item

英 [ˈaɪtəm]

美 [ˈaɪtəm]

n. 项目; 一件商品(或物品); 一则，一条(新闻)

复数：items　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.950 / COCA.1031

习惯用语

be an item

noun

项目
one thing on a list of things to buy, do, talk about, etc.
1. What's the next item on the agenda?
  议程的下一项是什么？
一件商品（或物品）
a single article or object
1. Can I pay for each item separately?
  我能否一件一件地分别付钱？
2. The computer was my largest single item of expenditure.
  电脑是我花钱最多的一件东西。
3. This clock is a collector's item (= because it is rare and valuable) .
  这座钟是珍藏。
一则，一条（新闻）
a single piece of news in a newspaper, on television, etc.
1. an item of news/a news item
  一条新闻

See also:The most valuable item on show will be a Picasso drawing...The menu includes the occasional off-beat item.collector's item
N-COUNT 项目;条目;条款
Anitemis one of a list of things for someone to do, deal with, or talk about.
1. The other item on the agenda is the tour.
  日程中的另一项是旅游。
N-COUNT 一篇报道(或文章);(新闻等的)一条,一则
Anitemis a report or article in a newspaper or magazine, or on television or radio.
1. There was an item in the paper about him.
  报纸上有一条关于他的报道。
N-SING (关系亲密的)一对
If you say that two people are anitem, you mean that they are having a romantic or sexual relationship.
1. She and Gino were an item.
  她和吉诺曾是一对。

His speech will be the most important item at today's meeting.
他的讲话可是今天会上的压轴戏。
They give a slant to every single news item that's put on the air.
他们播放的每一则新闻都有所偏向。
Let's have the empty city ruse as the second major item for tomorrow evening's performance.
明儿晚上拿《空城计》来压轴。
I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale.
在一次庭院拍卖会上，我偶然发现了一个忍不住想买的东西。
An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee
早晨喝咖啡时，新闻版面的一则趣闻令我感到惊奇。
The other item on the agenda is the tour.
日程中的另一项是旅游。
This item has been written off ( the account).
这笔账已经销了。
Each student makes only one item themselves
每个学生自己只做一项。
The most valuable item on show will be a Picasso drawing
展览会上最贵重的展品是毕加索的一幅素描。
It's worth checking each item for obvious flaws
有必要逐件检查一下是否有明显的瑕疵。