1. C 物，东西　 a material object that need not or can not be named
2. C 人，动物　 a person or an animal; a garment
3. S 需要之物，想要之物　 that which is necessary or desirable
4. C 某一点，事　 a separate but nonphysical object that can be thought about or talked about, such as a quality, idea, or statement
5. C 行动，行为，事件　 that which has been or will be done, an action, activity, or event
6. C 题目，事情　 a subject, matter
7. P 所有物，财物，用品　 personal possessions, belongings
8. P 情况，形势　 the general state of affairs at a particular time; situation

　accomplish ～　完成事业
　analyze ～　分析事情
　arrange ～　安排事情
　buy ～　买东西
　chew over the ～　仔细琢磨这件事
　clear the ～ away　把餐具拿走
　consider all ～s　考虑所有情况
　do ～　做事
　eat ～　吃东西
　forget ～　忘事
　get a ～ out of sb　从某人那里弄一点消息
　have ～　有事情
　know a ～ about　了解…
　know a ～ or two　明白事理，精明能干
　leave ～s about　乱扔东西
　learn ～　学东西
　make ～ more complicated　使情况更复杂
　make a good ～ of　从…中得益
　move ～　搬运东西
　pack one's ～　打点行装，把自己的东西打包
　pick up ～　学会东西
　put ～ right　收拾东西
　put on one's ～　穿衣
　reconsider the ～　重新考虑这件事
　say ～　谈事
　see ～　看待事物，产生幻觉
　state ～　陈述事物
　take ～　处事
　take away ～　收拾餐具
　take off one's ～　脱衣
　take one ～ with another　考虑各种情况
　tell sb a ～ or two　教训某人一顿
　understand ～　理解事物
　use a ～ for　将某物用作…
　view ～　观察事物
　wear ～　穿衣服
　amusing ～s　趣事
　annoying ～　恼人的事
　bad ～　坏事
　big ～　大事
　dangerous ～　危险的事
　difficult ～　困难的事
　easy ～　轻而易举的事
　every ～　所有的东西
　heavy ～　重物
　foolish ～s　蠢事
　forgettable ～　可以忘却的事
　general ～　惯例，一般的事情
　good ～s　好事
　great ～s　大事业
　important ～s　重要的事
　little ～　小家伙
　new ～　新东西
　next ～　下一步
　nice ～　好事
　only ～　唯一的事情
　other ～　另一方面
　painful ～　痛苦的事情
　poor ～　可怜的人
　pretty ～　可爱的人
　right ～　正确的事
　spiritual ～s　精神方面的东西
　strange ～　怪事
　stupid ～　蠢事
　sure ～　没问题的事，有把握的事
　swimming ～s　游泳用品
　terrible ～　可怕事件
　the first ～　首先
　usual ～　惯例
　whole ～　整个这件事
　wrong ～　错事
　breakfast ～　早餐餐具
　among other ～s　除了别的以外（还有）
　for one ～　首先
　a lot of ～s　许多事情
　state of the ～　事态
　～ for camping　野营用品

　What's that thing he's carrying?　他扛的是什么东西?
　The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.　这两件东西外表形式一样，但实质不同。
　What do you use that thing for?　那个东西你是用来干什么的?
　Pack your things. We're going to leave.　把你的东西收拾好，我们就要走了。
　Long skirts were the only thing to wear in those days.　长裙是那些日子最合适的穿着。
　I don't advise you to trust him with valuable things.　我劝你不要把贵重物品存放在他那里。
　You're a horrid, mean thing.　你这个令人讨厌的自私鬼。
　His son's a pretty little thing.　他儿子是个可爱的小家伙。
　Cold beer's just the thing on a hot day!　冰镇啤酒正是大热天需要的东西。
　Our perception of things is often influenced by subjective factors.　我们判断事物往往受到主观因素的影响。
　Is such a thing possible?　这种事可能吗?
　The thing to do now is to have something to drink.　现在要做的事是找点喝的。
　A person is sometimes in a position where he has to turn a blind eye to things he disapproves of.　人有时处于这样的境地，对自己不赞成的事只好装作没看见。
　When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily.　碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。
　Sign here, just to make things regular.　请在这里签字，这只是惯例。
　It does not do to trust to memory for these things.　这种事单靠记忆力不行。
　In some things you must trust to your elders.　有些事情你得依靠长辈。
　Time tries all things.　时间考验一切。
　Jealousy is a terrible thing.　嫉妒是可怕的事。
　Your marriage was sudden. Have you thought things over properly?　你的婚姻是个意外，你把事情都实际考虑过了吗?
　The important thing is not to wrong any woman.　重要的是不要虐待妇女。
　The thing is: can we get there in time?　问题是我们能及时赶到那里吗?
　Let's just forget the whole thing.　让我们把整件事给忘了吧。
　Where can we borrow the things for the barbecue?　我们在哪里可以借到烤肉用的工具?
　Have you packed your things for the camping trip?　你把你野营时要用的东西打好包没有?
　Things are taking a turn for the better.　情形正在好转。
　Things are the other way about.　情形恰恰相反。
　How are things with you?　你的情况怎么样?
　That's not at all the thing to do.　那样做很不恰当。
　These two books are just the thing for me.　这两本书正合我的需要。
　A holiday by the sea is just the thing for you.　你正是需要到海滨去度假。
　Aspirin is the very thing for curing a headache.　阿司匹林治头痛最有效。
　I'm not interested in things musical.　我对音乐一点也不感兴趣。
　She knows nothing about things French.　她对法国一无所知。
　When one beholds such beauty, one forgets all things earthly.　在看到这样美丽的东西时，人们会忘记世俗的一切。

