| 单词 | label |
| 释义 | label n. & v. --n 1. a usu. small piece of paper, card, linen, metal, etc., for attaching to an object and giving its name, information about it, instructions for use, etc. 2. esp. derog. a short classifying phrase or name applied to a person, a work of art, etc. 3. a a small fabric label sewn into a garment bearing the maker's name. b the logo, title, or trademark of esp. a fashion or recording company (brought it out under his own label). c the piece of paper in the centre of a gramophone record describing its contents etc. 4. an adhesive stamp on a parcel etc. 5. a word placed before, after, or in the course of a dictionary definition etc. to specify its subject, register, nationality, etc. 6. Archit. a dripstone. 7. Heraldry the mark of an eldest son, consisting of a superimposed horizontal bar with usu. three downward projections. --vtr. (labelled, labelling) 1. attach a label to. 2. (usu. foll. by as) assign to a category (labelled them as irresponsible). 3. a replace (an atom) by an atom of a usu. radioactive isotope as a means of identification. b replace an atom in (a molecule) or atoms in the molecules of (a substance). 4. (as labelled adj.) made identifiable by the replacement of atoms. Derivatives labeller n. Etymology: ME f. OF, = ribbon, prob. f. Gmc (as LAP(1)) |
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