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- goose 471
- To treat someone in the same bad way they treat you 53
- academy 627
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- Arouse 266
- CONTAIN 94
- octagon 58
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- Detailed 88
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- Proposition 73
- liberate 529
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- reign 527
- stir 541
- adversaries 52
- start over 82
- pileless 26
- designer 177
- calculate 573
- runner 580
- To become more definite, or to make something more definite 21
- darken 129
- balustrade 102
- hardwire 44
- hoist 76
- Crashed 58
- fledged 155
- accept 574
- enormousness 195
- know better 33
- store 566
- misunderstanding 223
- emotional 564
- modernise 60
- Well-being 21
- asparagus 113
- Keyboard 133
- two of a kind 48
- raid 549
- obstinate 135
- Direction 244
- plane 285
- delusion 173
- insensible 86
- marble 523
- Assorted 87
- typist 511
- daiquiri 94
- Types of written note 47
- ornithologist 19
- millet 60
- MESH 97
- biotechnology 101
- SIM 50
- claim 600
- stratified 79
- harvest 554
- rehear 40
- Wait 50
- cufflink 98
- argentina 71
- unmemorable 43
- Occasional 153
- ingredient 637
- Visible 147
- cajole 118
- graphite 102
- Celsius 96
- Badly 47
- Seductive 56
- flour 550
- instinct 586
- cows 41
- Fire 142
- REPETITIVE 77
- export 531
- Average 219
- across 268
- Instruct 223
- condor 108
- yeah 76
- none other (than) 79
- forum 181
- Pepper 74
- quiet 314
- Material 287
- pedantic 65
- interpret 544
- cunnilingus 105
- Proboscis 71
- excess 550
- amphibious 106
- Fairness 191
- polytheism 48
- cancellation 116
- Rather 205
- Lawsuit 180
- On 142
- Is 72
- If 207
- storecard 35
- Background 150
- calabash 76
- seventies 42
- searcher 80
- solemnly 105
- throb 259
- feasibility 203
- morpheme 69
- get-into 47
- dynasty 227
- bar 646
- inequitable 67
- brochure 131
- pseudo 51
- firewall 79
- Traditional 456
- Jeans 143
- PIXEL 67
- Personal pronouns thesaurus 49
- default 158
- olde 55
- Befuddle 30
- horror 520
- tremble 544
- Debatable 280
- wide-eyed 69
- Thorough 113
- After another event or time 99
- consumer 519
- Horn 182
- pigtail 70
- cleanliness 101
- prefiguration 34
- Passengers 57
- Peep 11
- Dusk 202
- beauty spot 112
- duffel 74
- give off 87
- lovingly 93
- dockside 98
- longitude 77
- axis 467
- bewitchment 58
- delectation 95
- disarray 97
- Brackish 51
- mimicry 62
- rhinestone 65
- gestation 97
- Coloration 74
- disbursement 147
- To disappear, or to stop existing or happening 41
- blowfly 76
- situated 177
- surmount 101
- bristling 62
- cornflour 89
- earnest 454
- Mischief 93
- Theory 225
- give someone grief 59
- provincial 177
- limbers 38
- Particularly 83
- velvet 480
- earnestly 76
- restock 66
- snappy 157
- mercifully 64
- control 585
- first person 85
- shipyard 63
- garrote 85
- inconvenient 133
- Inference 140
- Fleet 160
- pianola 121
- rip off 88
- shortening 73
- bare 523
- along 166
- resting 32
- Swap 120
- sink 585
- Net 222
- critic 545
- Redundant 115
- located 119
- ignite 88
- Overriding 55
- foody 72
- sexy 106
- lactate 45
- shakerism 42
- surcharge 58
- garb 97
- teletext 40
- Hall 148
- Demonic 5
- max out 44
- flare 520
- Anger 292
- Hypothermia 53
- Transit 270
- STAFF 92
- Ally 148
- brother 131
- follow 677
- pound cake 53
- medication 284
- flaky 114
- slump 271
- in the course of time 74
- unrest 92
- beat 322
- care home 106
- trendy 146
- nurturant 32
- yet 210
- guileless 108
- Discuss 174
- disagree with 74
- pussyfoot 56
- petitioner 67
- gloomiest 44
- domestic partner 76
- Belle 53
- autumnal 92
- negress 62
- biomass 129
- account 704
- ski 477
- consulting 134
- dearer 60
- aroused 55
- Minimalism 51
- take care 54
