| 单词 | word |
| 释义 | word noun¹ 1unit of language语言单位adjective | verb + word | word + verb | word + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤two-letter, three-letter, etc.两个字母、三个字母等的词▸➤monosyllabic, polysyllabic单音节词；多音节词▸➤two-syllable, three-syllable, etc.双音节词、三音节词等▸➤big, difficult, fancy, hard, long大词；难词；华丽的辞藻；长词◆he uses big words to impress people.他用一些大词来给人们留下印象。◆'mendacity' is just a fancy word for 'lying'.mendacity 这个词其实就是 lying （撒谎）的一个饰词而已。➤polite礼貌用语◆a more polite word for the same thing表达同样意思的更礼貌的用语➤unfamiliar不熟悉的词➤simple简单的词语◆the book uses simple words and pictures to explain complex processes.该书使用简单的词语和图画来解释复杂的过程。➤compound, portmanteau (especially bre) 复合词；缩合词◆the portmanteau word 'synergy' combines 'synthesis' and 'energy'.synergy （协同作用）这个缩合词是由 synthesis （合成）和 energy （能量）这两个词缩合而成的。➤native本族语词▸➤borrowed, loan借词；外来词◆when a new fruit is first imported, its name is usually also imported as a loan word.引进一种新水果时，它的名字通常也会作为外来词同时引进。➤foreign外来词语➤greek, hebrew, latin, etc.希腊语、希伯来语、拉丁语等词汇◆'technology' comes from the greek word 'techne'.technology （技术）一词来自于希腊语词汇 techne。➤content, function实词；虚词➤rhyming押韵词◆the children are asked to think of rhyming words.孩子们被要求想出一些押韵的词。➤exact, precise, very确切的用词；精确的话语；正是那个词◆his exact words were, 'there's nothing we can do about it.'他确切的原话是：“我们对此无能为力。”◆those were her very words.那正是她的原话。➤clear, plain清楚的话；通俗的用词▸➤ambiguous有歧义的用词➤loaded有深意的用词◆she used loaded words like 'bully' when describing his actions.在描述他的行为时，她用的是一些像 bully （恃强凌弱）之类别有意味的词语。➤abstract, concrete抽象／具体词汇▸➤everyday日常词汇◆i find even everyday words difficult to spell.我发现甚至日常用词也很难拼写。➤archaic, obsolete古体词；过时的词语▸➤key关键词◆he wrote down a few key words to help him remember what to say.他写下了一些关键词来帮他记住要说些什么。➤operative关键词◆he seemed nice. but 'seemed' was the operative word.他好像还不错吧。不过“好像”二字是关键词。➤right, wrong正确的／错误的词语◆you can't always find the right word when you're translating.翻译时不是总能找到恰当的词语。➤misspelled拼错的词◆i found several misspelled words and grammatical errors.我发现了几处拼写和语法错误。➤bad, curse, cuss (name, informal) , dirty, four-letter, naughty, obscene, rude, taboo骂人的话；下流字眼；粗话；脏话；猥亵词语；禁忌语◆the play is full of four-letter words.这部戏里满是脏话。◆work is a dirty word to frank. (figurative) 对弗兰克来说，工作是一个难听的字眼。 (see also swear word) ➤slang俚语词◆it's a slang word meaning 'boy' or 'person'.这是个俚语词，意思是“男孩”或“人”。➤household家喻户晓的词语◆his name has become a household word since he first appeared in the series.自从他在这部连续剧中首次出镜之后，他的名字已变得家喻户晓。➤code代号◆the police use code words for their major operations.警察在重大行动中使用代号。➤buzz (usually buzzword) , vogue流行语；时髦词◆e-marketing is the current buzzword.电子营销是现在的时髦词汇。➤magic咒语；神奇的用词▸➤printed, spoken, written书面语；口语词◆she combines visual images and the spoken word to great effect in her presentations.在介绍会上，她将视觉影像和语言结合起来，达到了非常好的效果。verb + word➤have有单词◆spanish has no word for 'understatement'.西班牙语中没有与 understatement （保守的说法）相对应的词。➤use运用词汇◆he uses lots of long words.他爱用长词。➤mention提及词◆i daren't even mention the word 'money' to him.我甚至不敢跟他提“钱”这个字。➤form, make构词；造词◆rearrange the letters to form a word.把这些字母重新组合成一个词。➤pronounce发音◆how is this word pronounced?这个词怎么读？➤mispronounce发错单词的音▸➤spell拼写单词▸➤misuse用错词◆a word that is often misused经常用错的词➤know, speak, understand懂词语；讲话；理解单词◆i don't speak a word of swedish.