 ♣ a thing of the past
　老式或过时了的事物　sth which no longer exists
　Good manners seem to have become a thing of the past.　良好的礼仪似乎已经成了明日黄花。
　The art of writing letters seems to be a thing of the past.　讲求写信的技巧似已过时。
 ♣ a thing or two
　不少东西，不简单　a lot of things, or not simple
　Tom has evidently learned a thing or two from the misadventures of John.　汤姆从约翰的不幸事件中显然学到了不少东西。
　You really have a thing or two.　你真有两下子。
 ♣ for one thing
　首先，一则　used for introducing a reason
　For one thing there isn't time, for another we haven't enough money.　首先我们没有时间，其次我们没有足够的钱。
　The teacher said, "You get a low mark, for one thing, because you did not do your homework."　老师说：“你得了低分，首先是由于你没有做家庭作业。”
 ♣ have a thing about
　特别喜欢〔讨厌，惧怕〕…　have unusually strong feelings, usually of like or dislike, about
　〔说明〕 have a thing about指对事物的特殊态度或感觉等。
　I've got a thing about men in uniform.　我特别喜欢穿制服的人。
　She's got a thing about spiders.　她特讨厌蜘蛛。
　She has a thing about her parents.　她特别怕她的父母。
 ♣ make a nice thing of
　把某人狠揍一顿　give sb a good beating
　He will be pretty near dead for some weeks, I can tell you. I made a nice thing of him. I did. He couldn't get up.　我可以告诉你，他要有好几个礼拜处于半死的状态，我把他狠揍了一顿，我打得他起不来了。
 ♣ make a thing of
　把…当作一回事，把…看得太重　give too much importance to
　I disagree with you, but let's not make a thing of it!　我不同意你的观点，但是我们不要把这点看得过重。
 ♣ take things easy
　不劳累；轻松一下；生活舒适　don't work too hard; have an easy time; live in comfort
　We mustn't take things easy, though we have had good harvests several years running.　虽然连续几年丰收，我们也不能松劲儿。
　Next year his father will retire and take things easy.　明年他父亲就要退休而过闲适的生活了。
 ♣ take things too far
　过于夸张，过火　be too exaggerate
　I think that's taking things too far.　我以为那样做是太过火。

 ♣ thing, affair, business, concern, matter
　参见affair条。
 ♣ thing, baggage, luggage
　这组词的共同意思是“行李”。其区别是：
1. thing所指的范围最大；baggage其次；luggage所指的范围最小。
2. luggage专指外出旅行时所带的“物品”; baggage是不论轻重大小的“行李”的通称；thing既可指广义上的“物品”或“行李”，有时也可指某些特定的东西，如衣服、杯盘等。例如：
　Each passenger is allowed 30 pounds of luggage free of charge.　每个旅客可以免费携带行李30磅。
　They told him to unpack his baggage.　他们叫他打开行李。
　Allow me a few minutes in which to pick up my things.　给我一点时间去收拾东西。
3. luggage和baggage一般是不可数名词；thing通常为可数名词。例如：
　He attached labels to his luggage.　他把标签贴在行李上。
　How much does your baggage weigh?　你的行李有多重?
　He left his things at my home.　他把行李留在我家了。
4. baggage多用于美语。
 ♣ 下面三句有细微差别：
　

1. 对于他来说总是不停嘴地说话不是什么好事情。
　［误］ The only bad thing on him was that he never stopped talking.
　［正］ The only bad thing about him was that he never stopped talking.
　［析］ a good〔bad〕 thing about sb/sth是固定搭配，不可将about改为on.
2. We must clear away the breakfast things.
　［误］ 我们必须把早餐的残羹剩饭清理干净。
　［正］ 我们必须把早餐用的餐具收拾好。
　［析］ 在这里things指的是“餐具”，而不是指“吃的东西”。
3. 现在形势不同了。
　［误］ The things are different now.
　［正］ Things are different now.
　［析］ things在作“情况，形势，情形”解时，前面不用the.

　［同义词］ article, object, affair, business, concern, matter
　［词源］　中古英语<古英语thing （东西，物）