词组 | spoken |
释义 | spoken /ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ-/ adjective spoken language is said by one person to another, rather than written downnounsspoken language Spoken language contains many incomplete sentences.spoken English/French/Arabic etc His spoken English is much better than his written English.the spoken word (=things that people say, rather than things people write) There was no written language in those days, so all communication was through the spoken word.THESAURUS: spoken oraltest | exam | culture | tradition | history using spoken language: I didn’t do very well in the oral test. | We had a 15-minute oral exam in German. | Anglo-Saxon stories and poems were part of a mainly oral culture. | The native people have a strong oral tradition. | Students are attempting to record the oral history of the community (=history using interviews or stories that people tell each other). verbalagreement | contract | consent | abuse | attack | battle | warning | description | report | message | response using spoken language: We had a verbal agreement but no written contract. | He says the company made a verbal contract with him over the phone. | They got verbal consent from parents who could neither read nor write (=the parents said they agreed to allow something to happen). | The women have suffered emotional and verbal abuse from their husbands. | The former minister launched a strong verbal attack on the government. | The conversation turned into a verbal battle between the two men. | He received a verbal warning from his superior officer (=he was told that he must not do something again). | She gave me a verbal description of what had happened. | He gave a verbal report about his visit at the meeting. | Young children are quick to understand verbal messages. | It is not always possible for the patient to give a verbal response.You can also say that you hear or find out about something by/through word of mouth (=someone tells you about it): He found out about the job by word of mouth.ANTONYMS → written |
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