word
noun OPAL S
/wɜːd/
/wɜːrd/
Idioms - [countable] a single unit of language that means something and can be spoken or written
单词；词；字 - Do not write more than 200 words.
写的东西不要超过 200 字。 - Do you know the words to this song?
你知道这首歌的歌词吗？ - word for something What's the Spanish word for ‘table’?
table 这个词西班牙语怎么说？ - He was a true friend in all senses of the word.
从任何意义上来说他都是位真正的朋友。 - Tell me what happened in your own words.
用你自己的话告诉我出了什么事。 - I could hear every word they were saying.
我可以听到他们说的每一个字。 - without speaking/uttering a word
一言不发 - He couldn't find the words to thank her enough.
他找不出适当的话语来充分表达对她的感激之情。 - Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel).
我无法用语言来表达我的感受。 - There are no words to say how sorry we are.
我们十分后悔，实在无以言喻。 - I can't remember her exact words.
我记不清她的原话了。 - Angry is not the word for it—I was furious.
用 “生气” 来形容并不够，我是怒不可遏。 - I can never put my feelings into words.
我永远无法用语言表达我的感受。
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- word a single unit of language that means something and can be spoken or written:
- Do not write more than 200 words.
写的东西不要超过 200 字。 - He uses a lot of long words.
他使用了很多长词。
- Do not write more than 200 words.
- term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language:
指词语、术语、措辞： - technical/legal/scientific terms
专门／法律／科学用语 - ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.
old man 为俚语，指父亲。
- technical/legal/scientific terms
- phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together:
- Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’?
谁创造了“假新闻”这个短语？
- Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’?
- expression a word or phrase:
- He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before.
他往往用许多我以前从未听说过的俚语。
- He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before.
- idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words:
- ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
“让猫从袋子里跑出来”是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。
- ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
- a word/term for something
- a new word/term/phrase/expression
- a technical/colloquial word/term/phrase/expression
- a slang word/term/phrase
- an idiomatic phrase/expression
- to use a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom
- to coin a(n) word/term/phrase/expression
- a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means something
Topics Languagea1- ‘Necessary’ is one of the most commonly misspelt words in English.
在英语中necessary 是最常拼错的单词之一。 - ‘Technology’ comes from the Greek word ‘techne’.
technology （技术）一词来自于希腊语词汇 techne。 - ‘Window’ derives from a Norse word meaning ‘eye of the wind’.
window （窗户）这个词来源于古斯堪的那维亚语 中“风眼”一词。 - Bold words denote chapter headings.
黑体词表示章节标题。 - By emphasizing particular words you can change the meaning.
重读特定的词就能改变意思。 - Don't waffle in your essay just to get the right word count.
写文章时不要为了凑字数而胡扯一通。 - He chatters away at about 200 words per minute.
他以大约每分钟 200 词的速度唠叨个不停。 - He enunciated the word with extreme care.
他非常仔细而清晰地读出该词。 - She kept shouting the word ‘No!’
她不停地喊着“不！ - He types 80 words per minute.
他每分钟打 80 个单词。 - She uses big words to impress people.
她用大话打动人。 - He uses lots of long words.
他爱用长词。 - She whispered the word to me.
她小声对我说了这个词。 - He wrote down a few key words to help him remember what to say.
他写下了一些关键词来帮他记住要说些什么。 - His exact words were, ‘There's nothing we can do about it.’
他确切的原话是：“我们对此无能为力。” - How is this word pronounced?
这个词怎么读？ - I couldn't find the right word to express the concept.
我找不到恰当的词来表达这个概念。 - I daren't even mention the word ‘money’ to him.
我甚至不敢跟他提“钱”这个字。 - I find even everyday words difficult to spell.
我发现甚至日常用词也很难拼写。 - I found several misspelled words and grammatical errors.
我发现了几处拼写和语法错误。 - I knew he'd been drinking because he was slurring his words.
我知道他喝酒了，因为他说话含糊不清。 - I misheard the word ‘sick’ as ‘thick’.
我把sick 误听为thick 了。 - I'm not sure what he said but the word sounded like ‘bull’.
我不能确定他说的是什么，但那个词听起来像 bull （公牛）。 - It's a slang word meaning ‘boy’ or ‘person’.
