type1/taIp; taIp/n 1 [C] a group of people or things that are similar to each other in some way [→ kind] 种类﹐类型: +of What type of food do you like? 你喜欢什么种类的食物?a particular/certain/different etc type To run this program you need a special type of software. 运行这个程序需要一个特殊的软件。of this/that/each etc type Accidents of this type are very common. 这类事故司空见惯。2 [C usually singular 一般用单数] someone with particular qualities or interests 某种类型的人: He's not really the athletic type. 他可不是运动型的人。3 be sb's type spoken to be the kind of person that someone is attracted to【口】是某人喜欢的那种人: Alex is OK – but he's not really my type. 亚历克斯不错—但他并不是我喜欢的那种人。4 [U] printed letters 印刷字体: italic type 斜体字BLOOD TYPE
type2v [I,T] to write something using a computer or typewriter〔用电脑或打字机〕打字: Cindy can type 50 words a minute. 辛迪一分钟可以打 50 个单词。