【type音标】 英[taɪp] 美[taɪp]
【单词释义】 type是什么意思：
n.类型；种类；铅字；（印刷或打印的）文字；于…类型的
v.打字；测定……的类型，分型
vt.[医学]测定（血型）；按类型把…归类；成为…的典型；[印刷]浇铸（铅字等）
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] types [第三人称单数] types
[单词现在分词] typing
[单词过去式] typed
[单词过去分词] typed
【关联词/派生词】
typewriter n.打字机
typist n.打字员
typology n. 类型学；血型学；象征主义；象征论
【近义词解析】
◇ 种类，分类
category (n. 类别，种类)：较正式用词，指人或事物的类别，强调在某一分类系统中有特别定义的群体。
class (n. 种类，类别)：普通用词，指按照某种共同属性或特点而划分的一群、一类、一套等。
kind (n. 种类)：普通用词，指有某种共同点、可以归为一类的人或事物，可与 sort/type 换用。
sort (n. 种类，类别)：没有 kind 正式，指对人或事物进行的大致分类，有时含轻蔑之意。
type (n. 类型，种类)：指明确地按客观条件细分的一类人或事物，具有相似的特性或性质，含有别于其他群体之意。
【单词例句】
◇ I was a previous typist in a post office. Because I couldn’t tolerate typing any more postage bills or postcodes on a typewriter every day, I resigned.
我以前是一家邮局的打字员，因为忍受够了每天在打字机上打邮资账单或邮政编码，我辞了职。
---- An Air Crash
◇ From then on, the appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the wet when connected by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve different types of logical problems.
从那时起，电脑的出现完全改变了我们的生活，它们不仅能在网络或移动电话信号的连接下从网上下载信息，而且可以解决各种类型的逻辑问题。
---- Computers
◇ "Music has a very powerful impact on the brain. It affects mood, mental performance and physical performance," says Dr. Spelman in a media release. "Many people find that listening to certain types of instrumental music can help them with their productivity levels. The music can function as a sort of 'white noise', cancelling out potentially distracting ambient noise."
斯佩尔曼博士在媒体发布会上表示：“音乐对大脑有着非常强大的影响，它会影响情绪、心理表现和身体表现。许多人发现，听某些类型的器乐可以帮助他们提高工作效率，音乐可以起到某种白噪音的作用，抵消了环境噪音的潜在干扰。”
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ Microwaves are a type of electromagnetic radiation, or waves of energy that move through space, according to the FDA. Electromagnetic radiation takes different forms, including radio waves, visible light, X-rays and gamma-rays.
FDA称，微波是一种电磁辐射，即在空间中移动的能量波。电磁辐射具有不同的形式，包括无线电波、可见光、X射线和伽马射线。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ The popular fruit has also been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and even some cancers.
苹果还与2型糖尿病甚至某些癌症的患病风险降低有关。
---- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
◇ This type of behavioral question is best answered using an example. E.g. you can say, this was a time when I didn't agree with my boss. This is how I handled it, this was the outcome and this is what I learned.
这种行为问题最好举例回答。比如，你可以说，有一次我不同意领导的想法，这就是我的应对方式，结果如何，以及我学到了什么。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ Being fit earlier in life is associated with a reduced risk, in some cases of up to 42%, of developing nine different types of cancer in later life, according to a large long-term study.
一项大型长期研究显示，年轻时身强体健可以降低年老时患上9种不同癌症的风险，某些情况下甚至能将风险降低42%之多。
---- Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older
◇ When it comes to storing garments, the best thing to do is make sure you're using the right type and size of hanger for the specific garment, says Will Lankston, operations director at Jeeves.
说到存放衣物，洁服士公司的运营总监威尔-兰克斯顿表示，最应该注意的是确保你给特定的衣物选择了类型和大小合适的衣架。
---- How to hang, wash, and care for clothes
◇ The type of fabric you wear has an influence, too. When it’s really hot out, materials that “breathe”—allowing the flow of air through the fabric itself—also work to keep you cool. Cotton and linen are among the most breathable fabrics, so look for clothes made of those substances, as opposed to less permeable synthetics.
衣物的面料也是有影响的。室外十分炎热的时候，可以“呼吸”的面料也能让你感到更凉爽，因为空气可以穿过面料本身。棉和亚麻是最透气的面料，所以多穿这些面料的衣物，少穿透气性差的人造纤维面料。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ Made from fossil fuels, they are almost never recycled because they're too small and could be made from several different types of plastic.
用化石燃料制成的塑料吸管几乎从来不会被回收利用，因为它们体积太小，而且可能是由好几种不同类型的塑料制成的。