termsBrE /tɜːmz/ NAmE /tɜːrmz/► SEE ALLbe on good, bad, friendly, etc. terms (with sb)come to terms with sthdo sth on sb’s/your (own) termsin terms of…in … termsa contradiction in termson equal terms (with sb/sth)on the same terms (as sb/sth)in glowing terms/coloursbe on nodding terms with sbbe on speaking terms (with sb)in no uncertain terms ●be on good, bad, friendly, etc. ˈterms (with sb)have a good, bad, friendly, etc. relationship with sb（与某人）关系好（或不好、友好等）◆He’s not on very good terms with his wife’s family. 他跟他妻子娘家的关系有点紧张。◆I’m on first-name terms with my boss now (= we call each other by our first names). 现在我跟老板的交情很好，互相直呼其名。●come to ˈterms with sthlearn to accept sth that is difficult or unpleasant学会接受（困难或令人不快的事情）◆He finally came to terms with his father’s death. 他终于接受了父亲去世的事实。●do sth on sb’s/your (own) ˈtermsdo sth in a way that sb chooses/you choose because they/you are in a position of power按某人／自己的条件做某事；根据…的要求◆They agreed to stop fighting, but on their own terms: all prisoners to be released, and talks to be held immediately. 他们同意停战，但要满足他们的条件：必须释放所有的犯人，并且立刻举行谈判。●in terms of…●in … termsused to show how sth is explained, described or judged就…而言；从…方面来讲◆In terms of money, it’s a great job. 就报酬而言，这是份不错的工作。◆In energy terms, this new power station can produce ten times as much as the old type. 这个新发电站的发电量是老式电站的十倍。●a contraˌdiction in ˈtermsa statement or description containing two words or phrases that contradict each other’s meaning自相矛盾的说法◆They call their project ‘a peace offensive’, which seems to me a contradiction in terms.他们称自己的方案为“和平攻势”，这在我听来有点自相矛盾。●on equal ˈterms (with sb/sth)●on the same ˈterms (as sb/sth)with no difference or advantage over another person; as equals（与…）处于平等的地位◆We’re not competing on equal terms; the other team has one more player.我们的比赛不公平，另外那个队比我们多一个选手。◆A good teacher should treat all her students on the same terms.一个优秀的老师应该对所有的学生一视同仁。●in glowing ˈterms/ˈcolours (BrE) (NAmEin glowing ˈterms/ˈcolors) in a very positive way夸奖地；正面地；赞美地◆He describes Manchester in glowing terms. I never realized it was such an interesting place.他对曼彻斯特不吝溢美之词，我以前从不知道那地方会这么有趣。◆He spoke of her performance in the movie in glowing terms.他对她在影片里的表演大加赞誉。●be on ˈnodding terms with sbknow sb not very well, but well enough to say ‘hello’ when you meet them与…有点头之交◆We’re on nodding terms with our neighbours but we don’t know anyone else at all.我们与邻居是点头之交，不过其他人就不认得了。●be on ˈspeaking terms (with sb)1.know sb well enough to speak to them, perhaps sb famous or important同（名人或重要人物）说得上话◆He’s on speaking terms with a number of senior politicians.他和好几个高层政界人物都说得上话。2. ( be ˈspeaking (to sb)) be talking to each other again after an argument（与某人）和好如初◆Tony and Craig had a big row and are not on speaking terms.托尼和克雷格大吵了一架，两人谁也不理谁了。◆You’re lucky I’m still speaking to you after what you did!你真走运，你做了那些事情后我还理你！●in ˌno unˌcertain ˈtermsclearly and forcefully明白无误地；直截了当地◆I told him in no uncertain terms what I thought of his behaviour.我直言不讳地说出了我对他行为的看法。