phrase
noun [ C ] uk/freɪz/ us/freɪz/
(GRAMMAR)
language 短语
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, a sentence
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- an adverbial phrase
- an adjectival phrase
- The phrase "a not unfamiliar situation" is an example of a double negative.
- The phrase "a hard frost" is a collocation.
- In grammar, an adjunct is an adverb or adverbial phrase that gives extra information in a sentence.
(EXPRESSION)
B1 说法;用语;警句
a short group of words that are often used together and have a particular meaning
We are governed, in Lord Hailsham's famous phrase, by an "elective dictatorship". 套用一下黑尔什姆勋爵的名言，我们被“选举出来的独裁者”统治着。
Synonym: expression (WORDS)
See also: phrase book
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- I've just bought a dictionary of phrases, sayings and quotations.
- He used a rather obscure phrase and I can't remember what it was now.
(MUSIC)
music specialized乐句;乐节
a small group of notes forming a unit of a tune
phrase
verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] uk/freɪz/ us/freɪz/
用…方式表达，以…措词表达
to express something with a particular choice of words
The declaration was carefully/cleverly/tactfully, etc. phrased. 宣言措词谨慎／巧妙／圆滑等。
Synonym: word