| 释义 |
phrase
[freɪz] noun countable
GRAMMAR 文法
ESSENTIAL
■a group of words which is part rather than the whole of a sentence 片语
[freɪz] noun countable
EXPRESSION 表达方式
ESSENTIAL
■a short group of words which are often used together and have a particular meaning 说法；用语；警句•We are governed, in Lord Hailsham's famous phrase, by an 'elective dictatorship'.引用一下海尔什勋爵的名言，我们被“选举出来的独裁者”统治着。 ⇒ See also phrasebook
[freɪz] noun countable
MUSIC 音乐 specialized
■a small group of notes forming a unit of a tune 乐句；乐节
[freɪz] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to express something with a particular choice of words 用…方式表达，以…措辞表达•The declaration was carefully/cleverly/tactfully, etc. phrased.宣言措辞谨慎／巧妙／圆滑等。 |