| 单词 | word |
| 释义 | wordwordswordword1 /wɜːd $ wɜːrd/ noun1group of letters [countable] a separate group of letters or sounds that has a particular meaningword forWhat’s the English word for (=word that means)‘casa’?casa 这一词英语怎么说？a 500-word essay一篇 500 字的文章The weather was inclement. In other words, it was awful.bewordbe天气恶劣，也就是说，简直糟透了。Say in your own words what happened.wordhappen 用你自己的话说说发生了什么事。2something you say [singular] something that you say to someonea word of warning/advice/thanks etcHe rode off without a word of thanks.ridethank 他一句感谢的话都没说就骑车走了。a kind/angry etc wordHis parents never exchanged an angry word.parentexchange 他父母从未吵过架。have a word (with somebody) (=have a short conversation with someone)Can I have a quick word?我可以简短说两句吗？He put in a good word for me with the boss (=said good things about me to help me).他为我向老板说了好话。He found it hard to put his feelings into words (=say how he felt).findfeelingword他觉得很难用语言表达自己的情感。3promise sb’s word someone’s promise or statement that something is true: Can you trust her to keep her word? 你能相信她会信守诺言吗？I give you my word that you will not be harmed.harm 我向你保证你不会受到伤害的。I’ll have to take his word for it (=believe what he says because I do not know about something).我不得不相信他的话。THESAURUS promise4news [singular, uncountable] news, information, or a message: Had any word from Andy?have有安迪的消息吗？Spread the word (=tell people) about the benefits of exercise.benefit 要向人们宣传锻炼身体的好处。Word soon got round about our engagement (=people soon heard about it).get我们订婚的消息很快传开了。I get most of my business by word of mouth (=by people talking to each other).我是通过口头介绍获得大多数生意的。the word is/word has it (that) (=people are saying that)The word is they’re to marry.be大家都在说他们要结婚了。5type of language the spoken/written word spoken or written language ➔ four-letter word, linking word, swear wordPhrasesget a word in (edgeways) to manage to say something when other people are saying a lot: Once she starts talking, it’s difficult to get a word in edgeways.starttalk她一说起话来别人就很难插上嘴。not say/understand/believe etc a word to not say, understand etc anything or any part of something: She didn’t understand a word of Italian. 她一句意大利语也不懂。Don’t breathe a word of what I’ve told you (=don’t tell anyone).tell别把我对你说的话告诉别人。not in so many words spoken used to say that although someone did not say something directly, you know what they meant: ‘So Dad said he’d pay for it?’ ‘Not in so many words.’sayword“那么爸爸说由他出钱啦？”“是这意思吧。”the last word the last thing said in a discussion, argument etc: Why must you always have the last word?为什么总是你最后说了算？word for word if you repeat something word for word, you say it using exactly the same words: He asked me to repeat word for word the instructions he’d just given me.askinstructiongive他让我把他刚给我的指示逐字复述一遍。COLLOCATIONS: wordverbsa word means somethingWhat does this word mean?doto say/speak a wordI said the words without thinking.saywordthinkto use a wordHe uses the word ‘absolutely’ a lot.useto pronounce a wordShe pronounced the word in the American way.pronounceto spell a wordIf you don’t know how to spell a word, look it up in the dictionary.to put something into words (=to say what you feel or think)He found it hard to put his feelings into words.findfeelingwordto find the words (=to succeed in thinking of how to express something)She couldn’t find the words to thank him enough.wordadjectivesa long/short wordShe didn’t understand all the long words.wordbig words informal (=long words that are difficult to understand)He uses big words to impress people.useworda five-letter/nine-letter etc wordCan you think of a six-letter word meaning ‘difficult’?meana German/Italian etc wordThe German word for ‘train’ is ‘Zug’.bea rude wordSomeone had written a rude word on his bag.havewritethe right word‘Fun’ is not the right word to describe it.besb’s/the exact wordsI can’t remember his exact words.wordsb’s last wordsHis last words were: ‘Bury me in my uniform.’wordbeTHESAURUS: wordword a separate group of letters or sounds that has a particular meaning: ‘Sayonara’ is the Japanese word for ’goodbye’.beI looked up the word in my dictionary.lookname a word that people use for a particular thing, place, organization etc: Do you know the name of this flower?The Big Apple is another name for New York.beterm a word or group of words that is used in a technical or scientific subject: The medical term for losing your hair is ‘alopecia’.losebeEvery profession or trade uses technical terms.usetermidiom a group of words that has a special meaning which you cannot guess from the meanings of each separate word: ‘On top of the world’ is an idiom that means ’very happy’.bemeancliché a group of words that people use a lot, so that it seems boring, annoying, or silly: ‘You are what you eat’ is a cliché but it’s true.bebethe old movie cliché ‘we can’t go on meeting like this’meetslang very informal words used by a particular group of people, for example young people, criminals, or soldiers: ’Wicked’ is slang for ’good’.bearmy slangjargon disapproving words used by a particular profession or group of people, which are difficult for other people to understand: The document was written in complicated legal jargon.bewritecomplicatethe jargon of finance |
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