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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryphrase I \ˈfrāz\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin phrasis, from Greek, from phrazein to point out, explain, tell DATE 15301. a characteristic manner or style of expression : diction2. a. a brief expression; especially : catchphrase b. word3. a short musical thought typically two to four measures long closing with a cadence4. a word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical function an adverbial phrase5. a series of dance movements comprising a section of a pattern II transitive verb (phrased ; phras·ing) DATE 15701. a. to express in words or in appropriate or telling terms b. to designate by a descriptive word or phrase2. to divide into melodic phrasesEnglish Etymologyphrase 1530, "manner or style of expression," also "group of words with some unity," from L.L. phrasis "diction," from Gk. phrasis "speech, way of speaking, phraseology," from phrazein "to express, tell," from phrazesthai "to consider," of unknown origin. The musical sense of "short passage" is from 1789. The verb sense "to put into a phrase" is from 1570. Phraseology "choice or arrangement of words" first recorded 1664.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ phrasephrase / freiz / noun1. (grammar 语法) a group of words without a finite verb, especially six that forms part of a sentence. 'the green car' and 'on Friday morning' are phrases. 短语；词组；片语⇨ see also noun phrase ⇨ note at word 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 IDIOMS ⇨ see coin v., turn n. verb1. [VN] ~ sth (as sth) to say or write sth in a particular way (以某种方式)表达,措辞,推敲: 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。 Her order was phrased as a suggestion. 她的命令措辞好像是一项建议。 2. [V VN] to divide 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)Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishphrase noun ADJ. colloquial, idiomatic | key ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner. | famous | empty, glib, hackneyed, stock He keeps coming out with the same old stock phrases | memorable, well-turned | musical | adjectival, adverbial, noun, verb VERB + PHRASE use | coin Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’? PHRASE + NOUN book PREP. in a/the~ She was, in her own memorable phrase, ‘a woman without a past’. PHRASES a choice of phrase Her unfortunate choice of phrase offended most of the audience. | a turn of phrase He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase. OLTphrase noun⇨ wordphrase verb⇨ say 2Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedphraseI. \ˈfrāz\ noun(-s)Etymology: Latin phrasis, from Greek, from phrazein to point out, show, explain1. : a characteristic manner of style or expression : a mode or form of speech : diction, phraseology < writes in a stilted, self-conscious phrase > < a welcome occasional crack of American phrase — Sean O'Faolain > < half past one — three bells in the sea phrase — R.L.Stevenson >2. a. : a brief expression; especially : one that is pithy, telling, or memorable : catchword < sum the matter up in a phrase > < good at turning a phrase > < a fine phrase > < a hackneyed phrase > b. : word < denounced … as socialistic, a phrase they evidently never get tired of — A.E.Stevenson b.1900 > < “accommodated” … a good phrase — Shakespeare >3. also phraise \“\ chiefly Scotland a. : smooth unmeaning talk : flattery b. : fuss, commotion < an honest lad … though he made little phrase about it — Sir Walter Scott >4. : a short musical thought that is typically two to four measures long and that closes with a cadence < a cymbal crash followed immediately by a low phrase in the bassoon — Saturday Review >5. : a group of two or more words that form a sense unit expressing a thought either fragmentarily without a complete predication (as in Good for you!) or with a weakened form of predication (as in God willing) or as a sentence element not containing a predication but having the force of a single part of speech (as in could have been found) and that bear to one another either the modifying relation (as in faithful dog) or the coordinate or multiple relation (as in dogs and cats) or the composite relation (as in might have been found) — often used with a qualifying grammatical term indicating structure < participial phrase > < infinitive phrase > < prepositional phrase > < verb phrase >or syntactical relation < adverbial phrase > < appositive phrase > < noun phrase > < verbal phrase >6. : a continuous series of attacks and parries in fencing < during a single phrase, the attack may pass back and forth between the two fencers several times — Jeanette Schlottmann >7. : a frequently occurring group of words written in shorthand without lifting the pencil < the common phrases consisting of two or three words should be written with the same facility as an ordinary word form — J.R.Gregg >8. : a series of dance movements comprising a section of a pattern < learning to move in terms of phrases rather than in steps >II. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)transitive verb1. a. : to express in words : formulate in appropriate or telling terms :word, put < unable to phrase his idea > < a thought … imperishably phrased — J.L.Lowes > < a poor but proud family, as he phrases it > b. : to designate by a descriptive word or phrase : term, style < these suns — for so they phrase 'em — Shakespeare >2. also phraise \“\ Scotland : flatter3. : to divide (a musical composition) into melodic phrases < the job before her, that of phrasing and rephrasing a fugue of Bach's — Osbert Sitwell >4. : to write (a frequently occurring group of words) in shorthand without lifting the pencil < have the student insert hyphens in the text between words which the teacher desires to have phrased — E.H.Eldridge >intransitive verb: to group notes or tones into a musical phrase : perform music so as to show its melodic phrasing < they sang with ease and confidence … and phrased with the subtlety of master musicians — Time >

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