2remarks[plural] the things you say in a formalspeech 〔正式演讲时的〕言论
introductory/opening/concluding remarks
the chairman’s introductory remarks
主席的开场白
in somebody’s remarks
Caldwell, in his remarks, emphasized the need for cooperation.
考德威尔发言时强调了合作的必要性。
Examples from the Corpus
introductory/opening/concluding remarks• As the above introductory remarkssuggest, the experience most people have of social surveys is through the interview.• Briefopening remarks by each speakerstressing the importance of particular points.• Williams cleared his throat, made a few introductory remarks about the occasion.• Gorbachev delivered his opening remarks and Reagan replied.• In that case, he may have to tape his concluding remarks before the story is actually over.• Mr. Moynihan I am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his kind opening remarks.• What then are the implications of our experiment for the questions that we raised in our introductory remarks?• In the concluding remarks not only the main conclusionsrelated to diffusion and production are summarized.
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
make a remark 发表意见
I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have made that remark.
对不起,我不该那样说。
ignore a remark 不理会话语
He ignored my remark and carried on working.
他没理会我的话,继续干活。
naddress your remarks to somebody (=make your remarks to someone)
He addressed all his remarks to her husband.
nmean something by a remark
What did you mean by that remark?
adjectives
a casual/throwaway remark (=one that you do not think about carefully) 不经意的/随口说出的话
nThese days a casual remark can get you into trouble.
I didn’t mean to upset you – it was just a throwaway remark.
我不是有意气你——那句话只是随口说说罢了。
a chance remark (=one that is not planned or intended) 无意中说出的话
I found out about their relationship from a chance remark Teddy made at dinner.
从特迪吃饭时无意中说的一句话,我发现了他们的关系。
a personal remark (=a remark about someone’s appearance or behaviour, especially an offensive one) 人身攻击的言论
He kept making personal remarks about Tom.
他不断地对汤姆进行人身攻击。
a racist/sexist remark (=an offensive remark showing racist/sexist attitudes) 种族主义/性别歧视的话
nThe men are accused of making racist remarks to a taxi driver in a dispute over a fare.
nWhen faced with a sexist remark, women have to either confront the person or ignore it.
a disparaging remark (=one that shows you do not think someone or something is very good) 贬低的话
nMy aunt always makes disparaging remarks about my appearance.
a rude remark 粗俗的话
nThe children kept interrupting and making rude remarks.
na snide remark (=one that criticizes in an indirect way, especially unfairly)
Will you stop making snide remarks about my mother!
a witty remark (=one that is clever and amusing) 风趣的话
nI tried to think of a witty remark to make.
na sarcastic remark (=one that seems to mean the opposite of what you really mean)
She was always making sarcastic remarks about his work.
Examples from the Corpus
remark• It was just a casualremark - I didn't mean anything by it.• Mr Hill sat down and made a few remarks about the weather.• Some further remarks on this subject will be made in the next chapter.• He kept laughing, cackling, making wild, insaneremarks.• His jeeringremarks had hiddenbarbs, and just went to prove how little he cared either way.• It was that last remark that echoed in Kelly's mind as Boardwalk was loaded into the stalls.• I shall not be able to complete my remarks anyway.• Clinton went on to quote it again during the State of the Union and in other public remarks or privateconversations.• Elliot had been accused of making racistremarks.• I ignored his ruderemark about my clothes.• The audienceroared with laughter at Carson's remarks.• Locke's remarks are just as puzzling.• I'm fed up with your snideremarks.• What do you mean by that remark?• Fakhru heard the remark, but said nothing; he preferred not to ruin a good business deal with pettyreligionsdifferences.• The remarks followed the company's attempt to demote the men.
remark2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]
SAYto say something, especially about something you have just noticed 评论;谈到,说起〔尤指刚察觉的事〕
‘This house must be very old, ’ he remarked.
“这幢房子一定很古老了。”他说道。
remark that
Anderson left the table, remarking that he had some work to do.
安德森离开桌子,说他还有事情要做。
remark on/upon
He remarked on the difference in security measures at the two airports.
remark• ""There's a strangesmell in here, '' she remarked.• "I hate that machine, " Anderson remarked.• And other studies have remarked on how frontotemporal-dementia patients sometimes gain new talents.• A lot of our customersremark on the quality of our workmanship.• The effect of such narrowspecialization in subject content and style of teaching has already been remarked on.• Kate remarked that it was amazing how much her kids knew about science.