- clarify 563
- attenuated 112
- TIp 172
- Speed 212
- Incursion 60
- bare-faced 64
- rehabilitate 299
- politically correct 90
- Depend 218
- bedevil 271
- supermarket 95
- that'll be the day 42
- printer 99
- Catatonic 122
- developable 60
- Face 258
- Box 200
- genotype 90
- bedraggled 139
- aa 76
- all or nothing 69
- Undergo 165
- BROWSE 95
- customer 540
- bamboo 105
- Clothe 67
- Although 120
- gnp 77
- by contrast 61
- Control 102
- hideout 83
- persona 220
- Leading 224
- bulimia 116
- in advance of 59
- robotics 57
- mulch 117
- Above 154
- air-conditioning 62
- invincibility 67
- ice water 48
- vet 122
- irremediable 69
- organophosphate 46
- undercut 101
- pak 46
- Rush 201
- tin-pot 40
- Tourist 298
- tedious 532
- cub 204
- break free 61
- bunny 163
- Church 129
- slaw 70
- Arise 175
- birdsong 80
- innocently 46
- factitious 123
- Delinquency 63
- buyback 74
- Dow 44
- Svelte 60
- Carcinogen 67
- proton 172
- Elderly 191
- stacking 32
- Specific 312
- Ordinary 178
- side-effect 74
- Chew 208
- recurrence 93
- Phone 178
- bindweed 88
- shortcoming 475
- freegan 69
- cut a deal 54
- anticipated 96
- Wonderful 43
- objectify 66
- Beast 107
- bicentenary 89
- cardinal point 100
- Tell 227
- gratin 127
- premises 249
- counterattack 93
- ionic 62
- uninterrupted 82
- Pap smear 80
- snapping 31
- disposable 187
- FAINT 175
- Impressively 93
- perturbation 53
- tattler 32
- Originally 155
- string 539
- get through 142
- physique 148
- maraschino 44
- tiled 69
- glimpse 524
- phlegmatic 64
- balance 570
- Wheel 90
- sharpshooter 45
- mockingly 98
- have your cake and eat it too 38
- Uncharacteristically 47
- self important 80
- Abstract 240
- swedish 41
- Improbable 71
- after hours 101
- Creditworthy 50
- lav 66
- Basically 132
- salad 505
- hemorrhage 116
- chemistry 525
- be compounded of something 71
- deft 99
- day school 114
- Euphoria 53
- Hail 254
- saturate 106
- indefensible 74
- Chose 71
- rural 585
- demarcate 101
- Nubile 122
- VICARIOUS 85
- bust 308
- parties 42
- Hear! Hear! 92
- firmware 106
- Pun 127
- mix 582
- careline 61
- Unreasonable 234
- ego 171
- whatsoever 434
- Lung 85
- immemorial 56
- banqueting 78
- parentage 78
- defense-mechanism 46
- canoodle 91
- maltese 47
- pay day 68
- Intangible 117
- Counselling 95
- know 332
- requirement 501
- megalith 57
- Rest 265
- pasta 66
- busy 374
- respond 512
- Suffice 83
- armagnac 62
- overconfident 38
- contemporary 524
- computerized 113
- car sick 72
- buy 250
- proof 629
- Problem 286
- unplugged 69
- scale up 50
- Scamper 9
- Website 246
- consult 654
- Fishing 148
- shockproof 43
- plainly 57
- assuming 151
- in session 43
- Relatively 88
- pizzeria 59
- uranus 49
- cupolaed 56
- object 551
- semiconductor 434
- henchman 99
- lodestar 123
- residue 136
- work on 125
- pedophilia 72
- busser 73
- curiously 161
- Originate 124
- scrapped 61
- Portuguese 426
- latrine 79
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accusative
noun [singular] linguistics 
/əˈkjuːzətɪv/
/əˈkjuːzətɪv/ in some languages, the form of a noun or pronoun that shows that it is the direct object of a verb 宾格
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adjunct
noun [C] /ˈædʒʌŋkt/
/ˈædʒʌŋkt/ 2
linguistics the part of a clause that shows when, where, how, or in what circumstances something happens. An adjunct usually consists of an adverb or adverb group, or a prepositional phrase, for example 'moreover', 'quite happily', and 'in the near future'. 修饰成分 Synonyms and related words
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allomorph
noun [C] linguistics /ˈæləmɔː(r)f/
/ˈæləmɔː(r)f/ one of the forms that a morpheme can have. For example, the plural ending ‘-s' has three allomorphs: /s/, /z/, and /iz/, as in the words ‘trucks', ‘cars', and ‘buses'.
