word
[w?d; w?:d]
名詞
1 (C)字,單字
an English ~
英文單字
an archaic [obsolete] ~
古 [廢] 字
loan ~s
借用語,外來語
a short [long] ~
短 [長] 的單字
I don't believe a ~ of it.
我壹點也不相信它
2 a. (C)[常 ~s] (口說的) 言語; 話,談話
a man of few [many] ~s
話少[多]的人,寡言 [多話] 的人,不愛說話的人 [饒舌者]
big ~s
豪語,大話
bitter ~s
嚴厲的話,尖刻的話
burning ~s
激烈的討論
put
into ~s 把…用言語表達出來give ~s to
表達…give a person a ~ of advice
給某人壹句忠告的話
put in a ~
說出
Let me have a ~ with you.
我想跟妳說句話
At a ~ from him you can be fired, you know.
妳知道的,只要他講壹句話妳就會被解雇
Mr. Brown will now say a few ~s.
現在布朗先生要講幾句話
It's no use wasting any more ~s on him [it].
妳跟他 [對那件事] 再多說也是沒用的
A ~ (is enough) to the wise. (
諺)對於智者壹言已足,不必多言
Words without actions are of little use.
光說不做是沒有用的
Words failed me.
我壹句話也說不出
b. (C)[常 ~s]<…的>話,談話
have a ~ to say
有句話要說
I have no ~s to thank you enough.
我再怎麽說都不足以表達我對妳的感謝
c. [~s]口角,爭論
have ~s with a person
與人爭吵
She said he was a son of a bitch, and that led to ~s.
她罵他是畜生而引起口角
3 (U)[通常無冠詞]
a. 通知,音信,消息; 傳言
bring ~
傳達消息
send ~
傳言
Please send me ~ of your new life in Brazil.
請來信告訴我妳在巴西的新生活
b. <…的>通知,音信,消息
W~ came that the party had got to their destination.
消息傳來說,那壹行人已抵達他們的目的地
4 a. [one's ~]約定,誓言,諾言
keep [break] one's ~
信守 [不守] 諾言
give [pledge] one's ~
承諾,答應,約定
one's ~ of honor
以名譽保證的諾言[約定]
be better [worse] than one's ~
做得比答應的還要好 [食言,毀約]
I give you my ~ for the fact.
我向妳保證那是事實
b. [one's ~]<…的>承諾,約定,保證
He gave me his ~ that he would never do it again.
他向我保證他絕不再做那種事
c. [the ~]口令,暗語
They gave the ~ to each other.
他們彼此說出口令
5(C)
a. [one's ~,the ~] 指示,命令; 信號語,口號
His ~ was law.
他的命令即是法律(他的命令是“絕對的”之意)
Run when I give you the ~.
當我發號令 [口令] 時妳就跑
Mum's the ~!.
→ mum 成語
b. <做…的>命令
The ~ to fire was given.
開槍[炮]的命令已下
6[~s]
a. (對歌曲而言的) 歌詞
music and ~s by John Lennon
由約翰.藍儂作詞作曲
b. (戲劇的) 臺詞
7 [the W~] 上帝 [神] 的話; 聖經,福音; 基督
the W~ of God = God's W~
聖經,福音
preach the W~
傳福音
at a[one]word
(應請求) 立即,言下
be as good as one's word
履行[遵守]諾言,言行壹致
be not the word for it
不得當 [不恰當] 的話
Hot isn't the ~ for it. It's scorching.
豈止是熱 [說熱不恰當] ,簡直是灼熱
by word of mouth
(非書面而) 口頭地,口傳地,用言語傳達地
eat one's words
(不得已而) 取消 [收回] 前言,承認說錯話
from the word go→ go n
not get a word in edgeways→edgeways
hang on a person's words [every word] = hang on the words of a pers on
專心傾聽某人的話
have a word in a person's ear
(口語)對人耳語,悄悄說
have [say] the last word→ last word
in a[one]word
壹言以蔽之,總而言之
in other words
換言之,換句話說
in plain words
率直地說,坦白地說
in so many words
直截了當地,壹字不差地,明確地,露骨地
She didn't say it in so many ~s.
她沒有直截了當地說
in word
掛在嘴上 (的) ,只是說說 (的)
love in ~
掛在嘴上的愛
in ~ and deed
言行均 [都] …
My word !
哎呀!真是的!真沒想到!
my word upon it
(古)的的確確,我發誓 [保證]
not mince one's words
不客氣地明說,直截了當地說
pass the word (that?)
(把…事[話]) 告訴大家
play on[upon]words
(1) [play 當動詞用] 說詼諧話,說俏皮話
(2) [play 當名詞用] 詼諧話,俏皮話
put in a good word for a person
為<某人>美言 [進言,說項] ; 為<某人>辯護
Put in a good ~ for me with the boss, will you ?.
請在老板面前 (為我) 美言幾句,好嗎?
put words into a person's mouth
硬說某人說 過某話,無中生有; 教某人怎樣講
say a good word for a person = put in a good WORD for a person
say the word
(1) 命令 (做某事) ,下令
Say the ~ and I'll do anything for you.
妳下命令我會為妳做任何事
(2) 如此說
If you're tired, say the ~.
如果妳累了就說
take a person at his word
聽信<某