phrased

英 [freɪzd]

美 [freɪzd]

v.  (以某种方式)表达，措辞，推敲; 划分乐句，分乐节(尤指为奏乐或歌唱)
phrase的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 惯用法；成语；习语；警句
  Aphraseis a short group of words that people often use as a way of saying something. The meaning of a phrase is often not obvious from the meaning of the individual words in it.
  1. He used a phrase I hate: 'You have to be cruel to be kind.'
     他说了一句我讨厌的话：“要想善良，就得残忍。”
  2. ...the American phrase 'laying an egg' meaning to fail at something.
     意思是“完全失败”的美国习语 laying an egg
• N-COUNT 词组；短语
  Aphraseis a small group of words which forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence.
  1. It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
     不可能仅通过说某个词或短语就能把人催眠。
• VERB 用语言表达；叙述
  If youphrasesomething in a particular way, you express it in words in that way.
  1. I would have phrased it quite differently...
     我本可以把它表述得全然不同。
  2. The speech was carefully phrased...
     该演讲措词严谨。
  3. They phrased it as a question.
     他们用提问的方式来表述它。
• 罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。 → see:Rose's stories weren't bad; she had a nice turn of phrase.

双语例句

• The notice is most unfortunately phrased.
  这份通知用语很不得当。
• The passage is badly phrased.
  这段话措词很糟。
• Many requests for a customer to check something can be phrased this way.
  很多要求客户进行某些检查的动作都可以用这种方式表达。
• I realize I phrased it badly and I should have been more tactful.
  我意识到自己讲法不当，我本该圆滑些。
• The smoking ban is usually phrased as a ban on smoking in "enclosed public spaces".
  禁烟令通常是禁止在“密闭公共场所”吸烟。
• The statement was phrased in language unfamiliar to anyone who had listened to his speeches for years.
  他在声明中所用的措辞，那些即使是多年来听过他演讲的人来说，陌生的。
• This year the overall theme is the power of collaborative innovation, which is typical of Davos in being so broadly phrased that it can be interpreted to mean almost anything.
  今年的总体主题是合作创新的力量。这种宽泛的措辞正是达沃斯的典型特征，人们几乎能从任何角度来理解这个话题。
• It depends on how the questions and answers are phrased and what conclusions you are trying to draw from your poll.
  这取决于问题和应答的措辞，还有您想从投票中得到什么样的结论。
• The relevant parts are phrased more like a criminal statute than a civil law.
  该法案的相关条款更像是一部刑法，而不是民法。
• He phrased his excuse politely.
  他很客气地说出他的藉囗。