我一句瑞典语也不会讲。➤look up查找单词◆she looked the word up in the dictionary.她在词典中查到这个单词。➤find找到单词◆i couldn't find the right word to express the concept.我找不到恰当的词来表达这个概念。➤choose, pick选词◆he chose his words carefully when commenting on her work.在评论她的作品时他字斟句酌。➤translate翻译单词▸➤coin, invent创造新词◆the word 'e-commerce' was coined to refer to business done over the internet.人们创造了 e-commerce （电子商务）这个单词来指在因特网上做的生意。word + verb➤mean sth, signify sth单词意思是⋯／表示⋯▸➤refer to sth, relate to sth单词指的是⋯／与⋯有关系▸➤convey sth, describe sth, express sth单词表示⋯／描述⋯／表达⋯◆words describing body parts描述身体部位的词语◆words can't express how happy i am.我的幸福难以言表。➤conjure sth up, evoke sth词语使人想起⋯／唤起⋯◆the word 'cruise' conjures up images of a luxury.* cruise （巡游）这个词使人想起奢华的场景。➤imply sth单词的含义是⋯▸➤denote sth词语表示⋯◆bold words denote chapter headings.黑体词表示章节标题。➤carry sth, have sth单词带有⋯◆the same word can carry numerous meanings.同一个单词可以有多种意思。◆the word has two meanings.这个词有两个意思。➤be derived from sth, come from sth, derive from sth单词派生自⋯；单词来源于⋯◆'window' derives from a norse word meaning 'eye of the wind'.window （窗户）这个词来源于古斯堪的那维亚语 中“风眼”一词。➤begin with sth, end in sth, end with sth单词以⋯开始；单词以⋯结尾◆a word beginning with 'c'以 c 开头的单词➤rhyme (with sth), sound like sth单词（与⋯）押韵／听起来像⋯◆the words at the end of the lines all rhyme.这些诗行末尾的单词都押韵。◆i'm not sure what he said but the word sounded like 'bull'.我不能确定他说的是什么，但那个词听起来像 bull （公牛）。➤fail sb某人想不出用什么词表达感情◆words fail me (= i cannot express how i feel).我无法用语言表达我的感受。word + noun➤game, puzzle文字游戏；填字游戏➤identification, recognition词汇识别◆these students have very poor word-recognition skills.这些学生的词汇识别技巧很差。➤choice措辞➤association词语联想➤formation构词法➤list单词表preposition➤in sb's words用某人的话说◆the students had to retell the story in their own words.学生必须用自己的话复述这个故事。➤word for意为⋯的单词◆what's the french word for 'snail'?snail （蜗牛）一词用法语怎么说？➤word in⋯中的词语◆one of the most common words in the english language英语中最常用的单词之一phrases➤in all senses of the word从任何意义上说◆she was a true friend in all senses of the word.从任何意义上说她都是真正的朋友。➤in other words也就是说◆they're letting me go－in other words, i've been sacked.他们让我走人。换句话说，我被解雇了。➤in so many words直截了当◆they told me in so many words (= directly) that i was no longer needed.他们直截了当地告诉我已经不再需要我了。➤in the true sense of the word在真正意义上◆people who overeat are not addicts in the true sense of the word.过量饮食者并非真正意义上的成瘾者。➤in words of one syllable (= using very simple language) 用简单的语言◆could you say that again in words of one syllable?你能用简单的语言再说一遍吗？word noun² 2a word that you say or write话语；语言adjective | verb + word | word + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤angry, cross, hard, harsh气愤的话；愤怒的言语；刺耳的话◆he never says a harsh word about his experiences.对于自己的经历他从未抱怨过。➤hurtful, unkind伤人的字眼；不近人情的话▸➤friendly, good, kind, nice友善的话；好话◆he hasn't a good word to say for anybody.他对谁都没有一句好话。➤final, last (no plural无复数) 最终决定◆the chairman always has the last word (= the final decision) on financial decisions.在作财务决策时，总是董事长最后说了算。verb + word➤put in, say, speak, utter替人说话；讲话；吐露◆if you run into the boss, put in a good word for me!如果你遇见老板，请为我美言几句！◆nobody's uttered a word to me about it.没有任何人向我提过这件事。