a single article or object, especially one that you buy 一件商品（或物品）◆The supermarket chain is reducing the prices of about 1 000 items. 连锁超市把大约 1 000 件商品。◆The camera-phone quickly became a must-have item. 拍照手机很快成了必备物品。
() a single piece of information in a set of accounts （账户的）项目◆Fuel formed one of the biggest items in the accounts. 燃油构成账户里最大的项目之一。◆Excluding one-off items, the company reported earnings of $4 billion. 若不计一次性项目，公司赢利为 40 亿元。
a single thing on a list, especially on a list of things to be discussed at a meeting (an agenda) （议事日程的）项，专案◆Shall we move on to the next item on the agenda? 我们进入下一项议程如何？◆We queried several items on the bill. 我们对议案的几个项目进行了提问。➡ see note at meeting