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allophone
noun [C] /ˈæləˌfəʊn/
/ˈæləˌfəʊn/1
linguistics one of the slightly different ways that a phoneme can be pronounced. For example, the /p/ in the word ‘pill' is slightly different from the /p/ in the word ‘spill'. Synonyms and related words
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antecedent
noun /ˌæntɪˈsiːd(ə)nt/
/ˌæntɪˈsiːd(ə)nt/ 3
[C] linguistics the antecedent of a word is the noun or phrase nearer the beginning of the sentence that it refers to. In the sentence ‘I threw the keys to him and he caught them', ‘keys' is the antecedent of ‘them'. 先行词，前述词（在句子I threw the keys to him and he caught them 中，keys 是them 的先行词） Synonyms and related words
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noun /ˈɑː(r)tɪk(ə)l/
/ˈɑː(r)tɪk(ə)l/ 4
[C] linguistics a type of determiner (=word used before a noun) that shows whether you are referring to a particular thing or to a general example of something. The indefinite article is ‘a' or ‘an' and the definite article is ‘the'. 冠词 Synonyms and related words
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case
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noun /keɪs/
/keɪs/ 7
[C/U] linguistics a form of a noun, adjective, or pronoun in some languages that shows its relationship in grammar to other words in a sentence 格（一些语言中名词、形容词或代词等的一种形式，表明其与句中其他词的关系） Synonyms and related words
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clause
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noun [C] /klɔːz/
/klɔːz/ 2
linguistics a group of words that contains a verb and often a subject, object, complement and adjunct. A sentence consists of one or more clauses. For example the sentence ‘If you can help, please get in touch' has two clauses. 从句；分句；小句 Synonyms and related words
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cleft sentence
noun [C] linguistics
a way of emphasizing a word or words by re-ordering the information in a sentence. A cleft sentence consists of impersonal ‘it', the verb ‘be', the important word or words, and a clause. For example the sentences ‘It is the answers that matter' and ‘It was the money he wanted' are cleft sentences. The non-emphatic alternatives would be ‘The answers matter' and ‘He wanted the money'.
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collocate
noun [C] linguistics /ˈkɒləkət/
/ˈkɒləkət/ a word that is often used with another word 搭配词
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collocation
noun linguistics /ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ 2
[C] a collocate, or a particular combination of collocates Chapter three deals with collocations such as 'heavy rain' and 'bitterly disappointed'.
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combining form
noun [C] linguistics /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˌfɔː(r)m/
/kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˌfɔː(r)m/ a form of a word that has its own meaning but is used only in combination with other words to make new words, for example -footed in ‘a four-footed animal' 组合语素（如four-footed 中的-footed）
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complement
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noun [C] /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/
/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ 4
linguistics in active clauses, the part of a clause that comes after a linking verb such as ‘be', ‘seem', or ‘appear' and identifies or describes the subject. A complement is usually a noun or adjective. For example in the sentences ‘Parking is always a problem in city-centres' and ‘Sometimes the future seems very uncertain', the complements are ‘a problem' and ‘very uncertain'. 补（足）语 Synonyms and related words
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concessive clause
noun [C] linguistics /kənˌsesɪv ˈklɔːz/
/kənˌsesɪv ˈklɔːz/ a subordinate clause that begins with a conjunction such as ‘although', 'while', or ‘whereas', and makes a statement that is unexpected in some way, or contrasts with information in another clause. For example in the sentence ‘I've never met my neighbours, although I've lived here for five years', the information after ‘although' seems unexpected. In the sentence ‘Men have to wear business suits to the office, whereas women can wear what they like' there is a contrast between the two clauses. 让步从句（指以although,while或whereas等开始的从句，里面包含出乎意料或与其他子句信息冲突的事实或观点）
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coordinate clause
noun [C] linguistics
an independent clause that is connected to another one of equal importance, often with a conjunction such as ‘and', ‘but', or ‘or'. For example in the sentence ‘He died and she married again' there are two coordinate clauses.
