Word familyadjectivearticledarticulablearticulararticulatearticulatedarticulatorynounarticulacyArticulataarticulatenessarticulationarticulatorarticleadverbarticulately
1EXPRESS[transitiveT] formal to express your ideas or feelings in words 清楚地表达
Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.
许多人都表达不出内心的痛苦。
2SPEAK A LANGUAGE[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way 口齿清楚地讲(话);清晰发(音)
He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.
他醉得话都说不清楚了。
3.[intransitiveI, transitiveT] technical if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement 连接,铰接
4articulate something with somethingformal if one idea, system etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and existtogether 某物与某物合成整体
a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course
1pronounce sth carefully清晰地發音ADVERB➤carefully, clearly, well小心地發音;清晰地吐字;很到位地發音◇She spoke slowly, articulating each word clearly.她說得很慢,每一個字都說得很清楚。articulate
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2express sth表達ADVERB➤clearly, well清楚地/很好地表達◇She cannot articulate her feelings very well.她不能夠很好地表達自己的感情。➤explicitly, fully明確/充分表達articulate
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VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be發音清晰▸➤become變得口齒清楚ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常善於表達▸➤highly極擅言辭◇a highly articulate woman極擅言辭的女子PREPOSITION➤about把⋯表達清楚◇The teachers help the children to be more articulate about their lives.老師們幫助這些孩子更好地把自己的生活講清楚。
articulate ♦︎ fluent ♦︎ eloquent ♦︎ coherentThese words all describe the clever or effective expression of ideas or feelings in words.这些词均表示善于表达的或表达流畅的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an articulate / an eloquent / a coherent answer / response◆articulate / fluent / eloquent / coherent speech◆an articulate / a fluent / an eloquent speaker◆articulate / fluent / eloquent language◆very / perfectly / remarkably articulate / fluent / eloquent / coherent◆highly / extremely articulate / fluent / eloquent■articulate aːˈtɪkjələt; NAmEaːrˈtɪkjələt (ratherformal) (of a person) good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words; (of speech) clearly expressed or pronounced(人)善于表达的,口齿清楚的;(发言)流畅的,发音清晰的◆He was unusually articulate for a ten-year-old.对于一个十岁的孩子来说,他的表达能力非同一般。◆All we could hear were loud sobs, but no articulate words.我们听到的只是大声啜泣,没有清楚的话语。OPPinarticulate ⇨ silent■fluentˈfluːənt able to speak, read or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well; (of a language, especially a foreign language) expressed easily and well(尤指外语)流利的,流畅的◆She's fluent in Polish.她的波兰语很流利。◆She's a fluent reader of Arabic.她能熟练阅读阿拉伯文。◆He speaks fluent Italian.他说一口流利的意大利语。▸fluently
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◆She speaks Russian fluently.她说一口流利的俄语。◆a child just beginning to read fluently刚开始熟练阅读的孩子■eloquent ˈeləkwənt (ratherformal) (of a person) able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public; (of a speech) expressed well(人)雄辩的,有口才的;(发言)流畅的◆She was an eloquent speaker, with a beautiful voice.她口才了得,嗓音悦耳。◆It was an eloquent and well-informed speech.演讲流畅,见解独到。▸eloquently
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◆She spoke eloquently on the subject for about an hour.她滔滔不绝畅谈这个题目约一个小时。■coherentkəʊˈhɪərənt; NAmEkoʊˈhɪrənt (ratherformal) (of a person) able to talk and express yourself clearly(人)有表达能力的,能表述清楚的◆She only became coherent again two hours after the attack.她发病两小时之后才恢复了清楚说话的能力。OPPincoherent ⇨ hysterical▸coherently
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◆Try to express yourself more coherently.试着把你的意思说得更加清楚。