◆every word he utters is considered sacred.他所说的每个字都被看作是神圣的。➤give, say讲一下；吩咐一下◆just say the word and i'll go.只要吩咐一声我马上就走。➤scream, shout, yell尖叫／高呼／呼喊词语◆he kept shouting the word 'no!'他不停地高呼“不要”！➤repeat重复词➤whisper悄悄说话◆he whispered the word to me.他低声跟我说了句话。➤slur含糊不清地说话◆i knew he'd been drinking because he was slurring his words.我知道他喝酒了，因为他说话含糊不清。➤enunciate清晰地念词◆he enunciated the word with extreme care.他非常仔细而清晰地读出该词。➤not breathe不透露消息◆don't breathe a word to anyone about what i've told you!不要对任何人透露我对你说的话！➤type, write打字；写字➤scrawl, scribble潦草地写字➤inscribe刻字▸➤hear, read听见词语；读词语▸➤mishear, misread听错了词；读错了词◆i misheard the word 'sick' as 'thick'.我把单词 sick （生病的）错听成了 thick （厚的）。➤cross out, delete, erase, rub out (bre) 划掉词；删去词；擦掉词➤insert, substitute插入词；替换词◆she deleted 'girl' and substituted the word 'woman'.她将 girl （女孩）这个词删去，换成了 woman （女人）。➤emphasize, stress重读词◆by emphasizing particular words you can change the meaning.重读特定的词就能改变意思。➤hang on仔细倾听说话◆the journalists hung on his every word as he spoke of his ordeal.记者仔细倾听他讲述的苦难经历。word + noun➤count字数◆don't waffle in your essay just to get the right word count.写文章时不要为了凑字数而胡扯一通。preposition➤in a word简言之◆'would you like to help us?' 'in a word (= briefly), no.'“你愿意帮我们吗？”“一句话，不帮。”➤without a word不置一词◆she left without a word.她一声不吭地离开了。➤word about关于⋯的话◆we never heard anyone say an unkind word about her.我们从未听过任何人说过她的坏话。➤word from由⋯发言◆and now a word from our sponsors...接下来要发言的是我们的赞助商⋯⋯➤word of⋯的话语◆a word of advice / warning忠告；警告phrases➤get a word in, get a word in edgeways, get a word in edgewise (name) 插话◆i wanted to tell you, but i couldn't get a word in.我本想告诉你，可插不进话。➤a man of few words, a woman of few words (= a person who speaks very little) 寡言的人➤sb never spoke a truer word, never was a truer word spoken某人从来没有说过这么正确的话；说的话再正确不过了◆you said we were about to make a big mistake, and never was a truer word spoken (= you were right)!你说我们将犯下大错，你说得真是千真万确！➤not a single word, not a word不说一句话◆remember－not a word to (= don't tell) peter about any of this.记住：这件事千万别让彼得知道。◆we didn't say a single word to each other all day.我们相互之间一整天没说一句话。➤not believe a word一个字都不相信◆i don't believe a word of what she said.她说的话我一句也不信。➤word for word (= exactly) 一字不差地◆he repeated word for word what the boy had said to him.他把男孩跟他说的话原原本本地复述了一遍。➤(by) word of mouth口头传播◆the restaurant does not advertise, but relies on word of mouth.这家餐馆并没有做广告，靠的是口碑。➤words per minute, words per second每分钟⋯词；每秒钟⋯词◆he chatters away at about 200 words per minute.他以大约每分钟 200 词的速度唠叨个不停。◆he types 80 words per minute.他每分钟打 80 个单词。➤a word to the wise (= a piece of advice) 一点儿忠告◆a word to the wise: just because it's a bargain doesn't mean you have to buy it.一点儿忠告：不能仅仅因为便宜你就买。word noun³ 3words what sb says; talk话语；言辞adjective | verb + words | words + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤a few很少的话◆i want to say a few words (= talk) about christina.我想谈谈克里斯蒂娜。➤good, friendly, kind好话；友善的话◆thank you for those kind words.谢谢你说了这么多体贴的话。➤unkind不友好的话▸➤angry, bitter, blunt, choice (ironic) , cross, hard, harsh, strong气愤的话；尖酸刻薄的话；生硬的话；出言不逊的话；脏话；强硬的话➤hurtful伤人的话▸➤polite礼貌话◆she was charmed by his friendly smile and polite words.她被他友好的微笑和礼貌的话语迷住了。