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idiomid·i·om /ˈɪdiəm / noun [countable] (English language arts英语语言文学) an expression with a meaning that you cannot guess from the meanings of the separate words习语；成语；惯用语◆The idiom “twist someone's arm” means “force someone to do something.”习语 twist someone's arm 意指“强迫某人做某事”。➨ 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 |