phrases

英 [ˈfreɪzɪz]

美 [ˈfreɪzɪz]

n.  短语; 词组; 成语; 习语; 惯用法; 警句; 乐句; 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)
phrase的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 惯用法；成语；习语；警句
  Aphraseis 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.
  1. 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。”
  2. ...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
• N-COUNT 词组；短语
  Aphraseis a small group of words which forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence.
  1. 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。
• VERB 用语言表达；叙述
  If youphrasesomething in a particular way, you express it in words in that way.
  1. I would have phrased it quite differently...
     我本可以把它表述得全然不同。
  2. The speech was carefully phrased...
     该演讲措词严谨。
  3. They phrased it as a question.
     他们用提问的方式来表述它。
• 罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。 → see:Rose's stories weren't bad; she had a nice turn of phrase.

双语例句

• This is because many pairs of words and phrases have similar meanings in English.
  这是因为英语中有许多对单词和词组有相近的意思。
• Many new words and phrases have been included in the revised edition.
  修订版收入许多新词语。
• A searchable collection of slang phrases and interpretations used in the sport.
  俚语短语和解释的一个可查找的集合在运动使用了。
• Phrases and sentence patterns are also very important.
  短语和句型也很重要。
• She told him what she thought of him in a few choice phrases.
  她用琢磨好的几句精妙的话，向他说出自己对他的看法。
• This is similar to a dictionary, but for phrases.
  这和字典类似，但是内容是关于短语的。
• Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
  你最为常用的词或词组有哪些？
• His heart bled over certain phrases taken out of context.
  这几句断章取义的话好像很伤他的心。
• Sentences can be broken up into clauses, and clauses into phrases.
  句子可以分成分句，分句能分成短语。
• Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading.
  学习单词和短语通关听和读。