➤flattering, honeyed恭维话；甜言蜜语➤comforting, encouraging, soothing安慰的话；鼓励的话；抚慰的话◆he tried to calm her with soothing words.他试图说些安慰的话让她平静下来。➤discouraging令人气馁的话▸➤empty, fine (ironic) , meaningless空话；漂亮话；无意义的话◆despite all their fine words, the council have never done anything to improve road safety.委员会说得好听，实际上从未采取任何措施改进公路安全。➤weasel推诿词◆the government's promises on nurses' pay turned out to be weasel words (= deliberately unclear).政府对护士工资问题的许诺到头来只不过是推诿之词。➤bold, brave豪言壮语◆despite his brave words, i don't believe he can save the factory from closure.尽管他有一番豪言壮语，我却不相信他能使工厂免于倒闭。➤wise明智的话▸➤well-chosen仔细斟酌的话语◆he ruined her self-confidence with a few well-chosen words.他仔细斟酌过后说的几句话使她失去了自信心。➤cautionary提醒的话▸➤soft, whispered柔声细语；悄悄话◆they exchanged whispered words of love.他们喁喁细语，情话绵绵。➤unspoken未吐之言◆the look in her eyes filled in the unspoken words in her sentence.她的眼神填补了她话语中的未吐之言。➤dying, last弥留之言；临终的话◆her last words were for her children.她的遗言是留给她的孩子们的。➤parting临别的话◆her parting words were 'i'll be back'.她分手时说的话是“我会回来的”。➤famous, immortal著名的话；不朽的话◆the immortal words of neil armstrong as he stepped onto the moon尼尔・阿姆斯特朗登上月球时所说的不朽名言➤fateful, prophetic影响重大的话；预言◆seconds after uttering the fateful words 'this is easy!' he crashed.刚说完“这很容易！”这句灾难性的话没几秒钟，他就撞车了。verb + words➤have谈话◆she had some harsh words to say about her colleagues.她说了一些有关同事的刻薄话。➤say, speak说话；讲话◆before we begin, i'd like to say a few words about who i am.在开始之前，我想先自我介绍一下。➤chant, intone, recite, sing反复喊／吟咏／背诵／吟唱话语➤repeat重复说过的话➤mouth不出声地说话◆the audience mouthed the words to all the songs.观众不出声地哼着所有歌曲的歌词。➤whisper低声说话◆he whispered a few words of prayer.他低声说了几句祷词。➤blurt, blurt out脱口而出◆she had blurted the words out before she realized it.她不小心脱口说出了那些话。➤mumble, murmur, mutter咕哝地说；喃喃自语；轻声低语▸➤spit, spit out骂骂咧咧地说话◆she was so furious, she almost spat the words out: 'you idiot!'她是如此愤怒，一句“你这个白痴！”几乎就骂出了口。➤bandy, exchange, have口角；交谈；争辩◆i usually exchange a few words with him when i see him.我见到他时，通常会与他聊上几句。◆words were exchanged (= there was an argument).发生了一点儿争执。➤memorize记住词◆she had memorized all the words to the song.她已经记住了那首歌的全部歌词。➤recall, remember回想起／记得说过的话◆we recall the words of martin luther king, 'free at last'.我们回想起马丁・路德・金曾说过的话：“终于自由了。”➤heed听从劝告◆she has given us a warning, and we should heed her words.她警告过我们，我们应该听她的话。➤quote引用原话▸➤distort, twist歪曲原话◆she felt angry at how the journalist had twisted her words.她对记者歪曲了她的原话感到气愤。➤borrow, echo借用词语；重复说过的话◆in her speech she echoed the president's words.她在演讲中转引了总统说过的话。➤regret后悔已说的话◆she instantly regretted her words.她立刻为自己说过的话感到后悔。➤eat, take back收回已说的话◆when he told her she would fail, she swore she would make him eat his words.他说她会失败时，她发誓要让他收回他的话。➤drown, drown out声音盖过说的话◆her words were drowned out by the roar of the engine.她的话被机器的轰鸣声淹没了。➤not mince直言不讳◆he doesn't mince his words when he talks about his ex-boss.谈起以前的老板时他毫无顾忌。words + verb➤conjure sth up, evoke sth话语唤起⋯◆her words conjured up a strange picture in her mind.她的话在她脑海中勾勒出一幅奇特的画面。➤come, come out, emerge, leave sb's lips, leave sb's mouth话出口▸➤burst from sb, escape, fall, flow, pour out, slip out, spill out, tumble out话语脱口而出；话涌出口；话失口说出；语无伦次◆he was nervous, and his words came out in a rush.他心里紧张，说话语无伦次。◆his words fell into the silence like stones.