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Articulate Sth Verb Express Ideas Formal ɑːˈtɪkjələtli Adjective

The word "articulate" can be used as an adjective meaning able to express thoughts and ideas clearly, or as a verb meaning to express ideas or feelings clearly in words or to speak clearly.

英语

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The adjective is pronounced /ɑː'tɪkjʊlət/. The verb is pronounced /ɑː'tɪkjʊleɪt/. 形容词读作 /ɑː'tɪkjʊlət/,动词读作 /ɑː'tɪkjʊleɪt/。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]善于表达的;口齿伶俐的 If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
  [approval]
  • She is an articulate young woman...

    她是一个口才很好的年轻女子。

  • The child was unable to offer an articulate description of what she had witnessed.

    孩子无法对她所目睹的事情作出清楚的描述。

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  • To start a revolution, you need discipline, incisiveness and articulacy.

    要革命,就要守纪律、看得远、善表达。

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[VERB 动词]清楚地表达(思想或感情) When you articulate your ideas or feelings, you express them clearly in words.
  [V n/wh]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The president has been accused of failing to articulate an overall vision in foreign affairs.

    总统因未能清晰表述对外交事务的整体构想而受到指责。

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[VERB 动词]清楚地说出;吐(字)清楚 If you articulate something, you say it very clearly, so that each word or syllable can be heard.
  [V n]
  [Also V]
  • He articulated each syllable carefully.

    他小心而清晰地发出每个音节。


Oxford ar·ticu·late
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articulate articulates articulated articulating
verb / ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt ; NAmE ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪt / 1 [transitive ] articulatesth (to sb) ( formal) to express or explain your thoughts or feelings clearly in words 明确表达;清楚说明 ◆ She struggled to articulate her thoughts. 她竭力表明她的想法。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to speak, pronounce or play sth in a clear way 口齿清楚;清晰吐(词);清晰发(音) ◆ He was too drunk to articulate properly. 他醉得连话都说不清楚。 articulatesth ◆ Every note was carefully articulated. 每个音都唱得很认真,很清楚。 3 [intransitive ] articulate(with sth) ( formal) to be related to sth so that together the two parts form a whole 与…合成整体 ◆ These courses are designed to articulate with university degrees. 这些课程旨在与大学学位接轨。 4 [intransitive ,  transitive ] ( technical 术语 ) to be joined to sth else by a joint, so that movement is possible; to join sth in this way 用关节连接;链合;铰接 articulate(with sth) ◆ bones that articulate with others 与其他骨骼以关节相连的骨骼 articulatesth ◆ a robot with articulated limbs 关节型四肢机器人 adjective / ɑːˈtɪkjələt ; NAmE ɑːrˈtɪkjələt / 1 (of a person 人 ) good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words 善于表达的 2 (of speech 说话 ) clearly expressed or pronounced 口齿清楚的;发音清晰的 ◆ All we could hear were loud sobs, but no articulate words. 我们听到的只是大声啜泣,没有清楚的话语。 OPP
inarticulate
▶ ar·ticu·late·ly / ɑːˈtɪkjələtli ; NAmE ɑːˈtɪkjələtli / adverb
ar·ticu·late / ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt ; NAmE ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪt / ar·ticu·late·ly / ɑːˈtɪkjələtli ; NAmE ɑːˈtɪkjələtli /
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articulate1 verb
articulate2 adjective
articulatear‧tic‧u‧late1 /ɑːˈtɪkjəleɪt $ ɑːr-/ ●○○ verb
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1[transitive] formal to express your ideas or feelings in words:  Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.2[intransitive, transitive] to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way:  He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.3[intransitive, transitive] technical if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement4articulate something with something formal if one idea, system etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and exist together:  a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course
articulate1 verb
articulate2 adjective
articulatear‧tic‧u‧late2 /ɑːˈtɪkjələt $ ɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective
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1able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects OPP  inarticulate:  bright, articulate 17-year-olds a highly articulate speaker2writing or speech that is articulate is very clear and easy to understand even if the subject is difficult—articulately adverb
WDF

articulate

[ɑ:ˈtɪkjuleɪt]articulated, articulating, articulates

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发音(29%),有关节的(19%),发音清晰的(19%),善于表达的(17%),清楚地讲话(13%),以关节连接(3%)
adj.发音清晰的;口才好的;有关节的
vt.清晰地发(音);明确有力地表达;用关节连接;使相互连贯
vi.发音;清楚地讲话;用关节连接起来
n.【动物学】有节体的动物

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