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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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word

Word family

1 group of letters 字母组合 [countableC]WORD, PHRASE, OR SENTENCE a single group of letters that are used together with a particular meaning 字，词，单词

Write an essay of about five hundred words.

写一篇约500字的文章。

What does that word mean?

那个单词是什么意思？

'Vater' is the German word for (=that means) 'father'.

vater在德语中是“父亲”的意思。

Perhaps 'lucky' is not exactly the right word.

也许“幸运”一词还不够贴切。

→ buzzword , four-letter word , swear word

2 somebody’s words the things that someone says or writes 某人说的话[写的内容]

Those are his words, not mine.

那都是他说的话，我可没这么说。

in somebody’s words

Jones was, in the judge’s words, ‘an evil man’.

用法官的话来说，琼斯是个“邪恶的人”。

In your own words, explain the term ‘personal service’.

用你自己的话解释一下“个性化服务”的意思。

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In your own words• Chapter 7 Review questions 1. In your own words describe what a creditor is and when creditors arise.• In your own words , tell us what the novel is about.

3 the words the words that are sung as part of a song 歌词

I know the tune, but I've forgotten the words.

我知道曲调，但把歌词忘了。

the words to

Many people don't know the words to the country's national anthem.

该国许多人不知道国歌的歌词。

4 have a word especially spokenTALK TO somebody to talk to someone quickly, especially because you need their advice about something or you want to tell them to do something 〔与某人〕说几句话〔尤因要征求对方意见或叫对方做事〕

Could I have a word?

我们可否谈谈？

have a word with

I’ll have a word with him and see if he’ll help.

我要和他谈谈，看他是否愿意帮忙。

have a quick/brief word

I was hoping to have a quick word with you.

我希望能和你简短地说两句。

have/exchange a few words

Could I have a few words with you?

我可以和你说几句话吗？

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have a word• Better have a word with her about the domestic arrangements.• You know, they have words, you read them?-Smartass, he said.• I really came to have a word with Charles Julian.• Eventually the managing director was forced to have a word with him.• The cruise industry would love to have a word with you.• Before I went, though, I managed to have a word on the side with the lass.• I wanted to have a word with you about Yorick.

5 want a word spokenTALK TO somebody to want to talk to someone, especially in order to criticize them 想和某人谈话〔尤指为批评某人〕

want a word with

Wait a minute! I want a word with you!

等一下！我想和你谈谈！

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want a word• Russell happened to be in the office and sounded watchful when Dexter explained why Blanche wanted a word with him.• Weenie and Co. might be at school then and he wanted a word with Sarah on her own.• But first he wanted a word with Darren before the boy was driven home.• He wanted words back; nothing else would do.• I was hanging around at the back of the church because I wanted a word with the vicar.• Tell your father to come with you, I want a word with him too.• I want a word with them fellows.• And you want word to spread about your success-not your anxiety.

6 not hear/understand/believe a word NONE/NOTHINGused to emphasize that you cannot hear, understand etc what someone says or writes 一点都听不到/不理解/不相信

No one could hear a word because someone had cut the amplifier cable.

没人听得到，因为有人把扩音器的电线切断了。

not hear/understand/believe a word of

I can’t understand a word of Russian.

我一句俄语也不懂。

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not hear/understand/believe a word• However, it also shows that they are not very useful, for Hera did not believe a word of it.• For the rest of the journey Maria prattled on about Bradford, but Ruth did not hear a word.• Do not believe a word of it.• We had not heard a word about my father all this time.• To date I've not heard word one about such a plague in the Czech Republic.• I kept it up until I was certain you were not hearing a word.

7 without (saying) a word if you do something without a word, you do not say anything while you do it 什么也没说

He left without a word.

他一句话也没说就离开了。

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without (saying) a word• Then she turned and without a word left him and the house, too.• Jed began to know where Creed wanted to go without a word being uttered.• He throws himself without a word on to the blanket beside him.• Now this woman of endless stories, a teacher, lies without words, waiting to die.• Sitting down opposite without a word he picked up the glass and emptied the contents down his throat.• The place is empty but for the bar and three or four slightly-built lads shooting pool without words.• Still without a word Pearl brought Ezra to the tiny kitchen.• She turned without a word and walked back to where her friends lay like casualties.

