address

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.每个条目必须包括一个有效的邮寄地址。
- (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)没有固定住址的人
see also forwarding address, return address
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- home
- private
- business
- …
verb + address
- give
- leave
- write
- …
address + noun
- book
preposition
- at a/the address
phrases
- a change of address
- name and address
- no fixed address
- …
[countable] (computing计算机) 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
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
speech
- lecture
- address
- talk
- sermon
These 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?用 speech 还是 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 elections在选举中投票Running for election参加选举
- conduct/hold an election/a referendum举行选举／全民公决
- (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举行／要求／角逐大选／全国选举
- launch/run a presidential election campaign开始总统竞选活动
- support/back a candidate支持候选人
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate说服选民／全体选民
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters吸引游离选民；寻求游离选民的支持；瞄准游离选民
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote操纵选举；暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting投票
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place去／被拒绝进入投票站投票
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)投（某人）一票
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party投票给保守党候选人／民主党
- mark/spoil your ballot paper在选票上做标记；投废票
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots清点邮寄选票数
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box去投票箱投票；竞选失败
- get/win/receive/lose votes赢得／失去选票
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote赢得大众／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的选票
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power赢得大选／（美国的）初选／议会中的一个席位／多数票／权力
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat在选举中失败；失去多数人的支持／席位
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)以压倒多数的选票获胜／掌权
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman选举／再度选举某人为市长／总统／议员／参议员／国会议员／国会女议员
Taking power掌权
- be sworn into office/in as president宣誓就职／就任总统
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office（美国）宣誓就职；听取就职宣誓
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance（英国）宣誓效忠
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address发表（美国）总统就职演说
- take/enter/hold/leave office就职；任职；离职
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister任命某人为大使／州长／法官／部长
- form a government/a cabinet组建政府／内阁
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office任两届总理；两届任职
- The union leader gave a short but impassioned public address.工会领导人发表了简短但充满激情的公开讲话。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- short
- commencement
- farewell
- …
verb + address
- deliver
- give
preposition
- in a/the address
- address by
- address to
- …
[uncountable] form/mode of address the correct title, etc. to use when you talk to somebody称呼

词源Middle 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 someone’.

address

verb

OPAL W

/əˈdres/

动词形式

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解决问题/顾虑/疑问
- The policy fails to address the needs of the poor. 这项政策未能满足穷人的需求。
- 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。
- 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.劳工运动一直致力于解决生活质量问题。
- 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
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.把你的申请交给总经理。
compare readdress see also sae, SASE
- 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。
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在会议上发言
- The President has been asked to address the assembly.总统被要求向大会讲话。
(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。
- 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.所有的话都必须对主席说。
- The message was specifically addressed to the younger generation.这条信息是专门针对年轻一代的。
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.称呼皇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“医生”。
- address somebody by something She did not address him by name.她没有直呼他的名字。
- 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。