这是个俚语词，意思是“男孩”或“人”。 - People who overeat are not addicts in the true sense of the word.
过量饮食者并非真正意义上的成瘾者。 - Rearrange the letters to form a word.
把这些字母重新组合成一个词。 - She had memorized all the words to the song.
她已经记住了那首歌的全部歌词。 - He looked the word up in the dictionary.
他在字典里查这个词。 - She deleted ‘girl’ and substituted the word ‘woman’.
她将 girl （女孩）这个词删去，换成了 woman （女人）。 - She used loaded words like ‘bully’ when describing his actions.
在描述他的行为时，她用的是一些像 bully （恃强凌弱）之类别有意味的词语。 - He was so furious, he almost spat the words out: ‘You idiot!’
他怒不可遏，差点吐出几个字:“你这个白痴！ - Spanish has no word for ‘understatement’.
西班牙语中没有与understatement（保守的陈述）相对应的词。 - The audience mouthed the words to all the songs.
观众不出声地哼着所有歌曲的歌词。 - The book uses simple words and pictures to explain complex processes.
该书使用简单的词语和图画来解释复杂的过程。 - The children are asked to think of rhyming words.
孩子们被要求想出一些押韵的词。 - The look in her eyes filled in the unspoken words in her sentence.
她的眼神填补了她话语中的未吐之言。 - The word ‘synergy’ combines ‘synthesis’ and ‘energy’.
“协同”这个词结合了“合成”和“能量”。 - The same word can carry numerous meanings.
同一个单词可以有多种意思。 - The students had to retell the story in their own words.
学生必须用自己的话复述这个故事。 - The word ‘cruise’ conjures up images of a luxury.
* cruise （巡游）这个词使人想起奢华的场景。 - The word ‘e-commerce’ was coined to refer to business done over the internet.
人们创造e-commerce 这个单词来指在互联网上做的生意。 - The word has two meanings.
这个词有两个意思。 - The words at the end of the lines all rhyme.
这些诗行末尾的单词都押韵。 - These students have very poor word-recognition skills.
这些学生的词汇识别技巧很差。 - We didn't say a single word to each other all day.
我们相互之间一整天没说一句话。 - We never heard anyone say an unkind word about her.
我们从未听过任何人说过她的坏话。 - We recall the words of Martin Luther King, ‘Free at last’.
我们回想起马丁・路德・金曾说过的话：“终于自由了。” - What's a word beginning with ‘c’ that means ‘a small wood’?
什么单词以c 开头，其意思是“小树林”？ - What's the French word for ‘snail’?
snail （蜗牛）一词用法语怎么说？ - Words can't express how happy I am.
我的幸福难以言表。 - You can't always find the right word when you're translating.
翻译时不是总能找到恰当的词语。 - You said we were about to make a big mistake, and never was a truer word spoken!
你说我们将犯下大错，你说得真是千真万确！ - a more polite word for the same thing
表达同样意思的更礼貌的用语 - a word that is often misused
经常用错的词 - words describing body parts
描述身体部位的词语 - The word ‘politics’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city’.
politics 一词源自希腊语，意思是 city。 - I was angry when I read these words.
看到这些话我很生气。 - The joke depended on the two meanings of the word 'star'.
这个笑话取决于“星星”这个词的两个意思。 - The use of the word 'organic' is prohibited on products not covered by the Organic Foods Production Act.
《有机食品生产法》未涵盖的产品禁止使用“有机”一词。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- two-letter
- three-letter
- etc.
- …
- have
- use
- mention
- …
- mean something
- signify something
- refer to something
- …
- game
- puzzle
- identification
- …
- in somebody’s words
- word for
- word in
- …
- in all senses of the word
- in other words
- in so many words
- …
- Do not write more than 200 words.
- [countable] a thing that you say; a remark or statement
说的话；话语；言语 - Have a word with Pat and see what she thinks.
和帕特谈一谈，看她是怎么想的。 - Could I have a quick word with you (= speak to you quickly)?
我能跟你很快地说句话吗？ - A word of warning: read the instructions very carefully.
警示：仔细阅读说明。 - words of love/encouragement
爱的话语/鼓励 - She left without a word (= without saying anything).
她一句话也没说就走了。 - I don't believe a word of his story (= I don't believe any of it).
