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phrase phrase ★★★☆☆/fre͟ɪz/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]惯用法；成语；习语；警句 A phrase is a short group of words that people often use as a way of saying something. The meaning of a phrase is often not obvious from the meaning of the individual words in it. He used a phrase I hate: 'You have to be cruel to be kind.'他说了一句我讨厌的话：“要想善良，就得残忍。”...the American phrase 'laying an egg' meaning to fail at something.意思是“完全失败”的美国习语 laying an egg2[N-COUNT	可数名词]词组；短语 A phrase is a small group of words which forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence. It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.不可能仅通过说某个词或短语就能把人催眠。3[VERB	动词]用语言表达；叙述 If you phrase something in a particular way, you express it in words in that way.   [V n adv]  [V n as n]I would have phrased it quite differently...我本可以把它表述得全然不同。The speech was carefully phrased...该演讲措词严谨。They phrased it as a question.他们用提问的方式来表述它。4[PHRASE	短语]表达方式；措词 If someone has a particular turn of phrase, they have a particular way of expressing themselves in words. to coin a phrase→see: coin；   [N inflects]Rose's stories weren't bad； she had a nice turn of phrase.罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。...Schwarzkopf's distinctive turn of phrase.施瓦茨科普夫与众不同的行文风格 phrase1 nounphrase2 verbphrasephrase1 /freɪz/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together, or which someone uses on a particular occasion:  Who first used the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’? Shakespeare’s plays are full of well-known phrases.► see thesaurus at word2technical a group of words without a finite verb, especially when they are used to form part of a sentence, such as ‘walking along the road’ and ‘a bar of soap’ →clause(2), sentence1(1)3a short group of musical notes that is part of a longer piece → to coin a phraseat coin2(2), → a turn of phraseat turn2(11), → turn a phraseat turn1(20)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa famous/well-known phrase· We all hear the phrase "greenhouse gasses", but do you know what it really means?a memorable phrase· Who was it who used that memorable phrase "a monumental error of judgement"?a colourful phrase (=interesting or rude)· His conversation is full of colourful phrases.a well-turned phrase (=skilfully invented or chosen)· She creates lifelike characters with a few well-turned phrases.THESAURUSphrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together, or which someone uses on a particular occasion: · What was the phrase he used to describe her?· I’ve never heard of the phrase before.· The president often used the phrase ‘War on terror’.expression a fixed phrase which is used in a language and has a particular meaning: · a colloquial expression (=an informal expression used in everyday spoken language)· The old-fashioned expression ‘in the family way’ means pregnant.· a common English expression· I was absolutely knackered, if you’ll pardon the expression (=used when you think someone might be offended by the words you have used).idiom a group of words that has a special meaning which you cannot guess from the meanings of each separate word: · ‘Under the weather’ is an idiom which means ‘ill’.cliché a phrase that is boring and no longer original because people use it a lot: · The phrase ‘at the end of the day’ has become a real cliché.· There is some truth in the old cliché that time is a great healer.saying/proverb a well-known phrase that gives advice about life: · Do you know the saying ‘A problem shared is a problem halved’?· There is an old Chinese proverb which states ‘A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step’.slogan a short phrase that is easy to remember, especially one that is used in advertising: · advertising slogans· Protesters were shouting anti-government slogans.motto a phrase that expresses a person’s or organization’s beliefs and aims: · The school motto was ‘Truth and Honour’.phrase1 nounphrase2 verbphrasephrase2 verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1to express something in a particular way:  Polly tried to think how to phrase the question. Sorry, I phrased that badly.2to perform music in order to produce the full effect of separate musical phrases

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EdeH1+6E7Hz/iMg+M3tv0zzIDR+RvZFQ3LBeuM/WgWTsjwn7KTjG8zU+H0j4ySdeq6xRZCjiS7Oqso2fH/+cDaq6pkMc1Uu/cZ2WtTO6Ry15xvw2Ylo+LkcsnuQkANwmzw==             phrase              ★                    /        freɪz                ;          NAmE                freɪz                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            phrase      phrases      phrased      phrasing                            noun        ★                                  1      ★              (          grammar            语法          )                a small group of words without a          finiteverb that together have a particular meaning and that typically form part of a sentence. ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are          phrases.          短语；词组；片语                            ☞synonyms at                                            word                                                  ☞see also                                            noun phrase                                                  2      ★              a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together          成语；习语；惯用法；警句                            ◆        a memorable phrase        易记的警句                    ◆        She was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past’.        用她自己最喜欢的字眼说，她是个“没有不清白过去的女人”。                    ☞see also                                            catchphrase                                                  3              (          music            音          )                a short series of notes that form a unit within a longer passage in a piece of music          乐句；乐节                            IDIOMsee                                    coin                                   v.            ,                                    turn                                   n.                                  verb                    1              [transitive        ]                    to say or write sth in a particular way          （以某种方式）表达，措辞，推敲                            phrasesth (+ adv./prep.)                    ◆        a carefully phrased remark        措辞谨慎的话语                    ◆        I agree with what he says, but I'd have phrased it differently.        我赞同他说的，但我会以不同的方式表述。                    phrasesth as sth                    ◆        Her order was phrased as a suggestion.        她的命令表述得像是一项建议。                    2              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    phrase(sth)                    to spanide a piece of music into small groups of notes; to play or sing these in a particular way, especially in an effective way          划分乐句，分乐节（尤指为奏乐或歌唱）                                phrase              /        freɪz                ;          NAmE                freɪz                /             phrase[freɪz]phrased, phrasing, phrasesCET4CET6TEM4考研v1445383420817311374266n26051354425552286252817624413NOUN3145373522VERB1800016370Spoken:304410575phrased[245] phrases[1759] phrasing[383]短语(89%)，措辞(4%)，习语(4%)，措词(3%)n.短语, 习语, 措辞, 乐句vt.措词, 将(乐曲)分成乐句

