英语词汇“list”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

list

例句

noun | verb

listlist1 /lɪst/ noun 1 a list of things or places► list

a set of things or places that is written down. People usually write lists with one thing written underneath another:

I made a list before going to the grocery store.

The teacher gave us a list of words that we have to learn.

► checklist

a list of things you need or things you have to remember to do:

The school sends parents a checklist of things that the kids will need on their trip.

► schedule AWL

a list that shows the times that buses, trains, planes, etc. leave or arrive at a particular place:

The schedule says that the train should be here in about five minutes.

► agenda

a list of the subjects that the people at a meeting will discuss:

We only have a few minutes left, so let’s move to the last item on the agenda.

► inventory

a list of all the things in a place, especially in a store or other business:

The librarian is taking an inventory of all of the maps currently in the collection (=she is making a list of them).

► outline

a list that shows the main ideas of a long piece of writing, but that does not show the details. An outline is a way of showing how a piece of writing is organized, and you use numbers and letters for each of the parts:

Before you write your history report, plan the report using an outline that shows the different sections.

► table

a set of numbers or other information, arranged in rows on a page:

The results of the experiment are shown in Table 5.

➔ see bill for words meaning “a list of things you have bought”2 a list of people► list

a set of the names of people in a particular place or doing a particular activity. A list is usually written with one name below another, and it can be used as a record:

The coach will put up a list of the players he has chosen for the team.

The English class is full, but I am on the waiting list.

► roll

a list of the names of everyone in a class or at a meeting:

As the teacher called the roll, each student said “here” or “present.”

► roster

a list of the names of people who are expected to take part in a class, activity, or sports event:

The regular pitcher is injured, so Manuel is on the roster for tomorrow’s baseball game.

► directory

a list of the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of people who are a part of an organization:

The directory lists companies that will take you rafting on the river.

► register AWL

an official list or record of something:

We ask everyone who comes to the funeral service to sign the register.

► short list

a list of the best people for a job or a prize, chosen from all the people who were possible:

I was on the short list with five other people, but I didn’t get the job.

3 a list in a book► table of contents

the list at the beginning of a book that tells you the name of each part of the book:

I looked at the table of contents and saw that there were four short stories in the book.

► glossary

a list of words with an explanation of their meaning, usually printed at the end of a book in alphabetical order:

Some of the difficult words are in the glossary at the back of the book.

► index AWL

a list at the end of a book that tells you where each person or subject in the book is mentioned, by giving you the page numbers. In an index, the names and subjects are in alphabetical order:

Look under L in the index to see which pages talk about Abraham Lincoln.

► bibliography

a list of all the books and articles that someone used when he or she wrote something:

There is a short bibliography at the end of the article.

noun | verb

listlist2 /lɪst/ verb ► list

to write or say a list of things or people:

The teacher asked us to list three things we had learned on the field trip.

There were so many desserts listed on the menu - it was hard to choose just one.

► outline

to list the main ideas or facts about something, but not give all the details:

In his speech, the president outlined his new plan to improve the nation’s schools.

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