a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause
短语,片语,词组。
an idiomatic or short pithy expression
习惯用语;简洁语句
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his favourite phrase is ‘it's a pleasure’ .他特别喜欢的习惯用语是“很乐意”。
【乐】 短句,乐句。
【芭蕾】 舞句。
put into a particular form of words
用言语表达,叙述
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it's important to phrase the question correctly .正确表述该问题是非常重要的。
divide (music) into phrases in a particular way, especially in performance
把(乐曲)分成短句
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[as noun
phrasing ]original phrasing brought out unexpected aspects of the music .有创意地分割短句凸现了乐曲意想不到的一些特征。
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a — turn of phrase a person's particular or characteristic manner of expression (某人特有的)用语,措辞a vituperative turn of phrase . 带责难的用语
"mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek