label
noun
verb
ˈleɪbəl
noun
1
a
piece
of
paper
or
another
material
that
is
attached
to
something
and
gives
information
about
it
标签,标记
a
luggage
label
行李标签
on
the
label
It
says
‘Dry
clean’
on
the
label.
标签上写着“干洗”。
2
a
word
or
phrase
which
is
used
to
describe
a
person,
group,
or
thing,
but
which
is
unfair
or
not
correct
〔不公平或不正确的〕称呼,外号,绰号,叫法
Men
these
days
have
to
avoid
attracting
the
‘sexist’
label.
如今的男人得小心避免被扣上“性别歧视”的大帽子。
3
a
record
company
唱片公司
their
new
release
on
the
Ace
Sounds
label
由 Ace Sounds 唱片公司为他们发行的新唱片
4
designer label
clothes
made
by
fashionable
companies
名牌服装
Fancy
designer
labels
tend
to
come
with
fancy
price
tags
to
match.
高级的名牌服饰往往都挂配高昂的价格牌。
verb
5
to
attach
a
label
onto
something
or
write
information
on
something
贴标签于; 用标签标明
Label
the
diagram
clearly.
把图表标示清楚。
label
sth
sth
The
file
was
labelled
‘Top
Secret’.
这份文件上标明“绝密”。
label
sth
with
sth
Each
bag
of
seeds
is
labelled
with
the
grower’s
name.
每袋种子上都标明栽培者的姓名。
6
to
use
a
word
or
phrase
to
describe
someone
or
something,
but
often
unfairly
or
incorrectly
把…不公正地称为,给…扣帽子
label
sb/sth
(as)
sth
The
newspapers
had
unjustly
labelled
him
a
troublemaker.
报界不公正地给他扣上了闹事者的帽子。
The
unemployed
are
often
unfairly
labelled
as
lazy
or
unreliable.
失业者常被说成是懒惰或不可信赖的人。