ad·dress

noun

/əˈdres/

/əˈdres/, /ˈædres/

[countable] details of where somebody lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent住址；地址；通信处
- What's your name and address?你的姓名、住址？
- I'll give you my address and phone number.我会告诉你我的地址和电话号码。
- Is that your home address?那是你的住址吗？
- Please note my change of address.请注意我的地址变了。
- There was no return address on the envelope.信封上没有回信地址。
- (especially North American English) Each entry must include a valid mailing address.每个参赛作品都必须包含有效的邮寄地址。
- (British English usually) a postal address邮政地址
- Police found him at an address (= a house or flat) in West London.警方在伦敦西区一处住所里找到了他。
- people with no fixed address (= with no permanent home)没有固定居所的人
see also forwarding address, return address
Extra Examples
- He gave a false address to the police.他给了警察一个假地址。
- I'm afraid there's nobody called Williams at this address.恐怕这个地址没有叫威廉斯的人。
- Please inform us of any change of address.如若更换地址，请通知我们。
- Please leave a contact address.请留下联系地址。
- Please write your full postal address.请写下你的详细邮寄地址。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- home
- private
- business
- …
verb + address
- give
- leave
- write
- …
address + noun
- book
preposition
- at an/the address
phrases
- a change of address
- name and address
- no fixed address
- …
[countable] (computing) a series of words and symbols that tells you where you can find something using a computer or phone, for example on the internet（互联网等的）地址
- What's your email address?你的电邮地址是什么？
- The project has a new web address.这个项目有个新的网址。
see also IP address
Wordfinder
- address
- attachment
- compose
- draft
- email
- emoticon
- forward
- inbox
- message
- re
Topics Phones, email and the interneta1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- email
- Internet
- Web
- …
[countable] a formal speech that is made in front of an audience演说；演讲
- tonight’s televised presidential address今晚总统的电视演讲
Synonyms speech
speechlecture ▪ address ▪ talk ▪ sermonThese are all words for a talk given to an audience.
speech a formal talk given to an audience:
Several people made speeches at the wedding.有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:
a lecture on the Roman army关于罗马军队的讲座
a course/series of lectures讲座课程；系列讲座
address a formal speech given to an audience:
a televised presidential address总统的电视演讲
speech or address?A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.
talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject:
She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。
sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:
to preach a sermon布道
Patterns
- a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- a keynote speech/lecture/address
- to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- to attend/go to a lecture/talk
Collocations Voting in elections
Voting in electionsRunning for election
- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
- launch/run a presidential election campaign
- support/back a candidate
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
Voting
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box
- get/win/receive/lose votes
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
Taking power
- be sworn into office/in as president
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
- take/enter/hold/leave office
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office
Extra Examples
- The union leader gave a short but impassioned public address.工会领导人发表了简短而热情的公开讲话。
- an address by the Chancellor of the University大学校长的讲话
- a radio address to the nation对全国的广播讲话
- a public address system扩音系统
- The Secretary General delivered the keynote address at the conference.秘书长在会上作了主旨发言。
- He gave details of the policy in an address to party members.他在对党员的一次讲话中对这一政策进行了具体阐述。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- short
- commencement
- farewell
- …
verb + address
- deliver
- give
preposition
- in an/the address
- address by
- address to
- …
[uncountable] form/mode of address the correct title, etc. to use when you talk to somebody称呼

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the senses ‘set upright’ and ‘guide, direct’, hence ‘write directions for delivery on’ and ‘direct spoken words to’): from Old French, based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + directus past participle of dirigere, from di- ‘distinctly’ or de- ‘down’ + regere ‘put straight’. The noun is of mid 16th-cent. origin in the sense ‘act of approaching or speaking to somebody’.

ad·dress

verb

OPAL W

/əˈdres/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they address	/əˈdres/ /əˈdres/
he / she / it addresses	/əˈdresɪz/ /əˈdresɪz/
past simple addressed	/əˈdrest/ /əˈdrest/
past participle addressed	/əˈdrest/ /əˈdrest/
-ing form addressing	/əˈdresɪŋ/ /əˈdresɪŋ/

(formal) to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it设法解决；处理；对付
- address something Your essay does not address the real issues.你的论文没有论证实质问题。
- to address a problem/concern/question处理问题；回应关切；解答问题
- The policy fails to address the needs of the poor. 这项政策解决不了穷人的需要。
- address yourself to something We must address ourselves to the problem of traffic pollution.我们必须设法解决交通污染问题。
Extra Examples
- In the long run it is far cheaper to address the needs of poor people than to ignore them.从长远来看，满足穷人的需求比忽视他们的需求要便宜得多。
- The authors of the book address themselves to the question of unemployment.该书的作者们致力探讨失业问题。
- The labour movement has always addressed issues of the quality of life.劳工运动始终关注生活质量问题。
- These concerns were not adequately addressed in the report.这些问题在报告中没有得到足够的关注。
- the problems we are seeking to address我们正在谋求解决的问题
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- directly
- explicitly
- specifically
- …
verb + address
- seek to
- fail to
phrases
- address yourself to something
[often passive] to write on an envelope, etc. the name and address of the person, company, etc. that you are sending it to by mail写（收信人）姓名地址；致函
- be addressed The letter was correctly addressed, but delivered to the wrong house.信上的姓名地址写得都对，但被错投到另一家去了。
- address something (to somebody/something) Address your application to the General Manager.把你的申请信寄给总经理。
compare readdress see also sae, SASE
Extra Examples
- Please send a stamped addressed envelope and we will send you a copy of our brochure.请附写有姓名、地址并贴有邮票的信封，我们会给你寄去一份宣传材料。
- The minister did not reply to my letter although I addressed it to him personally.尽管我直接致函部长，他却没有给我回信。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- properly
- personally
- …
preposition
- to
to make a formal speech to a group of people演说；演讲
- to address a meeting/conference在会议／大会上发表演讲
- The President has been asked to address the assembly.总统已被要求在大会上发表讲话。
(formal) to say something directly to somebody向…说话
- address somebody I was surprised when he addressed me in English.他用英语跟我说话，我很诧异。
- address something to somebody Any questions should be addressed to your teacher.任何问题都应该向你的老师求教。
- The book is addressed to the general reader.这本书是写给普通读者的。
Extra Examples
- He addressed his comments to the chairman.他把意见说给主席听。
- He never addressed her directly.他从不直接跟她讲话。
- All remarks have to be addressed to the chair.所有言论均须向主席提出。
- The message was specifically addressed to the younger generation.该信息是专门针对年轻一代的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- by name
- directly
preposition
- to
to use a particular name or title for somebody when you speak or write to them称呼（某人）；冠以（某种称呼）
- address somebody There are different ways in which to address a member of the royal family.称呼王室成员有不同的方式。
- address somebody as something The judge should be addressed as ‘Your Honour’.对法官应该称“法官大人”。
- In Britain, a surgeon is addressed as ‘Mr’ not ‘Dr’.在英国，外科医生被称为“先生”而不是“博士”。
- address somebody by something She did not address him by name.她没有直呼他的名字。
Extra Examples
- How should I address her?我该怎么称呼她？
- Please address my client by his full name, Mr Babic.巴比奇先生，请称呼我的客户全名。