labelled
labelled — adjective
1. marked with a small note or tag that tells you what the item is, where it goes,
marked with a small note or tag that tells you what the item is, where it goes, or what it contains.
The boxes in the attic were neatly labelled with the contents and the year.
labelled with [contents]
Beatriz handed back the labelled jars of homemade jam after the school fair.
Each plant in the garden centre was clearly labelled with care instructions in two languages.
The chemistry teacher asked the class to use only properly labelled bottles during the experiment.
Files in the office cabinet were colour-coded and labelled by month.
- unlabelled
the natural opposite for jars, files, bottles
用法筆記
Typically appears with an adverb that describes how the labelling was done (clearly, properly, neatly, accurately).
labelled — noun
1. a small piece of paper, cloth, or plastic fixed to an object that tells you what
a small piece of paper, cloth, or plastic fixed to an object that tells you what it is, who it belongs to, or how to use it.
Élise checked the label on the wool jumper before putting it in the washing machine.
label on [object]
Each suitcase at the airport had a yellow label with the owner's address printed on it.
Diya peeled the price label off the gift before wrapping it for her cousin.
The medicine bottle came with a small white label warning patients not to drive after taking it.
Yumi tied a paper label to each plant pot so visitors would know the species.
文法句型
label on/of [object]
用法筆記
Often paired with a preposition: a label on a bottle, the label of a shirt. The verb to attach it is usually 'stick', 'tie', 'peel', or 'check'.
常見錯誤
2. a short word or phrase used to describe a person or group, often unfairly puttin
a short word or phrase used to describe a person or group, often unfairly putting them into a fixed category.
Theo hated the label 'lazy', which his football coach had given him at thirteen.
the label [word]
Many young writers reject the label of 'beginner' even after only one published story.
reject the label of
Talia argued that 'difficult child' is a harmful label for a kid who simply asks too many questions.
Once the press attached the label 'genius' to the young pianist, every wrong note became news.
Voters are tired of party labels and want to hear what each candidate actually plans to do.
文法句型
the label [name]
give someone the label of
用法筆記
Usually negative in tone: a label is something imposed on a person rather than freely chosen. Verbs: give, attach, reject, escape a label.
常見錯誤
3. a music or clothing business, or the brand name that its records or garments are
a music or clothing business, or the brand name that its records or garments are sold under.
After three years of writing songs in her bedroom, Sari finally signed to a small independent label in Berlin.
sign to a label
The album was released on the same label that produced his older sister's first record.
released on [label]
Obi prefers the simple cotton shirts from a small Lagos label over expensive designer brands.
The fashion label opened its first shop in Taipei last month with a queue around the block.
Most major labels refused to sign the band because their songs were too long for the radio.
文法句型
sign to a label
released on [label]
用法筆記
Common compounds: record label (music), fashion label / designer label (clothing). 'Sign to' and 'released on' are the standard music-industry collocations.
labelled — verb
1. to fix a small note or tag onto an object so that people can see what it is or w
to fix a small note or tag onto an object so that people can see what it is or where it belongs.
Christopher labelled every cardboard box with the room it belonged to before the movers arrived.
label [object] with [info]
The museum staff labelled each painting with the artist's name and the year it was finished.
Please label the leftovers clearly so we don't throw away food that is still good.
Nia labelled the spare keys 'front door' and 'back door' to avoid confusion at home.
The samples in the science lab must be labelled within ten minutes of being taken.
文法句型
label [object] with [info]
label [object] [info]
用法筆記
Two patterns: 'label X with Y' (the more common, descriptive form) and 'label X Y' (where Y is the actual text written on the label). Frequently passive in instructions.