check /tʃɛk/ CET4 TEM4 ( checking, checked, checks )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory. 检查; 核实

  例：

  Check the accuracy of everything in your résumé.

  核查你简历中每一项的准确性。

  例：

  I think there is an age limit, but I'd have to check.

  我觉得是有年龄限制的，但我得去核实一下。

  例：

  She hadn't checked whether she had a clean, ironed shirt.

  她没有查看自己是否有件干净并熨好的衬衣。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Check is also a noun. 检查; 核实

  例：

  He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure.

  他一直受到持续地监测，接受定期的血压检测。

• 3. 

  V-I If you check on someone or something, you make sure they are in a safe or satisfactory condition. 察看

  例：

  Stephen checked on her several times during the night.

  斯蒂芬夜间察看了她几次。

• 4. 

  V-T If you check something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a mark, like a V with the right side extended, next to it to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. 打勾 [美国英语]

• 5. 

  V-T To check something, usually something bad, means to stop it from spreading or continuing. 抑制

  例：

  Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.

  性教育也有望抑制艾滋病的蔓延。

• 6. 

  V-T When you check your luggage at an airport, you give it to an official so that it can be taken on to your plane. 托运 [美国英语]

  例：

  We arrived at the airport, checked our baggage and wandered around the gift shops.

  我们到达了机场，托运了行李，然后逛了逛礼品店。

• 7. 

  PHRASAL VERB To check in your luggage means the same as to it. 托运

  例：

  They checked in their luggage and found seats in the departure lounge.

  他们托运了行李，然后在候机室找到了座位。

• 8. 

  N-COUNT The check in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written and which you are given before you pay. (餐馆的) 账单 [美国英语]

• 9. 

  N-COUNT A pattern of squares, usually of two colours, can be referred to as checks or a check. 格子图案 (通常双色)

  例：

  Styles include stripes and checks.

  样式有条纹的和格子的。

• 10. 

  N-COUNT [美国英语] →see cheque

• 11. 

  PHRASE If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful. 抑制住某物

  例：

  Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in check.

  地球上的生命将无法延续，除非人口增长得到控制。

• 12. 

  → see also double-check, rain check