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word noun 3words what sb says; talk 话语；言辞ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORDS | WORDS + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEa few 很少的话◆I want to say a few words (= talk) about Christina.我想谈谈克里斯蒂娜。good, friendly, kind 好话；友善的话◆Thank you for those kind words.谢谢你说了这么多体贴的话。unkind 不友好的话angry, bitter, blunt, choice (ironic) , cross, hard, harsh, strong 气愤的话；尖酸刻薄的话；生硬的话；出言不逊的话；脏话；强硬的话hurtful 伤人的话polite 礼貌话◆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。flattering, honeyed 恭维话；甜言蜜语comforting, encouraging, soothing 安慰的话；鼓励的话；抚慰的话◆He tried to calm her with soothing words.他试图说些安慰的话让她平静下来。discouraging 令人气馁的话empty, fine (ironic) , meaningless 空话；漂亮话；无意义的话◆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。weasel 推诿词◆The government's promises on nurses' pay turned out to be weasel words (= deliberately unclear).政府对护士工资问题的许诺到头来只不过是推诿之词。bold, brave 豪言壮语◆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。wise 明智的话well-chosen 仔细斟酌的话语◆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。cautionary 提醒的话soft, whispered 柔声细语；悄悄话◆They exchanged whispered words of love.他们喁喁细语，情话绵绵。unspoken 未吐之言◆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。dying, last 弥留之言；临终的话◆Her last words were for her children.她的遗言是留给她的孩子们的。parting 临别的话◆Her parting words were 'I'll be back'.她分手时说的话是“我会回来的”。famous, immortal 著名的话；不朽的话◆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fateful, prophetic 影响重大的话；预言◆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。VERB + WORDShave 谈话◆She had some harsh words to say about her colleagues.她说了一些有关同事的刻薄话。say, speak 说话；讲话◆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。chant, intone, recite, sing 反复喊／吟咏／背诵／吟唱话语repeat 重复说过的话mouth 不出声地说话◆The audience mouthed the words to all the songs.观众不出声地哼着所有歌曲的歌词。whisper 低声说话◆He whispered a few words of prayer.他低声说了几句祷词。blurt, blurt out 脱口而出◆She had blurted the words out before she realized it.她不小心脱口说出了那些话。mumble, murmur, mutter 咕哝地说；喃喃自语；轻声低语spit, spit out 骂骂咧咧地说话◆She was so furious, she almost spat the words out: 'You idiot!'她是如此愤怒，一句“你这个白痴！”几乎就骂出了口。bandy, exchange, have 口角；交谈；争辩◆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。◆Words were exchanged (= there was an argument).发生了一点儿争执。memorize 记住词◆She had memorized all the words to the song.她已经记住了那首歌的全部歌词。recall, remember 回想起／记得说过的话◆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。”heed 听从劝告◆She has given us a warning, and we should heed her words.她警告过我们，我们应该听她的话。quote 引用原话distort, twist 歪曲原话◆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。borrow, echo 借用词语；重复说过的话◆In her speech she echoed the President's words.她在演讲中转引了总统说过的话。regret 后悔已说的话◆She instantly regretted her words.她立刻为自己说过的话感到后悔。eat, take back 收回已说的话◆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。drown, drown out 声音盖过说的话◆Her words were drowned out by the roar of the engine.她的话被机器的轰鸣声淹没了。not mince 直言不讳◆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。WORDS + VERBconjure sth up, evoke sth 话语唤起⋯◆Her words conjured up a strange picture in her mind.她的话在她脑海中勾勒出一幅奇特的画面。come, come out, emerge, leave sb's lips, leave sb's mouth 话出口burst from sb, escape, fall, flow, pour out, slip out, spill out, tumble out 话语脱口而出；话涌出口；话失口说出；语无伦次◆He was nervous, and his words came out in a rush.他心里紧张，说话语无伦次。◆His words fell into the silence like stones.他的话打破了寂静，如同石头落地一般掷地有声。stick in your throat 难以启齿◆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。drift, float, hang in the air 话没有说完◆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。haunt sb, linger 话令某人经久难忘；话在脑际萦绕◆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。◆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。echo, resonate, resound, reverberate, ring 话语回响；话音萦绕◆Her teacher's words echoed in her ears.老师的话在她耳朵里回响。fade, fade away, tail away, tail off, trail away, trail off 话音逐渐消失；说话声逐渐消失◆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。hit home, strike a chord, strike home, touch a chord 言辞击中要害；话引起共鸣hurt, sting 话语伤人sink in 话逐渐被充分理解◆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。PREPOSITIONwords of ⋯的话语◆She whispered words of comfort in his ear.她在他耳边轻轻说了几句安慰的话。◆I listened to his words of wisdom.我聆听了他那些智慧的话语。PHRASES(you) mark my words (= believe me) 记住我的话◆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。 |