writing/ˋraItIŋ; ˈraItIŋ/n 1 [U] words that have been written or printed〔书写﹑印刷的〕文字: I can’t read the writing on the envelope. 我看不懂信封上的文字。a T-shirt with Japanese writing on it 印有日文的 T 恤衫2 [U] books, poems, articles etc by a particular writer or on a particular subject〔某作者或某主题的〕著作﹐作品: some of Greene's most powerful writing 格林的一些最震撼人心的著作3 [U] the activity or skill of writing 写作﹔写作能力: She took up writing as a career. 她开始以写作为生。4 in writing if you get something in writing, it is official proof of an agreement, promise etc〔协议﹑承诺等〕以书面形式5 writings [plural 复数] the books, stories etc that an important writer has written〔重要作家的〕著作