| 单词 | word/phrase/sentence |
| 释义 | word/phrase/sentence1 a word or group of words2 a sentence or part of a sentence3 a phrase or sentence that is well-known or often used4 all the words someone knows or usesrelated wordssee alsolanguage,write,read,talk,listen,meaning,translate,1. a word or group of words 一个或一组单词 word /wɜːʳd/ [countable noun] are there any words in the passage that you don't understand? 文章中有没有你们不认识的单词？ look up any words you don't know in a dictionary. 有不认识的单词就查词典。 is ‘lunchtime’ one word or two? lunchtime是一个单词还是两个单词？ the word ‘origami’ comes from japanese. origami这个单词源自日语。word for something word that means something 表示某种意思的单词 ‘casa’ is the italian word for ‘house’. casa是意大利语房屋的意思。 what's another word for ‘way out’? 表示“出口”的另一个单词是什么？ phrase /freɪz/ [countable noun] a combination of two or more words that has a particular meaning 词组；用语，说法 there are some useful words and phrases at the end of each chapter in the student's book. 学生用书中每一章的最后都有一些有用的单词和词组。 are you familiar with the phrase "the old boy network'? 你知道“老同学关系网”这个说法吗？use a phrase i was criticized for using the phrase ‘gay lifestyles’. 我因使用“同性恋生活方式”这个说法受到了批评。 his campaign is, to use one of his favourite phrases, ‘as dead as elvis’. 他的竞选活动，用他最喜欢的一句话来说，就是“死定了”。in somebody's phrase according to a phrase which someone used 用某人的说法 the battle of el alamein was, in churchill's phrase, "the end of the beginning'. 阿拉曼战役，用丘吉尔的说法是“开始的结束”。coin a phrase invent a phrase 造出一个词 who first coined the phrase "iron curtain'? 是谁第一个造出“铁幕”这个说法的?turn of phrase a particular phrase or word that someone uses 措辞 the head of the bank described the salary cuts as ‘peanuts’, a turn of phrase which angered many bank workers. 那家银行的头儿说这次减薪是“小意思”，这种措辞激怒了许多银行员工。 expression /ɪkˈspreʃən/ [countable noun] a group of words that is used to talk about or say a particular thing 词组；措辞 "it'll be alright in the end' -- that was my mother's favourite expression. “最后一切都会好起来的”—那是我母亲最爱说的话。 ‘shadow-boxing’? i've never heard that expression before! “打假想拳”？我从没听到过这种说法！use an expression i don't normally use that expression myself, but i've heard other people use it sometimes. 这种说法我一般不用，但我有时听到别人在说。 he said he didn't care -- well actually he used a rude expression that i can't repeat! 他说他不在乎—一嗯，事实上他用了一个很粗鲁的词，我都不好意思重复！ term /tɜːʳm/ [countable noun] a word or group of words that are used in a technical or scientific subject and have an exact meaning in that subject ［技术或科学领域的］术语 mr hicks used the term ‘neighbourhood schools’ for what in effect were segregated black schools. 希克斯先生用了“社区学校”一词，实际上那是指隔离的黑人学校。 it's very difficult to give a definition of a term like ‘cyberspace’. 很难给“网络空间”等术语下定义。medical/legal/scientific etc term (for something) the medical term for losing your hair is ‘alopecia’. 掉头发的医学术语是alopecia［脱发］。 idiom /ˈɪdiəm/ [countable noun] a group of words that are used together and have a special meaning that you cannot guess from the meanings of each separate word 习语，成语 ‘full of beans’ is an idiom which means lively and energetic. 是一个成语，意为精力充沛。 in hollywood, white stars are adopting black idioms, dress styles and manners. 在好莱坞，白人明星也采用了黑人的惯用语、衣着打扮和行为方式。 idiomatic /ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk◂/ [adjective] some idiomatic phrases don't translate literally, so you have to find an equivalent. 有些短语不能按字面意思翻译，因此必须找对应的说法。 figure of speech /ˌfɪgər əv ˈspiːtʃǁˌfɪgjər-/ [countable noun] a group of words that are used to describe someone or something in an unusual or poetic way 比喻 we describe our genes as ‘selfish’ or ‘ruthless’, but of course this is only a figure of speech. 我们把基因说成是“自私的”或“无情的”，当然这只是一种比喻。 when i said we spent the night together, it was just a figure of speech. i didn't sleep with her. 我说我们一起过了一夜，这只是个比喻的说法，我并没有和她睡觉。 catchword /ˈkætʃwɜːʳd/ [countable noun] a word or phrase that people use in a particular situation, because it describes what is important in that situation 口号；标语 variety will be the catchword at the new venue, with acts ranging from stand-up comedy to poetry readings. 