- [countable]
a class or group of people or things that share particular qualities or features and are part of a larger group; a kind or sort 类型；种类 a rare blood type 罕见的血型 - type of something
Bungalows are a type of house. 平房是一种房屋。 What type of car do you drive? 你开的是哪种类型的汽车？ There are three main types of contract(s). 有三种主要的合同。 I think the same type of thing could happen here. 我认为同样的事情也可能发生在这里。 I am not the type of person who gives up easily. 我不是那种轻易放弃的人。 He grew up listening to different types of music. 他是听不同类型的音乐长大的。 She mixes with all types of people. 她和各种类型的人打交道。 She mixes with people of all types. 她和各种类型的人打交道。 I love this type of book. 我喜欢这类书籍。 I love these types of books. 我喜欢这些种类的书籍。 - (informal)
I love these type of books. 我爱读这些种类的书籍。 What do you charge for this type of work? 这种活你收多少钱？ - of this/its type
What do you charge for work of this type? 这种活你收多少钱？ It is the first car of its type to have this design feature. 这是同类型汽车中首部具备这种设计特点的。
Extra Examplesthe ideal type of helmet for caving 一款理想的洞穴探查头盔 Two broad types of approach can be identified. 可以确定有两大类方法。 This is a new formula for all skin types. 这是一种适合各种肤质的新配方。 This exercise is the hardest of its type. 这一练习是同类中最难的。 a country inn of a type that has all but vanished 已经很难见到的那一类的乡村客栈 The recession is similar in type to that of ten years ago. 这次的经济衰退与 10 年前的那次类似。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinct
- distinctive
- specific
- …
- distinguish
- identify
- recognize
- …
- in type
- of a type
- type of
- …
- of its type
- a range of types
- a variety of types
- …
- [singular] (informal)
a person of a particular character, with particular features, etc. 具有某种特征的人；典型 She's the artistic type. 她是艺术家一类的人。 He's not the type to be unfaithful. 他不是背信弃义的那种人。 She's not my type (= not the kind of person I am usually attracted to). 她不是我喜欢的那种人。 The boss came back from holiday all relaxed and smiling, but now she's reverting to type (= returning to her usual behaviour). 老板度假回来，脸上挂着轻松的微笑，但现在她又恢复了正常的行为。 True to type (= As he usually does), Adam turned up an hour late. 亚当晚了一小时才到，这完全符合他的作风。
Extra ExamplesHe was the old-fashioned type, well-mannered and always in a suit and tie. 他是个老派的人，待人彬彬有礼，总是穿着西装并打着领带。 I am definitely not the marrying type. 我绝不属于非要结婚的类型。 The bar was crowded with City types in suits. 酒吧里挤满了西装革履的伦敦金融界人士。 West Coast media types 西海岸的传媒界人士
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- adventurous
- athletic
- sporty
- …
- true to type
- (not) your type
- -type
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the qualities or features of the group, person or thing mentioned 属于…类型的；具有…特征的 a police-type badge 一枚警徽 a continental-type cafe 有欧洲大陆特色的小餐馆
- [uncountable]
letters that are printed or typed （印刷或打印的）文字，字符，字体 The type was too small for me to read. 这种印刷文字太小，我看不清。 The important words are in bold type. 重点词是用黑体字印刷的。 Key paragraphs of the report are set in italic type. 报告中的关键段落用了斜体字。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bold
- boldface
- italic
- …
- print something in
- set something in
- use
- …
- in… type
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘symbol, emblem’): from French, or from Latin typus, from Greek tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’. The use in printing dates from the early 18th cent.; the general sense ‘category with common characteristics’ arose in the mid 19th cent.