ADJECTIVE | VERB + REMARK | REMARK + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief, passing簡短的話語;順便講的話➤occasional偶爾談及的話➤casual, chance, off-the-cuff, throwaway隨便講的話;隨意的評論;即席評論;脫口而出的評論➤prepared (especially NAmE) 有準備的話語◇He had a set of prepared remarks.他說了一通事先準備好的話。➤careless, inappropriate不小心的話;不恰當的話◇the sad consequences of one careless remark一句不小心的話所造成的不幸後果➤catty, caustic, cutting, derogatory, disparaging, insulting, nasty, offensive, pointed, scathing, snide惡毒的言語;尖刻的話;貶損的話語;侮辱人的話;難聽的話;衝撞的話語;一針見血的話;嚴厲的評論;諷刺的話◇He made some snide remarks about his opponent's skill.他說了一些諷刺對手技能的話。➤complimentary, encouraging, kind稱讚的話語;鼓勵的話語;好話➤innocent天真的話語➤critical批評的言辭➤sarcastic挖苦的話➤smart (especially NAmE) 自作聰明的話◇There is no room for jokes and smart remarks.現在顧不上開玩笑或說些俏皮話。➤flippant, offhand輕浮的話;簡慢的話◇a conflict that comes about through someone's offhand remark or careless mistake由某人簡慢的話語或粗心的錯誤引起的衝突➤controversial引起爭議的言辭➤inflammatory, provocative煽動性的話;挑釁的言辭➤famous著名的評論➤cryptic隱晦的話➤odd, strange奇怪的話➤silly, stupid傻話➤funny, witty有趣的評論;詼諧的言語◇He's always making witty remarks.他說話總是很詼諧。➤anti-Semitic, homophobic, racist, sexist反猶太人的言論;憎惡同性戀的言論;種族主義的言論;性別歧視的言辭◇Racist or sexist remarks are never acceptable in the workplace.工作場所絕不容許有種族主義或性別歧視的言論。➤crude, obscene, rude粗鄙的話;下流話;無禮的言語➤defamatory誹謗的言辭➤personal人身攻擊◇How dare you make personal remarks!你竟然敢進行人身攻擊!➤general籠統的話➤introductory, opening, preliminary開場白;開幕詞➤closing, concluding, final閉幕詞;結束語◇I agreed with most of what he said at the beginning of the speech but not with his closing remarks.我贊同他演講開始時說的大部份話,但不同意他的結束語。VERB + REMARK➤deliver, give, make, offer, pass, utter給予評論;作出評論;進行評說◇The Pope delivered his remarks before boarding his plane.教皇在登機之前發表了看法。◇I gave my remarks at the benefit.在義演中我發表了評論。◇She made a disparaging remark about men.她說了一句貶低男人的話。◇Candice would have liked to offer a smart remark at that moment.那時坎迪斯本想說句取巧的話。➤withdraw (especially BrE) 收回所言◇He was expelled from the party for failing to withdraw his controversial remarks.他因沒有收回引起爭議的話而被開除出黨。➤address, direct針對⋯的話◇Who were those rude remarks addressed to?那些無禮的言辭是針對誰的 ?➤add添加話語◇She was just about to add some sarcastic remark when her phone rang.她正準備再說點兒諷刺的話,這時電話鈴響了。➤preface以⋯作為開場白◇I must preface my remarks with a confession.講話之前我必須首先認個錯。➤begin開始講話◇He began his remarks with a prayer.他講話前先進行了禱告。➤conclude結束講話◇The President concluded his remarks by thanking everyone who had helped.總統在結束講話時對所有提供過幫助的人表示了感謝。➤clarify澄清講話➤hear, read聽到/讀到評論➤interpret, take理解講話◇Please don't interpret my remarks as support for the current system.請不要把我的講話理解成對當前體制的支持。◇The White House said it took such remarks very seriously.白宮表示很重視這種言論。➤ignore, take no notice of不理會評論◇I just ignored her last remark.我毫不理會她最後所說的話。REMARK + VERB➤apply to sb/sth評論適用於⋯◇These remarks apply equally to doctors.這些評論也適用於醫生。➤be directed at/to sb話語指向某人◇The remark was directed at him.這話是針對他說的。➤suggest sth話語暗示⋯◇Her remarks suggest that the negotiations may be successful.她的話暗示談判可能成功。➤reflect sth話語反映⋯◇The General's remarks do not reflect the view of the government.這位將軍的談話並不反映政府的觀點。➤provoke sth言辭激起⋯◇The remark provoked an angry response from the crowd.這些話激起了人群的憤怒。PREPOSITION➤in a/the remark在評論中◇He made a few factual errors in his remarks on Rembrandt.他在評論倫勃朗的時候犯了幾個事實性的錯誤。➤remark about, remark concerning, remark on關於⋯的評論◇I shall keep my remarks on the subject brief.我將簡單地講一下這個題目。➤remark by, remark from出自⋯的話◇remarks by officials官員們說的話➤remark to對⋯說的話◇a casual remark to his father對他父親隨便說的一句話remark
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ADVERB | VERB + REMARK | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤casually隨便一提◇She remarked casually that she was leaving her job.她漫不經心地說她要辭職。➤pointedly一針見血地說➤lightly, mildly輕鬆地說;溫和地說➤drily, sarcastically, wryly冷淡地說;挖苦地說➤ruefully懊悔地說➤jokingly開玩笑地說➤cheerfully高興地說➤coolly冷漠地說➤snidely冷嘲熱諷地說➤famously眾所周知地說過VERB + REMARK➤be heard to被聽見說⋯PREPOSITION➤on, upon評論⋯◇Several people remarked on her outfit.好幾個人對她的服飾發表了看法。➤to向⋯說起◇He remarked to Jane that he had not heard from Sally for a long time.他對簡說已經好久沒收到薩莉的信了。