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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++it1 /ɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun [used as subject or object] 1 XXused to refer to a thing, animal, situation, idea etc that has already been mentioned or is already known about 它，这，那〔指已经提及或已为对方所知晓的事物、动物、情况、想法等〕 ‘Where’s your office?’ ‘It’s on the third floor.’ “你的办公室在哪儿？”“在三楼。” I love the spring – it’s a wonderful time of the year. 我喜欢春季——这是一年里最美妙的时节。 There were people crying, buildings on fire. It was terrible! 有人在哭喊，楼房在燃烧―太可怕了！ Don’t blame me. It wasn’t my idea. 不要责备我，这不是我的主意。 This little beast is a lemur and it lives in Madagascar. 这小动物是狐猴，生活在马达加斯加。2 NOWused to refer to the situation that someone is in now, or what is happening now 〔指某人目前所处的境况或正在发生的事〕 I can’t stand it any longer. I’m resigning. 我再也忍受不了啦，我要辞职。 How’s it going, Bob? I haven’t seen you for ages. 鲍勃，近况如何？我们好久不见了。 And the worst of it is the car isn’t even paid for yet. 最糟糕的是这辆车子还没有付款。 Stop it, you two. You’re just being silly. 别闹了，你们俩。你们真愚蠢。3 XXused as the subject or object of a verb when the real subject or object is later in the sentence 〔用作动词的主语或宾语，而真正的主语或宾语在句子的后部〕 It worries me the way he keeps changing his mind. 他老是改变主意，这让我很厌烦。 What’s it like being a sailor? 当水手是什么滋味？ Apparently it’s cheaper to fly than to go by train. 显然，乘飞机比坐火车便宜。 It’s a pity you couldn’t come. 你来不了，真遗憾。 It seems that we are not welcome here. 看来我们在这里不受欢迎。 I found it hard to concentrate. 我觉得难以集中精神。4 XXused as the subject of a sentence when you are talking about the weather, the time, a distance etc 〔谈论天气、时间、距离等时作为句子的主语〕 Is it still raining? 还在下雨吗？ It was 4 o'clock and the mail still hadn’t come. 4点钟了，邮件还没到。 It’s my birthday today. 今天是我的生日。 It’s over 200 miles from London to Manchester. 从伦敦到曼彻斯特有两百多英里。 It gets dark very early in the winter. 冬天天黑得很早。 It’s three years since I last saw her. 我上次见到她至今已有三年了。5 EMPHASIZEused with the verb ‘be’ to emphasize that you are talking about one particular thing, person, group etc and not any other 〔与动词 be 连用，强调你所讲的是某物、某人或某团体等，而不是任何其他的人或事物〕 It’s Lawrence you should be talking to. 你应该和劳伦斯谈谈，而不是其他人。 It was malaria that killed him. 他死于疟疾。 It was in New Zealand that Elizabeth first met Mr Cronje. 伊丽莎白是在新西兰初识克龙涅先生的。6 BABY/HAVE A BABYused to refer to a baby when you do not know what sex the baby is 〔指婴儿，用于不知道其性别时〕7 8 informal used to refer to sex 〔用于指性交〕9 if it wasn’t/weren’t for somebody/something (also if it hadn’t been for somebody/something)IF used to say who or what prevents or prevented something from happening 要不是某人；要是没有某事物10 informal a particular ability or quality that is needed in order to do something 〔做某事所需的〕特殊能力[品质]11 this is it spokenNOW used to say that something you expected to happen is actually going to happen 就是它〔表示预计发生的事真要发生了〕12 that’s it spoken13 think you’re it informalPROUD to think you are more important than you are 自以为了不起
Examples from the Corpus
it• And that's the end of it?• I'm sorry, but you just don't have it as a singer.• It costs $12 just to get in the door.• How's it going, Bob?• Since it happened to be such a nice day, they went to the beach.• So, did you two do it last night?• What's it like living in Miami?• It looks like they've left without us.• With the new stereo in the car, it makes a big difference.• In the summer, it must be beautiful there.• It's a nice camera.• It's a three-hour drive to Boston.• It was Jane who paid for the meal yesterday.• Do you like my tie? It was on sale.• It was sprinkling when we came in.• It was the meal that Jane paid for yesterday.• It was yesterday that Jane paid for the meal.it2, It adjective informal it bag/dress/shoes etc informal a bag, dress etc that is very fashionable and desirable 时髦而抢手的一个包/一件连衣裙/一双鞋等 I’ve managed to get my hands on this season’s it bag. 我好不容易买到了本季度很流行的一个包。IT /ˌaɪ ˈtiː/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] TD (information technology) the study or use of electronic processes and equipment for storing information and making it available 信息技术Examples from the Corpus
IT• It is the first assessment of the expanded IT Advanced Courses programme.• It is unlikely that IT managers will wish to migrate such large amounts of dead material across computer systems.• What this means is that effective IT managers have to be as sensitive to real estate as they are to virtual reality.• Jobs is positioning NeXTStep as a means to ride what he believes will be the next wave in IT - custom applications.• The program, aimed at top execs, is meant to help them manage IT more profitably and effectively.• The number of students involved in the other IT subject areas varied - between 3 and 6 percent in any one subject.• Thus IT and its record entered into the politics of the workplace.From Longman Business DictionaryITITCOMPUTING abbreviation for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYIT has had a dramatic affect on the telecoms infrastructure.the firm’s IT departmentOrigin it Old English hit Corpus a situation, idea to thing, to used animal, Business refer
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it1 S1 W1 /ɪt/ 
pronoun [used as subject or object]
‘Where’s your office?’ ‘It’s on the third floor.’
