labeled
labeled — verb
- labeledpresent simple I / you / we / they
- labeleds3rd person singular
- labeleding-ing form
- labelededpast simple
1. attached a small piece of paper, cloth, or sticker to something so that people c
attached a small piece of paper, cloth, or sticker to something so that people could see what it was, who owned it, or how to use it
Mathieu carefully labeled every jar of homemade jam with the fruit and the year.
labeled + [object] + with + [info]
Sari labeled the cardboard boxes 'kitchen' and 'bedroom' before the movers arrived.
labeled + [object] + 'tag text'
The children labeled their drawings with their names and ages for the school exhibition.
All the medical samples in the freezer were labeled by the night-shift technician.
Iris labeled the wires behind the television so her father could reconnect them later.
文法句型
labeled + [object]
labeled + [object] + with + [info]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person; object is a physical item that benefits from clear identification. Often paired with 'with' + the information written on the tag.
常見錯誤
2. used a short word or phrase to describe a person or group, often in a way that w
used a short word or phrase to describe a person or group, often in a way that was simple, judgmental, and did not reflect who they really were
Classmates labeled Rohan a troublemaker after one fight, and the name stuck for years.
labeled + [person] + [noun complement]
The newspaper labeled the young protesters as dangerous radicals without speaking to any of them.
labeled + [group] + as + [noun]
Shirin felt hurt when relatives labeled her selfish for choosing to study abroad.
Once the team labeled Christopher the office clown, his good ideas were ignored in meetings.
Workers were quickly labeled lazy by managers who never visited the warehouse floor.
- branded
stronger; suggests the description is hard to remove, often very negative
- stereotyped
specifically about applying a fixed group image to an individual
- characterized
more neutral and formal; not always unfair
文法句型
labeled + [person] + (as) + [noun]
labeled + [person/group] + [adjective]
用法筆記
Distinct from sense 1: the object is a person or group, not a physical item, and the 'label' is usually a judgmental word rather than identifying information. Often carries a negative or unfair tone.
常見錯誤
3. marked a product with the name or symbol of the company that made or sold it, so
marked a product with the name or symbol of the company that made or sold it, so shoppers would know whose product it was
Cheap T-shirts labeled with a famous designer's logo sold for ten times the real price.
passive: be labeled + with + [brand]
Isabela noticed the olive oil bottles were labeled 'Italian' though the olives came from Greece.
passive: be labeled + 'brand claim'
The factory labeled every coffee bag with its small farm's logo and the harvest date.
Sneakers labeled by the new sports brand sold out in three days in Tokyo.
Hassan refused to buy any chocolate not labeled fair-trade by an independent organization.
- unbranded
describes products sold without a brand mark
文法句型
[product] + be labeled + [brand-name]
labeled + [product] + as + [brand]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a manufacturer or seller; object is a finished product. Differs from sense 1 in that the tag is a commercial brand mark rather than simple identification information.