8 say a word/say a few words TALK TO somebodyto make a short speech about something 〔关于某事〕说两句

I’d like to say a few words about the plans.

我想就计划说两句。

9 a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc something you say that warns someone, thanks them etc 警告/告诫/建议/感谢等的话

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a word of warning/caution/advice/thanks etc• And a word of advice just you be careful of that old goat, Moreton.• Take a word of advice, Mr Watt.• You won't mind a word of advice?• And a word of warning - when you arrive in Hye-on-Wye beware of the second-hand bookshops.• However, a word of caution is in order.• Now a word of warning about the stitch patterns in the pattern book.• But business advisors in the city have sounded a word of caution.• He would hand her a sheaf of uncounted bank notes, which she received without a word of thanks.

10 not say a word

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not say a word• She knew that she could not say a word until she had something.• He did not say a word, just stared at the sky.• She did not say a word.• Williams did not say a word until we got back to the company after the mission.• Yoyo does not say a word.• Marty was offering her his handkerchief, not saying a word.• We sit there for a few more minutes not saying a word.• Could Sandra please not say a word to anyone, not even the women or the other rescue workers?

11 put your feelings/thoughts etc into words EXPRESSto express what you want to say clearly 用语言表达自己的感觉/思想等

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put your feelings/thoughts etc into words• However; they had done little to develop emotional ideas and emotional thinking, to help Kyle put his feelings into words.

12 have/exchange words (with somebody) to argue – use this when you do not want to make the argument seem serious （与某人）吵架，（和某人）吵嘴〔委婉说法〕

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have/exchange words (with somebody)• Linda buried herself in the crowd, exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar.• I have words before my eyes, as you might imagine.• He and Kemp pound down the stairway, exchanging words.• Sometimes, Britten seems to have written more naturally when he didn't have words to set.• They exchanged words, not all of which appeared to be in jest.• Nurses busily went up and down, sometimes pausing to exchange words and careless laughter.• I would hear the women exchange words with Miss Fingerstop.• Without it, you have words virtually sprinkled across the page, each project an exercise in speed and frustration.

13 a harsh/a cross/an angry etc word something you say that shows you are angry or want to criticize someone 刺耳/生气/气愤等的言辞

14 news/information 消息/信息 [singular, uncountableU]NEWS a piece of news or a message 一则消息[信息]

15 the last/final word

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the last/final word• The final word rests with the board.• Let that be the last word.• But the final word must be reserved for the destructive, disruptive role played by George Bush's administration.• By no means has the last word been written on the quantum Hall effect.• He had learned to let Leah have the last word.• But the project belonged ultimately to the pupils and they should have the last words.• Dana was opinionated and liked to have the last word in an argument.• So they do; but that is not the last word, only the first.• Intimacy is probably the last word anyone would use in connection with the Coliseum.

16 my/his/your etc word PROMISEa sincere promise to do something, or a promise that what you say is true 我/他/你等的诺言

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keep ... word• She wasn't more than a few minutes late, but P.C. Clifford kept his word.• Graham, 36, who had vowed not to go quietly to his death, kept his word.• If the legend is true, he kept his word for he was seen on countless occasions over the years.• Peter kept the words inside him.• Dying of tuberculosis on September 30, she kept her word.• From the look of things, Carlesimo and the Warriors may have to keep those words in mind all year long.• I trust her to keep her word.• Branson had fully intended to keep his word on not seeing or communicating with Joan for three months.

17 word for word

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word for word• He asked me to repeat word for word the instructions he'd just given me.• Many researchers are surprised and delighted at their ability to remember conversations almost word for word.• Sartain said she writes out a new speech word for word and then types it herself.• They can repeat each other's arguments word for word.• Tikhon knows the passage by heart and recites it word for word.• It appears that someone has copied your essay word for word.• Janice repeated word for word what Harold had told her.• The footnote gave a word for word translation of the quotation.• The newspaper printed his speech more or less word for word.• Benjamin borrowed a quill and a piece of parchment and copied the verse down, word for word.• He knew the inflections and the pauses, knew what she would say, word for word, before she spoke.• I needed to, for Jean-Claude remembered it word for word.• It is good practice to write your proposal word for word as if it were the final draft.

