| 释义 |
cat·a·log
I. noun
or cat·a·logue \ˈkad.əlˌȯg, -atəl-, -äg\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English cateloge, from Middle French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos list, from katalegein to list, enumerate, from kata- cata- + legein to gather, speak — more at legend
1.
a. : a detailed enumeration : list, register
< the narrative is broken by a catalog of kings >
< it does not pretend to be a catalog of past achievements — Mortimer Graves >
b. : a group of similar or related things often standing or succeeding in order : series
< began to recapitulate items in the catalog of his escapades — H.G.Wells >
< gave little support to the long-believed catalog of disorderly and brutal private crimes — F.L.Paxson >
2.
a. : a complete enumeration of items (as of books for sale or courses of instruction in a college) arranged systematically in a pamphlet or a book often alphabetically and with descriptive details (as of price or content) accompanying each item — see card catalog
b. : a pamphlet or book that contains such a list often with other related matter
< a mail-order catalog >
< a catalog of secondhand books >
< a college catalog >
< a museum catalog >
c. : the material in such a list (as the works of a composer or author)
< his catalog of more than 300 numbers in active use today includes overtures, operatic selections, solos — Baton >
3. : the price quoted for a particular article in a stamp or coin catalog
< that stamp sold under catalog >
< this coin has a high catalog >
II. verb
or catalogue \“\
(cataloged or catalogued ; cataloged or catalogued ; catalog·ing or catalogu·ing ; catalogs or catalogues)
transitive verb
1. : to make a catalog of
< catalog a collection of books >
< catalog items for sale at auction >
2. : to enter the name of or appropriate information about in a catalog; especially : to describe the physical format of and classify (books or other library material)
intransitive verb
1. : to make or work on a catalog
2. : to become listed in a stamp or coin catalog at a specified price
< this stamp catalogs at two dollars > |