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🔑termterm1 /tərm / noun - [countable] (
English language arts英语语言文学) a word or group of words with a particular meaning词语；术语；专门用语◆What exactly do you mean by the term “racist?”你用 racist 这个词确切指的是什么？◆a technical term术语➨ THESAURUS 同义词辨析wordterm ◇ phrase ◇ expression ◇ idiomThese are all words for a unit of language used to express something.以上词均表示语言的单位。worda single unit of language which 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。He uses a lot of long words.他使用了很多长词。What's the Italian word for dog? * dog 这个词意大利语怎么说？term(somewhat formal) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language词语；术语；专门用语technical / legal / scientific terms术语；法律／科学用语“Phys. ed.” is a more informal term for “physical education.” * phys. ed. 是 physical education 更加非正式的说法。phrasea group of words that have a particular meaning when used together短语，词组（不含实义动词）“First of all” and “a bar of chocolate” are phrases. * first of all 和 a bar of chocolate 是短语。Who coined the phrase “desktop publishing” (= used it for the first time)?谁首先使用了 desktop publishing 这个词组？ⓘ A phrase does not contain a full verb. * phrase 不含实义动词。expressiona word or phrase词语；短语；表达方式The expression “to drop off” means “to fall asleep.” * to drop off 这个词组的意思是 to fall asleep。He tends to use lots of new expressions that I've never heard before.他往往用许多我从未听说过的新词语。idioma group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words习语；成语；惯用语“To let the cat out of the bag” is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. * to let the cat out of the bag （让猫从袋子里跑出来）是一个成语，意为无意中泄露秘密。PATTERNS 句型a(n) word / term / expression for stha new word / term / phrase / expressiona technical / colloquial / slang word / term / phrase / expressionan idiomatic phrase / expressionto use a(n) word / term / phrase / expression / idiomto coin a(n) word / term / phrase / expressiona(n) word / term / phrase / expression / idiom means sth
- terms [plural] in … terms | in terms of … used for showing which particular way you are thinking about something or from which point of view从…方面看；就…而言◆We ought to think about this in financial terms.我们应该从财政的角度考虑这件事。◆The apartment would be ideal in terms of size, but it's very expensive.这套公寓大小正合适，但就是太贵了。
- terms [plural] the conditions of an agreement（协议的）条件，条款◆Under the terms of the contract, you must finish the project by January 31.根据合同规定，你必须在 1 月 31 日之前完成这一项目。◆Both sides agreed to the peace terms.双方就和平协议的条款达成了共识。
- [countable] a period of time for which something lasts期限；任期◆The president is now in his second term of office.现在是这位总统的第二个任期。
- [countable] one of the periods of time into which the academic year is divided at some colleges and universities学期 ➡ look at semester
 ●be on good, friendly etc. terms (with sb)to have a friendly relationship with someone（和某人）关系融洽，关系友好●come to terms with sthto accept something bad or difficult迁就顺从；接受（不快或困难的事）●in the long / short termover a long / short period of time in the future从长期／短期来看◆We're aiming at an increase of 20% in the long term.从长远来看，我们力求能有 20% 的增长。 ➡ look at long-term, short-term●on equal terms (with sb)with the same advantages and disadvantages as someone else（和某人）机会相同，处于平等地位
termterm2 /tərm / verb [transitive] (formal) to describe someone or something by using a particular word or expression把…称为；把…叫做◆the period of history that is often termed the “Dark Ages”常被称为“黑暗时代”的那一历史时期 |