18 in a word CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDused before giving a very simple answer or explanation 总之，一句话，简言之〔用于引出十分简单的答案或解释〕

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in a word• Every language abounds in words for pseudo-entities.• Cotey -- real slow and in words of one syllable -- and then diagram them in stick figures with Crayolas.• Everyone I talked with talks goals in numbers as well as in words, from the bottom to the top.• I didn't say so, because the idea was too unpleasant to be clothed in words and made visible.• I love you so much that I just can't express it in words.• Pop, in a word, is fascination versus meaning.• "Did you have a good vacation?" "In a word, no."• What happened was, in a word, theft.• The band were, in a word, sloppy.

19 in words of one syllable saying something in a way that is very easy to understand, especially because the person you are talking to is stupid 用极其简单的话〔尤因对方很笨〕

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in words of one syllable• Cotey -- real slow and in words of one syllable -- and then diagram them in stick figures with Crayolas.

20 in so many words (also in as many words) [usually negative]CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTAND in a direct way, or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean 直截了当地

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in so many words• In so many words, she told me that I don't have any talent.• And, if taxed by such as Sylvester, he probably would not now admit it in so many words.• Zuwaya had a deterrent theory of peace, and stated it in so many words.• "Did he say we got the contract?" "Not in so many words."• To be fair, the majority report does not in so many words advance the argument.• Oh, not in so many words, of course.• It hurts to write that out in so many words, but how could it be otherwise.• Although it has not said so in so many words, it is also for the supranational space.• But I also knew that if I admitted to that in so many words, Janir would start fussing.• There is, in fact, considerable nervousness about saying these things in so many words.

21. take the words (right) out of somebody’s mouth spokenSAME if someone takes the words out of your mouth, they have just said what you were going to say 说了某人想说的话

22 put words into somebody’s mouth spokenCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT to tell someone what you think they are trying to say, in a way that annoys them 硬说某人说过某些话；把话强加于某人

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put words into somebody’s mouth• I didn't mean that at all -- you're just putting words into my mouth!• You're putting words into her mouth. You don't know what she thinks.• Stop putting words into my mouth - I never said I disliked the job.• Stop trying to put words into my mouth.

23 an order 命令 [singular]TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something an order to do something 〔做某事的〕命令

24 (right) from the word go spokenBEGINNING from the beginning of something 从一开始

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(right) from the word go• I knew it was a deliberate attempt from the word go to bring the band down.• The marriage was a disaster from the word go, although I didn't realize this until it was all over.• It was a nightmare from the word go.• At the County Ground, the wolves were on the prowl right from the word go.• They are reflexes built into the system from the word go.• In Damage, from Josephine Hart's novel, he gets more or less everything wrong from the word go.

25 too silly/complicated/ridiculous etc for words spokenSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE extremely silly, complicated etc 傻/复杂/荒谬等得难以形容

26 (have/drop) a word in somebody’s ear to say something to someone privately, especially to give them advice or a warning 〔尤指把建议或警告〕私下告诉某人

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(have/drop) a word in somebody’s ear• A word in the ear of the Weatherfield constabulary.• His resolve ends when again he wakes at dawn with prophetic words in his ears.• Mixed blessings' A word in your ear.• If I were you I'd drop a quiet word in her ear before it's too late.

27 get a word in (edgeways) INTERRUPTto get a chance to say something 找到说话的机会，插嘴

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get a word in (edgeways)• She barely got a word in.• No one else can get a word in edgeways.• He found that even if he could get a word in edgewise it was encircled and cut off right away.• So did Jim, although he said they'd never get a word in if he came.• He told her it had not been easy to get a word in.• Usually Aunt Sarah had a job to get a word in edge ways.

