index
['ɪn.deks] noun (plural indices or indexes)
LIST 列表
ADVANCED countable
■an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. is found on （书后关于主题、姓名等的）索引•Try looking up 'heart disease' in the index.试试在索引中寻找“心脏病”这个条目。 countable
■a collection of information stored on a computer or on a set of cards, in alphabetical order （电脑或卡片上的）索引•He has all his friends' names and addresses on a card index.他将所有朋友的姓名及位址都做了卡片索引。
['ɪn.deks] noun (plural indices or indexes)
COMPARISON 比较
countable
■a system of numbers used for comparing values of things which change according to each other or a fixed standard 指数•the FTSE 100 Index伦敦《金融时报》指数 •the Dow Jones Index道‧琼斯指数 •a wage/price index工资／价格指数 countable usually singular
■something which shows how strong or common a condition or feeling is 标志；指标；表征•Consumer spending is often a good index of public confidence in the economy.消费支出经常是显示公众对经济的信心的有效指标。
['ɪn.deks] verb transitive
MAKE LIST 编入索引
■to prepare an index for a book or collection, or arrange it in an index 为…编索引；把…编入索引•Our computer indexes several thousand new records every second.我们的电脑每秒钟可把几千个新纪录编入索引。 •The book contains a lot of information, but it's not very well indexed.这本书的资料很丰富，但索引做得不好。
['ɪn.deks] verb transitive
COMPARE 比较
■to change a system of numbers according to each other or a fixed standard 将…与…挂钩；使指数化•Living expenses will be indexed to/in line with inflation (= to take inflation into consideration).生活费用将与通货膨胀挂钩。 |