多样性将会成为新场地的标语，那里的表演从单人说笑表演到诗歌朗诵都有。 after world war ii, the catchword for a newly health-conscious society was ‘protein’. 第二次世界大战后，一个开始注重健康的社会的口号是“蛋白质”。2. a sentence or part of a sentence 句子或句子的一部分 sentence /ˈsentəns/ [countable noun] a group of words that begins with a capital letter, ends with a full stop, and includes a verb 句子，句 write a complete sentence for each answer. 每个答案都要写成完整的句子。 try to write using short, punchy sentences. 尽量用简洁有力的句子来写。 describe your best friend in a single sentence. 用一句话来形容你最要好的朋友。 the opening sentence of the book defines the concept of tai-chi-chuan. 这本书的第一句就给太极拳的概念下了定义。 clause /klɔːz/ [countable noun] a group of words that has a subject and a verb and that is part of a sentence 分句，从句 main clause the clause that describes the main action 主句 we will go to the theatre tonight [main clause] if we can get tickets [subordinate clause]. 如果能买到票［从句］，今晚我们就去看戏［主句］。subordinate clause/dependent clause a clause that is not the main clause 从句 in the sentence ‘can you tell me what time it is?’ ‘can you tell me’ is the main clause, and ‘what time it is’ is a subordinate clause. 在句子can you tell me what time it is?中，can you tell me是主句，what time it is是从句。 phrase /freɪz/ [countable noun] a small group of words which together form a single unit in a sentence - used in technical contexts 短语［为专科术语］ the phrase ‘a big black dog’ is the subject of the sentence. 短语a big black dog是这个句子的主语。noun/adverb/verb etc phrase ‘a bottle of whisky' is a noun phrase, and ’really rather foolishly' is an adverb phrase. a bottle of whisky 是名词短语，really rather foolishly是副词短语。3. a phrase or sentence that is well-known or often used 众所周知或经常使用的短语或句子 saying /ˈseɪ-ɪŋ/ [countable noun] a short sentence that contains advice, or says what is usually true in a particular situation. sayings have usually been used for a long time 谚语，老话，俗话 ‘you're only as old as you feel’ -- that's one of my favourite sayings. “年龄由心境决定”—这是我最喜欢的格言之一。old/famous/well-known saying the more often you play the flute, the better you'll get. remember the old saying, practice makes perfect. 长笛练得越多就吹得越好，记住这句老话，熟能生巧。 how many times have we heard the famous saying, ‘physician heal thyself’? “医生，治好你自己吧”这句著名的俗语我们听到过多少次了？as the saying goes according to a saying 正如俗话所说 what followed, as the saying goes, shook the world. 后来发生的事，正如俗语所说，举世震惊。 like father, like son, as the saying goes -- by the time tim was eight, he was already a budding entrepreneur. 俗话说，有其父必有其子一蒂姆八岁时就像个小企业家了。 proverb /ˈprɒvɜːʳbǁˈprɑː-/ [countable noun] a well-known saying that gives advice or says something about human life, especially using words that represent a wider meaning 谚语；格言 do you remember this old proverb: ‘when poverty comes in the door, love flies out of the window’? “贫穷走进门来，爱情飞出窗外”这句古谚语你记得吗？chinese/arabic/french etc proverb an irish proverb is relevant here -- ‘you've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather is.’ 这里用一句爱尔兰谚语很贴切—“你得自己长个儿，不管你爷爷有多高”。cite/quote a proverb in reply, he quoted a sanskrit proverb: ‘forgiveness is the ornament of the brave’. 他引用了一句梵语的谚语来回答：“宽恕乃勇者之光。” buzzword /ˈbʌzwɜːʳd/ [countable noun] a word or phrase from one special area of knowledge that people suddenly start using a lot, especially because they think it means something important 时髦术语，流行语 the big internet buzzword at the moment is ‘push technology’. 眼下最时髦的互联网术语是“推技术”。 customer-friendliness was the buzzword in british business circles. 客户友好是英国商业界的流行语。 ‘going snap’ on a decision was the latest buzzword in our office. 对决定“拍快板”是我们办公室最新的流行话。 cliché /ˈkliːʃeɪǁkliːˈʃeɪ/ [countable noun] a phrase that is used so often that it seems boring, annoying, or silly 陈词滥调 it's a cliché, i know, but the game isn't over till the final whistle blows. 我知道这是陈词滥调，但是终场哨未吹响，比赛就还未结束。old/tired cliché at the risk of repeating an old cliché, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. 恕我老调重弹，杀不死你的，反而会使你更加坚强。become a cliché it's become a cliché to say that presidential candidates are being marketed like bars of soap or boxes of cereal. 