28 put in a (good) word for somebody PRAISEto try to help someone get or achieve something by saying good things about them to someone else 为某人说好话〔以帮助他得到某物〕

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put in a (good) word for somebody• He put in a good word for him at meetings of the Jockey Club.• I'll put in a good word for you with the management.• Only those who keep a dialogue going will be able to put in a word for persons in need of intercession.

29 words fail me spokenSAY used to say that you are so surprised, angry, or shocked that you do not know what to say 〔因惊讶、生气或震惊〕说不出话来，不知说什么好

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words fail me• Just look at this mess. Look at it. It's...Words fail me!• To get off a train with a total stranger ... I really can not ... well, words fail me.

n30. → word!

31 (Upon) my word! spoken old-fashionedSURPRISED used when you are very surprised 哎呀！〔表示吃惊〕

32. surprised/angry/pleased etc isn’t the word for it spokenVERY used to say that you are extremely surprised, angry etc 惊讶极了/生气极了/高兴极了等

33 a man/woman etc of few words someone who does not say very much 寡言少语的男子/女子等

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a man/woman etc of few words• He had a clear scientific mind but was self-effacing, modest, and a man of few words.• I am therefore a man of few words and I have been very brief throughout my professional career.• Blitherdick, usually a man of few words, had become lachrymose about Blenkinsop's enjoyment of a good wine.• He was a man of few words but many graphic gestures.• He was a man of few words in any case, Maggie noted.• Bill Templeman was a man of few words.

34. the Word (of God) RRCthe religious ideas and messages in the Bible 神的话，上帝的道〔《圣经》里的宗教思想和信息〕

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the Word (of God)• I accept his statement as the word of a right hon. Member of this House.• But the words stayed blocked in her throat.• Ask the students to tell you what they think of when they hear the word slide.• You may want to provide the words balance and center of gravity and demonstrate them.• Commandeered, that's the word.• It was almost easy to say the words to him, and then suddenly he turned away.• She found a notepad from the Shelbourne and scribbled the word Grimoire down.• That first young Seal spread the word about our business to his fellow Seals, their wives, and friends.

→ eat your words at eat(3), → four-letter word, → a good word for somebody/something at good1(31), → in other words at other(11), → be the last word in something at last1(10), → be lost for words at lost2(10), → mark my words at mark1(12), → not mince your words at mince1(3), → play on words at play2(6), → say the word at say1(26), → the spoken word at spoken2(2), → the written word at written2(3)

n COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

a new word

Computer technology has brought many new words into our language.

the right/exact word (=the word that has the meaning you want)

He struggled to find the right word.

a German/Italian etc word

Prosciutto is the Italian word for ham.

a long word

She didn’t understand all the long words.

a short word

a short word beginning with ‘d’ and ending with ‘g’

big words (=words that sound very important or serious)

It scares me, when you use big words like that.

a five-letter/nine-letter etc word

Can you think of a six-letter word meaning ‘difficult’?

a rude word

Someone had written a rude word on the back of his chair.

a swear word

He learned a few swear words on the playground.

a dirty word (=a rude word)

You couldn’t say dirty words on television.

a four-letter word (=a very rude word)

The programme was full of four letter words.

a taboo word (=one that people are not allowed to use)

This has now become a taboo word.

verbs

say/speak a word

She said the words ‘my husband’ in a firm voice.

use a word

Be very careful how you use the word ‘natural’.

pronounce a word

How do you pronounce this word?

spell a word

I always find that word hard to spell.

have a word

It is not true that Eskimos have more than forty words for snow.

find the word (=succeed in thinking of the right word to use)

She couldn’t find the words to explain how she felt.

search for words (=try to think of words to use)

She hesitated, searching for words.

look up a word (=try to find it in a book)

I looked the word up in my dictionary.

THESAURUS

word a single group of letters that are used together with a particular meaning 单词

‘Casa’ is the Italian word for ‘house’.

casa是意大利语“房子”的意思。

I looked up the word in a dictionary.

我在词典里查了这个单词。

name a word that you use for a particular thing, place, organization etc 名称,名字

Iberia is the ancient name for the Spanish Peninsula.