他说的这件事我一句都不相信。 - a man of few words (= who doesn’t talk very much)
少言寡语的男子 - I'd like to say a few words about future plans.
我想就今后的计划说几句。 - Remember—not a word to (= don't tell) Peter about any of this.
记住，对彼得可要只字不提这件事的任何情况。 - He never breathed a word of this to me.
这事他从来没向我透露过一点风声。 - (British English) We've been married twenty years and there's never been a cross word between us (= we have never argued or been angry with each other).
我们结婚二十年了，从来没有争吵过。
- Thank you for those kind words.
谢谢你说了这么多体贴的话。 - He wanted to tell her how he felt about her, but the words stuck in his throat.
他想告诉她自己对她的感觉，但是又难以启齿。 - Her last words were for her children.
她的遗言是留给她的孩子们的。 - She had some harsh words to say about her colleagues.
她说了一些有关同事的刻薄话。 - Her parting words were ‘I'll be back’.
她分手时说的话是“我会回来的”。 - Her teacher's words echoed in her ears.
老师的话在她耳朵里回响。 - His words conjured up a strange picture in her mind.
他的话在她脑海中浮现出一幅奇怪的画面。 - Her words were drowned out by the roar of the engine.
她的话被机器的轰鸣声淹没了。 - He was nervous, and his words came out in a rush.
他心里紧张，说话语无伦次。 - He whispered a few words of prayer.
他低声说了几句祷词。 - I don't believe a word of what she said.
她说的话我一句也不信。 - I let my words hang in the air. Maggie was no fool: she must realize I meant it.
我没有把话说完。玛吉不是傻瓜，她一定意识到了我是故意的。 - I listened to his words of wisdom.
我聆听了他那些智慧的话语。 - I've had a few words with John, and he's quite happy for you to stay.
我与约翰谈了谈，他对你能留下感到十分高兴。 - The words lingered in his mind long after they were spoken.
那些话说出后很久仍在他脑际萦绕。 - Those were her very words.
这些都是她的原话。 - Don't breathe a word to anyone about what I've told you!
不要对任何人透露我对你说的话！ - And now a word from our sponsors…
接下来要发言的是我们的赞助商⋯⋯ - A word to the wise: just because it's a bargain doesn't mean you have to buy it.
一点儿忠告：不能仅仅因为便宜你就买。 - He tried to calm her with soothing words.
他试图说些安慰的话让她平静下来。 - Before we begin, I'd like to say a few words about who I am.
在开始之前，我想先自我介绍一下。 - Despite all their fine words, the council have never done anything to improve road safety.
委员会说得好听，实际上从未采取任何措施改进公路安全。 - Despite his brave words, I don't believe he can save the factory from closure.
尽管他有一番豪言壮语，我却不相信他能使工厂免于倒闭。 - Every word he utters is considered sacred.
他所说的每个字都被看作是神圣的。 - His words faded to silence as he saw she didn't believe him.
看到她并不相信他，他的话音越来越低，最终沉默不语了。 - Her words fell into the silence like stones.
她的话像石头一样陷入了沉默。 - He chose his words carefully when commenting on her work.
在评论她的作品时他字斟句酌。 - She whispered words of comfort in his ear.
她在他耳边轻轻说了几句安慰的话。 - He never says a harsh word about his experiences.
对于自己的经历他从未抱怨过。 - the immortal words of Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the moon
尼尔・阿姆斯特朗登上月球时所说的不朽名言 - She felt angry at how the journalist had twisted her words.
她对记者歪曲了她的原话感到气愤。 - He had blurted the words out before he realized it.
他意识到之前已经脱口而出了。 - She could feel her temper boiling as his words sank in.
她逐渐听明白了他的话，感到怒火中烧。 - He ruined her self-confidence with a few well-chosen words.
他仔细斟酌过后说的几句话使她失去了自信心。 - Seconds after uttering the fateful words ‘this is easy!’ he crashed.
刚说完“这很容易！”这句灾难性的话没几秒钟，他就撞车了。 - Nobody's uttered a word to me about it.
没有任何人向我提过这件事。 - No polite words of gratitude came.
没有听到任何感激的客气话。 - In her speech she echoed the President's words.
