they are sold). 我们检查了各大超市的自家商标意大利面调味汁。 He'll only wear clothes with a designer label. 他只穿名牌服装。
2 ( disapproving) a word or phrase that is used to describe sb/sth in a way that seems too general, unfair or not correct (不恰当的)称谓,绰号,叫法 I hated the label ‘housewife’. 我不喜欢“家庭主妇”这个称谓。 3 a company that produces and sells music, CDs, etc. 唱片公司 the Virgin record label 维京唱片公司 It's his first release for a major label. 这是他在大唱片公司发行的第一张唱片。
verb ( -ll- , especially US -l- ) [often passive ] 1 labelsth to fix a label on sth or write information on sth 贴标签于;用标签标明 We carefully labelled each item with the contents and the date. 我们仔细地把每件物品用标签标明成分和日期。 The file was labelled ‘Private’. 那档案上标明“私人”。 2 to describe sb/sth in a particular way, especially unfairly (尤指不公正地)把…称为 labelsb/sth (as) sth | labelsb/sth + noun He was labelled (as) a traitor by his former colleagues. 他被以前的同事称为叛徒。 labelsb/sth + adj. It is unfair to label a small baby as naughty. 硬说一个小小的婴儿淘气是不公平的。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 label tag sticker These are all words for a piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth and gives information about it. 以上各词均指标签、标记。 label a small piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth in order to show what it is or give information about it 指标签、签条、标记: The washing instructions are on the label. 洗涤说明在标签上。 address labels 地址签条 He'll only wear clothes with a designer label. 他只穿名牌服装。 tag (often used in compounds) a small piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth, or that sb wears, in order to give information about it/them (常构成复合词)指标签、标牌: Everyone at the conference had to wear a name tag. 所有与会者必须佩戴名牌。 label or tag? 用 label 还是 tag? Labelsin clothes are usually made of fabric and sewn in. Tagson clothes are usually made of cardboard and cut off before you wear the clothes. A name tagcan be stuck or tied onto sb to show who they are. 衣服上的 label 通常由织物做成并缝在衣服上,衣服上的 tag 通常指挂在衣服上的硬纸板标签,穿衣服前要将其剪下。name tag 指可贴或系在身上表明佩戴者身分的名牌: All babies in the hospital have name tags tied round their ankles. 医院里所有婴儿的脚踝上都系有姓名标签。 Price tagis much more frequent than price labeland is used for both literal and figurative meanings. *price tag 指价格标签,远较 price label 常用,既可用作字面意义也可用作比喻意义: What does the price tag say? 标价是多少? There is a £20 million price tag on the team's star player. 这名球队主将身价为 2 千万英镑。 A labelcan also be a stickerthat you put on an envelope. *label 亦可指贴在信封上的粘贴标签。 sticker a sticky label with a picture or message on it, that you stick on to sth 指粘贴标签、贴纸 PATTERNS a pricelabel/tag/sticker to havea label/tag/sticker to attach / attach a label/tag/sticker The label/tag/sticker says… label / ˈleɪbl ; NAmE ˈleɪbl /
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labella‧bel1 /ˈleɪbəl/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL noun [countable]
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1a piece of paper or another material that is attached to something and gives information about itcare label:  a luggage labelon the label It says ‘Dry clean’ on the label.2a word or phrase which is used to describe a person, group, or thing, but which is unfair or not correct:  Men these days have to avoid attracting the ‘sexist’ label.3a record company:  their new release on the Ace Sounds label4designer label clothes made by fashionable companies:  Fancy designer labels tend to come with fancy price tags to match.
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label1 noun
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labellabel2 ●○○ AWL verb (past tense and past participle labelled, present participle labelling British English, labeled, labeling American English) [transitive]
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1to attach a label onto something or write information on something:  Label the diagram clearly.label something something The file was labelled ‘Top Secret’.label something with something Each bag of seeds is labelled with the grower’s name.2to use a word or phrase to describe someone or something, but often unfairly or incorrectlylabel somebody/something (as) something The newspapers had unjustly labelled him a troublemaker. The regime was inevitably labelled as ‘communist’.
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[ˈleɪbl]labelled, labelling, labels

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labeled[1749] labeling[291] labelled[515] labels[2403]
标签(83%),标记(7%),唱片公司(3%),称号(3%),贴标签于(3%),把 ... 归类(1%)
vt.标注;贴标签于
n.标签;商标;签条
n.(Label)人名;(法)拉贝尔

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