phrase
- n.短语;词组;成语;乐句;习语;警句;惯用法;乐节
- v.(以某种方式)表达，措辞，推敲;划分乐句，分乐节(尤指为奏乐或歌唱)
复数： phrases 过去式： phrased 现在分词： phrasing 过去分词： phrased 第三人称单数： phrases
phras 说,讲 + -e
phrasenoun
短语；词组
a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence. ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases .
成语；习语；惯用法；警句
a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together
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”。
乐句；乐节
a short series of notes that form a unit within a longer passage in a piece of music
a particular way of describing sth
verb
（以某种方式）表达，措辞，推敲
to say or write sth in a particular way
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。
划分乐句，分乐节（尤指为奏乐或歌唱）
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
These are all words for a unit of language used to express sth.以上各词均为表达意思的语言单位。
a single unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written指单词、词、字：
Do not write more than 200 words.
写的东西不要超过200字。
He uses a lot of long words.
他使用了很多长词。
( rather formal ) a word or phrase used as the name of sth, especially one connected with a particular type of language指词语、术语、措辞：
technical/legal/scientific terms
专门／法律／科学用语
‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.
old man为俚语，指父亲。
a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together指短语、词组、惯用法：
Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’?
谁创造了desktop publishing（桌面出版）这个词组？
a word or phrase指词语、措辞、表达方式：
He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I've never heard before.
他往往用许多我以前从未听说过的俚语。
a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words指习语、成语、惯用语：
‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
let the cat out of the bag（让猫从袋子里跑出来）为成语，意为无意中泄露秘密。
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N-COUNT 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。”
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N-COUNT 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。
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VERB 用语言表达；叙述
If you phrase something in a particular way, you express it in words in that way.I would have phrased it quite differently...
我本可以把它表述得全然不同。
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PHRASE 表达方式；措词
If someone has a particular turn of phrase, they have a particular way of expressing themselves in words.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。
noun
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- dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
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- an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
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- a short musical passage
- Synonym: musical phrase
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- an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
- Synonym: idiom idiomatic expression phrasal idiom set phrase
verb
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- divide, combine, or mark into phrases
- phrase a musical passage
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- put into words or an expression
- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
- Synonym: give voice formulate word articulate
数据来源：WordNet
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The Italian phrase can be rendered as ' I did my best ' .
这个意大利语的短语可以译为“我尽力了”。
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This phrase may well have been a rendering of a popular Arabic expression .
这个短语可能翻译自一个阿拉伯语常用表达。
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Some phrases in the contract are open to interpretation .
合同中的某些条文容有不同诠释。
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Don 't worry about the grammar , just learn this as a set phrase .
别管语法，只要把这个作为固定词组来学习即可。
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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”。
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Her order was phrased as a suggestion .
她的命令措辞好像是一项建议。
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Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam .
体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
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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。
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The phrasing of the report is ambiguous .
这份报告的措辞模棱两可。
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This phrase comes from bakers ' old custom of adding one extra loaf to an order of a dozen .
源自旧时面包店老板的习惯，即给所订购的一打面包搭送一条面包。
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Many phrases in the last two chapters echo earlier passages
最后两章中的很多说法是对前面段落的呼应。
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These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases .
这些规则告诉我们一个句子是怎样分解成若干短语的。
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A phrase from the conference floor set my mind wandering
会上发言者的一句话让我思绪飘远。
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The phrase was not meant to be taken seriously .
此话不必当真。
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There are some very obvious phrases that we all know or certainly should know better than to use .
我们都知道或是肯定应该知道有些说法已毫无新意，最好避免使用。
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There is almost no phrase so simple that he cannot mangle it
几乎再简单的话他也表达不清。
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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。
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While her English was correct , it was peppered with French phrases
她的英语语法上没错，但是里面夹杂着很多法语短语。
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A phrase jumped out at me in a piece about copyright .
在一篇有关版权的文章中，有一个短语引起了我的注意。
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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。”
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She thought in both languages , and selected the most apposite phrase from either .
她用两种语言思考，然后从中选择最贴切的一种表达。
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I would have phrased it quite differently
我本可以把它表述得全然不同。
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Which words or phrases do you most overuse ?
你最为常用的词或词组有哪些？
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We bought a Danish phrase book .
我买了一本丹麦常用语手册。
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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。
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The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying .
这种说法是指代间谍行为的常用外交辞令。
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The phrasing of the question was vague .
在这个问题上措词模糊。
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The phrase is loaded with irony .
此语满含讽刺意味。
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Fifty local musicians have , to coin a phrase , banded together to form the Jazz Umbrella .
50名当地的音乐家，用个双关词，“联合起来”（band亦有“乐队”之意）组成了“爵士乐大联盟”。
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The phrase ' yeah yeah yeah ' can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion .
“好耶！好耶！好耶！”的呼叫声极少带有如此狂放的激情。
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