他的话打破了寂静，如同石头落地一般掷地有声。➤stick in your throat难以启齿◆he wanted to tell her how he felt about her, but the words stuck in his throat.他想告诉她自己对她的感觉，但是又难以启齿。➤drift, float, hang in the air话没有说完◆i let my words hang in the air. maggie was no fool: she must realize i meant it.我没有把话说完。玛吉不是傻瓜，她一定意识到了我是故意的。➤haunt sb, linger话令某人经久难忘；话在脑际萦绕◆those mocking words haunted me for years.那些嘲笑的话语多年来在我脑海中挥之不去。◆the words lingered in his mind long after they were spoken.那些话说出后很久仍在他脑际萦绕。➤echo, resonate, resound, reverberate, ring话语回响；话音萦绕◆her teacher's words echoed in her ears.老师的话在她耳朵里回响。➤fade, fade away, tail away, tail off, trail away, trail off话音逐渐消失；说话声逐渐消失◆his words faded to silence as he saw she didn't believe him.看到她并不相信他，他的话音越来越低，最终沉默不语了。➤hit home, strike a chord, strike home, touch a chord言辞击中要害；话引起共鸣➤hurt, sting话语伤人▸➤sink in话逐渐被充分理解◆she could feel her temper boiling as his words sank in.她逐渐听明白了他的话，感到怒火中烧。preposition➤words of⋯的话语◆she whispered words of comfort in his ear.她在他耳边轻轻说了几句安慰的话。◆i listened to his words of wisdom.我聆听了他那些智慧的话语。phrases➤(you) mark my words (= believe me) 记住我的话◆mark my words, this film will win an oscar.记住我的话好了，这部电影会得奥斯卡奖的。word noun⁴ 4a word conversation谈话adjective | verb + a word | preposition | phrases adjective➤quick很快的对话▸➤quiet低声交流◆the manager had a quiet word with alison, and she gave him no more problems.经理和艾莉森轻声说了几句话，她就再也不给他出难题了。verb + a word➤have谈话◆i've had a few words with john, and he's quite happy for you to stay.我与约翰谈了谈，他对你能留下感到十分高兴。◆i've had a word with john, and he's quite happy for you to stay.我与约翰谈了谈，他对你能留下感到十分高兴。preposition➤word with与⋯说几句◆can i have a quick word with you?我能与你稍微谈一下吗？phrases➤a word in sb's ear (bre) 让某人听◆can i have a word in your ear about tomorrow's presentation?关于明天的演示我能和你说几句吗？word noun⁵ 5promise诺言adjective | verb + word | phrases adjective➤solemn郑重的承诺◆she gave him her solemn word that she would give up drugs.她郑重向他承诺要戒毒。verb + word➤give sb向某人承诺▸➤be as good as, be true to, keep按承诺行事；信守承诺◆he promised to help and was as good as his word.他答应帮忙，并且说话算数。◆true to her word, she returned next day.正如她所承诺的，她第二天就返回了。➤break, go back on违背诺言；出尔反尔◆once he has made a promise, he never goes back on his word.他一旦承诺，就永不食言。➤believe, trust相信诺言◆she gave me a promise, and i'm willing to trust her word.她向我保证了，我也愿意相信她的诺言。➤doubt怀疑诺言◆i'm sorry i doubted your word.对不起，我怀疑过你的诺言。phrases➤have sb's word for sth (especially bre) 得到某人对⋯的许诺◆we only have her word for it that she sent the payment.她只是向我们保证她支付了款项。➤a man of his word, a woman of her word守信用的人◆you needn't worry about him not paying you back－he's a man of his word.你不必担心他不还你钱，他是个守信的人。➤take sb at their word相信某人的话◆he said i could stay at his house any time, so i took him at his word.他说我在他家待多久都可以，我相信他的话。➤take sb's word for sth相信某人的话◆i haven't seen his work, but i'll take his word for it that it's finished.我还没看到他干的活儿，但是我相信他说的，工作已经完成了。➤your word against sb's所说的话与某人的话不相符◆if it's your word against the police officer's, the jury are going to believe him.如果你的话与那名警察的话不一致，陪审团就会相信警察。➤sb's word is their bond某人的诺言很可靠➤word of honour/honor诺言◆he gave me his word of honour / honor that he wouldn't tell anyone.他承诺不会告诉任何人。