catalogue
/ˈkætəlɒɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkæt.əl.ɒɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkæt̬.əl.ɑːɡ/ (ame, ipa)
catalogue — 名詞
1. a printed or online publication that shows the items a company sells, with pictu
型錄
列出商品照片與價格的刊物
a printed or online publication that shows the items a company sells, with pictures and prices, so that customers can choose what to buy.
Sivan ordered a raincoat from the online catalogue of an outdoor gear shop.
Sivan 從一家戶外用品店的線上型錄訂了一件雨衣。
online catalogue + noun phrase for goods
Ritu tore a page from the furniture catalogue to show her mother the sofa she liked.
Ritu 從家具型錄撕下一頁，向媽媽展示她喜歡的沙發。
catalogue + of + product type
Every spring the company publishes a new catalogue with pictures of all its gardening tools.
每年春天這家公司都會出版新型錄，介紹所有園藝工具的照片。
Wren circled dresses in the mail-order catalogue and asked her aunt to place the order.
Wren 在郵購型錄上圈了幾件洋裝，請阿姨幫忙下單。
- brochure
a smaller promotional booklet, usually for a single product line rather than a full product range
- price list
a simpler document that lists prices without images or detailed descriptions
文法句型
a catalogue of something
catalogue + noun (as modifier)
用法筆記
In modern commerce this sense increasingly refers to an online or digital catalogue rather than a printed booklet.
常見錯誤
2. an organised list of every item in a specific collection, such as the books in a
目錄
按順序排列的收藏品清單
an organised list of every item in a specific collection, such as the books in a library, the paintings in a museum, or the plants in a botanical garden.
Élise searched the library's online catalogue to find the novel she needed.
Élise 查詢圖書館的線上目錄，尋找她需要的小說。
library's online catalogue + for finding items
The museum published a full catalogue of its Ming dynasty ceramics with photos and historical notes.
該博物館出版了一份完整的明朝陶瓷目錄，附有照片和歷史說明。
catalogue of [specific collection] + with descriptive details
Kenji spent the afternoon browsing the exhibition catalogue to read about each artist's background.
Kenji 花了整個下午翻閱展覽目錄，了解每位藝術家的背景。
Kwame compiled a catalogue of bird species seen at the nature reserve that summer.
Kwame 編製了一份夏季在自然保護區觀察到的鳥類目錄。
文法句型
a catalogue of something
catalogue + noun (as modifier)
用法筆記
Frequently used with a possessive noun or 'of' to specify the collection — 'a library catalogue', 'the catalogue of the exhibition'.
常見錯誤
3. a long sequence of connected bad or unwelcome things that happen one after anoth
一連串
一連串不好的事件接連發生
a long sequence of connected bad or unwelcome things that happen one after another, such as disasters, problems, or mistakes.
The hospital report listed a catalogue of errors that led to the safety incident.
醫院的報告列出一連串導致安全事件的錯誤。
a catalogue of errors — common negative collocation
Rafael's first year running the farm was a catalogue of crop failures and unpaid bills.
Rafael 經營農場的第一年經歷了一連串作物歉收以及付不出帳單的困境。
The documentary uncovered a catalogue of human rights abuses that had gone unreported for decades.
這部紀錄片揭露了一連串數十年來未被報導的人權侵犯事件。
After the earthquake, the region suffered a catalogue of aftershocks, landslides, and power outages.
地震過後，該地區遭受了一連串餘震、土石流和停電。
文法句型
a catalogue of + plural noun
用法筆記
The items in the series are almost always negative — disasters, failures, abuses, mistakes. It is rarely used for positive sequences.
常見錯誤
catalogue — 動詞
1. to record and organise all the items in a collection or group by putting them in
編目
有系統地將物品分類整理成清單
to record and organise all the items in a collection or group by putting them into a list with descriptive details — for example, a librarian cataloguing new books, or a researcher cataloguing plant species.
The Watanabe family spent the weekend cataloguing the contents of their grandmother's attic.
渡邊一家利用週末將祖母閣樓裡的物品逐一編目。
The night-shift librarian stayed late to catalogue the donated books before the morning rush.
夜班圖書館員加班為捐贈的書籍編目，趕在早上忙碌前完成。
catalogue + donated items — typical transitive use
Dr. Okafor catalogued every plant specimen he collected during the three-month forest expedition.
Okafor 醫師將為期三個月的森林探險中所採集的每一株植物標本都編入目錄。
The research team is cataloguing the local dialect words before the older speakers disappear.
研究團隊正在將當地方言詞彙編目，趕在老一輩使用者離世之前記錄下來。
文法句型
catalogue something
catalogue something as something
用法筆記
Frequently passive in formal contexts ('the specimens were catalogued by the museum'). The US spelling 'catalog' is common in American publications.