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write /raɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst wrote /rəʊt $ roʊt/, past participlepp written /ˈrɪtn/) → right, rite
1  book/article/poem etc 書/文章/詩等
a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WRITE to produce a new book, article, poem etc 寫〔書、文章、詩歌等〕；寫作
He wrote some very famous books.
他寫過一些很有名的書。
Who wrote ‘Harry Potter’?
《哈利·波特》是誰寫的？
I can’t come with you – I have an essay to write.
我不能跟你一起去——我有一篇文章要寫。
write about
O'Brien often writes about her native Ireland.
奧布賴恩經常寫她的故鄉愛爾蘭。
well/badly/poorly etc written
The article is very well written.
這篇文章寫得非常好。
b) [intransitiveI] someone who writes earns money by writing books, plays, articles etc 以寫作爲生
Sean decided he wanted to write, and quit his job.
肖恩決定從事寫作，於是辭掉了工作。
write for
Maureen Dowd writes for ‘The New York Times’.
莫琳•多德爲《紐約時報》撰稿。
2  letter 信 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WRITE to put words in a letter to someone 寫（信）
write to
I’ve written to my MP, and to the city council.
我已給我們議員以及市政委員會寫了信。
write somebody American EnglishAmE
Chris hasn’t written me for a long time.
克裏斯很長時間沒給我寫信了。
I wrote her several letters, but she didn’t reply.
我給她寫了幾封信，可是她沒有回複。
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with write
You write to someone:
She writes to me every month.
In American English, you can also write someone:
She writes me every month.
You write someone a letter, note, story etc:
Please write me a letter soon.
✗Don’t say: Please write to me a letter soon.
You write to someone about a subject or an experience:
He wrote to me about his trip to France.
✗Don’t say: He wrote to me his trip to France.
Write is often used in the progressive:
I am writing to tell you something important.
3  form words 構成單詞 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WRITE to form letters or numbers with a pen or pencil 書寫；寫字
Kerry could read and write when she was five.
克麗五歲時就能讀書寫字了。
4  state STH 陳述某事 [transitiveT] to state something in a book, letter, advertisement etc, or on a label 記述；寫明
write (that)
Isabella wrote that she was dying, and asked him to visit her for the last time.
伊莎貝拉寫信說她快死了，要他去見她最後一面。
be written on something
The price is written on the label.
價格寫在標簽上。
5  music/song 音樂/歌曲 [transitiveT] to write a piece of music or a song 寫〔曲子或歌曲〕
Mozart wrote the music.
莫紮特創作了這首曲子。
The song was originally written by Leonard Cohen.
這首歌由倫納德•科恩原創。
6  computer program 計算機程序 [transitiveT] to make a program for a computer to use 編寫〔程序〕
He writes software programs for financial institutions.
他爲金融機構編寫軟件程序。
7  a computer records STH 計算機記錄某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if a computer writes something, it records it on a disk or in its memory 〔計算機〕將…寫入〔磁盤或存儲器〕
write to/onto
data that had been written to disk
寫入磁盤的數據
8  cheque/document etc 支票/文件等 (also write out) [transitiveT]WRITE to write information on a cheque, form etc 填寫〔支票、表格等〕
Wouldn’t it be easier if I just wrote a cheque for the lot?
如果全部數額我就開一張支票，不是更方便嗎？
The doctor wrote me a prescription for sleeping pills.
醫生給我開了一張安眠藥處方。
9  pen 筆WORKING/NOT BROKEN [intransitiveI] if a pen writes, it works properly 〔筆〕能寫字
Do any of these pens write?
這些筆當中有能寫的嗎？
10  have something/be written all over your face OBVIOUSto show very clearly what you are feeling or thinking 臉上明顯表露出〔感受或想法〕
He had guilt written all over his face.
他滿臉内疚。
I know you’re lying, Tyrell – it’s written all over your face.
我知道你在撒謊，蒂雷爾——你臉上明明白白寫着呢。
11  have something written all over it to show a particular quality or fact very clearly 明顯表現出某種性質[事實]
This awful film has ‘career-killer’ written all over it for the actors involved.
這部爛片對參與拍攝的演員來說顯然就是“演藝生涯殺手”。
12  nothing to write home about informalBAD not particularly good or special 平平常常的；沒什麽了不起的
The hotel was good, but the food was nothing to write home about.
酒店不錯，但食物就不怎麽樣了。
Examples from the Corpus
nothing to write home about• Jim and Marcia's new house is nothing to write home about.• A few long-range efforts, but nothing to write home about.• Three, it is nothing to write home about ... Home ... What's the first thing you remember?
13  somebody wrote the book on something spokenKNOW something used to say that someone knows a lot about a subject or is very good at an activity 某人精通某事物
Motorola wrote the book on quality control.
摩托羅拉精通質量監控。
Examples from the Corpus
somebody wrote the book on something• Cheryl wrote the book on being irresponsible.• It wrote the book on quality control.• Hartley wrote the book on self-serving.
14. that’s all she wrote American EnglishAmE spoken used to mean that you cannot stop what happens next in a situation, especially when it is bad 事已至此，無計可施
 THESAURUS
write to use a pen or pencil to make words, letters etc 寫，書寫
Have you written a shopping list?
你寫購物清單了嗎？
The children are learning to read and write.
孩子們在學習識字和寫字。
write something down to write something on paper, in order to remember it or make a record 寫下某事
He wrote down everything she said.
他把她說的一切都記了下來。
put to write something in a particular place, or to write particular words 〔在某處〕寫下，寫上〔某些詞〕
I’ve put the dates of the meetings in my diary.
我在記事簿中寫下了會議的日期。
At the end of the email she put ‘PS I love you’.
