word noun ⇨word (long words)⇨news (spread the word)⇨promise (I give you my word.)word
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word ♦︎ term ♦︎ phrase ♦︎ expression ♦︎ idiomThese are all words for a unit of language used to express sth.這些詞均表示語言表述單位。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單詞;詞;字◆Do not write more than 200 words.寫的東西不要超過200字。◆He uses a lot of long words.他用許多長長的詞。◆What's the Spanish word for 'table'?“桌子”在西班牙語中叫什麽?◆I could hear every word they were saying.我能聽到他們說的每一個字。◆I can't remember her exact words.我記不清她的原話了。◆Tell me what happened in your own words.用自己的話告訴我出了什麽事。◆He was a true friend in all senses of the word.從任何意義上來說他都是位真正的朋友。 see also wording ⇨ language2■term [countable] (ratherformal) a word or phrase used as the name of sth, especially one connected with a particular type of language詞語;術語◆technical / legal / scientific terms專業/法律/科學術語◆'Register' is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.“語域”是一個描述語言正式程度的常用術語。 see also term ⇨ callverb1, terms ⇨ language2■phrase [countable] a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together短語;詞組;慣用法◆She was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'.用她自己喜歡的字眼說,她是個“沒有不清白過去的女人”。ⓘ 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.從語法角度講,phrase是不含限定動詞的一組詞,尤指構成句子成分的短語,the green car和on Friday morning均爲短語。■expression [countable] a word or phrase詞語;措辭;表達方式◆He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I've never heard before.他常常用很多我從未聽過的俚語。■idiom [countable] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words習語;成語;慣用語◆'Let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.let the cat out of the bag是慣用語,意思是無意中洩露秘密。