write
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they write | |
| he / she / it writes | |
| past simple wrote | |
| past participle written | |
| -ing form writing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make letters or numbers on a surface, especially using a pen or a pencil 书写；写字 In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. 有些国家的儿童到了六岁才开始学习读书写字。 - write in something
Please write in pen on both sides of the paper. 请用钢笔在纸的正反两面书写。 - write with something
I haven't got anything to write with. 我没有笔可以写字。 - write something
Write your name at the top of the paper. 请把名字写在纸的顶端。 The teacher wrote the answers on the board. 老师把答案写在黑板上。 The ‘b’ had been wrongly written as a ‘d’. b 错写成 d 了。
Extra ExamplesChildren must learn to write neatly. 孩子们必须学会工整地书写。 I write with an old fashioned pen. 我用一支老式钢笔写字。 She was busily writing in a notebook. 她在笔记本上不停地写字。 She wrote in Arabic. 她用阿拉伯语写作。 The words were written in red. 这些字是用红色写的。 Please write clearly in black ink. 请用黑色墨水书写清楚。 We teach children to write when they are about six. 我们在孩子们六岁左右的时候教他们写字。 Write your answer out again on a new sheet of paper. 把答案誊写在另一张纸上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- neatly
- busily
- …
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- be able to
- …
- in
- on
- with
- …
- [transitive, intransitive]
to produce something in written form so that people can read, perform or use it, etc. 写作；作曲；编写 - write something
to write a novel/song/computer program 写小说/歌曲/计算机程序 to write an article/essay 写一篇文章/短文 Who was ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ written by? 《愤怒的葡萄》是谁写的？ Which opera did Verdi write first? 威尔第最早写的是哪一部歌剧？ He hopes to write a book about his experiences one day. 他希望有一天写一部关于自己经历的书。 She had to write a report on the project. 她必须就这个项目写一份报告。 The text is very well written. 这篇课文写得很好。 The play was originally written for British television. 这部剧最初是为英国电视台写的。 - write about something
I wanted to travel and then write about it. 我本想去旅行，然后把见闻写下来。 - write for something
He writes for the ‘New Yorker’ (= works as a writer). 他为《纽约客》撰稿。 No decision has been made at the time of writing. 写这个的时候尚未作出决定。 - write somebody something
She wrote him several poems. 她为他写了几首诗。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga1, Musica1After ‘Tom Sawyer’, Twain went on to write several other classic books. 继《汤姆・索亚历险记》之后，马克・吐温又创作了几部经典作品。 Doris writes with verve and wit. 多丽丝的写作充满激情和智慧。 He has been commissioned to write a history of the town. 他受托撰写该镇的历史。 She has written extensively on the subject. 她就这个问题写了大量的文章。 He set out to write a short book on taxation. 他着手写一本关于税收的小册子。 He writes on political issues. 他撰写政治文章。 Her novel was written under the pseudonym Currer Bell. 她写小说用的是笔名柯勒・贝尔。 She was inspired to write the poem by a visit to the cathedral. 到大教堂的一次造访使她产生灵感创作了这首诗。 The role was written specifically for Rita Hayworth. 这个角色是特地为丽塔・海华丝编写的。 a journalist who writes about problems in the developing world 就发展中国家问题撰稿的新闻记者 an art critic who writes regularly in the French daily ‘Le Figaro’ 定期给法国《费加罗报》撰稿的艺术批评家 history written from the perspective of the losers 从失败者的角度书写的历史 Someone had written a slogan on the wall. 有人在墙上写了一句口号。 Students will be expected to write their own computer programs. 要求学生自己编写电脑程序。 She wrote a list on the back of an old envelope. 她在一个旧信封的背面写了一张清单。 He wrote in his journal. 他写在了日记中。 She writes a column for ‘The New York Times’. 她为《纽约时报》写专栏。 the ability to write clearly in plain English 用简单的英语写得清楚明白的能力 The film was written and directed by Tim Robbins. 这部电影由蒂姆·罗宾斯编剧和导演。 He has written a very positive review of the film. 他对这部电影写了一篇非常正面的评论。 She wrote an article for the respected journal Science. 她为受人尊敬的《科学》杂志写了一篇文章。 The children wrote stories about their pets. 孩子们写了关于他们宠物的故事。 She was asked to write a short piece of music for the orchestra. 她被要求为管弦乐队写一小段音乐。 Students were required to write two research papers. 学生们被要求写两篇研究论文。 He wrote scripts for stage, screen and radio. 他为舞台、银幕和电台写剧本。 I have written a few blog posts in the last couple of months. 在过去的几个月里，我写了一些博客。 This is his only novel written for children. 这是他唯一一本为儿童写的小说。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- eloquently
