/freɪz ||; frez/noun
[C] (grammar语法) a group of words that are used together. A phrase does not contain a full verb. 词组,短语,词组(一同使用的一组词语,其中没有实义动词):
‘First of all’ and ‘a bar of chocolate’ are phrases.first of all(首先)及a bar of chocolate(一条巧克力)都是短语。☞Look at sentence. 参看sentence。
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/freɪz ||; frez/verb
[T] to express sth in a particular way 用某种方式表达:
The statement was phrased so that it would offend no one.这份声明措辞小心,以免冒犯任何人。
phrase1/frez; freIz/n [C] 1 a group of words that together have a particular meaning 成语﹐习语﹔警句: Darwin's famous phrase ‘the survival of the fittest’ 达尔文的名言“适者生存”THESAURUS 同类词expression/idiom – a group of words that have a different meaning from the usual meaning of the separate words 词组/习语cliché – a phrase that has been repeated so often that it is not interesting 陈词滥调saying/proverb – a well-known phrase that people use to give advice 谚语﹐格言2 technical a group of words without a main verb, used to form part of a sentence, for example ‘a piece of bread’【术语】短语〔如 a piece of bread〕
phrase2v [T] to express something in a particular way 以某种方式表达﹐以…措词表达: Ben tried to think how to phrase his next question. 本设法想出怎么来提下一个问题。
phrasephrasephrasesphrasedphrasingnoun (grammar)pronunciationThe word phrase sounds like days. a group of words that you use together as part of a sentence: ‘First of all’ and ‘a bar of chocolate’ are phrases.