她在演讲中转引了总统说过的话。 - a word of advice/caution
一句忠告/告诫 - The government's promises on nurses' pay turned out to be weasel words.
政府对护士工资问题的许诺到头来只不过是推诿之词。 - Mark my words, this film will win an Oscar.
记住我的话好了，这部电影会得奥斯卡奖的。 - She instantly regretted her words.
她立刻为自己说过的话感到后悔。 - He has given us a warning, and we should heed his words.
他给了我们一个警告，我们应该听从他的话。 - She was charmed by his friendly smile and polite words.
她被他友好的微笑和礼貌的话语迷住了。 - I usually exchange a few words with him when I see him.
我见到他时，通常会与他聊上几句。 - I want to say a few words about Christina.
我想谈谈克里斯蒂娜。 - Those mocking words haunted me for years.
那些嘲笑的话语多年来在我脑海中挥之不去。 - They exchanged whispered words of love.
他们喁喁细语，情话绵绵。 - The manager had a quiet word with Alison, and she gave him no more problems.
经理和艾莉森轻声说了几句话，她就再也不给他出难题了。 - The advertising uses words and images to influence the public.
广告使用文字和图像来影响公众。 - He hasn't a good word to say for anybody.
他对谁都没有一句好话。 - They show charity in word and deed.
他们言行一致，表示慈善。 - She said the magic word, ‘Abracadabra!’.
她说了一个神奇的词，“胡言乱语！ - the truth behind his words
他话背后的真相 - Repeat the words after me.
跟着我重复单词。 - You simply haven't understood a word I've said.
我说的话你一个字也没听懂。 - She left without a word of thanks.
她一句谢谢也没说就走了。 - Her choice of words is significant.
她的用词意义重大。 - There are hardly words to describe how we all feel.
很难用语言来描述我们所有人的感受。 - I don't have a bad word to say about her.
我对她没有恶语可说。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- quick
- quiet
- have
- word with
- a word in somebody’s ear
- Have a word with Pat and see what she thinks.
- [singular] a promise or guarantee that you will do something or that something will happen or is true
诺言；许诺；保证 - I give you my word that this won't happen again.
我向你保证这种事不会再次发生。 - I give you my word of honour (= my sincere promise)…
我向你庄严承诺… - We never doubted her word.
我们从不怀疑她的许诺。 - We only have his word for it that the cheque is in the post.
他只是向我们保证支票在邮寄之中。 - to keep 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).
他是个守信用的人。 - I trusted her not to go back on her word (= break her promise).
我相信她不会食言。 - I can't prove it—you'll have to take my word for it (= believe me).
我无法证明此事，你就相信我好了。
- You needn't worry about him not paying you back—he's a man of his word.
你不必担心他不还你钱，他是个守信的人。 - I give you my word of honour I will not forget what I owe you.
我以名誉担保，我欠你的我都会铭记在心。 - She was as good as her word.
她言出必行。 - She won't go to the police. You can take my word for it.
她不会报警的，相信我说的话吧。 - They claimed that the minister had gone back on her word.
他们称部长没有兑现她的许诺。 - We only have his word for it that he wasn't there that night.
他只是向我们保证他那天晚上没在那里。 - You can trust me. You know I always keep my word.
你可以相信我。你知道我总是信守诺言。 - You gave me your word of honour.
你向我保证过你的荣誉。 - We only have her word for it that she sent the payment.
她只是向我们保证她支付了款项。 - True to his word, he returned next day.
果然不出所料，他第二天就回来了。 - She gave him her solemn word that she would give up drugs.
她郑重向他承诺要戒毒。 - He gave me a promise, and I'm willing to trust his word.
他给了我一个承诺，我愿意相信他的话。 - Once he has made a promise, he never goes back on his word.
他一旦承诺，就永不食言。 - I'm sorry I doubted your word.
对不起，我怀疑过你的诺言。 - If it's your word against the police officer's, the jury are going to believe him.
如果你的话与那名警察的话不一致，陪审团就会相信警察。 - I haven't seen his work, but I'll take his word for it that it's finished.
我还没看到他干的活儿，但是我相信他说的，工作已经完成了。 - She gave me her word of honour that she wouldn't tell anyone.
