index

noun

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
2. 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
3. （物价和工资等的）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
   1. the cost-of-living index
      生活费用指数
   2. The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning.
      道琼斯指数今天上午下跌了15点。
   3. stock-market indices
      股市指数
   4. house price indexes
      房价指数
4. 标志；指标；表征；量度
   a sign or measure that sth else can be judged by
   1. The number of new houses being built is a good index of a country's prosperity.
      新建房屋的数目是国家繁荣的一个有用指标。
5. 指数（如在等式4² = 16中，2是指数）
   the small number written above a larger number to show how many times that number must be multiplied by itself. In the equation 4² = 16, the number 2 is an index.

verb

1. 为…编索引；将…编入索引
   to make an index of documents, the contents of a book, etc.; to add sth to a list of this type
   1. All publications are indexed by subject and title.
      所有出版物都按学科和名称编索引。
2. 将（工资等）与（物价水平等）挂钩；使指数化
   to link wages, etc. to the level of prices of food, clothing, etc. so that they both increase at the same rate

The usual plural is indexes, but the form indices can be used for meaning 1. 复数通常为 indexes,但 indices 可以作为义项1的复数形式。


1. N-COUNT 指数
   An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted.
   1. ...the UK retail price index.
      英国零售价格指数
   2. ...economic indices.
      经济指数
2. N-COUNT 索引
   An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to.
   1. Curiously, the word 'gay' does not occur in the index...
      奇怪的是,gay这个词没有出现在索引当中。
   2. There's even a special subject index.
      甚至有一个专项索引。
3. VERB 为(书等)编索引
   If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it.
   1. This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers...
      这个存量巨大的档案室的所有文件都已编了索引,可供研究人员使用。
   2. Painters and sculptors are indexed separately...
      画家和雕刻家被分开，分别做了索引。
   3. She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.
      她根据作者、年龄和插图画家分别为该书编了索引。
4. VERB 使(与…)相应挂钩;使指数化
   If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases.
   1. 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。
5. N-COUNT 标志;迹象;指标
   If one thing is an index of another, it indicates what the other thing will be like.
   1. Weeds are an index to the character of the soil.
      杂草是反映土壤特征的一个指标。
6. (数学中的)指数
   In mathematics, indices are the little numbers that show how many times you must multiply a number by itself. In the equation 32 = 9, the number 2 is an index.
7. See also: card index

1. The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity.
   这一指数是政府判断未来经济活动的主要依据。
2. He suffered a hairline fracture of the right index finger.
   他右手食指骨裂。
3. Curiously, the word 'gay' does not occur in the index
   奇怪的是，gay这个词没有出现在索引当中。
4. There's even a special subject index.
   甚至有一个专项索引。
5. This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers
   这个存量巨大的档案室的所有文件都已编了索引，可供研究人员使用。
6. Painters and sculptors are indexed separately
   画家和雕刻家被分开，分别做了索引。
7. She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.
   她根据作者、年龄和插图画家分别为该书编了索引。
8. 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。
9. Weeds are an index to the character of the soil.
   杂草是反映土壤特征的一个指标。
10. The index of the performance of leading shares recorded a 16 per cent fall.
    龙头股指数录得16个百分点的跌幅。
11. The stock-market index fell by 80% before it began to recover.
    股市指数下跌了80%后才开始反弹。
12. The retail price index for September is expected to show inflation edging up to about 10.8 per cent.
    预计9月份的零售价格指数将显示通货膨胀率已逼近10.8%。
13. I riffled through the pages until I reached the index.
    我快速翻至索引部分。
14. The index is picking up.
    指数回升。
15. A supplementary volume has been published containing the index.
    附有索引的增补卷已经出版。
16. The Shanghai Composite Index ended up44 points.
    上证指数收涨44点。
17. The index of industrial production increased.
    工业生产指数提高了。
18. I continued with this method, which also created an index of items.
    我继续使用这个方法，还编制了一个物品索引。
19. Information about the table space and index node groups or partitions.
    关于表空间和索引节点组或分区的信息。
20. The result is that the length and index match, and you have accepted invalid input.
    结果是，长度和索引相匹配，接受了无效输入。
21. This parameter determines the maximum number of documents per segment index.
    这个参数决定了一个索引块中的最大的文档数。
22. So you have an index.
    您已经拥有了一个索引。
23. In this case, both the length and index values are zero, so they match.
    在本例中，长度和索引值都为0，所以它们是匹配的。
24. The level and uniqueness of an index will also affect the speed of accessing data.
    索引的层次和惟一性也会影响数据的访问速度。
25. This query plan shows the use of a functional index.
    该查询计划展示了函数索引的使用。
26. Records changes to files and directories in Git's index.
    记录Git索引中的文件和目录更改。
27. When the index attribute and one or more index elements are specified, the index attribute is ignored.
    在指定了索引属性和一个或多个索引元素后，索引属性将被忽略。
28. Automatic table and index reorganisation.
    自动表和索引重组。
29. The CM system can also create and maintain a full-text index of the archived objects ( optional setting).
    CM系统还可以创建和维护被归档对象的一个全文本索引（可选设置）。
30. How to use the Zend_Search module and related classes to index and search data.
    如何使用ZendSearch模块和相关类来索引和搜索数据。

  catalogue brochure directory index【导航词义：目录】

  catalogue n. 目录，目录簿

〔辨析〕指商品目录、展品目录或图书馆中的目录。

  brochure n. 小册子

〔辨析〕指包含产品或服务信息的宣传手册或说明书。

  directory n. 名录

〔辨析〕指通常按字母顺序排列的姓名地址录、公司名录、电话簿等。

  index n. 索引

〔辨析〕指书后面列出的可供检索的人名、主题等的列表。

noun

1. the finger next to the thumb

   Synonym:    index fingerforefinger

2. an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

3. a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts

   Synonym:    index numberindicantindicator

4. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

   Synonym:    exponentpower

5. a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

verb

1. adjust through indexation
   1. The government indexes wages and prices

2. provide with an index
   1. index the book

3. list in an index