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| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔Anglo-Saxon〕There are many words from Anglo-Saxon that survive in English today.盎格鲁一撒克逊语中的许多单词在今天的英语中仍在沿用。韦氏高阶〔BEFORE〕In English, the subject precedes the verb. 英语中主语在动词之前。朗文写作活用〔British English〕In British English, people say "lift" rather than "elevator".在英式英语中，电梯是“lift”而不是“elevator”。剑桥高阶〔English〕A translation into or an equivalent in the English language.英译：英语翻译，在英语中的对应词美国传统〔English〕This word is more widely used in Australian English than in other Englishes.这个词在澳大利亚英语中比在其他英语中使用更为广泛。英汉大词典〔MEANING〕The English word ‘family’ used to denote all the people in the house, including servants. 英语中的“家庭”一词以前指的是家中所有的人，包括仆人。朗文写作活用〔NAME〕Smith is the most common English surname. 史密斯是英语中最常见的姓氏。朗文写作活用〔Saxon〕Saxon words （英语中）条顿语系的字，纯粹英语文馨英汉〔Saxon〕The Germanic element of English as distinguished from the French and Latin elements.英语中的日耳曼语成分，不同于法语和拉丁语的成分美国传统〔WRITE〕In American English, ‘organize’ is always spelled with a ‘z’. 美国英语中，organize总是被拼写成带z的。朗文写作活用〔approximant〕The sounds /w/, /l/, and /r/ are examples of approximants in English.在英语中，w、l 和 r 都是无摩擦延续音。剑桥高阶〔article〕Names of countries in English do not usually take an article.在英语中，国名通常不带冠词。牛津搭配〔aspiration〕In English, aspiration is an important feature in whether we hear a sound as /p/ or /b/ at the beginning of a word.在英语中，送气与否跟一个词的起始音是/p/还是/b/有重要关系。剑桥高阶〔as〕A puppy is to a dog as a kitten is to a cat.英语中puppy之于dog，就如同kitten之于cat。韦氏高阶〔borrowing〕He's compiling a list of Japanese borrowings in English.他正在整理英语中来自日语的词语列表。韦氏高阶〔borrow〕English is full of words that have been borrowed from other languages.英语中充满了从其他语言借用来的单词。麦克米伦高阶〔borrow〕English kindergarten was borrowed from German.英语中kindergarten一词是从德语中引入的。英汉大词典〔calque〕English foot meaning a metrical unit is a calque from Latin pes.英语中表示长度单位的 英汉大词典〔cognate〕English apple and German Apfel are cognate words.英语中的英汉大词典〔cognate〕English boyish and boyhood are cognate.英语中的英汉大词典〔cognate〕English cold is a cognate of German kalt.英语中的英汉大词典〔combination〕Certain combinations of sounds are not possible in English.在英语中，某些音是不可能组合的。朗文当代〔concentrate〕We have concentrated on recording the changes taking place in contemporary English.我们已把精力集中于记录当代英语中发生的变化。英汉大词典〔conditional〕In English, the conditional is expressed by "would".英语中，条件式用 would 来表示。剑桥高阶〔construction〕Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the construction is quite common in English.有些人认为以介词结尾的句子是错误的，但这种结构在英语中却非常普遍。韦氏高阶〔derive〕We can derive English “chauffeur”from French.我们可以把英语中“chauffeur”一词的起源追溯到法语。英汉大词典〔dialect〕Cockney is a dialect of English.伦敦方言是英语中的地区性语言美国传统〔direct〕The word has no direct translation in English.这个词在英语中没有完全对等的翻译。韦氏高阶〔dual〕Grammar Of, relating to, or being a number category that indicates two persons or things, as in Greek, Sanskrit, and Old English.【语法】 双数的：指示两个人或物的数字范畴的，如希腊语，梵语与古英语中双数概念美国传统〔element〕The Latin element in English is surprisingly large.英语中的拉丁语成分大得惊人。英汉大词典〔ending〕Common verb endings in English are “-s,” “-ed,” and “-ing.” 英语中动词一般以s、-ed和-ing结尾。韦氏高阶〔ending〕You can often recognize an English adverb by its “-ly” ending.通常可以从单词-ly的后缀识别出它是英语中的副词。