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

• She says words and phrases like "guy" and "you know" now appear in research papers.
  她说诸如“家伙”和“你也清楚”的单词和短语现在出现在研究论文中。
• Can write short simple phrases and sentences in documents such as forms, lists and messages.
  可以写简单的短语和文件，如表格，列表和消息。
• 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。
• Recite the words and phrases.
  背诵单词和词组。
• He still loves high-sounding phrases which may mean everything possible or nothing at all.
  他至今仍然喜欢那些包罗万象而又空洞无物的响亮词句。
• 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。
• There are dozens of words and phrases underlined.
  有许多单词和短语的下面划了线。
• To grasp some useful words and phrases.
  掌握一些单词和短语。
• 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。
• Many new words and phrases have been included in the revised edition.
  修订版收入许多新词语。