I love the spring – it’s a wonderful time of the year.
There were people crying, buildings on fire. It was terrible!
Don’t blame me. It wasn’t my idea.
This little beast is a lemur and it lives in Madagascar.
2. used to refer to the situation that someone is in now, or what is happening now:
I can’t stand it any longer. I’m resigning.
How’s it going, Bob? I haven’t seen you for ages.
And the worst of it is the car isn’t even paid for yet.
Stop it, you two. You’re just being silly.
3. used as the subject or object of a verb when the real subject or object is later in the sentence:
It worries me the way he keeps changing his mind.
What’s it like being a sailor?
Apparently it’s cheaper to fly than to go by train.
It’s a pity you couldn’t come.
It seems that we are not welcome here.
I found it hard to concentrate.
4. used as the subject of a sentence when you are talking about the weather, the time, a distance etc:
Is it still raining?
It was 4 o'clock and the mail still hadn’t come.
It’s my birthday today.
It’s over 200 miles from London to Manchester.
It gets dark very early in the winter.
It’s three years since I last saw her.
5. used with the verb ‘be’ to emphasize that you are talking about one particular thing, person, group etc and not any other:
It’s Lawrence you should be talking to.
It was malaria that killed him.
It was in New Zealand that Elizabeth first met Mr Cronje.
6. used to refer to a baby when you do not know what sex the baby is:
What will you call it if it’s a boy?
7.
a. used to say who a person is:
‘Who’s that over there?’ ‘It’s Robert Morley.’
b. spoken used to say who is speaking, especially on the telephone:
Hello, it’s Frank here.
It’s all right, it’s only me.
8. informal used to refer to sex:
Have you done it with him yet?
9. if it wasn’t/weren’t for somebody/something (also if it hadn’t been for somebody/something) used to say who or what prevents or prevented something from happening:
We would have arrived much earlier if it hadn’t been for the snow.
10. informal a particular ability or quality that is needed in order to do something:
In a job like advertising, you’ve either got it or you haven’t!
11. this is it spoken used to say that something you expected to happen is actually going to happen:
This is it, boys – the moment we’ve been waiting for.
12. that’s it spoken
a. used to say that something is completely finished or that a situation cannot be changed:
That’s it, then. There’s nothing more we can do.
b. used to tell someone that they are doing something correctly:
Slowly ... slowly. Yeah, that’s it.
c. (also that does it) used when you are angry about a situation and you do not want it to continue:
That’s it. I’m leaving.
13. think you’re it informal to think you are more important than you are:
Just because he got a higher mark, he really thinks he’s it.
it2 , It adjective informal
it bag/dress/shoes etc a bag, dress etc that is very fashionable and desirable:
I’ve managed to get my hands on this season’s it bag.
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pronoun [used as subject or object] Language: Old English
Origin: hit
1. used to refer to a thing, animal, situation, idea etc that has already been mentioned or is already known about:Origin: hit
2. used to refer to the situation that someone is in now, or what is happening now:
3. used as the subject or object of a verb when the real subject or object is later in the sentence:
4. used as the subject of a sentence when you are talking about the weather, the time, a distance etc:
5. used with the verb ‘be’ to emphasize that you are talking about one particular thing, person, group etc and not any other:
6. used to refer to a baby when you do not know what sex the baby is:
7.
a. used to say who a person is:
b. spoken used to say who is speaking, especially on the telephone:
8. informal used to refer to sex:
9. if it wasn’t/weren’t for somebody/something (also if it hadn’t been for somebody/something) used to say who or what prevents or prevented something from happening:
10. informal a particular ability or quality that is needed in order to do something:
11. this is it spoken used to say that something you expected to happen is actually going to happen:
12. that’s it spoken
a. used to say that something is completely finished or that a situation cannot be changed:
b. used to tell someone that they are doing something correctly:
c. (also that does it) used when you are angry about a situation and you do not want it to continue:
13. think you’re it informal to think you are more important than you are:
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, It adjective informalit bag/dress/shoes etc a bag, dress etc that is very fashionable and desirable:
IT
IT /ˌaɪ ˈtiː/ noun [uncountable]
(information technology) the study or use of electronic processes and equipment for storing information and making it available
IT /ˌaɪ ˈtiː/
noun [uncountable](information technology) the study or use of electronic processes and equipment for storing information and making it available
Giving opinions using impersonal language 用客观的语言发表意见
◆ It is vital that more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals.应进一步阻止非法买卖野生动物的行为，这一点至关重要。 Compare 比较： ◆ We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally. 我们必须进一步阻止人们非法买卖野生动物。 ◆ It is clear that more needs to be done to protect biodiversity.显然，应进一步保护生物多样性。 Compare 比较： ◆ We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity. 很明显，我们需要进一步保护生物多样性。 ◆ It is unfortunate that the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues.不幸的是，将猴子当宠物饲养的做法仍在持续。 Compare 比较： ◆ It's absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets. 非常糟糕的是有人仍将猴子当宠物饲养。 ◆ It is difficult for many peopleto understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport.许多人都难以理解为什么有些人选择捕猎作为消遣。 Compare 比较： ◆ I can't understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun. 我不明白为什么有人会以猎杀动物为乐。 ◆ Unfortunately, it would seem that not enough is being done to support tiger conservation.遗憾的是，在保护老虎方面给予的支持似乎还不够。 Compare 比较： ◆ Governments aren't doing enough to help tiger conservation. 政府没有采取足够措施促进对老虎的保护。 ◆ There is no doubt that the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming.毫无疑问，对北极熊的最大威胁是全球变暖。 Compare 比较： ◆ I believe that the greatest threat… 我认为最大的威胁…
