label noun ⇨label (price/address/name label)⇨brand (a major record label)⇨name (She hated the label ‘housewife’.)label verb ⇨call1 (He was labelled a traitor.)⇨mark1 (The file was labelled ‘Private’.)label
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label ♦︎ tag ♦︎ stickerThese are all words for a piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth and gives information about it.这些词均表示纸、布或塑料制的标签、签条、标牌。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a price label / tag / sticker◆a name label / tag◆to have a label / tag / sticker◆to attach / put on / stick on a label / tag / sticker◆The label / tag / sticker says...■label [countable] a small piece of paper, fabric or plastic that is attached to sth in order to show what it is or give information about it标签;签条;标牌◆The washing instructions are on the label.洗涤说明在标签上。◆This program produces address labels from your database.该程序可从你的数据库里调出地址签条。◆He'll only wear clothes with a designer label.他只穿名牌服装。 see also label ⇨ markverb1■tag [countable] (often used in compounds常用于复合词) a label标签;签条;标牌◆Everyone at the conference had to wear a name tag.每个与会者都必须佩戴姓名标牌。◆I attached a gift tag(= tied it to a present).我在上面系了个礼品签。◆The police use electronic tags to monitor the whereabouts of young offenders on probation.警方利用电子跟踪器监视缓刑期间的青少年犯。 see also tag ⇨ markverb1NOTE辨析 Label or tag?Labels in clothes are usually made of fabric and sewn in. Tags on clothes are usually made of cardboard and cut off before you wear the clothes. A name label/tag is sewn into a piece of clothing to show who it belongs to. A name tag can also be stuck or tied onto sb to show who they are.衣服上的label通常由织物做成并缝在衣服上,衣服上的tag通常指挂在衣服上的硬纸板标签,穿衣服前要将其剪下。name label/tag指缝在衣服上表明物主的签条,name tag也可指贴或挂在人身上表明佩戴者身份的名牌◆I had to sew name labels / tags into all my son's clothes for school.我得给儿子的所有校服缝上姓名签条。◆All babies in the hospital have name tags tied around their ankles.医院里所有新生儿的脚腕儿上都拴着个姓名签条。Price tag is much more frequent than price label and is used for both literal and figurative meanings. * price tag指价格标签,比price label常用得多,而且兼有字面和比喻意义◆What does the price tag say?标价是多少? (figurative) ◆This wine is well worth its £8.95 price tag.这种标价为8.95英镑的葡萄酒很划算。A label can also be a sticker that you put on an envelope. * label亦可指贴在信封上的粘贴标签(sticker)。■sticker [countable] a sticky label with a picture or message on it, that you stick on to sth粘贴标签;贴纸◆The pack will contain a membership card, car stickers and a newsletter.包里会有一张会员卡、一些汽车贴纸和一份内部通讯。