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.

New words and popular phrases are the hot spots of the language study.
新词和流行语是语言研究的一个热点。
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。
There are some very obvious phrases that we all know or certainly should know better than to use.
我们都知道或是肯定应该知道有些说法已毫无新意，最好避免使用。
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。
Many new words and phrases have been included in the revised edition.
修订版收入许多新词语。
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
你最为常用的词或词组有哪些？
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。
While her English was correct, it was peppered with French phrases
她的英语语法上没错，但是里面夹杂着很多法语短语。
To grasp some useful words and phrases.
掌握一些单词和短语。