phrased
vt. 敘述,措詞(phrase的過去式與過去分詞形式)
A phrase is 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.
He used a phrase I hate: 'You have to be cruel to be kind.'
他說了一句我討厭的話:“要想善良,就得殘忍。”
...the American phrase 'laying an egg' meaning to fail at something.
意思是“完全失敗”的美國習語 laying an egg
A phrase is a small group of words which forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence.
It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
不可能僅透過說某個詞或短語就能把人催眠。
If you phrase something in a particular way, you express it in words in that way.
I would have phrased it quite differently...
我本可以把它表述得全然不同。
The speech was carefully phrased...
該演講措詞嚴謹。
If someone has a particular turn of phrase, they have a particular way of expressing themselves in words.
Rose's stories weren't bad; she had a nice turn of phrase.
羅斯的故事寫得不錯,她的語言表達形象生動。
...Schwarzkopf's distinctive turn of phrase.
施瓦茨科普夫與眾不同的行文風格
I would have phrased it quite differently.
我本可以把它表述得全然不同。
The moment I'd said, I could see that I'd phrased it wrong.
我一說完那句話就知道措詞不對.
I should have phrased my question differently.
我本應該換一種方式來提出我的問題.
The lecturer phrased monotonously.
這位講師用詞單調.
I phrased my request very carefully.
我小心翼翼地說出我的請求.