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a series of names, items, figures, etc., especially when they are written or printed 一览表;名单;目录;清单 The guest list includes numerous celebrities. 宾客名单上有许多名人。 - on the list
Is your name on the list? 表上有你的名字吗? I'll add you to the email list. 我会把你添加到邮件列表中。 Her novel shot to the top of the bestseller list. 她的小说跃居畅销书榜首。 He plays drums, guitar, piano, flute, the list goes on. 他打鼓、弹吉他、弹钢琴、吹笛子,不胜枚举。 - list of something
a list of names/candidates/questions 名单/候选人/问题 I made a list of things to do. 我列了一张要做的事情的清单。 They compiled a list of all the items they'd need. 他们列出了他们需要的所有物品。 to draw up a list 拟订清单 Going to the bank tops my list of priorities today. 去银行是我今天的首要任务。 Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints. 在投诉当中,最多的是抱怨等候时间太长。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppinga1For further information, see the reading list at the end of the chapter. 欲知详细内容,请看本章末的阅读书目。 Her teacher scanned the list of students' names. 她的老师扫了一眼学生名单。 It was on the New York Times bestseller list for 25 weeks. 该书登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜已经 25 个星期了。 Names of past members are not included in the list. 以前成员的姓名没有列在名单中。 The play has an impressive cast list. 这部戏的演员阵容强大。 The restaurant is required to post a list of all the prices. 要求餐馆公布所有的价目表。 The show always featured an impressive list of guest stars. 这个节目总是列出一份颇具冲击力的特约明星的名单。 They have narrowed their list of suspects to six. 他们已经把嫌犯名单缩减到了 6 人。 There's an alphabetical list of department stores at the back of the book. 这本书的后面有一份按字母顺序排列的百货商店清单。 They were asked to add their names to the bottom of the list. 他们被要求把自己的名字加到名单的末尾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- complete
- …
- assemble
- compile
- create
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- comprise something
- consist of something
- contain something
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- in a/the list
- on a/the list
- list for
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- the bottom of a list
- the top of a list
- high on a list
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- [singular]
the fact of a ship leaning to one side (船的)倾斜 The ship had a noticeable list to the starboard side. 船在右舷有一个明显的倾斜。
Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English (originally referring to the edge put on fabric to stop it unravelling): from Old English liste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste. The current senses are late 16th cent., from French liste, of Germanic origin. noun sense 2 early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
be on/off the danger list
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to be so ill that you may die; to no longer be very ill 病危;病入膏肓;病势危急(或好转);(病人)转危为安