word noun⁶ 6information/news信息；消息verb + word | word + verb | preposition | phrases verb + word➤bring, send带来消息；得到消息；传话◆he sent word to his family that his captors were treating him well.他给家人捎了个口信，说劫持者待他还好。➤get, hear得到／听到消息◆we didn't get word of her arrest until the next day.我们直到第二天才得到她被捕的消息。➤spread传播消息word + verb➤get out, leak, leak out消息传出；消息泄露◆if word gets out about the affair, he will have to resign.如果这件风流韵事传出去的话，他就得辞职。➤spread消息传播◆word that he had died spread fast.他已死去的消息快速传播开来。➤be, have it有消息说；据说◆the word is they've split up.据说他们已经分手了。◆word has it that she's leaving.据说她要离开了。preposition➤word about有关⋯的消息◆health workers spread the word about the benefits of immunization.医疗工作者宣传关于接种疫苗的好处。➤word of⋯的消息◆we soon got word of his arrival.我们很快得知他到达的消息。phrases➤the word on the street is (= people are saying) 有传言说◆the word on the street is there's going to be a takeover.有传言说将要发生收购。➤what's the word?(= what are people saying?) 有什么消息？word verbadverb➤carefully, cautiously仔细地措辞；谨慎地用词◆we need to word our question carefully.我们需要仔细地斟酌提问的措辞。➤ambiguously, vaguely用词模棱两可；用词含混▸➤broadly, loosely措辞含义宽泛／不严谨➤poorly措辞拙劣◆a poorly worded request that resulted in confusion因措辞不当而造成理解障碍的请求➤strongly措辞强烈◆he issued a very strongly worded statement denying any involvement in the plot.他发表了一项措辞强烈的声明，否认参与这一阴谋。➤differently措辞不同◆it's the same sentiment, though worded rather differently.还是同样的观点，只是措辞稍有不同。 word nounword ♦︎ term ♦︎ phrase ♦︎ expression ♦︎ idiomthese are all words for a unit of language used to express sth.这些词均表示语言表述单位。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a word / term for sth◆a / an new / ambiguous word / term / phrase / expression◆a technical / colloquial word / term / phrase / expression◆a slang word / term / phrase◆an idiomatic phrase / expression◆to use a word / a term / a phrase / an expression / an idiom◆to coin a word / a term / a phrase / an expression◆a word / a term / a phrase / an expression / an idiom means sth◆a word / a term / a phrase / an expression comes / derives / is derived from sth■ word [countable] a single unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written单词；词；字◆do not write more than 200 words.写的东西不要超过 200 字。◆he uses a lot of long words.他用许多长长的词。◆what's the spanish word for 'table'?“桌子”在西班牙语中叫什么？◆i could hear every word they were saying.我能听到他们说的每一个字。◆i can't remember her exact words.我记不清她的原话了。◆tell me what happened in your own words.用自己的话告诉我出了什么事。◆he was a true friend in all senses of the word.从任何意义上来说他都是位真正的朋友。 ➡ see also wording → language 2 ■ term [countable] (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of sth, especially one connected with a particular type of language词语；术语◆technical / legal / scientific terms专业／法律／科学术语◆'register' is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.“语域”是一个描述语言正式程度的常用术语。 ➡ see also term → call verb 1 , terms → language 2 ■ phrase [countable] a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together短语；词组；惯用法◆she was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'.用她自己喜欢的字眼说，她是个“没有不清白过去的女人”。ⓘ in grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence: 'the green car' and 'on friday morning' are phrases.从语法角度讲，phrase 是不含限定动词的一组词，尤指构成句子成分的短语，the green car 和 on friday morning 均为短语。