语
- 名language;tongue;words;set phrase
- 动speak;say
语
- 动tell;inform
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话：～言。汉～。英～。～录。～汇。～重心长。
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指“谚语”或“古语”：～云：“皮之不存，毛将焉附”。
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代替语言的动作：手～。旗～。
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说：细～。低～。
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告诉：不以～人。
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（话） language; tongue; words:
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本族语
mother tongue;
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汉语
the Chinese language;
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口语
spoken language; colloquial speech;
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鸟语
bird's twitter;
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世界语
Esperanto;
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甜言蜜语
honeyed words
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（谚语; 成语） set phrase; proverb; saying:
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语云， “将欲取之， 必先与之。 ”
As the saying goes, “Give in order to take.”
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（代替语言表示意思的动作或方式） nonlinguistic means of communicating ideas; sign; signal:
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灯语
lamp signal;
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旗语
flagsignal; semaphore;
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手语
dactylology; sign language
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（姓氏） a surname:
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语强
Yu Qiang
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（说） speak; say:
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不言不语
not say a word; keep silent;
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低语
speak in a low voice; whisper;
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自言自语
talk to oneself
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[书] （告诉） tell; inform:
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不以语人
not to be divulged;
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语其友
tells his friend
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那时教学时兴的主要是书面语。
The fashion at the time was for teaching mainly the written language .
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他们讲的是什么语？
What language is it they 're speaking ?
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最妥当的行动方针是缄默不语。
The wisest course of action is just to say nothing .
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这个威尔士语的地名可译成“兰兹角”。
The Welsh name translates as ' Land 's End ' .
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“去世”是“死”的委婉语。
‘ Pass away ’ is a euphemism for ‘ die ’ .
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当时欧洲各地区都讲克里奥尔语形式的拉丁语。
Creolized forms of Latin were spoken in various parts of Europe .
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这种表达主要用于口语，而不是书面语。
This expression is used mainly in speech , not in writing .
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为什么学拉丁语？它已经不再有人说了。
Why study Latin ? It 's a dead language .
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语言学家正在研究父母和孩子使用克里奥尔混合语时的不对等现象。
Linguists are studying the asymmetric use of Creole by parents and children .
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我来讲几句话作为结束语。
Let me make just a few concluding remarks .
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我不懂希腊语，于是迪娜主动给我翻译。
I don 't speak Greek so Dina offered to translate for me .
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最明智的对策是缄口不语。
The wisest course would be to say nothing .
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英语在世界上许多地方都成了通用语。
English has become a lingua franca in many parts of the world .
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她会说英语和旁遮普语。
She is bilingual in English and Punjabi .
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世界语是作为辅助语发明的。
Esperanto was invented as an auxiliary language .
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现在学拉丁语的学生少得很。
Very few students learn Latin now .
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他的母语是威尔士语。
His first language is Welsh .
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你说威尔士语吗？
Do you speak Welsh ?
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cancer这个词派生自希腊语中表示螃蟹的karkinos一词
Cancer is derived from the Greek word for crab , karkinos .
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凯尔特语中的geis一词通常被译作taboo（禁忌）。
The Celtic word ' geis ' is usually translated as ' taboo '
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在现代威尔士语中，glas意为“蓝色”。
In modern Welsh , ' glas ' means ' blue '
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拉丁语和希腊语将退出学校的课程表。
Latin and Greek will be squeezed out of school timetables .
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她们随后来到后台，对他娇语谄媚。
They came backstage afterward , cooing and toadying to him .
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他打破了用拉丁语出试卷的传统。
He broke with the tradition of setting examinations in Latin .
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人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。
A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois .
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政府公布了新的用于香烟盒上的健康警示语。
The government has unveiled new health warnings for cigarette packets .
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北威尔士最西部是说威尔士语人的聚居区。
The westernmost part of north Wales is a stronghold of Welsh-speakers
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该中心在语篇分析研究方面成果丰硕。
The Centre has a strong record of research in discourse analysis .
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他一直在用双关语，一直玩文字游戏。
He is constantly punning , constantly playing with language .
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盖尔语有非常深厚的诗歌传统。
There 's a very rich poetic tradition in Gaelic .