label
noun
verb
ˈleɪbəl noun
1 a piece of paper or another material that is attached to something and gives information about it 标签,标记
a luggage label
行李标签
on the label
It says ‘Dry clean’ on the label.
标签上写着“干洗”。
2 a word or phrase which is used to describe a person, group, or thing, but which is unfair or not correct 〔不公平或不正确的〕称呼,外号,绰号,叫法
Men these days have to avoid attracting the ‘sexist’ label.
如今的男人得小心避免被扣上“性别歧视”的大帽子。
3 a record company 唱片公司
their new release on the Ace Sounds label
由 Ace Sounds 唱片公司为他们发行的新唱片
4
designer label
clothes made by fashionable companies 名牌服装
Fancy designer labels tend to come with fancy price tags to match.
高级的名牌服饰往往都挂配高昂的价格牌。
verb
5 to attach a label onto something or write information on something 贴标签于; 用标签标明
Label the diagram clearly.
把图表标示清楚。
label sth sth
The file was labelled ‘Top Secret’.
这份文件上标明“绝密”。
label sth with sth
Each bag of seeds is labelled with the grower’s name.
每袋种子上都标明栽培者的姓名。
6 to use a word or phrase to describe someone or something, but often unfairly or incorrectly 把…不公正地称为,给…扣帽子
label sb/sth (as) sth
The newspapers had unjustly labelled him a troublemaker.
报界不公正地给他扣上了闹事者的帽子。
The unemployed are often unfairly labelled as lazy or unreliable.
失业者常被说成是懒惰或不可信赖的人。