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dative
noun [singular] linguistics /ˈdeɪtɪv/
/ˈdeɪtɪv/ the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that you use in some languages when it is the indirect object of a verb 与格（指某些语言中名词、代词或形容词作为动词间接宾语的形式）
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declension
noun linguistics /dɪˈklenʃ(ə)n/
/dɪˈklenʃ(ə)n/ 2
[C] a group of nouns, adjectives, or pronouns in some languages that all change their form in the same way depending on their relationship to other words in a sentence 词形变化相同的一组词 Synonyms and related words
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definite article
noun [C] [usually singular] linguistics
the word ‘the' in English, or a similar type of word in another language （英语或其他语言中的）定冠词
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deixis
noun [U] linguistics /ˈdaɪksɪs/
/ˈdaɪksɪs/ the use of words or phrases such as ‘you', ‘there', or ‘last month' whose meaning depends on the situation in which they are used
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descriptor
noun [C] /dɪˈskrɪptə(r)/
/dɪˈskrɪptə(r)/2
linguistics a word or expression that is used to describe something Synonyms and related words
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direct question
noun [C] linguistics /dɪˌrekt ˈkwestʃ(ə)n/
/dɪˌrekt ˈkwestʃ(ə)n/ a question that is asked directly, for example 'What's your name?' or 'Did they come by train?'
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direct speech
noun [U] linguistics British
the exact words that someone has said. In writing, they are shown inside quotation marks. 直接引语
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discourse marker
noun [C] linguistics
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words such as ‘however' or ‘furthermore' that provide a connection between ideas in written language 语篇衔接语 Synonyms and related words
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display question
noun [C] education /dɪˈspleɪ ˌkwestʃ(ə)n/
/dɪˈspleɪ ˌkwestʃ(ə)n/ a question asked by a teacher that allows students to display their knowledge
Display questions stimulate students, especially beginners, to join in interaction and generate language.
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hypothetical meaning
noun [C/U] linguistics /haɪpəˌθetɪk(ə)l ˈmiːnɪŋ/
/haɪpəˌθetɪk(ə)l ˈmiːnɪŋ/ a meaning that refers to situations which are unlikely or impossible. Hypothetical meaning is frequently expressed by conditional constructions.
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indefinite article
noun [C] linguistics
the word ‘a' or ‘an' in the English language, or a word in another language that is used in a similar way 不定冠词
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independent clause
noun [C] linguistics
a clause that contains a verb which shows time or tense, and usually a subject. An independent clause can be a sentence on its own, for example ‘Halley's comet is named after the English astronomer' is an independent clause. 独立分句
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indirect discourse
noun [U] linguistics mainly American
indirect speech 间接引语
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indirect question
noun [C] linguistics
the words that you use to report a question that someone else has asked, for example ‘She asked me where I was going.' 间接疑问句
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indirect speech
noun [U] linguistics
the words that you use to report what someone else has said, for example ‘He said we shouldn't leave town.' 间接引语
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inflection
noun /ɪnˈflekʃ(ə)n/
/ɪnˈflekʃ(ə)n/ 1a
[C] the form of a word that is not the basic form 屈折形式
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interjection
noun /ˌɪntə(r)ˈdʒekʃ(ə)n/
/ˌɪntə(r)ˈdʒekʃ(ə)n/ 1
[C] linguistics a word or phrase used for expressing a strong emotion such as surprise or anger. ‘Oh' and ‘ouch' are interjections. 叹词；感叹语 Synonyms and related words
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interrogative
noun [C] linguistics /ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv/
/ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv/ a word or phrase that you use for asking a question, for example ‘what?' or ‘how?' 疑问词；疑问短语
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lexeme
noun [C] linguistics /ˈleksiːm/
/ˈleksiːm/ a word or group of words that has a meaning that cannot be understood from the meaning of the parts of which it consists
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loan translation
noun [C] linguistics
a word or expression used in a language that has been translated from another language
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locative
noun [C/U] linguistics /ˈlɒkətɪv/
/ˈlɒkətɪv/ the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that you use in some languages when you are talking about where someone or something is
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locution
noun [C] linguistics /ləʊˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/
