| 单词 | for want of a better word/phrase etc |
| 释义 | for want of a better word/phrase etcfor want of a better word/phrase etc used to say that you cannot find an exact word or phrase to describe something 没有更贴切的词语/短语等〔用于表示找不到确切的说法来形容某事物〕 They should behave, for want of a better word, decently. 他们应该表现得，怎么说呢，得体些吧。 Examples from the Corpus for want of a better word/phrase etc• Just horses and ploughs and, for want of a better word, peasants.• Now, hands are, well, handed for want of a better word. → for want of a better word/phrase etc at want2(2) |
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