n.[C]

1. 贴纸；标签；商标
   All the sale items had special labels.

   所有减价品都有特殊标签。

2. 标记，符号
3. 称号；绰号
   Tom has been given the label of "playboy" by his friends.

   汤姆被他的朋友们称为“花花公子”。

4. 说明性略语（如词典中的【美】【口】等）
5. 带胶邮票

vt.

1. 贴标签于；用签条标明[O8][O9]
   We labelled the box before we sent it by train.

   在送上火车前，我们给箱子贴上了标签。

2. 把……称为，把……列为，把……归类为[O8][O9][（+as）]
   These people are often labeled as "work-shy".

   这些人常被归入“怕工作”的一类。

   The boy was labeled a troublemaker.

   这男孩被人称作捣蛋鬼。

n.

1. a small piece of paper, fabric, etc. attached to an object and giving information about it.
   ▸a piece of fabric sewn inside a garment and bearing the brand name, size, or care instructions.
2. the name or trademark of a fashion company.
   ▸a company that produces recorded music.
3. a classifying name applied to a person or thing, especially inaccurately.
   ▸(in a dictionary entry) a word or words used to specify the subject area, register, or geographical origin of the word being defined.
   ▸Computing  a string of characters used to refer to a particular instruction in a program.
4. Biology  & Chemistry  a radioactive isotope, fluorescent dye, or enzyme used to make something identifiable.
5. Heraldry  a narrow horizontal strip superimposed on a coat of arms by an eldest son during the life of his father.
6. Architecture  another term for dripstone.

v.

1. attach a label to.
2. assign to a category, especially inaccurately.
3. Biology  & Chemistry  make (a substance, cell, etc.) identifiable using a label.