label

in AM, use 美国英语用 labeling, labeled


1. N-COUNT 标签；签条；标贴
   A label is a piece of paper or plastic that is attached to an object in order to give information about it.
   1. He peered at the label on the bottle.
      他仔细地看着瓶上的标签。
2. VERB 贴标签于；用标签标明
   If something is labelled, a label is attached to it giving information about it.
   1. The stuff has never been properly logged and labelled...
      这些东西从未进行过妥善登记，也没有贴标签标注。
   2. Meat labelled 'Scotch Beef' sells for a premium in supermarkets...
      带有“Scotch Beef（苏格兰牛肉）”标志的牛肉在超市里售价不菲。
   3. All the products are labelled with comprehensive instructions.
      所有产品均标有详尽的使用说明。
3. VERB （不公平地）把…称为，把…列为
   If you say that someone or something is labelled as a particular thing, you mean that people generally describe them that way and you think that this is unfair.
   1. Too often the press are labelled as bad boys...
      记者们往往被视为捣蛋分子。
   2. Certain estates are labelled as undesirable...
      某些物业被归入不受欢迎之列。
   3. They are afraid to contact the social services in case they are labelled a problem family...
      由于害怕被贴上“问题家庭”的标签，他们不敢联系社会福利机构。
   4. If you venture from 'feminine' standards, you are labelled aggressive and hostile.
      女性要是不够女人味便会背上咄咄逼人、很不友善之名。
4. N-COUNT （批评性的）标签，称号
   If you say that someone gets a particular label, you mean that people show disapproval of them by describing them with a critical word or phrase.
   1. Her treatment of her husband earned her the label of the most hated woman in America.
      她对待丈夫的行径使她赢得了“全美最可恶的女人”的称号。
5. N-COUNT 唱片公司
   You can refer to a company that produces and sells CDs as a particular label .
   1. She landed a contract with record label EMI...
      她获得了一份与百代唱片公司的合约。
   2. It was on the Virgin label.
      它由维京唱片公司发行。

noun

1. 标签；签条；标记
   a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to sth and that gives information about it
   1. The washing instructions are on the label.
      洗涤说明在标签上。
   2. price/address labels
      价格标签；地址签条
   3. We tested various supermarkets' own label pasta sauces (= those marked with the name of the shop/store where they are sold) .
      我们检查了各大超市的自家商标面食调味汁。
   4. He'll only wear clothes with a designer label .
      他只愿穿高档名牌服装。
2. （不恰当的）称谓，绰号，叫法
   a word or phrase that is used to describe sb/sth in a way that seems too general, unfair or not correct
   1. I hated the label ‘housewife’.
      我不喜欢“家庭主妇”这个称谓。
3. 唱片公司
   a company that produces and sells records, CDs, etc.
   1. the Virgin record label
      维京唱片公司
   2. It's his first release for a major label.
      这是他在大唱片公司发行的第一张唱片。

verb

1. 贴标签于；用标签标明
   to fix a label on sth or write information on sth
   1. We carefully labelled each item with the contents and the date.
      我们仔细地把每件物品用标签标明成分和日期。
   2. The file was labelled ‘Private’.
      那档案已标明“保密”。
2. （尤指不公正地）把…称为
   to describe sb/sth in a particular way, especially unfairly
   1. He was labelled (as) a traitor by his former colleagues.
      他被以前的同事称为叛徒。
   2. It is unfair to label a small baby as naughty.
      硬说一个小小的婴儿淘气是不公平的。