remark that• Several people remarked thatBill seemed like a nice man.• It is a remark that effectively sums up the difference between himself and the rest of the band.• He is an able politician, and extremely artful in accomplishing any particular object; it is remarked that he seldom fails.• Steve Largent recently remarked that his most important public involvement is his church.• He was such a gracioushost, it was remarked that in another life he might have run a great hotel.• She dresses marvellously well and I constantly remark that she has the gift of presenting herself well.• He remarks that when the state of our minds does not appear to change we do not notice that time has elapsed.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + REMARK | REMARK + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief, passing簡短的話語;順便講的話➤occasional偶爾談及的話➤casual, chance, off-the-cuff, throwaway隨便講的話;隨意的評論;即席評論;脫口而出的評論➤prepared (especially NAmE) 有準備的話語◇He had a set of prepared remarks.他說了一通事先準備好的話。➤careless, inappropriate不小心的話;不恰當的話◇the sad consequences of one careless remark一句不小心的話所造成的不幸後果➤catty, caustic, cutting, derogatory, disparaging, insulting, nasty, offensive, pointed, scathing, snide惡毒的言語;尖刻的話;貶損的話語;侮辱人的話;難聽的話;衝撞的話語;一針見血的話;嚴厲的評論;諷刺的話◇He made some snide remarks about his opponent's skill.他說了一些諷刺對手技能的話。➤complimentary, encouraging, kind稱讚的話語;鼓勵的話語;好話➤innocent天真的話語➤critical批評的言辭➤sarcastic挖苦的話➤smart (especially NAmE) 自作聰明的話◇There is no room for jokes and smart remarks.現在顧不上開玩笑或說些俏皮話。➤flippant, offhand輕浮的話;簡慢的話◇a conflict that comes about through someone's offhand remark or careless mistake由某人簡慢的話語或粗心的錯誤引起的衝突➤controversial引起爭議的言辭➤inflammatory, provocative煽動性的話;挑釁的言辭➤famous著名的評論➤cryptic隱晦的話➤odd, strange奇怪的話➤silly, stupid傻話➤funny, witty有趣的評論;詼諧的言語◇He's always making witty remarks.他說話總是很詼諧。➤anti-Semitic, homophobic, racist, sexist反猶太人的言論;憎惡同性戀的言論;種族主義的言論;性別歧視的言辭◇Racist or sexist remarks are never acceptable in the workplace.工作場所絕不容許有種族主義或性別歧視的言論。➤crude, obscene, rude粗鄙的話;下流話;無禮的言語➤defamatory誹謗的言辭➤personal人身攻擊◇How dare you make personal remarks!你竟然敢進行人身攻擊!➤general籠統的話➤introductory, opening, preliminary開場白;開幕詞➤closing, concluding, final閉幕詞;結束語◇I agreed with most of what he said at the beginning of the speech but not with his closing remarks.我贊同他演講開始時說的大部份話,但不同意他的結束語。VERB + REMARK➤deliver, give, make, offer, pass, utter給予評論;作出評論;進行評說◇The Pope delivered his remarks before boarding his plane.教皇在登機之前發表了看法。◇I gave my remarks at the benefit.在義演中我發表了評論。◇She made a disparaging remark about men.她說了一句貶低男人的話。◇Candice would have liked to offer a smart remark at that moment.那時坎迪斯本想說句取巧的話。➤withdraw (especially BrE) 收回所言◇He was expelled from the party for failing to withdraw his controversial remarks.他因沒有收回引起爭議的話而被開除出黨。➤address, direct針對⋯的話◇Who were those rude remarks addressed to?那些無禮的言辭是針對誰的 ?➤add添加話語◇She was just about to add some sarcastic remark when her phone rang.她正準備再說點兒諷刺的話,這時電話鈴響了。➤preface以⋯作為開場白◇I must preface my remarks with a confession.講話之前我必須首先認個錯。➤begin開始講話◇He began his remarks with a prayer.他講話前先進行了禱告。➤conclude結束講話◇The President concluded his remarks by thanking everyone who had helped.總統在結束講話時對所有提供過幫助的人表示了感謝。➤clarify澄清講話➤hear, read聽到/讀到評論➤interpret, take理解講話◇Please don't interpret my remarks as support for the current system.請不要把我的講話理解成對當前體制的支持。◇The White House said it took such remarks very seriously.白宮表示很重視這種言論。➤ignore, take no notice of不理會評論◇I just ignored her last remark.我毫不理會她最後所說的話。REMARK + VERB➤apply to sb/sth評論適用於⋯◇These remarks apply equally to doctors.這些評論也適用於醫生。➤be directed at/to sb話語指向某人◇The remark was directed at him.這話是針對他說的。➤suggest sth話語暗示⋯◇Her remarks suggest that the negotiations may be successful.她的話暗示談判可能成功。➤reflect sth話語反映⋯◇The General's remarks do not reflect the view of the government.這位將軍的談話並不反映政府的觀點。➤provoke sth言辭激起⋯◇The remark provoked an angry response from the crowd.這些話激起了人群的憤怒。PREPOSITION➤in a/the remark在評論中◇He made a few factual errors in his remarks on Rembrandt.他在評論倫勃朗的時候犯了幾個事實性的錯誤。➤remark about, remark concerning, remark on關於⋯的評論◇I shall keep my remarks on the subject brief.我將簡單地講一下這個題目。➤remark by, remark from出自⋯的話◇remarks by officials官員們說的話➤remark to對⋯說的話◇a casual remark to his father對他父親隨便說的一句話remark
verb
ADVERB | VERB + REMARK | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤casually隨便一提◇She remarked casually that she was leaving her job.她漫不經心地說她要辭職。➤pointedly一針見血地說➤lightly, mildly輕鬆地說;溫和地說➤drily, sarcastically, wryly冷淡地說;挖苦地說➤ruefully懊悔地說➤jokingly開玩笑地說➤cheerfully高興地說➤coolly冷漠地說➤snidely冷嘲熱諷地說➤famously眾所周知地說過VERB + REMARK➤be heard to被聽見說⋯PREPOSITION➤on, upon評論⋯◇Several people remarked on her outfit.好幾個人對她的服飾發表了看法。➤to向⋯說起◇He remarked to Jane that he had not heard from Sally for a long time.他對簡說已經好久沒收到薩莉的信了。