/ləʊˈkjuːʃ(ə)n/ a word or phrase, especially one used by people in a particular area or from a particular group （尤指某一地区或群体使用的）惯用语，行话
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masculine
noun [C] linguistics /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/
/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/ a word or form of a word that belongs to the masculine group of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives 阳性词；阳性形式
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minimal pair
noun [C] linguistics
a pair of words that are different from each other in one sound only, for example pan and can
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modifier
noun [C] linguistics /ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə(r)/
/ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə(r)/ the part of a noun group, adjective group, or verb group that comes before the most important word (the head), and adds information about it. For example in the noun groups ‘dangerous games', and ‘my maths teacher', ‘dangerous', ‘my' and ‘maths' are all modifiers. In some grammars, ‘modifier' refers to words that come both before and after the head. 修饰语；修饰成分
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morpheme
noun [C] linguistics /ˈmɔː(r)fiːm/
/ˈmɔː(r)fiːm/ the smallest unit of meaning in a language. A morpheme can be a whole word, for example ‘the', or part of a word, for example ‘un' in ‘unable'. 语素，词素（词素可以是一个完整的单词，如the或词的一部分，如unable中的un）
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mot juste
noun [C] /ˌməʊ ˈʒuːst/
/ˌməʊ ˈʒuːst/ exactly the right word or phrase
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negative
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noun [C] /ˈneɡətɪv/
/ˈneɡətɪv/ 2
linguistics a word or phrase that means ‘no' or ‘not'. Verb groups with ‘no' or ‘n't' are negatives, for example ‘I don't understand', and ‘I won't comment'. 否定词；否定表达 Synonyms and related words
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noun /ˈnʌmbə(r)/
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[U] linguistics the form of a word that shows whether you are referring to one thing or more than one thing 数 If the subject is plural, the verb has to be in the plural number. 如果主语是复数，动词必须是复数形式。
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noun [C] /ˈɒbdʒekt/
/ˈɒbdʒekt/ 4
linguistics in active clauses, the part of a clause referring to the person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb. In English, the object is usually a noun group or pronoun, and comes after the verb. For example the sentence ‘I've promised the children new bicycles' has two objects: ‘new bicycles' is the direct object, and ‘the children' is the indirect object. 宾语 Synonyms and related words
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paradigm
noun [C] /ˈpærədaɪm/
/ˈpærədaɪm/ 3
linguistics the complete set of the different forms of a word, for example student, student's, students, and students' （单词的）词形变化 Synonyms and related words
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partitive
noun [C] linguistics /ˈpɑː(r)tətɪv/
/ˈpɑː(r)tətɪv/ a word or expression used for showing that only part of something is being referred to, rather than all of it. In the sentence ‘Have a piece of cake', ‘a piece of' is a partitive. 表示部分的词（或表达）（如Have a piece of cake 中的 a piece of）
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noun [C] /freɪz/
/freɪz/ 2
linguistics a word or words that act as a unit in a clause, such as a noun phrase, a verb phrase, or an adjective phrase. For example in the sentence ‘This road can get very busy ', ‘this road' is a noun phrase, ‘can get' is a verb phrase, and ‘very busy' is an adjective phrase. 词组；短语；片语 Synonyms and related words
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the plural
noun linguistics /ˈplʊərəl/
/ˈplʊərəl/ a word or form used for referring to more than one person or thing. For example ‘students' is the plural of ‘student', and ‘mice' is the plural of ‘mouse'. 复数（形式）
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plurality
noun /plʊəˈræləti/
/plʊəˈræləti/ 3
[U] linguistics the state of being plural 复数 Synonyms and related words
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polysemy
noun [U] linguistics /pəˈlɪsɪmi/
/pəˈlɪsɪmi/ the fact of having more than one meaning
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possessive
noun [C] linguistics /pəˈzesɪv/
/pəˈzesɪv/ a possessive word or form of a word 所有格；所有格形式
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predeterminer
noun [C] linguistics /ˌpriːdɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnə(r)/
/ˌpriːdɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnə(r)/ a word that comes before a determiner (a word such as ‘a', ‘the', ‘his', and ‘this') and gives more information about a noun. For example in the noun groups ‘all my fingers' and ‘half a loaf', ‘all' and ‘half' are predeterminers. 前置限定词，前置限定成分（如名词前的a,the, his, 或 this， 以及all my fingers 和half a loaf 中的all 和 half）
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predicate
noun [C] linguistics /ˈpredɪkət/