- well
- …
- commission somebody to
- inspire somebody to
- prompt somebody to
- …
- about
- for
- from
- …
- write something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to put information, a message of good wishes, etc. in a letter or an email and send it to somebody 写信 Bye! Don't forget to write. 再见！别忘了写信。 I'm writing to enquire about language courses. 特此致函询问有关语言课程事宜。 - write to somebody
She wrote to him in France. 她给他往法国写信。 - write something to somebody
I wrote a letter to the Publicity Department. 我给宣传部写了一封信。 - write somebody something
I wrote the Publicity Department a letter. 我给宣传部写了一封信。 - write that…
She wrote that they were all fine. 她信上说他们一切安好。 - write somebody (North American English)
Write me while you're away. 你外出期间给我写信。 - write somebody that… (North American English)
He wrote me that he would be arriving Monday. 他给我写信说他将于星期一到达。 - write doing something
They wrote thanking us for the present. 他们写信来感谢我们赠送的礼物。
Extra ExamplesHe wrote to the editor of the newspaper. 他给报纸编辑写了信。 He still writes to me regularly. 他仍然定期给我写信。 She wrote me a postcard from Spain. 她从西班牙给我写了一张明信片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- eloquently
- well
- …
- commission somebody to
- inspire somebody to
- prompt somebody to
- …
- about
- for
- from
- …
- [transitive, intransitive]
to state the information or the words mentioned 写道；（以文字）说 - write that…
The author writes that this theory has now been disproved. 作者写道，这一理论现已被推翻。 - write of something
Ancient historians wrote of a lost continent beneath the ocean. 古代史学家写过有关一个沉没海底的大陆的事迹。 She wrote of her life in Africa. 她写了她在非洲的生活。 - + speech
‘Of all my books,’ wrote Dickens, ‘I like this the best.’ 狄更斯写道：“在我所有的书中，我最喜欢这本。”
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- eloquently
- well
- …
- commission somebody to
- inspire somebody to
- prompt somebody to
- …
- about
- for
- from
- …
- write that…
- [transitive]
to put information in the appropriate places on a form 开（支票等）；填写（表格等） - write something (out)
to write (out) a cheque 开一张支票 - write somebody something
The doctor wrote her a prescription for more antibiotics. 医生给她开了一张更多抗生素的处方。 - write somebody out something
I'll write you out a receipt. 我会给你开一张收据。
- write something (out)
- [transitive, intransitive] write (something) to/onto something
to record data in the memory of a computer 将（数据）写入（存储器） - [intransitive]
to work correctly or in the way mentioned 好使；能使用；以…方式写 More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters
letters/numbers字母；数字
book/music/program书籍；音乐；程序
a letter/an email
state in writing书面陈述
form
computing计算机技术
of pen/pencil笔
Word OriginOld English wrītan ‘score, form (letters) by carving, write’, of Germanic origin; related to German reissen ‘sketch, drag’.
Idioms
be written all over somebody’s face
have something/somebody written all over it/somebody
nothing (much) to write home about
- (informal)
not especially good; ordinary 不特别好；很普通；一般 The team’s performance was nothing to write home about. 这个队的表现没有什么值得称道的。
not worth the paper it’s written/printed on
(of an agreement or official document 协议或正式文件 having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would （尤指在法律上）毫无价值
that’s all she wrote
- (North American English, informal)
used when you are stating that there is nothing more that can be said about something or that something is completely finished （表示没有其他要说或某事已彻底结束）就这么多，到此结束 We were doing well but we ran out of money and that’s all she wrote. 我们做得很好，但我们没钱了，这就是她写的。