label

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a word or phrase used to describe a person or group, often in a way that is too simple.

n. a descriptive term or classifying phrase applied to a person or group, often carrying social or psychological implications.

日本語:レッテル※

“He dislikes the label 'troublemaker' because he was just asking difficult questions.”

“Sociologists argue that applying a negative label to a student can influence their academic performance through a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Music

n. a company that records and sells music.

n. a commercial brand or company that produces, distributes, and promotes musical recordings.

“The band signed a deal with a major label after their song went viral.”

“Independent labels often provide artists with more creative freedom than the multinational corporations that dominate the industry.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. text on a computer screen that explains what a button or box is for.

n. a non-interactive user interface element that displays text to identify or describe another control.

“The label next to the text box says 'Enter your email address'.”

“The developer updated the accessibility labels to ensure that screen readers could accurately describe the form's input fields.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to put a piece of paper or a tag on something to give information.

v. to affix a physical or digital tag to an object for identification or description.

“Please label your luggage clearly so it doesn't get lost at the airport.”

“The laboratory technician carefully labelled each specimen jar with the date, time, and patient identification number.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to describe someone or something using a specific word or category.

v. to assign a person or thing to a category, often based on a single characteristic.

“It is unfair to label all teenagers as lazy just because of a few examples.”

“Critics were quick to label the new policy as a failure before the government had even begun the implementation phase.”

C1 · Advanced Science Technical

v. to add a special substance to something so that scientists can track it.

v. to incorporate a radioactive or fluorescent substance into a molecule to track its progress through a system.

“The researchers labelled the cells with a glowing dye to see how they moved.”

“By labelling the glucose molecules with carbon-14, the scientists were able to map the metabolic pathway in real time.”