伊比利亚是西班牙半岛的古代名称。

What’s the name of that type of dog?

那种狗叫什么？

term a word or group of words that is used in a specific subject or area of language 术语

The medical term for losing your hair is ‘alopecia’.

alopecia是表示“脱发”的医学术语。

nPeople use the term ‘carbon footprint’ to talk about man’s polluting effect on the environment.

phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together, or which someone uses on a particular occasion 短语

We don’t really have a phrase for ‘bon appétit’ in English.

bon appétit（【法】愿你胃口好）在我们英语中没有很对应的说法。

nPoliticians keep using the phrase ‘family values’.

nan Italian phrase book

expression a fixed phrase which is used in a language and has a particular meaning 措辞，表达方式

He uses a lot of obscure expressions that I don’t really understand.

他用了许多我不太懂的晦涩措辞。

nWhat does the expression ‘wage slavery’ mean?

buzzword /ˈbʌzwɜːd $ -wɜːrd/ a word or group of words that people in a particular type of work or activity have started using a lot because they think it is important 流行语，流行词

E-learning is the buzzword in educational publishing at the moment.

在线学习是时下教育出版行业的流行语。

nFor anthropologists, ethnodiversity has been a buzzword for quite a while.

idiom /ˈɪdiəm/ a group of words that has a special meaning which you cannot guess from the meanings of each separate word 习语，成语

‘Full of beans’ is an idiom which means feeling lively and energetic.

full of beans是习语，意思是感觉充满活力，精力充沛。

cliché /ˈkliːʃeɪ $ kliːˈʃeɪ/ a group of words that is used so often that it seems rather boring, annoying, or silly 陈词滥调

It’s a bit of a cliché, but good communication skills are the key to success.

这话说起来有些老套,不过良好的沟通能力的确是成功的关键因素。

nthe old movie cliché ‘we can’t go on meeting like this’

slang very informal words used especially by a particular group of people such as young people, criminals, or soldiers 俚语

Grass is slang for marijuana.

grass是俚语，指大麻。

prison slang

监狱俚语

narmy slang

jargon words and phrases used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people, which are difficult for other people to understand – often used to show disapproval 〔难懂的〕行话，术语〔常含贬义〕

The instructions were full of technical jargon.

这本说明书里都是些技术术语。

complicated legal jargon

复杂的法律术语

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word• In 500 words or less, write down why you want the scholarship.• It was too calculated a word to describe what had happened between them.• What's another word for 'way out'?• Are there any words in the passage that you don't understand?• Look up any words you don't know in a dictionary.• In fact different groups of people see the world in different ways and develop words for their concepts.• On 4 May it was played through an Auxetophone to the diners so they could all hear his words.• 'Casa' is the Italian word for 'house'.• It seems only fair to allow Wordsworth the last word.• Is 'lunchtime' one word or two?• It is obvious that Matson is a poet, if only for her precise word choice.• I don't know all the words to the song.• On the word "go" I want you to start running.• The word was before them, the fire ran through the brushwood.• The word 'origami' comes from Japanese.• However, he appreciated the cathartic nature of expressing himself through the written word.

no word from• There's been no word from Susan since July.• Yes, he must have, though l had no word from mutual friends or my parents or sister.• They had no word from him the next day, nor the next, nor the next.• And there is still no word from Fred Couples, a favorite among the galleries at Riviera.• But as they attended a private cremation tonight there was still no word from the local criminal informants.• There was still no word from Jonna, though, which cast a blight over Annie's mood.• So far there was no word from the Patriarch, or from Abyssinia.• Constance found Nicky more attractive as the days passed with no word from or of him.• A week had passed with no word from Omar.

word!

American EnglishAmE informal used to say that you understand or agree with what someone has just said 说的是！

word2 verb [transitiveT]

SAYto use words that are carefully chosen in order to express something 用言语表达，给…措辞 SYN phrase

How can we word the letter so as not to offend the parents?

这封信我们怎么措辞才不会得罪家长？

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word• Let me word the question a little differently.

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