新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

word

英  [wɜːd]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • words

    1[C 可数名词] 单词

    A word is a single unit of language that can be represented in writing or speech. In English, a word has a space on either side of it when it is written.

    双语例句

    例:

    The words stood out clearly on the page.

    这些单词清晰地呈现在页面上。

    例:

    The word 'ginseng' comes from the Chinese word 'Shen-seng.'

    “ginseng”这个词来自中文的“人参”。

    2[PL 复数]

    Someone's words are what they say or write.

    双语例句

    例:

    I was devastated when her words came true.

    她的话应验时,我感到震惊。

    3[PL 复数] 歌词

    The words of a song consist of the text that is sung, in contrast to the music that is played.

    近义词

    lyric

    双语例句

    例:

    Can you hear the words on the album?

    你能听清那张专辑里的歌词吗?

    4[SING 单数型名词] 简短的交谈

    If you have a word with someone, you have a short conversation with them.

    双语例句

    例:

    I think it's time you had a word with him.

    我认为你该和他谈一谈了。

    5[C 可数名词] (警告、建议、赞扬等的)话语

    If you offer someone a word of something such as warning, advice, or praise, you warn, advise, or praise them.

    双语例句

    例:

    A word of warning. Don't stick too precisely to what it says in the book.

    提醒一句:不要过于迷信书上的话。

    6[SING 单数型名词] (说的)话

    If you say that someone does not hear, understand, or say a word, you are emphasizing that they hear, understand, or say nothing at all.

    双语例句

    例:

    I can't understand a word she says.

    她说的我一个字也听不懂。

    7[U 不可数名词] 消息 , 信息

    If there is word of something, people receive news or information about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    There is no word from the authorities on the reported attack.

    所报道的袭击事件没有得到当局的证实。

    8[SING 单数型名词] 诺言

    If you give your word, you make a sincere promise to someone.

    双语例句

    例:

    an adult who gave his word the boy would be supervised.

    一位承诺监护这个男孩的成年人。

    9[SING 单数型名词] 命令

    If someone gives the word to do something, they give an order to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I want nothing said about this until I give the word.

    没有我的命令, 谁都不要议论此事。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • dirty word

    1引起反感的词

    If you say that people consider something to be a dirty word, you mean that they disapprove of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    So many people think feminism is a dirty word.

    那么多的人认为女权主义是一个令人反感的词。

  • from the word go

    1从一开始

    If you do something from the word go, you do it from the very beginning of a period of time or situation.

    双语例句

    例:

    It's essential you make the right decisions from the word go.

    重要的是你从一开始就要做出正确的决定。

  • in someone's words , in someone's own words

    1用某人自己的话说

    You can use in their words or in their own words to indicate that you are reporting what someone said using the exact words that they used.

    双语例句

    例:

    Even the Assistant Secretary of State had to admit that previous policy did not, in his words, produce results.

    就连这位国务卿助理也不得不承认以前的政策, 用他本人的话说, 没有任何成效。

  • the last word , the final word

    1最终意见 , 最终决定

    If someone has the last word or the final word in a discussion, argument, or disagreement, they are the one who wins it or who makes the final decision.

    双语例句

    例:

    She does like to have the last word in any discussion.

    她的确喜欢无论商量什么事最终都她自己说了算。

  • word of mouth

    1口头

    If news or information passes by word of mouth, people tell it to each other rather than it being printed in written form.

    双语例句

    例:

    The story has been passed down by word of mouth.

    这个故事是口头流传下来的。

  • in other words

    1换句话说

    You say in other words in order to introduce a different, and usually simpler, explanation or interpretation of something that has just been said.

    双语例句

    例:

    coronary heart disease, in other words, heart attacks and strokes.

    冠心病,换句话说,心脏病和中风。

  • in one's own words

    1用某人自己的话说

    If you say something in your own words, you express it in your own way, without copying or repeating someone else's description.

    双语例句

    例:

    Now tell us in your own words about the events of Saturday.

    现在用你自己的话给我们讲讲星期六发生的事情。

  • take my word for it

    1相信我的话

    If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.

    双语例句

    例:

    You'll buy nothing but trouble if you buy that house, take my word for it.

    你如果买了那幢房子就一定会有麻烦,相信我的话。

  • word for word

    1逐字地

    If you repeat something word for word, you repeat it exactly as it was originally said or written.

    近义词

    verbatim

    双语例句

    例:

    I don't try to memorize speeches word for word.

    我不会尝试去逐字地背那些演说。

    VERB. 动词
  • words , wording , worded

    1[T 及物动词] 措辞

    To word something in a particular way means to choose or use particular words to express it.

    双语例句

    例:

    If I had written the letter, I might have worded it differently.

    如果是我写这封信,我可能会用不同的措辞。