韦氏高阶〔equivalent〕The word has no equivalent in English.这个词在英语中没有对应词。朗文当代〔equivalent〕There is no English equivalent for "bon appetit" so we have adopted the French expression.英语中没有和 bon appetit 相对应的词，所以我们就借用了法语的这个表达方式。剑桥高阶〔fall〕In English, the stress in ‘Paris' falls on the first syllable.在英语中，Paris 的重音落在第一个音节上。麦克米伦高阶〔follow〕In English, the letter Q is always followed by U.英语中，字母 Q 之后总是接着字母 U。朗文当代〔form class〕A set of words that have one or more grammatical or syntactic characteristics in common, such as the class of transitive verbs in English.类，形类：具有一种或多种共同语法或句法特征的一类词语形式，如英语中的及物动词类美国传统〔formal〕In English, 'residence' is a formal term.在英语中, residence一词是正式用语。外研社新世纪〔form〕In English the past tense of a verb is usually formed by adding 'ed'.在英语中，动词的过去式通常是通过加 ed 构成的。朗文当代〔future perfect〕The future perfect in English is formed with “will have” and “shall have,” as in “They will have left by the time we arrive.” 英语中的将来完成时由will have和shall have构成，如They will have left by the time we arrive。韦氏高阶〔future tense〕The future tense in English is formed with “will” or “shall.” 英语中的将来时由will或shall构成。韦氏高阶〔futurity〕In English we can express futurity with “will” and “shall.” 英语中，我们可以用will和shall表示将来。韦氏高阶〔get at〕It is no easy thing to get at the meaning of every idiom in English.理解英语中每一个习语的含义并不是件容易事。21世纪英汉〔guy〕You guys! 伙计们!(注意:在美国英语中称呼男女皆可)英汉大词典〔hamza〕A sign in Arabic orthography used to represent the sound of a glottal stop, transliterated in English as an apostrophe.闭锁音的符号：阿拉伯表音法中的符号，用以表示声门塞音，英语中通常以省略符号来表示美国传统〔hyphenate〕In English, we hyphenate some compounds but not others.在英语中，我们用连字符连接一些复合词，而非其他词。韦氏高阶〔inflect〕Most adjectives in English do not inflect for gender or number.英语中大多数形容词没有性和数的屈折变化。韦氏高阶〔inflect〕Most nouns in English are inflected for plural use by adding “-s” or “-es.” 英语中大多数名词都要在词尾加上-s或-es，构成复数形式的屈折变化。韦氏高阶〔inflect〕Most nouns in English inflect for plural use by adding “-s” or “-es.” 英语中大多数名词都要在词尾加上-s或-es，构成复数形式的屈折变化。韦氏高阶〔intonation〕In English, some questions have a rising intonation.英语中有些疑问句使用升调。牛津高阶〔iterative〕In Standard English one finds three kinds of iteratives: the simple ones like hush-hush; those with vowel gradation like ding-dong; and the rhyming ones like handy-dandy.在标准英语中,我们可以发现有三种表示动作或声音反复的词:简单重复的,如 hush-hush; 元音交替的,如 ding-dong; 押韵的,如handy-dandy。英汉大词典〔lateral〕In English, /l/ is lateral.在英语中，/l/是边音。剑桥高阶〔lenis〕Articulated with relatively low pressure of the airstream below the glottis, as English (b) and (d) compared with (p) and (t).发音较不费力的，微弱的：用声门下相对较低压力的气流发音的，如英语中的(b)和(d)与(p)和(t)相比较美国传统〔meaning〕The expression has two very different meanings in English.这个词语在英语中有两个完全不同的含义。朗文当代〔name〕The place takes its name from the Old English personal name 'Catta'.该地的地名取自古英语中的人名“卡塔”。牛津搭配〔nasal consonant〕In English, "m" and "n" are nasal consonants.在英语中，“m”和“n”是鼻辅音。剑桥高阶〔newcomer〕The word “chat room” is a relative newcomer to the English language.单词chat room是英语中较新的词。韦氏高阶〔non-standard〕Non-standard dialects of English are regional dialects.英语中不规范的方言都是地区性的方言。朗文当代〔noun〕Most English plural nouns end in an 's'.英语中大多数复数名词以 s 结尾。牛津搭配〔number〕The English number system has two terms: singular and plural.英语中的数有两个术语:单数和复数。