这个词在我们脑海中的立刻弹出的印象是:东西、事物。但我在泛读中发现它还有以下特殊而精彩用法,现在总结分析给大家:

1.I notice he has a thing for you.

我留意到他似乎对你有意思。

*这里的thing表示"对某人有意思"的那个"意思"。

2.Being funny is Chandler's thing and Ross's thing is getting divorced.

钱德勒的特长是搞笑;而罗斯的特长是离婚。

这句话来自美剧《老友记》。这里thing可以理解为“某人的长处”、"某人最为显著的特点"。

3.have a thing about sb/sth

(莫名其妙地)对…有好感,对…有偏见

to have a strong like or dislike of sb/sth in a way that seems strange or unreasonable

She has a thing about men with beards.

她对留胡子的男人有强烈的感觉。

4. it's a… thing

这是…的事(只有某群体才理解的)

it is sth that only a particular group understands

You wouldn't know what it means─it's a girl thing.

你不会知道那是什么意思,那是女孩子家的事。

5. the only thing is…

问题是;麻烦的是;只是;不过

used before mentioning a worry or problem you have with sth

I'd love to come─the only thing is I might be late.

我很想去——只不过我可能会迟到。

最后希望大家记住下面这个谚语:

Seeing a thing for oneself is better than hearing about it.

耳闻不如目见。

《汉英大词典》

关于thing的五个特殊而精彩的用法