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word LANGUAGE UNITHwV:d, $wV:rdn [C]a single unit of language which has meaning and can be spoken or written词，字，单词Your essay should be no more than two thousand words long.你的文章不能超过2000个字。Some words are more difficult to spell than others.有些单词比其 它的更难拼写。What's the word for bikini in French?‘Bikini ’的法语单词是什么？In English the same word often has several meanings.英语中，同一单词常常有若干个不同意思。It's sometimes very difficult to find exactly the right word to express precisely what you want to say.有时很难找到最确切的词来明白无误地表达出你想说的话。The words of the song are really beautiful.这首歌的歌词确实很美。Rather than using words (=language) many mathematical concepts are more effectively expressed in equations.用方程式比用语言更能有效地表达许多数学概念。(infml, esp. humorous) Word is often used after the first letter of another word to avoid saying that word.（用在另外一个单词的第一个字母之后，以避免说到该单词）以（某字母）起始的单词So how's the diet going--or would you rather I didn't mention the d-word?节食进行得怎么样了----也许你更希望我不要提那个以‘d’起始的单词？You're still not allowed to say the f-word on TV in the US.在美国，你仍然不可以在电视中说出那个以f起始的脏话。To breathe/say a word about something is to tell other people about it.告诉（其他人），讲出去If you breathe a word of this to anyone, I'll be really upset.如果你把这个对任何人提一个字，我真的会很难过。What I just told you is top-secret so please don't breathe a word of it to anyone.我刚刚告诉你的是顶级秘密，因此不要对任何人提一个字。He asked her not to say a word about the accident to his mother.他要她不要对他母亲提起这个事故。By word of mouth means in speech but not in writing.口头All the orders were given by word of mouth to avoid leaving written evidence which might be later discovered.所有的命令都是口头传达，以免留下以后可能会被发现的书面证据。(infml) To get a word in edgeways means to have an opportunity to speak.插嘴，插一句话Roz was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways!罗兹讲了这么多话，没有任何人能插一句话！In other words means expressing the same meaning but in another way, for example by using different words.换句话说，也就是说You think he should make a positive career move outside this organization--in other words you think he should leave.你认为他应该在这个组织之外求得积极的事业进展----也就是说，你认为他应该离开。If a person says something in their own words, they speak without copying what someone else has said.用某人自己的话说The court has heard accounts from several witnesses of what happened that night--now please tell us in your own words what you saw.法庭已经听了好几个目击者对那晚所发生事情的描述----现在请你用自己的话告诉我们你看到了什么。In words of one syllable means in simple language avoiding long, difficult or specialized words.用简单的语言，用坦率的语言Could you explain to me in words of one syllable how an electron microscope works?你能用简单的语言向我解释电子显微镜是如何工作的吗？If you say that someone put words in/into your mouth, you mean that they suggested you meant one thing when in fact you really meant another.硬说某人说过某些话，教某人怎样讲Stop putting words in my mouth--I didn't say you looked fat in the red dress--I merely said you looked very slim in the black!不要硬说我讲过那些话----我没有说你穿红色套裙看上去胖胖的----我只是说你穿黑色衣服看上去很苗条！If you take the words out of someone's mouth, you say something which they were just about to say or which they were thinking.先讲出某人要讲（或正在思考）的话"What a rude and obnoxious man!" "You took the words right out of my mouth!"“真是个粗鲁讨厌的男人！”“你正好说出了我想说的话！”Word for word means using exactly the same words.逐字地，一字不变地We want a word-for-word account, if possible, of the questions you were asked and your answers.如果可能的话，我们想要一份关于对你所提问题及你所做回答的逐字逐句的记述。If speech or writing is changed word for word from one language into another, it is changed one word at a time in the same order rather than in phrases or other larger units of meaning.（翻译）逐字地(dated) The expressions my word! and upon my word! are used to show surprise.哎呀！说实在话！我敢保证！My word, isn't that Jenkins on the roof!哎呀，那不是詹金斯在房顶上吗！Word association is a method sometimes used in PSYCHOANALYSIS (= a way of treating the mind) in which the person being treated says the first word they think of when a particular word is said. Some people believe that this method can be used to discover how parts of the mind work.词联想测验(Br and Aus) When a person is word-perfect (Am letter-perfect), they can repeat from memory all the words of a particular text without making a mistake.字字正确的，背得滚瓜烂熟的He goes for long walks in the park, muttering to himself until he has the whole play or film script word perfect.他在公园里长时间地散着步，低声自言自语着，直到将整个话剧剧本或电影剧本背得滚瓜烂熟。A word processor is a computer used for preparing documents and letters, or the program that is used for this.文字信息处理机，文字处理程序With suitable software you can use your PC as a word processor.通过适当的软件，你可以将你的电脑当作一台文字信息处理机来使用。Which word processor do you have on your computer?你的计算机内有哪个文字处理程序？Word processing is the organization of text in electronic form such as on a computer.（计算机等上的）文字处理，文字信息处理word processing software文字信息处理软件a word processing program/package文字信息处理程序／程序包If someone says words fail me, they want to emphasize that they are surprised or shocked, esp. because they cannot believe what they have just seen or been told.（因惊奇而）不知说什么好，说不出话来"Have you heard about how rude Paul was to the Belgian guy?" "Yes. Words fail me! I can't believe that man."“你听说保罗对那个比利时家伙是多么粗鲁吗？”“是的，我都不知说什么好！我无法相信那个人会这样。”"So what did you think of Olive's pink outfit?" "Words fail me, I've never seen anything quite like it!"“那么你认为奥立夫的粉色套装怎么样？”“我不知说什么好，我从未见过任何像这样的东西！” [WORDPLAY, WORDSMITH]
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