i‧tem S3 W2 AC / aɪtəm / 名词

1 [可数名词] 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 ) .

2 [可数名词] 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.

3 be an item informal if two people are an item, they are having a romantic or sexual relationship

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + item

a 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.

短语

an 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.

THESAURUS

thing used when you do not need to say the name, or when you do not know the name : What’s that thing on the kitchen table? | Have you got all your things?

something a thing – used when you are not sure what the thing is : There’s something on your shirt.

object especially written a solid thing : a sharp metal object

item formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things : household items | a luxury item | an item of equipment | The items included pieces of old pottery. | You are not allowed to take sharp items onto the plane.

article formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things. Article is very formal, and is used especially in the 短语 an article of clothing : They found several articles of clothing in the bushes. | suspicious articles | Each article has a card with it giving more information.

artifact ( also artefact ) formal an object that someone has made, especially one that is very old and has historical value : The museum has a collection of early Roman artifacts.

thingy ( also thingamajig/thingamabob ) spoken informal a thing – used especially when you cannot remember the name of the thing, but often the other person knows what you are talking about : Can you pass me the thingy?