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Collins	phrase ★★★☆☆ /fre͟ɪz/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]惯用法；成语；习语；警句 A phrase is a short group of words that people often use as a way of saying something. The meaning of a phrase is often not obvious from the meaning of the individual words in it. He used a phrase I hate: 'You have to be cruel to be kind.' 他说了一句我讨厌的话：“要想善良，就得残忍。” ...the American phrase 'laying an egg' meaning to fail at something. 意思是“完全失败”的美国习语 laying an egg 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]词组；短语 A phrase is a small group of words which forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence. It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase. 不可能仅通过说某个词或短语就能把人催眠。 3 [VERB 动词]用语言表达；叙述 If you phrase something in a particular way, you express it in words in that way. [V n adv] [V n as n] I would have phrased it quite differently... 我本可以把它表述得全然不同。 The speech was carefully phrased... 该演讲措词严谨。 They phrased it as a question. 他们用提问的方式来表述它。 4 [PHRASE 短语]表达方式；措词 If someone has a particular turn of phrase, they have a particular way of expressing themselves in words. to coin a phrase→see: coin ； [N inflects] Rose's stories weren't bad； she had a nice turn of phrase. 罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。 ...Schwarzkopf's distinctive turn of phrase. 施瓦茨科普夫与众不同的行文风格
Oxford	phrase ★ / freɪz ; NAmE freɪz / noun , verb phrase phrases phrased phrasing noun ★ 1 ★ ( grammar 语法 ) a small group of words without a finiteverb that together have a particular meaning and that typically form part of a sentence. ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases. 短语；词组；片语 ☞synonyms at word ☞see also noun phrase 2 ★ a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together 成语；习语；惯用法；警句 ◆ a memorable phrase 易记的警句 ◆ She was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past’. 用她自己最喜欢的字眼说，她是个“没有不清白过去的女人”。 ☞see also catchphrase 3 ( music 音 ) a short series of notes that form a unit within a longer passage in a piece of music 乐句；乐节 IDIOMsee coin v. , turn n. verb 1 [transitive ] to say or write sth in a particular way （以某种方式）表达，措辞，推敲 phrasesth (+ adv./prep.) ◆ a carefully phrased remark 措辞谨慎的话语 ◆ I agree with what he says, but I'd have phrased it differently. 我赞同他说的，但我会以不同的方式表述。 phrasesth as sth ◆ Her order was phrased as a suggestion. 她的命令表述得像是一项建议。 2 [intransitive , transitive ] phrase(sth) to spanide a piece of music into small groups of notes; to play or sing these in a particular way, especially in an effective way 划分乐句，分乐节（尤指为奏乐或歌唱） phrase / freɪz ; NAmE freɪz /
LDC	phrase1 noun phrase2 verb phrasephrase1 /freɪz/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together, or which someone uses on a particular occasion: Who first used the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’? Shakespeare’s plays are full of well-known phrases.► see thesaurus at word 2technical a group of words without a finite verb, especially when they are used to form part of a sentence, such as ‘walking along the road’ and ‘a bar of soap’ → clause(2) , sentence1(1) 3a short group of musical notes that is part of a longer piece → to coin a phrase at coin2(2) , → a turn of phrase at turn2(11) , → turn a phrase at turn1(20) COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa famous/well-known phrase· We all hear the phrase "greenhouse gasses", but do you know what it really means?a memorable phrase· Who was it who used that memorable phrase "a monumental error of judgement"?a colourful phrase (=interesting or rude)· His conversation is full of colourful phrases.a well-turned phrase (=skilfully invented or chosen)· She creates lifelike characters with a few well-turned phrases.THESAURUSphrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together, or which someone uses on a particular occasion: · What was the phrase he used to describe her?· I’ve never heard of the phrase before.· The president often used the phrase ‘War on terror’.expression a fixed phrase which is used in a language and has a particular meaning: · a colloquial expression (=an informal expression used in everyday spoken language)· The old-fashioned expression ‘in the family way’ means pregnant.· a common English expression· I was absolutely knackered, if you’ll pardon the expression (=used when you think someone might be offended by the words you have used).idiom a group of words that has a special meaning which you cannot guess from the meanings of each separate word: · ‘Under the weather’ is an idiom which means ‘ill’.cliché a phrase that is boring and no longer original because people use it a lot: · The phrase ‘at the end of the day’ has become a real cliché.· There is some truth in the old cliché that time is a great healer.saying/proverb a well-known phrase that gives advice about life: · Do you know the saying ‘A problem shared is a problem halved’?· There is an old Chinese proverb which states ‘A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step’.slogan a short phrase that is easy to remember, especially one that is used in advertising: · advertising slogans· Protesters were shouting anti-government slogans.motto a phrase that expresses a person’s or organization’s beliefs and aims: · The school motto was ‘Truth and Honour’. phrase1 noun phrase2 verb phrasephrase2 verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1to express something in a particular way: Polly tried to think how to phrase the question. Sorry, I phrased that badly.2to perform music in order to produce the full effect of separate musical phrases
WDF	phrase [freɪz]phrased, phrasing, phrases CET4CET6TEM4考研 v14453 834 208 173 113 74 266 n2605 13544 2555 2286 2528 1762 4413 NOUN3145 373522 VERB18000 16370 Spoken: 304410575 phrased[245] phrases[1759] phrasing[383] 短语(89%)，措辞(4%)，习语(4%)，措词(3%) n.短语, 习语, 措辞, 乐句 vt.措词, 将(乐曲)分成乐句

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