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/ˈɪndɛks/

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noun

索引，目录

An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

Examples :

"The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found."

一本书的索引列出了书中的词语或表达，以及它们所在的页码。

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noun

食指，二拇指

The index finger; the forefinger.

Examples :

"He used his index finger to point to the correct answer on the test. "

他用食指指出了试卷上正确的答案。

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noun

指针，指标

A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.

Examples :

"The thermometer's index showed the temperature was 25 degrees. "

温度计上的指针显示温度是25度。

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noun

索引符，指示符。

A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.

Examples :

"The index in the textbook pointed to the page with the answer to the difficult math problem. "

课本里的索引符指出了那一页，那一页有那道难题的答案。

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noun

索引，指标，迹象

That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.

Examples :

"The rising temperature is an index of the approaching summer. "

气温升高是夏天即将来临的迹象。

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noun

指标，迹象。

A sign; an indication; a token.

Examples :

"The teacher's raised eyebrow was an index that she was confused by the student's answer. "

老师扬起的眉毛是一个指标，表明她对学生的回答感到困惑。

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noun

指示词, 指标词。

A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context. E.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.

Examples :

""The index of 'my family' refers to different people depending on who is using the expression." "

“我的家人”这个指示词，指代不同的人，取决于谁在使用这个表达。

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noun

指数，指标

A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.

Examples :

"The stock market index showed a slight increase today. "

今天的股市指数略有上涨。

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noun

指数, 系数。

A number representing a property or ratio, a coefficient.

Examples :

"The index of difficulty for the math test was 0.8, meaning it was moderately challenging. "

这次数学考试的难度指数是0.8，说明它具有中等挑战性。

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noun

指数, 上标

A raised suffix indicating a power.

Examples :

"The index of 2 in the equation x² means x multiplied by itself twice. "

公式 x² 中，2 这个上标指数表示 x 乘以自身两次。

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noun

索引, 指标

An integer or other key indicating the location of data e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.

Examples :

"The index of the book chapter I'm studying is page 27. "

我正在学习的那个书的章节的索引是第27页。

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noun

索引, 目录

A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.

Examples :

"The library's database uses an index to quickly find books by author. "

图书馆的数据库使用索引来根据作者快速查找书籍。

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noun

索引，目录

A prologue indicating what follows.

Examples :

"The introduction to the chapter, outlining the key topics, served as an index to the rest of the lesson. "

本章的引言概述了关键主题，就像一个目录，提示了接下来要讲的内容。

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verb

编索引，编制索引

To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.

Examples :

"To prepare for the history exam, she indexed the chapter notes. "

为了准备历史考试，她给章节笔记编了索引。

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verb

编入索引，登记。

To inventory, to take stock.

Examples :

"Before starting the new semester, the teacher indexed all the books in the classroom library. "

新学期开始前，老师把教室图书角里所有的书都登记造册了。

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verb

按通货膨胀调整，根据物价指数调整.

To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.

Examples :

"To compare salaries across different years, we need to index them to account for inflation. "

为了比较不同年份的工资，我们需要根据通货膨胀率对工资进行调整。

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verb

指示，表明

To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.

Examples :

"The rising temperature outside indexes a heat wave is coming. "

室外温度升高，表明热浪即将到来。

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verb

索引，编入索引。

To access a value in a data container by an index.

Examples :

"To find out how many siblings a student has, you need to index the family's list of children. "

要找出某个学生有多少个兄弟姐妹，你需要通过索引来访问这个家庭的孩子名单。

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