■ expression [countable] a word or phrase词语；措辞；表达方式◆he tends to use a lot of slang expressions that i've never heard before.他常常用很多我从未听过的俚语。■ idiom [countable] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words习语；成语；惯用语◆'let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.let the cat out of the bag 是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。word [singular] a piece of news or information, sometimes in the form of a message信息；消息◆there's been no word from them since before christmas.自圣诞节前就一直没有他们的消息。◆if word gets out about the affair, he will have to resign.要是这绯闻传出去，他就得辞职。word [singular] a promise that you will do sth or that sth will happen or is true诺言；许诺；保证◆i give you my word that it won't happen again.我向你保证这种事不会再发生了。◆i never doubted her word.我从不怀疑她的许诺。◆they claimed that the minister had gone back on her word (= broken her promise).他们称部长没有兑现她的许诺。◆we only have his word for it that he wasn't there that night.他只是向我们保证他那天晚上没在那里。◆she won't go to the police. you can take my word for it (= believe me).她不会报警的，相信我说的话吧。word [countable] a single unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written单词；词；字◆do not write more than 200 words.写的东西不要超过 200 字。◆he uses a lot of long words.他用许多长长的词。◆what's the spanish word for 'table'?“桌子”在西班牙语中叫什么？◆i could hear every word they were saying.我能听到他们说的每一个字。◆i can't remember her exact words.我记不清她的原话了。◆tell me what happened in your own words.用自己的话告诉我出了什么事。◆he was a true friend in all senses of the word.从任何意义上来说他都是位真正的朋友。 ➡ see also wording → language 2 word¹/wɜ:d ||; wɝd/noun1. [c] a sound or letter or group of sounds or letters that expresses a particular meaning 字；词: ◇what's the greek word for ‘mouth’? “嘴”希腊语怎么说？◇what does this word mean? 这个词是什么意思？ 2. [c] a thing that you say; a short statement or comment 话；话语: ◇could i have a word with you in private? 我可不可以私下跟你说几句话？◇don't say a word about this to anyone. 这件事别向任何人透露。 3. [sing] a promise 保证；诺言: ◇i give you my word that i won't tell anyone. 我向你保证我不会告诉任何人。◇i'll keep my word to her and lend her the money. 我将遵守诺言，把钱借给她。◇you'll just have to trust him not to go back on his word. 你得要相信他不会食言。 a dirty word→dirty¹not breathe a word (of/about sth) (to sb)→breathenot get a word in edgeways to not be able to interrupt when sb else is talking so that you can say sth yourself 插不上嘴 have, etc the last word→last¹in other words→otherlost for words→lost²put in a (good) word for sb to say sth good about sb to sb else 替某人说好话或说情: ◇if you could put in a good word for me i might stand a better chance of getting the job. 如果你替我说句好话，我也许较有机会获得聘用。 take sb's word for it to believe what sb says without any proof 相信某人的话 word for word 1. repeating sth exactly 原原本本的复述: ◇sharon repeated word for word what he had told her. 沙伦将他对她说的话原原本本复述了一遍。 2. translating each word separately, not looking at the general meaning 逐字（翻译）: ◇a word-for-word translation 逐字翻译 word²/wɜ:d ||; wɝd/verb [t] (often passive 常用于被动语态) to write or say sth using particular words 用词语表达（某事）: ◇the statement was carefully worded so that nobody would be offended by it. 那个声明措辞谨慎，以免冒犯任何人。 ☞ word/phrase/sentence☞ word¹☞ word² |
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