types
A type of something is a group of those things that have particular features in common.
sort , kind , class
several types of lettuce.
生菜的几个品种。
There are various types of the disease.
该疾病有各种类型。
In 1990, 25 of households were of this type.
在1990年,25的家庭是这一类型的。
If you refer to a particular thing or person as a type of something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group.
sort , kind
Have you done this type of work before?
你以前做过这种工作吗?
Rates of interest for this type of borrowing can be high.
这种贷款的利率可能会很高。
If you refer to a person as a particular type, you mean that they have that particular appearance, character, or type of behaviour.
It's the first time I, a fair-skinned, freckly type, have sailed in the sun without burning.
作为皮肤白而又长雀斑的人,这是我第一次在阳光下航行而没有被晒伤。
Type is printed text as it appears in a book or newspaper, or the small pieces of metal that are used to create this.
The correction had already been set in type.
校正稿已经排好版了。
I can't read this small type.
我无法读这种小号字体。
type in , type into
If you type information into a computer or type it in, you press keys on the keyboard so that the computer stores or processes the information.
key in
Officials type each passport number into a computer.
官员把每个护照号都输入电脑中。
You have to type in commands, such as 'help' and 'print'.
你必须键入指令,如“帮助”和“打印”。
type up
If you type up a text that has been written by hand, you produce a typed copy of it.
When the first draft was completed, Nichols typed it up.
初稿完成后,尼科尔斯把它打了出来。
types , typing , typed
If you type something, you use a typewriter or computer keyboard to write it.
I can type your essays for you.
我可以帮你把文章打出来。
I had never really learned to type properly.
我从未真正地学会怎样正确打字。