她向我保证不会告诉任何人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- solemn
- give somebody
- be as good as
- be true to
- …
- have somebody’s word for something
- a man of his word
- a woman of her word
- …
- I give you my word that this won't happen again.
- [singular] a piece of information or news
信息；消息 - There's been no word from them since before Christmas.
自圣诞节前就一直没有他们的消息。 - She sent word that she would be late.
她捎信来说她要晚些来。 - If word gets out about the affair, he will have to resign.
要是这一绯闻传出去，他就得辞职。 - Word has it that she's leaving.
据说她要走了。 - The word is they've split up.
据说他们分手了。 - 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。
- Word that he had died spread fast.
他已死去的消息快速传播开来。 - We soon got word of his arrival.
我们很快得知他到达的消息。 - We didn't get word of her arrest until the next day.
我们直到第二天才得到她被捕的消息。 - The word on the street is there's going to be a takeover.
有传言说将要发生收购。 - Health workers spread the word about the benefits of immunization.
医疗工作者宣传关于接种疫苗的好处。 - He sent word to his family that his captors were treating him well.
他给家人捎了个口信，说劫持者待他还好。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + word- bring
- send
- get
- …
- get out
- leak
- leak out
- …
- word about
- word of
- the word on the street is
- what’s the word?
- There's been no word from them since before Christmas.
- the Word(also the Word of God)[singular] the Bible and its teachings
《圣经》；福音
unit of language语言单位
something you say说的话
promise诺言
information/news信息；消息
Bible《圣经》
词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch woord and German Wort, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin verbum ‘word’.
Idioms
actions speak louder than words
- (saying) what a person actually does means more than what they say they will do
行动胜于语言
bandy words (with somebody)
- (old-fashioned) to argue with somebody or speak rudely to them
（与…）争吵，发生口角
be a dirty word
- to be a subject or an idea that people think is bad or morally wrong
犯忌的字眼；犯忌的话题；忌讳的想法；淫秽字眼 - Profit is not a dirty word around here.
在这里，赢利不是一个犯忌的字眼。 - Work is a dirty word to Frank.
对弗兰克来说，工作是一个难听的字眼。
- Profit is not a dirty word around here.
be lost for words
- to be so surprised, confused, etc. that you do not know what to say
（非常惊讶、困惑等而）不知说什么才好
beyond words
- in a way that cannot be expressed in words
一字不差地；（翻译时）逐字地 - We were bored beyond words.
我们无聊得无以言表。
- We were bored beyond words.
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 of mouth.
这消息是口头传开的。 - The restaurant does not advertise, but relies on word of mouth for custom.
这家餐馆并没有做广告，而是依靠口碑来赢得顾客。
- The news spread by word of mouth.
eat your words
- to admit that what you said was wrong
收回前言；承认说错 - When he told her she would fail, she swore she would make him eat his words.
他说她会失败时，她发誓要让他收回他的话。
- When he told her she would fail, she swore she would make him eat his words.
famous last words
- (saying) people sometimes say Famous last words! when they think somebody is being too confident about something that is going to happen
吹牛，胡扯（表示某人盲目乐观） - ‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’
“一切都在掌握之中。” “净吹牛！”
- ‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’
(right) from the word go
- (informal) from the very beginning
从一开始
(not) get a word in (edgeways) (British English)
(also (not) get a word in (edgewise) North American English, British English)
- (not) to be able to say anything because somebody 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 edgeways.
玛丽讲起话来，别人谁也插不上嘴。
- I wanted to tell you that she'd phoned, but you were talking so much I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
我想告诉你她来过电话，但你说得太多，我无法插话。 - I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't get a word in.
我本想告诉你，可插不进话。
- When Mary starts talking, no one else can get a word in edgeways.
hang on somebody’s words/on somebody’s every word
- to listen with great attention to somebody you admire
专心致志地听所崇拜的人讲话；洗耳恭听某人的话 - The journalists hung on his every word as he spoke of his ordeal.
记者仔细倾听他讲述的苦难经历。
- The journalists hung on his every word as he spoke of his ordeal.
have a word in somebody’s ear
- (British English) to speak to somebody privately about something
和…说私话；与…密谈 - Can I have a word in your ear about tomorrow's presentation?
