code word

ˈcode word noun [countableC]

1. a word or phrase that is given a different meaning to its usual meaning, so that it can be used to communicate something secretly 〔密码通信中使用的〕暗语

2 a word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one when you want to avoid shocking someone 〔为避免语出唐突而使用的〕代称，代名词 SYN euphemism

code word for

‘Lively discussion’ is a code word for ‘argument’.

“热烈的讨论”是“争吵”的委婉说法。

Examples from the Corpus

code word• Excellence becomes a code word for retreat from equity.• Each employee has a code word, which the computer's voice recognition chip checks.• If it had a name, or a code word, well that sounds like civil servants playing games.• Essentially, each code word is a separate, highly specialized entity.• Suppose I forget the code word.• Occasionally, the code word has to be changed because it has been compromised.• Previously the code word for this was Trine and before that, during the early 1960s, Dinar.

code word for• The fact is, "Japan bashing" is a phrase that's become a code word for racism.

单词	code word
释义	code word ˈcode word noun [countableC] 1. a word or phrase that is given a different meaning to its usual meaning, so that it can be used to communicate something secretly 〔密码通信中使用的〕暗语 2 a word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one when you want to avoid shocking someone 〔为避免语出唐突而使用的〕代称，代名词 SYN euphemism code word for ‘Lively discussion’ is a code word for ‘argument’. “热烈的讨论”是“争吵”的委婉说法。 Examples from the Corpus code word• Excellence becomes a code word for retreat from equity.• Each employee has a code word, which the computer's voice recognition chip checks.• If it had a name, or a code word, well that sounds like civil servants playing games.• Essentially, each code word is a separate, highly specialized entity.• Suppose I forget the code word.• Occasionally, the code word has to be changed because it has been compromised.• Previously the code word for this was Trine and before that, during the early 1960s, Dinar. code word for• The fact is, "Japan bashing" is a phrase that's become a code word for racism.
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