说总统候选人像肥皂或谷类食物一样被推销出去，这已成为陈词滥调。 clichéd [adjective] without sounding too clichéd about it, there should be more to life than that. 我不想用陈词滥调，但人生应该可以更精彩的。 poor production, dreary guitar chords and clichéd lyrics -- this latest album is truly awful. 低劣的制作、枯燥的吉他和弦再加上陈腐的歌词—这张新专辑实在糟糕。 platitude /ˈplætɪtjuːd, ˈplætətjuːdǁ-tuːd/ [countable noun] a phrase that is so clearly true that it has no useful meaning and is therefore annoying, especially because the person using it seems insincere and unsympathetic 陈词滥调，老生常谈［使人感到讨厌，尤因说话者似乎缺乏诚意和同情心］ the management tried to satisfy staff with some platitudes about the need to make sacrifices for the benefit of the company. 管理层说一些老生常谈的话，说什么要为公司利益作出牺牲，以试图安抚人心。empty platitude one that is meaningless 无意义的陈词滥调 the marriage counsellor could only offer us a string of empty platitudes. 婚姻指导顾问只能给我们说一连串空洞的套话。mouth/spout platitudes mr gringold droned on, mouthing the usual platitudes about motivation and self-reliance. 格林戈尔德先生唠唠叨叨，信口说什么要有积极性、要自立之类的老套话。 quotation /kwəʊˈteɪʃən/ [countable noun] a sentence or phrase from a book, play, poem etc that is used to explain or show something 引语，引文 if you do use quotations in your essay, select them carefully. 如果论文中确实要用到引语，请仔细选择。 a dictionary of theatrical quotations 一本戏剧引语辞典quotation from the book begins with a quotation from the book of common prayer. 这本书的开头引用了《英国国教祈祷书》中的一句话。attribute a quotation to somebody say that they are the first person to say it 认为引文是某人所说 the quotation is attributed to chu hsi, an ancient chinese philosopher. 这句引语被认为是中国古代哲学家朱熹所说的。 slogan /ˈsləʊgən/ [countable noun] a short phrase that is easy to remember, especially one that is used by advertisers, politicians, or entertainers 口号；标语 bloomingdale's has as its slogan ‘like no other store in the world’. 布鲁明戴尔百货公司的广告标语是“世界无双”。 young men risked their lives to daub buildings with anti-government slogans. 年轻人冒着生命危险在建筑物上涂写反政府标语。slogan of ‘liberte, egalite, fraternite’ was the slogan of the french revolution. “自由、平等、博爱”是法国大革命的口号。advertising/marketing/campaign slogan they've come up with a new advertising slogan for the product. 他们给这个产品设计了一句新的广告标语。 catchphrase /ˈkætʃfreɪz/ [countable noun usually singular] a short, well-known phrase used regularly by an entertainer or other public figure ［艺人或公众人物经常使用的］时髦话，流行词句 the public soon learned to associate the catchphrase ‘ooh, you are awful’ with the inimitable dick emery. 民众很快就把那句时兴话“噢，你真糟”同风格独特的迪克·埃默里联系起来。 his catchphrases like'what a peach of a shot' and ‘that's a dream of a pass’ are now part of tennis language. 他挂在嘴边常说的话，像“多漂亮的扣杀”、“梦幻穿越球”等，现在已经成了网球语言的一部分。 motto /ˈmɒtəʊǁˈmɑː-/ [countable noun usually singular] a word or phrase that expresses a person or organization's aims or beliefs 座右铭，格言，箴言 the school's motto was ‘work hard and play hard’. 该校的校训是“努力读书，尽情玩耍”。 ‘all my life,’ said sir humphrey, ‘my motto has been ‘aim high’.’ “生中，”汉弗莱爵士说，“我的座右铭是志当存高远’”。family motto the mortimer family motto is inscribed above the door -- ‘humilitas’. 穆蒂默家的家训刻在门的上方——“谦逊”。4. all the words someone knows or uses 某人掌握或使用的所有词语 vocabulary /vəˈkæbjɑləri, vəʊ-ǁ-leri/ [countable noun usually singular] someone's vocabulary is all the words that they know or use 词汇［量］ these stories are written for students with a vocabulary of about 2000 words. 这些故事是写给词汇量约有2，000词的学生看的。 reading is a good way to increase your vocabulary. 阅读是扩大词汇量的好方法。！ a vocabulary test 词汇测试 how big is the average 4-year-old's vocabulary? 一般四岁儿童的词汇量有多大？ terminology /ˌtɜːʳmɪˈnɒlədʒi, ˌtɜːʳməˈnɒlədʒiǁ-ˈnɑː-/ [uncountable noun] all the technical words or expressions that are used in connection with a particular subject ［某学科的全部］术语 one of the hardest things when studying linguistics is learning all the right terminology. 掌握各种正确术语是学习语言学最困难的事之一。legal/medical/scientific etc terminology in legal terminology, a widow is the ‘relict’ of her late husband. 在法律术语里，寡妇就是她先夫的“遗物”。 kelly wants to be a nurse, and is taking a medical terminology class at night. 凯莉想当护士，晚上在上医学术语课。 |
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