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breathed a word 〇/this to me.这事他从来没向我透露过
一点风声。
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PROMISE 诺言 3 [sing.] a promise or guarantee that you
will do sth or that sth will happen or is true 诺言；许 诺；保证：I give
you my word that this won^ happen again.我向你保证这种事不会再次发生。◊
/ give you my word 〇/honour (= my sincere
promise) "•我向你庄户 承诺…◊ We
never doubted her word.我丨门从不#会她的 许诺,。0 We only have his word for it that the cheque is m thepost.他只是向我们.保证支票在邮寄之中。
fceep your word (= do what you
promised)遵守诺言◊ He promised to
help and was as good as his word (= did what he
promised).他答应帮忙，并且说话算数。◊
He’s a man of his word (= he does what he promises), 个守倩 的人。trusted her not to go bacfc on her word' (=
break her promise)•我相信她不会食言,。◊ I can't prove
it~youll have to take my word for it (=believe me).我无法iE明此事，你就相信我好了。
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INFORMATION/NEWS 信息;消息 4 [sing.]
a piece of infor-
mation or news 信息； '消息：There's been no
word from them since be/ore Christmas.自圣诞节前就一直没有他们
的消息。◊ S^ie sent word that
she wouid Se Zate. j言
来她要晚些来。◊
"word gets out about the a你he
have to resign.要是这一绯闻传出去，他就得辞职。◊ Word has ft
t/iat she’s leaving.据说她要走了。◊ The word is they’ve up.据说他们离#了。◊ He likes to spread
the word about the importance of healthy eating. 他喜欢宣传健康饮食的重要性q
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BIBLE《峑经〉5 the Word (also the ,Word, of 'God) [sing.] the Bible
and its teachings《圣经》；福音
ITiTOl by .word of 'mouth because people
tell each other and not because they read about it 口 头上；经口 述：The news spread by word 〇/ mouth.这消息是 口头传 开的？ (right) from the word go (informal) from the very
beginning 从一开始（not) get a word in 'edgeways (阶 £) (ZV/A/nf (not) get a word in ’edgewise) (not)
to be able to say anything because sb else is speaking too much (因别人说话太多}插（不上）嘴：When Mary
starts talking, no one else can get a word in edge- ways.玛丽讲起话来，别人谁也插不上嘴。have a word in sb’s 'ear (阶£) to
speak to sb privately about sth 和… 说私话；与…禧谈 have/exchange ’words (with sb)
(about sth) to have
an argument with sb
(与某人 > 争论，争吵：WeVe had words.我们吵过架。
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Words
were exchanged.发生.过争吵了。in ‘other words used to introduce an
explanation of sth 换句'话 说；也就是说；换言之：They asked him to
leave—in other words he was
_/iired.他们请他走人，也就是说，他
被解雇了。（not) in so/as many 'words _(not) in exactly the same
words as sb says were used (弃非）一字不差 地，原原本本地：‘Did she say she
was sony?’ ‘Wot in so many words.’ “她道歉了没有？ ”，〃没有直截了当地
说 〇 ” 0 He didn't approve
of the plan and said so in as many words•他明确遍说他禾同意这计划。in a 'word {informal) used for giving a very
short, usually negative, answer or comment 简言之；一句话；总之：iVouZd you Hfce to hdp
us?’ ‘Jn a word, no.’ “你愿意帮助我们吗？”
“一句话，不愿意。” in words of one sy丨丨able using
very simple language 用极其简单的言语：CouW
you say that again in words 〇/one syhaWe?你能用很简单的言语
把这再说一遍吗？ the last/fina丨 word (on stii) the
last comment or decision about sth (对某事的）最后意
见，最后决定：ffe
ahvays has to have
the 〖ast wordh any
argument.在任何争论中总是得他最后说了算。
(upon) my
'word {old-fashioned) used to show that
you are surprised about sth (表示‘奇）哎呀，咦 not have a good word to 'say for
sb/sth [informal) to never say
anything good about sb/sth 从不说…的碎话：JVobody
/iad a good word fo say about him.没有一个人说过也 好0 put in a (good) 'word for sb to
praise sb to sb eise in order to help them get a job, etc.为某人说好
话；替某人美言；推荐某人put words into sb’s mouth to
suggest that sb has said sth when in fact they have not硬说某人说过某些话say/give the Vord to give
an order; to make a request下.命令；■吩咐-一下；提请求： Just say the word, and 爪 go.只要发句话，务 k 。 take sb at their 'word to
believe exactly what sb says or promises完全相信…的话（或许诺）；深信不疑take
the words right out of
sb^ mouth to
say what sb else was going to say 说出…想要讲的话 too.
