东中英惯用短语:
  •   我在回家的路上要顺便买些东西做饭.   something for dinner on my way home
  • adj.  我宁可挨饿也不吃那种东西!   I'd rather go hungry than eat that
  •   我已经有一个星期不想吃东西了.   my food for a week
  • v.  我帮(他)找东西.   find his things
  • v.  我得付给房东500英镑押金才能搬进房里去.   I had to pay a 500 deposit to the landlord before I could move into the house
  • n.  我得去买点东西.   shopping to do
  •   我得找些零碎东西捐给教堂作义卖.   I must look out some bits and pieces for the church jumble sale
  • adv.  我怀疑他是否看过这篇东西.   I doubt if he has read it yet
  • n.  我总是在星期一买东西.   I always do the shopping on a Monday
  • n.  我才不看那种无聊的东西呢.   I don't read that tripe
  • n.  我把一切东西都锁在保险箱里以防万一.   I took the precaution of locking everything in the safe
  • adj.  我把所有东西都卖了.   I've sold the whole lot, ie everything
  • adj.  我把所有东西都扔到汽车後座上去了.   I just threw the whole caboodle in the back of the car
  • n.  我整个星期没有卖出东西.   I haven't made a sale all week
  • n.  我有很多东西要缝.   I've got a pile of sewing to do
  • n.  我极想吃点东西.   I'm dying for something to eat