label
/ˈleɪbl; `lebl/ n
1 piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc on or beside an object and describing its nature, name, owner, destination, etc 标签; 标记
put a label on a piece of clothing, a specimen, one's luggage 在衣物、 样品、 自己的行李上加标记
I read the information on the label before deciding which jam to buy. 我先看果酱标签上的说明再决定买哪种.
2 (fig 比喻) descriptive word or phrase applied to a person, group, etc （用以描述人、 组织等的）称号, 外号, 绰号
hang, stick, slap, etc a label on sb/sth 给某人[某事物]加称号、 取别名、 起外号
A reviewer called her first novel `super-romantic' and the label has stuck. 有个评论家把她的处女作称为｀超级浪漫小说＇, 这个美称就叫开了. label v (-ll-; US -l-)
1 [Tn] put a label or labels on (sth) 给（某事物）加标签或标记
a machine for labelling wine bottles 给酒瓶加标签的机器.
2 [Tn, Cn.n, Cn.n/a]
~ sb/sth as sth (fig 比喻) describe or classify sb/sth 描述某人[某事物]; 将某人[某事物]归类
His work is difficult to label accurately. 他的工作很难准确归类.
She is usually labelled (as) an Impressionist. 人们通常把她称为印象派艺术家.