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any form of written material 文本；文档 a computer that can process text 能处理文本的电脑 printed text 打印的文本 Highlight the area of text on screen and press the ‘delete’ key. 选中屏幕上的文本区域，然后按删除键。
Extra Examplesone of the best HTML text editors available 现有最优秀的超文本标记语言文本编辑程序之一 When you point at the icon, a small text box appears. 你指向图标时会出现一个小文本框。 Use the mouse to move chunks of text from place to place. 用鼠标将大段文字变换位置。 The program allows you to import text files from other word processors. 这个程序允许你从其它文字处理软件中导入文本文件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- draft
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- block
- body
- chunk
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- create
- produce
- provide
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- accompany
- file
- editor
- message
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a piece of writing that you have to answer questions about in an exam or a lesson （考试或一课书中赖以回答问题的）文章 Extra ExamplesWe discussed the use of metaphor in the text. 我们讨论了文本中隐喻的使用。 a poetic text about growing up in rural England 一篇描写在英格兰乡村成长的诗文
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- introductory
- key
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- read
- read from
- analyse/analyze
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- contain something
- describe something
- emphasize something
- …
- analysis
- in a/the text
- text about
- text on
- …
- (also text message)[countable]
a written message that you send using a mobile phone （用手机给某人）发短信 She sent me a text to say she would be late. 她给我发了一条短信说她要迟到了。
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the main printed part of a book or magazine, not the notes, pictures, etc. （书籍或杂志的）正文，本文（并非附注、图片等） My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page. 我的工作是设计页面上的正文和图表。 She wrote the text for a book of photographs. 她为一本摄影集写了这篇课文。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga1Hand symbols in the main body of the text cross-refer the reader to the appendices. 正文中的手形符号是提示读者参见附录。 The catalogue consists of colour reproductions of the paintings with accompanying text. 目录册包括绘画作品的彩色图样和附加文字说明。 The illustrations are printed separately from the main text. 插图与正文是分别印刷的。 The photographs are accompanied by text. 这些照片附有文字说明。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- draft
- …
- block
- body
- chunk
- …
- create
- produce
- provide
- …
- accompany
- file
- editor
- message
- …
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the written form of a speech, a play, an article, etc. 演讲稿；剧本；文稿 The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech. 报纸刊登了总统演讲的全文。 Can you act out this scene without referring to the text? 你不看剧本能演这场戏吗？ The filmed version of Henry V stays close to the original text. 《亨利五世》的拍摄版本与原文保持接近。
Extra ExamplesHe stood up and began reading from a prepared text. 他站起来开始朗读预先准备的文章。 She strayed from the text in a few places to illustrate some of her more interesting points. 她有几次离开了原文，举例说明了几个更有意思的论点。 I posted the full text for free on my site. 我把全文免费张贴在我的网站上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- draft
- …
- block
- body
- chunk
- …
- create
- produce
- provide
- …
- accompany
- file
- editor
- message
- …
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a book, play, etc., especially one that is being studied （尤指为了考试而学习的）课本，教科书，剧本 a literary text 文学课本 sacred/religious/ancient texts 神圣的/宗教的/古代的文献
Collocations LiteratureLiterature 文学 Being a writer 当作家 - write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 - become a writer/novelist/playwright
成为作家／小说家／剧作家 - find/have a publisher/an agent
找到／有出版商／代理人 - have a new book out
出版一部新书 - edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 - dedicate a book/poem to…
把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围 - construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 - advance/drive the plot
推进故事情节的发展 - introduce/present the protagonist/a character
介绍主人公／一个人物 - describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 - create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 - build/heighten the suspense/tension
制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 - evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
唤起对这种状况的同情 - convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 - engage the reader
吸引读者 - seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
抓住（读者的）想象力 - arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
唤起（读者的）情感／同情 - lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言 - use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 - use/adopt/develop a style/technique
使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 - be rich in/be full of symbolism
富含象征意义 - evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
唤起…的形象／感觉 - create/achieve an effect
创造／取得效果 - maintain/lighten the tone
维持／缓和基调 - introduce/develop an idea/a theme
引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 - inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论 - read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 - review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 - give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
给予／得到好评／恶评 - be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
被誉为一部杰作 - quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 - provoke/spark discussion/criticism
引发讨论／评论 - study/interpret/understand a text/passage
研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 - translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1Her books appear on lists of recommended texts in universities. 她的几本书出现在大学推荐课本书目上。 The book exhibits a close reading of primary texts as well as scholarly commentaries. 该书显示出对原始文本的仔细研读和精深评论。 We're studying dramatic texts by Mexican playwrights. 我们正在研究墨西哥剧作家的剧本。 It is one of the most difficult literary texts of all time. 这是有史以来最难的文学作品之一。 Students are requested not to buy texts prior to the first class. 在上第一堂课之前要求学生先不买教科书。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- introductory
- key
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- read
- read from
- analyse/analyze
- …
- contain something
- describe something
- emphasize something
- …
- analysis
- in a/the text
- text about
- text on
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a book that teaches a particular subject and that is used especially in schools and colleges 教科书；课本；教材 medical texts 医学课本
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a sentence or short passage from the Bible that is read out and discussed by somebody, especially during a religious service （尤指宗教仪式上引用的）《圣经》经文
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus ‘tissue, literary style’ (in medieval Latin, ‘Gospel’), from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.