No, no, no. They say it's the same as the distance from the tip of a guy's thumb to the tip of his index finger.

——Friends

不不不。他们说相同的是一个人的大拇指到食指的距离。

——《老友记》

一、你知道index有几种含义吗?

n.

1.索引 a list of names or topics that are referred to in a book, etc., usually arranged at the end of a book in alphabetical order or listed in a separate file or book

A key word index is an enlargement to the book.

主题词索引是这本书的附录。

 

2.指数 a system that shows the level of prices and wages, etc. so that they can be compared with those of a previous date

Do you know the price index in the city?

你知道这个城市的物价指数吗?

 

3.指标;指示,标志 a sign or measure that sth else can be judged by

Weeds are an index to the character of the soil.

杂草是反映土壤特征的一个指标。

 

v.

1.做索引,编入索引中 [I,T] to make an index of documents, the contents of a book, etc.; to add sth to a list of this type

It'll take days to index the report.

为该报告编索引要花好几天时间。

 

2.按生活指数调整(工资、价格等) [T] to link wages, etc. to the level of prices of food, clothing, etc. so that they both increase at the same rate

Minimum pensions and wages are to be indexed to inflation.

最低养老金和最低工资要与通货膨胀挂钩。

 

二、含有index的常见短语 

card index

n. 卡片索引

 

index finger

n.食指

 

price index

n. 物价指数

 

thumb index

n. 书边标目

 

business index

商情指数,商业指数

 

三、接下来,做个填词游戏

They added an _____ to bulk the dictionary out.

他们增加了索引使词典更厚了。