funny， silly, ridiculous,
etc. for words extremely funny, silly，ridiculous, etc•有趣（或愚蠢、#唐等）得难以言
表；极其有趣（或愚蠢、荒唐等）.word for ’word in exactly the same
words or (when translated) exactly equivalent words—字不差地；（翻译时. 逐字地：She
repeated their conversation word for word to me. ^ — ^ 不差地把他们的谈话对我复述了一遍。◊ a word-/or-word
transtotfori 逐宇的翻译 sb’s
word is their 'bond somebody’s promise can be relied on completely —诺千金.； 言命有信 words
to that effect used to show that you are giving the general meaning
of what sb has said rather than the exact words诸如此类的话；大致是这个
意思的话：He toZd me to leave—or
words to that effect. 他叫義离开，或诸如此类的话。一more at action/i，
BANDY
V., DIRTY adj., EAT, FAMOUS, HANG V., LAST1
del, LOST adj., MINCE V., MUM adj., OPERATIVE adj., PLAY n., PRINT V., WAR 11.,
WEIGH, WRITTEN
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verb [VN] [often
passive] to write or say sth using particu- lar words 措辞；用词：How was the Zetter worded (=what did it say exactly)?这封信到底写了些什么？
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word ed adj. ： a care/iuHy worded
speech 措辞严谨的演
讲◊
a strong^ wordecHetter o/protest 措辞强硬的抗议杨
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exclamation word! [
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
word
term * phrase«expression . idiom
These
are all words for a unit of language used to express sth.以上各词均另表达意思的语言单位。
word a
single unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written 指单词、词、字:Do not w/v.fe more 200 vvods.、写的表西不要超过 200
字。◊ We wses a /of 〇//o/?g
ivork•他_用了很多
■fe词。
term {rather
format) a
word or phrase used as the name of sth, especially one connected with a
particular type of language 指词语、术语、措辞： technical^egal/scientific
terms 专〇 f 法律 / 科学甩语◊ 'O/c/ man' /_5 fl
s/ang fmn/or 为叻e〆.★’old
man 为俚
语，指父亲。
phrase a
group of words which have a particular meaning when used together 指每语、词组、惯用
法：Who.coined
the phrase‘desktop publishing’？谁包l jfe j desktop publishing (桌面出版）这个词组？
⑽训 In
grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one
that forms part of .a sentence: ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’
arepjirases.在语法上，phrase指不含限定动词、构
成句无一：部分的短语，谲组，如the green car和on .Friday morning 均为词组。
expression a
word or phrase 指词语、■措辞.、表达方■
式He tends to use a lot'of slang
expressions that I’ve te/ore.他往往用许多我以前从未听说过的
俚语。|
idiom a
group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual
words 指习:语、
成语、.惯用语：lef fhe rat owf 〇/ /s an
/cf/'om
meaning to tell a secret by mistake. * let the cat out of
the bag (让猫从袋子里跑出来r为成语，意为无意中
泄露秘密。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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a new word/term/phrase/expression/idiom
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a(n) technical/colloquial/idiomatic/slang
word/ term/phrase/expression
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to use a(n)
word/term/phrase/expression/idiom
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to coin a(n) word/term/phrase/exp'r?ssion
a(n)
word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means sth ii a word/term for sth