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1SAYto express something in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕表达,〔以某种措辞〕表述
Polly tried to think how to phrase the question.
波莉在思索这个问题怎么提。
Sorry, I phrased that badly.
抱歉,我表述得不好。
2.APMto performmusic in order to produce the full effect of separate musical phrases 〔演奏、歌唱时〕分句,划分乐句〔以充分表现每一乐句的效果〕
Examples from the Corpus
phrase• How was the question phrased?• Whether or not they can sing, all these players have a tremendousunderstanding of how to phrase.• The ways various denyers, bouncers, et al., can be phrased are always beyondcount.• It could equally be phrased in a way that fits in more with the way of eminence.• The phrasing is ample and idiomatic, the sincerity is heartbreaking.• However, I would argue that it begs the question to phrase it in such a way.• But something was missing, politeness maybe. although the inquiries were phrased nicely, the interest seemed like condescension.• What makes you successful is that you can phrase things in a way that is inspirational, that makes coalitionspossible.
Originphrase1
(1500-1600)Latinphrasis, from Greek, from phrazein“to point out, explain, tell”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PHRASE | PHRASE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤colloquial, idiomatic口頭用語;習語▸➤key關鍵用語◇'Start slowly' is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner.對初次參加馬拉松比賽的運動員來說“開始階段速度要慢”是至理名言。➤common, familiar, famous, popular常用語;熟語;名言;流行語▸➤catch-all, empty, hackneyed, meaningless, stock涵義甚廣的短語;空洞的詞語;膚淺的言辭;陳詞濫調◇He just comes out with the same old stock phrases.他總說那些老一套的陳詞濫調。➤apt, catchy (informal) , colourful/colorful, descriptive, memorable, telling, well-turned貼切的/容易記住的/有趣的/描述性的/令人難忘的/吐露真情的/措辭巧妙的用語➤catch(usually catchphrase) , signature (NAmE) 潮語;口頭禪◇the show's best known catchphrase展覽中最出名的時髦話➤buzz流行語◇A current popular buzz phrase is 'Think outside the box'.一個目前比較流行的流行語是“跳出框框思考”。➤code (especially NAmE) 暗語◇'Law and order' was most often a code phrase for repressive measures.“法律與秩序”是鎮壓措施最常見的代名詞。➤musical樂句▸➤adjectival, adverbial, noun, prepositional, verb形容詞/副詞/名詞/介詞/動詞短語VERB + PHRASE➤employ, turn, use使用詞語;措辭◇She can certainly turn a phrase.她善於辭令。➤coin創造新詞語◇Who coined the phrase 'desktop publishing'?是誰創造了 desktop publishing (桌面出版)這個新詞語?➤borrow借用詞語➤utter說出詞語➤quote, repeat引用/重複詞語➤trademark將詞語註冊為商標◇In 1998, he trademarked the phrase 'Freedom of Expression'.在 1998 年,他將詞語“表達自由”註冊為商標。PHRASE + NOUN➤book(供出國旅遊者用的)外語常用語手冊◇I bought a Spanish phrase book.我買了一本西班牙語常用語手冊。PREPOSITION➤in a/the phrase在詞語裏◇She was, in her own memorable phrase, 'a woman without a past'.用她自己的令人記憶深刻的話來說,她是個“沒有過去的女人”。PHRASES➤a choice of phrase措辭◇Her unfortunate choice of phrase offended most of the audience.她不恰當的措辭惹惱了大多數觀眾。➤a turn of phrase措辭;表達方式◇He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.他措辭謹慎,描述細緻。phrase
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ADVERB➤carefully用語字斟句酌◇The statement was very carefully phrased.這份聲明措辭非常謹慎。➤differently以不同的方式表達◇I should have phrased my question differently.我本應該換一種方式來提出我的問題。➤beautifully措辭優美◇The concerto's slow movement was beautifully phrased.優美的樂句構成了協奏曲緩慢的韻律。