关于明天的演示我能和你说几句吗？
- Can I have a word in your ear about tomorrow's presentation?
have/exchange words (with somebody) (about something)
- (especially British English) to have an argument with somebody
（与某人）争论，争吵 - We've had words.
我们吵过架。 - Words were exchanged.
发生过争吵了。
- We've had words.
in other words
- used to introduce an explanation of something
换句话说；也就是说；换言之 - They asked him to leave—in other words he was fired.
他们请他走人，也就是说，他被解雇了。 - They're letting me go—in other words, I've been sacked.
他们让我走人。换句话说，我被解雇了。
Language Bank i.e.i.e.Explaining what you mean解释意思 - Some poems are mnemonics, i.e. they are designed to help you remember something.
有些诗歌是记忆代码，即是说，其目的是帮助人们记起某事。
- Some poems are mnemonics, i.e. they are designed to help you remember something.
- Some poems are mnemonics, that is to say, they are designed to help you remember something.
有些诗歌是记忆代码，就是说，其目的是帮助人们记起某事。
- Some poems are mnemonics, that is to say, they are designed to help you remember something.
- Mnemonic poems, that is poems designed to help you remember something, are an excellent way to learn lists.
记事诗，即帮助人记起事情的诗歌，是记住一系列事物的极佳方式。
- Mnemonic poems, that is poems designed to help you remember something, are an excellent way to learn lists.
- A limerick’s rhyme scheme is A–A–B–B–A. In other words, the first, second, and fifth lines all rhyme with one another, while the third and fourth lines have their own rhyme.
五行打油诗的韵律是 A-A-B-B-A。就是说，第一行、第二行和第五行押一个韵，而第三行和第四行押另一个韵。
- A limerick’s rhyme scheme is A–A–B–B–A. In other words, the first, second, and fifth lines all rhyme with one another, while the third and fourth lines have their own rhyme.
- In this exercise the reader is encouraged to work out the meaning, or rather the range of meanings, of the poem.
这个练习鼓励读者弄清这首诗的意思，更确切地说是弄清其几种含意。
- In this exercise the reader is encouraged to work out the meaning, or rather the range of meanings, of the poem.
- This is a poem about death, or, more precisely, dying.
这是一首关于死亡的诗，更确切地说是关于临终的诗。
- This is a poem about death, or, more precisely, dying.
- He says his poems deal with ‘the big issues’, by which he means love, loss, grief and death.
他说他的诗涉及一些 “重大问题”，这些问题是指爱、失去、痛苦和死亡。
- He says his poems deal with ‘the big issues’, by which he means love, loss, grief and death.
- They asked him to leave—in other words he was fired.
(not) in so/as many words
- (not) in exactly the same words as somebody says were used
（并非）一字不差地，原原本本地 - ‘Did she say she was sorry?’ ‘Not in so many words.’
“她道歉了没有？” “没有直截了当地说。” - He didn't approve of the plan and said so in as many words.
他明确地说他不同意这计划。 - They told me in so many words that I was no longer needed.
他们直截了当地告诉我已经不再需要我了。
- ‘Did she say she was sorry?’ ‘Not in so many words.’
in a word
- (informal) used for giving a very short, usually negative, answer or comment
简言之；一句话；总之 - ‘Would you like to help us?’ ‘In a word, no.’
“你愿意帮助我们吗？” “一句话，不愿意。”
- ‘Would you like to help us?’ ‘In a word, no.’
in words of one syllable
- using very simple language
用极其简单的言语 - Could you say that again in words of one syllable?
你能用很简单的言语把这再说一遍吗？
- Could you say that again in words of one syllable?
the last/final word (on something)
- the last comment or decision about something
（对某事的）最后意见，最后决定 - He always has to have the last word in any argument.
在任何争论中总是得他最后说了算。 - I’m willing to wait one more week, and that’s my final word on the subject.
我愿意再等一周，这是我对这个问题的最后一句话。 - The Chairman always has the last word on financial decisions.
在作财务决策时，总是董事长最后说了算。
- He always has to have the last word in any argument.
the last word (in something)
- the most recent, fashionable, advanced, etc. thing
最新（或时髦、先进等）的事物 - These apartments are the last word in luxury.
这些公寓最为豪华。
- These apartments are the last word in luxury.
mum’s the word!