英汉大词典〔one-to-one〕In English, there is not a consistent one-to-one match between each written symbol and each distinct spoken sound.英语中，每个书写符号和每个独特发音之间没有固定的一一对应关系。柯林斯高阶〔peculiarly〕It's an idiom that people can recognize as peculiarly English.这是一个人们可以认出只有英语中才有的习语。英汉大词典〔pentameter〕English verse composed in iambic pentameter.五音步诗行：英语中的五音步抑扬格诗美国传统〔perfect〕In English, the perfect is formed with "have" and the past participle of the verb.在英语中，完成时是由 have 加动词的过去分词构成的。剑桥高阶〔plural〕Most plural nouns in English end in ‘s’.英语中多数复数名词以 s 结尾。牛津高阶〔precede〕Verbs are usually preceded by the subject in English.在英语中，主语通常位于动词之前。麦克米伦高阶〔proper noun〕Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna, and the White House.英语中专有名词的例子有约瑟夫、维也纳和白宫。剑桥高阶〔reduce〕Some English vowel sounds which are not given weight in speech become reduced to a rather formless central vowel.英语中有些元音在讲话时没有重读，结果成了相当不定型的中央元音了。21世纪英汉〔reflex〕Modern English “gossip” is a reflex of Old English “godsibb”.近代英语中的“gossip”是古英语“godsibb”的反映形式。英汉大词典〔render〕In English the future tense is often rendered by means of auxiliaries.在英语中将来时常用助动词来表现。英汉大词典〔rough breathing〕An aspirate sound in ancient Greek like that of the sound (h) in English.送气音：古希腊语中类似英语中（h）音的送气音美国传统〔rule〕It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。柯林斯高阶〔scop〕An Old English poet or bard.古英语中的诗人或游唱诗人美国传统〔sibilant〕A sibilant speech sound, such as English (s), (sh), (z), or (zh).咝音：发咝声的语音，如英语中的（s）、（sh）、（z）、（zh）美国传统〔silent〕The ‘h' in ‘herb' is silent in American English.在美国英语中， herb 中的h 是不发音的麦克米伦高阶〔spelling〕In American spelling 'travelled' only has one 'l'.在美式英语中，travelled 只有一个 l。牛津搭配〔standard〕In Standard American, "gotten" is used as a past participle of "get".在规范的美国英语中，get 的过去分词为 gotten。剑桥高阶〔subject〕In English, the subject goes before the verb and the object comes after.英语中，主语放在动词前，宾语跟在动词后。韦氏高阶〔tone〕You use a rising tone in English to indicate a question.在英语中用升调来表示疑问。麦克米伦高阶〔transliterate〕The Russian letter Я is usually transliterated in English as ya or ia.俄语字母Я在英语中通常音译为ya或ia。韦氏高阶〔velar〕In English, /k/ and /g/ are examples of velar sounds.在英语中，/k/ 和 /g/ 这两个音都是软腭音。剑桥高阶〔vowel〕English vowel sounds.英语中的元音柯林斯高阶〔vowel〕The vowels in English are a, e, i, o, and u.英语中的元音字母是 a，e，i，o，u。剑桥高阶〔wynn〕An Old English rune having the sound (w) and used in Old English and Middle English writing.W：古英语中的一个字母，有发(W)之音，用于古英语和中世纪英语的写作中美国传统In English the future tense is often rendered by means of auxiliaries. 在英语中，未来式常用助动词来表现。译典通In English the same word often has several meanings.英语中，同一单词常常有若干个不同意思。剑桥国际In English, nouns can be singular or plural. 英语中，名词有单复数之分。译典通In English, the possessive singular of nouns is formed with 's.英语中，单数名词的所有格由誷构成。剑桥国际It is sometimes said that there are no true synonyms in the English language, and that all words have a slightly different meaning.人们有时说英语中没有真正意义上的同义词，所有的词义都有些微的不同。剑桥国际The English language abounds in idioms. 英语中有大量的成语。译典通There is no English equivalent for ‘bon appetit’so we have adopted the French expression.英语中没有‘祝你好胃口’的对应词，所以我们采用了法语表达法。剑桥国际This novel is too difficult for intermediate students of English, but advanced ones should be able to cope with it.对于英语中级水平的学生而言这部小说太难，但高级水平的学生应该可以应付。剑桥国际 |
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