在電子郵件的末尾她寫上了“還有，我愛你”。
put something in writing to write something that you have agreed or promised, so that there is an official record 以書面形式記下某事
They said they would pay me 50%, but they haven’t actually put it in writing.
他們說會付給我50%，但實際上沒有通過書面形式明確下來。
make a note of something to write information that you might need later 記下某事
I’ll just make a note of your address.
我來把你的地址記下來。
nMake a note in your diary.
take notes to write things while someone is speaking or while something is happening, so that you can use them later 記筆記
His lawyer was with him taking notes.
他的律師在他旁邊做筆錄。
scrawl /skrɔːl $ skrɒːl/ to write something carelessly and untidily, especially in big letters – often used to show disapproval 潦草地寫，塗寫〔常含貶義〕
Someone had scrawled graffiti on the school wall.
有人在學校牆上塗鴉。
He’d scrawled a few unhelpful comments at the bottom of my work.
他在我的作業下面潦草地寫了些沒有用的意見。
fill something in/out to write information on a form or other official document 填寫某物
Please fill in the application form in black ink.
請用黑色墨水填寫申請表。
Would you mind filling out a questionnaire?
能請你填一張問卷嗎？
sign to write your name at the end of a letter, document etc 簽〔名〕，簽字於
Read the contract carefully, and then sign it.
仔細閱讀合同，然後簽字。
Don’t forget to sign your name.
别忘了簽名。
to write something quickly 快速寫某物
jot something down to write something very quickly 草草記下某事
Start your essay by jotting down a few ideas.
開始寫論文時，先把一些想法記下來。
nHe checked the meter and jotted something down.
scribble to write something quickly and in an untidy way 潦草地書寫
Andy scribbled a quick note and handed it to the chairman.
安迪草草寫了張紙條交給主席。
nI’ve scribbled something here but I can’t read it now.
to write something on a computer 在計算機上寫某物
enter to make words or numbers appear on a computer screen by pressing the keys 輸入〔單詞或數字〕
You have to enter your password twice.
密碼必須輸入兩次。
nThe patients medical records are entered into a database.
key something in/type something in to write or record information on a computer, especially something you are copying 鍵入某物/敲入某物
I’ve keyed in my credit card details.
我鍵入了我的信用卡信息。
nTo visit our website, just type in our address.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
write• I can't come out tonight. I have an essay to write.• I sit at the piano when I write.• It's a fascinating article, and very well written.• I try to write a cheerful letter to her at least once a week.• I wasn't happy, so I wrote a nasty letter asking for my money back.• Scene: On the airplane home, you wrote a short report discussing the conference you just attended.• McNulty wrote a song for Tom and Darlow wrote one for Grace.• I've got to write a story on this.• Sportswriters are not allowed to write about death.• A: Well, in the early years I was writing advertising, medical advertising.• Anna enjoys writing, and she's quite good at it.• For works written at a time when Beethoven was still in his middle period, the lyricism in the works is extraordinary.• an opera written by Verdi• I wrote down all the things we have to do today.• Helga wrote her comments neatly in pencil.• I just wrote him saying how much I missed him being around.• A lot of listeners wrote in and complained about the programme.• Today, everything is wonderful, Bjaaland wrote in his diary.• Writing, now, in the university, writing to try out new ideas, writing to redefine himself.• Hang on, let me just get something to write on.• By third grade they can all read and write pretty well.• He wrote several scholarly articles on ancient Chinese texts.• Do you want me to write that down for you?• I wrote the next song for my wife.• He wrote to his father, asking for more money.• I learned to write when I was in first grade.• At the bottom he wrote: "with sincere love from your oldest friend".• I don't have any cash - could I write you a check?
write about• Purcell wrote about his son's illness for a popular magazine.• Have the children write about what they did last summer.• Your assignment is to write about your summer vacation.
write to• I'm going to write to the manager about this.
read and write• By the time this book reached his hands, John Harrison had already mastered reading and writing.• We were shown photographic slides of people enthusiastically learning how to read and write.• Past the strategies, how can the joys of reading and writing be even hinted at in the Basics Skills For ever classroom?• It is not suitable for computers which have separate read and write control lines, such as IBM-compatibles.• By using PTR you have complete control over where you read and write data in a file.• A model prisoner, he learned to read and write, even publishing a small book of poetry.• However, he has difficulty in reading and written expression.• They even helped some of their guards improve their reading and writing skills.
write (that)• My first novel published was the fifth one I wrote.• It was written by Prince Philip.• Or has he taken this statement from a book or article written by some one else?• Ask these young people questions straight out, not written down and they can answer most problems.• All that may be written is one short story, the final one of the genre, the cork in the bottle.• If only you could have seen the letter I wrote you about an hour ago!
write to/onto• I wrote to both of them and was offered a position by one.• You know, my dad never wrote to him, never talked about him.• From tea maker to charity supporter Dear Editor I am writing to make readers aware of the registered charity.• But before I die, I would like to write to my son James.• Mr. MacGregor I will look into the point and will write to the hon. Lady.• Paul's mood as he writes to the Romans is a very excited one.• However, I am also writing to Wyre Borough Council in case they have any responsibility for maintaining these lights.
From Longman Business Dictionary
writewrite /raɪt/ verb (past tensepst wrote /rəʊtroʊt/, past participlepp written /ˈrɪtn/)
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to form letters or numbers with a pen or pencil
The price is written on the label.
2 (also write out) [transitiveT] to write information on a cheque or document
He wrote out a cheque for £4000.
3[transitiveT]INSURANCE to sell a particular amount of insurance
We have written £5 million of insurance this month.
→ write something → back
→ write something → down
→ write something into something
→ write off
→ write something → up
Origin write
Old English writan “to scratch, draw, write”

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