- (informal) used to tell somebody to say nothing about something and keep it secret
（提醒别人保守秘密）不要外传
not have a good word to say for somebody/something
- (informal) to never say anything good about somebody/something
从不说…的好话 - Nobody had a good word to say about him.
没有一个人说过他好。
- Nobody had a good word to say about him.
not mince (your) words
- to say something in a direct way even though it might offend other people
毫不隐讳；直言不讳 - They were severely criticized by the chairman, who was not a man to mince his words.
他们受到主席的严厉批评，他不是一个直言不讳的人。 - He doesn't mince his words when he talks about his ex-boss.
谈起以前的老板时他毫无顾忌。
- They were severely criticized by the chairman, who was not a man to mince his words.
the operative word
- used to emphasize that a particular word or phrase is the most important one in a sentence
关键词；最重要的词语 - I was in love with her—‘was’ being the operative word.
在 I was in love with her 这句话中，was 是关键词。 - He seemed nice. But ‘seemed’ was the operative word.
他好像还不错吧。不过“好像”二字是关键词。
- I was in love with her—‘was’ being the operative word.
a play on words
- the humorous use of a word or phrase that can have two different meanings
双关语；语带双关
the printed word/page
- what is published in books, newspapers, etc.
印在书报上的文字；书刊文字；印刷品 - the power of the printed word
书刊文字的力量
- the power of the printed word
put in a (good) word for somebody
- to praise somebody to somebody else in order to help them get a job, etc.
为某人说好话；替某人美言；推荐某人 - If you run into the boss, put in a good word for me!
如果你遇见老板，请为我美言几句！
- If you run into the boss, put in a good word for me!
put words into somebody’s mouth
- to suggest that somebody has said something when in fact they have not
硬说某人说过某些话 - He felt after the interview that the police officers had been trying to put words into his mouth.
问过话，他感觉警察逼他说出他们要他说的话。
- He felt after the interview that the police officers had been trying to put words into his mouth.
say/give the word
- to give an order; to make a request
下命令；吩咐一下；提请求 - Just say the word, and I'll go.
只要发句话，我就走。
- Just say the word, and I'll go.
take somebody at their word
- to believe exactly what somebody says or promises
完全相信…的话（或许诺）；深信不疑 - He said I could stay at his house any time, so I took him at his word.
他说我在他家待多久都可以，我相信他的话。
- He said I could stay at his house any time, so I took him at his word.
take the words right out of somebody’s mouth
- to say what somebody else was going to say
说出…想要讲的话 - I was about to say we should cancel the trip, but she took the words right out of my mouth.
我刚要说我们应该取消这次旅行，但她已抢先说了。
- I was about to say we should cancel the trip, but she took the words right out of my mouth.
too funny, silly, ridiculous, etc. for words
- extremely funny, silly, ridiculous, etc.
有趣（或愚蠢、荒唐等）得难以言表；极其有趣（或愚蠢、荒唐等）
a war of words
- a bitter argument over a period of time between two or more people or groups
舌战；论战 - the political war of words over tax
有关税收问题的政治论战
- the political war of words over tax
weigh your words
- to choose your words carefully so that you say exactly what you mean
推敲；斟酌字句 - He spoke slowly, weighing his words.
他慢慢地说，斟酌着他的话。
- He spoke slowly, weighing his words.
(upon) my word
- (old-fashioned) used to show that you are surprised about something
（表示惊奇）哎呀，咦
word for word
- in exactly the same words or (when translated) words with exactly the same meaning
一字不差地；（翻译时）逐字地 - She repeated their conversation word for word to me.
她一字不差地把他们的谈话对我复述了一遍。 - a word-for-word translation
逐字的翻译 - He repeated word for word what the boy had said to him.
他把男孩跟他说的话原原本本地复述了一遍。
- She repeated their conversation word for word to me.
somebody’s word is their bond
- somebody’s promise can be relied on completely
一诺千金；言而有信
words to that effect
- used to show that you are giving the general meaning of what somebody has said rather than the exact words
诸如此类的话；大致是这个意思的话 - He told me to leave—or words to that effect.
他叫我离开，或诸如此类的话。
- He told me to leave—or words to that effect.
the written word
- language expressed in writing rather than in speech
书面语 - the permanence of the written word
书面语传之久远的特性
- the permanence of the written word