catalog
catalog — 名詞
1. a complete collection of items — such as books, products, works of art, or cours
目錄
按順序排列的物品清單
a complete collection of items — such as books, products, works of art, or courses — arranged in a particular order (alphabetically, by category, etc.) so that each item can be found easily.
Yan checked the library's online catalog before heading to the shelf for books she needed.
Yan 在去書架找書之前，先查了圖書館的線上目錄。
library catalog — very common collocation
Noa looked through the seed catalog for a tomato suited to his region.
Noa 翻閱種子目錄，想找一種適合他種植區域的番茄品種。
The museum printed a catalog of every painting in its permanent collection.
這間博物館印製了一份館藏所有畫作的目錄。
Christopher found the part number by looking through the manufacturer's parts catalog.
Christopher 透過查閱製造商的零件目錄找到了那個零件編號。
The university publishes a catalog of all courses offered each semester.
那所大學每學期都會出版一份所有課程的目錄。
文法句型
catalog + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
This is the standard US spelling. In British English, the word is usually spelled 'catalogue'.
常見錯誤
2. a book, magazine, or website that shows the goods or services a company sells, u
商品目錄
列出商品和價格的書冊
a book, magazine, or website that shows the goods or services a company sells, usually with pictures and prices.
Meera flipped through the furniture catalog and circled a sofa she wanted to buy.
Meera 翻閱家具目錄，並圈出她想買的那張沙發。
furniture / fashion / garden catalog — common product types
Joaquín ordered a desk from an office catalog and got it three days later.
Joaquín 從辦公用品目錄訂了一張書桌，三天後就收到了。
Élise cut pictures from the garden catalog to plan her backyard flower beds.
Élise 從園藝目錄上剪下圖片，為她的後院花圃做規劃。
Trang left the toy catalog on the coffee table for the children to flip through.
Trang 把玩具目錄放在茶几上，讓孩子們翻看。
文法句型
catalog + of + noun phrase
3. a series of connected unpleasant or unfortunate events that happen one after ano
一連串
一系列不好的事件
a series of connected unpleasant or unfortunate events that happen one after another.
The city faced a catalog of problems after the storm, including flooding and power outages.
那場風暴過後，這座城市面臨了一連串的問題，包括淹水和停電。
a catalog of problems / disasters / setbacks
Hamza's recovery was followed by a catalog of setbacks that kept him from the race.
Hamza 的康復之路接連遭遇挫折，讓他無法參賽。
The report listed a catalog of errors made during the construction of the bridge.
那份報告列出這座橋樑建造過程中犯下的一連串錯誤。
Yasmin's first week was a catalog of disasters, from lost files to missed meetings.
Yasmin 的第一週可說是一場災難——從檔案遺失到錯過會議，問題接連不斷。
文法句型
a catalog + of + noun phrase (negative events)
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the pattern 'a catalog of + negative plural noun'. The sense is metaphorical, extending the idea of a list to unpleasant events.
catalog — 動詞
1. to collect and organize information about a group of related items into a system
編目
將物品整理成清單
to collect and organize information about a group of related items into a systematic list or record.
Trang spent the summer cataloging every plant species in the national park.
Trang 花了一整個夏天，為國家公園內的每一種植物編目。
The team is cataloging rare books in the university library's basement collection.
團隊正在為大學圖書館地下室收藏的珍本進行編目。
catalog + rare books / manuscripts — common object
Hiro cataloged his vinyl record collection using a free app on his phone.
Hiro 用一款手機免費應用程式為他的黑膠唱片收藏編目。
The archivist has been cataloging historical photographs donated by the mayor's family.
檔案管理員一直在為市長家屬捐贈的歷史照片進行編目。
文法句型
catalog + noun phrase
用法筆記
The object of this sense is always a collection of items — you catalog 'books', 'specimens', or 'photographs', not a single item.
2. to record a specific item in a catalog or list so that it can be found or refere
登記
把項目記入清單中
to record a specific item in a catalog or list so that it can be found or referenced later.
Each new book is cataloged by a librarian before it reaches the shelves.
每一本新書在上架前，都會由圖書館員登記到系統中。
passive: be cataloged — commonly used in passive voice
Mark cataloged the invoice under office supplies in the company's expense system.
Mark 把那張發票登記在公司支出系統的辦公用品類別下。
catalog + noun + under + category
The auction house cataloged the necklace at a starting bid of five thousand dollars.
拍賣行將那條項鍊登記為五千美元的起標價。
Iris cataloged every receipt from the trip to prepare her reimbursement request.
Iris 把這趟旅程的每一張收據都登記下來，以便申請報銷。
文法句型
catalog + noun phrase
catalog + noun phrase + under + noun phrase
catalog + noun phrase + at + price
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense focuses on entering a single item into an existing catalog, rather than creating a catalog from scratch.
3. to sort and label items — such as documents, specimens, or data — according to a
分類
按類別整理並描述
to sort and label items — such as documents, specimens, or data — according to a set of categories or descriptive features.
The scientist cataloged the fossils by geological period and species type.
科學家根據地質年代和物種類型將這些化石分類。
catalog + by + classification feature
Researchers cataloged the survey responses into five main categories for analysis.
研究人員將問卷回覆分成五大類別進行分析。
catalog + into + categories
Yan cataloged the samples according to their chemical properties and origin.
Yan 根據化學屬性和來源對這些樣本進行分類。
The librarian cataloged the manuscripts by date, author, and subject matter.
圖書館員按照日期、作者和主題將這批手稿分類。
文法句型
catalog + noun phrase
catalog + noun phrase + by + noun phrase
catalog + noun phrase + into + noun phrase
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (COMPILE A LIST): sense 1 focuses on creating a comprehensive inventory of all items in a domain (e.g., cataloging a museum's entire collection). This sense focuses on sorting items into labeled categories or groups — the items may already be known, and the emphasis is on the classification system rather than the act of building a list from scratch.
4. to appear in a catalog with a specified selling price — used without a direct ob
標價
在目錄上標示售價
to appear in a catalog with a specified selling price — used without a direct object, with the price following 'at' or 'for'.
The new smartphone catalogs at seven hundred dollars in the online store.
這款新智慧型手機在線上商店目錄中的標價是七百美元。
catalog + at + price — intransitive pattern
Mark checked the ski equipment that catalogs for over a thousand dollars.
Mark 查看了那套標價超過一千美元的滑雪裝備。
This model of guitar catalogs at half the price of the competitor's version.
這款型號的吉他標價只有競爭對手版本的一半。
The art print in the museum shop catalogs for only twenty dollars.
博物館商店裡的藝術印刷品標價僅二十美元。
- sell for
more common in everyday language; 'catalog at' is more specialized and formal
文法句型
catalog + at + price
用法筆記
This is the only intransitive sense. The subject must be the item being sold, not a person. It is most often found in commercial descriptions and price lists.