type
/taɪp; taɪp/ n
1 ~ (of sth) class or group of people or things that have characteristics in common; kind 类型; 种类
different racial types 不同人种
Which type of tea do you prefer? 你喜欢哪种茶?
all types of jobs/jobs of all types 各种各样的工作
A bungalow is/Bungalowsare a type of house. 小平房是房子中的一种类型.
winesof the Burgundy type/Burgundy-type wines 勃艮第类型的葡萄酒.
2 ~ (of sth) person, thing, event, etc considered as a representative example of a class or group 有代表性的人、 物、 事等; 典型
I don't think she's the artistic type. 我认为她不属艺术家那类的人.
not the type of party I enjoy 不是我喜欢的那种聚会
the old-fashioned type of English gentleman 旧式的英国绅士
just the type of situation to avoid 就是要防止这种情况. He's true to type, ie behaves as sb of his class, group, etc may be expected to behave. 他就是他那类人的典型.
3 (infml 口) person of a specified character 某种类型的人: a brainy type 聪明的人
He's not my type (of person), ie We have little in common. 他跟我不是一个类型的人.
4 (idm 习语) revert to type => revert. type, v [Tn]
classify (sth/sb) according to its type 将（某事物[某人]）按类型划分
patients typed by age and blood group 按年龄和血型分类的病人.
type / taɪp; taɪp/ n
(a) [C] small block, esp of metal, with a raised letter or figure, etc on it, for use in printing （印刷用的）铅字, 活字.
(b) [U] set, supply, kind or size of these 活字的宽度、 储备、 字体或字号等
set sth in bold, roman, italic, etc type 将某文稿排成黑体字、 正体字、 斜体字等. type, v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (out/up) write sth using a typewriter or word processor 用打字机或文字处理机打印某文稿
typing (away) with four fingers 用四个手指打（著）字
This will need to be typed (out) again. 这篇文稿要重新打一遍. typing (also `typewriting) n [U]
1 (skill at) using a typewriter or word processor （使用打字机或文字处理机的）打字（技术）
practise typing 练习打字
[attrib 作定语]
a typing pool, ie a group of typists who share a firm's typing work 打字小组（承担一部门打字工作的）.
2 writing produced on a typewriter or word processor （用打字机或文字处理机打出的）文稿
two pages of typing 打出的两页文稿.
typist / ˈtaɪpɪst; `taɪpɪst/ n person who types, esp one employed to do so 打字者; （尤指）打字员
fast accurate typists required 招聘打字快速、 准确的打字员
copy, shorthand, etc typists 依照原稿、 速记等打字的打字员.