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。
• There are dozens of words and phrases underlined.
  有许多单词和短语的下面划了线。
• She swore at him angrily but he used even choicer phrases in reply.
  她气愤地朝他喊，而他却用更精妙的话回答。
• He mouths virtuous phrases but full of lust and cupidity.
  他是满口仁义道德，一肚子男盗女娼。
• Key phrases and sentences You're right.
  重要的短语和句子你说得对。
• Step One: Review words and phrases about food and steps.
  第一步：复习关于食物和步骤的单词和短语。
• Recite the words and phrases.
  背诵单词和词组。
• 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。
• 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。