/ˈpredɪkət/ the part of the sentence that contains the verb and its object or complements and gives more information about the subject, for example ‘was combing her hair' in the sentence ‘Francesca was combing her hair'. 谓语
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prepositional phrase
noun [C] linguistics /ˌprepəzɪʃ(ə)nəl ˈfreɪz/
/ˌprepəzɪʃ(ə)nəl ˈfreɪz/ a prepositional phrase consists of a preposition followed by a noun group, pronoun, or ‘-ing' form. A prepositional phrase is often an adjunct in a clause, for example in the sentences ‘I called about your advert', and ‘I learned a lot from reading crime fiction', ‘about your advert' and ‘from reading crime fiction' are prepositional phrases. 介词短语
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pseudo-cleft sentence
noun [C] linguistics /ˌsjuːdəʊkleft ˈsentəns/
/ˌsjuːdəʊkleft ˈsentəns/ a way of emphasizing part of a sentence by using a ‘what' clause as its subject or complement, with a form of ‘be' as the main verb. The sentences ‘What we should do is tell the truth', and ‘A holiday in the mountains is what I really need' are pseudo-cleft sentences. The non-emphatic alternatives would be ‘We should tell the truth' and ‘I really need a holiday in the mountains'.
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qualifier
noun [C] /ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə(r)/
/ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə(r)/ 2
linguistics the part of a noun group, adjective group, or verb group that comes after the most important word (the head), and adds information about it. For example in the noun group ‘the rules of the game', the prepositional phrase ‘of the game' is a qualifier. Synonyms and related words
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quantifier
noun [C] linguistics /ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪə(r)/
/ˈkwɒntɪˌfaɪə(r)/ a word or phrase such as ‘much' or ‘a few' that is used with another word to show quantity （数）量词
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question tag
noun [C] linguistics
a short clause that you add to a statement to make it a question or to request agreement, for example ‘You called the builder didn't you?', 'He's a fantastic player, isn't he?' and ‘You can't work it out, can you?' When the first clause is affirmative, the tag is usually negative, and when the first clause is negative, the tag is usually affirmative. 疑问尾句；附加疑问句
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referential question
noun [U] education /ˌrefərenʃ(ə)l ˈkwestʃ(ə)n/
/ˌrefərenʃ(ə)l ˈkwestʃ(ə)n/ a question that is designed to find out something the questioner does not already know
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relative clause
noun [C] linguistics
a subordinate clause that follows another clause and usually begins with words such as ‘who', ‘which', or ‘that'. Relative clauses give extra information about a person, thing, or situation in the preceding clause. For example in the sentence ‘From there you can see the whole city, which is beautiful at sunset', ‘which is beautiful at sunset' is a relative clause. 关系从句
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reported speech
noun [U] linguistics /rɪˌpɔː(r)tɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
/rɪˌpɔː(r)tɪd ˈspiːtʃ/ the words that you use to report what someone else has said, for example ‘He said we shouldn't leave town' 间接引语
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restrictive relative clause
noun [C] linguistics /rɪˌstrɪktɪv relətɪv ˈklɔːz/
/rɪˌstrɪktɪv relətɪv ˈklɔːz/ a relative clause that makes clear which particular person or thing you are referring to. For example, in the sentence ‘We need to maximize the amount of waste that is recycled', ‘that is recycled' is a restrictive relative clause. When the relative pronoun would be the object or complement of the relative clause, it is often omitted, for example in the sentence ‘His first movie contains some of the best acting I've ever seen'. 限制性关系从句
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rheme
noun [C] linguistics /riːm/
/riːm/ in discourse analysis, the new information in a clause or sentence. The known information is called the theme.
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run-on sentence
noun [C] linguistics
a sentence in which two main clauses are connected without any conjunctions, or without the correct punctuation
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noun [C] /ˈsentəns/
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a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. 句子；句 Synonyms and related words
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the singular
noun linguistics /ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə(r)/
/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə(r)/ the form of a word that is used for referring to one person or thing （词的）单数形式
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speech act
noun [C] linguistics
an action that people perform when they communicate with others. When for example someone claims, suggests, promises, requests, or refuses something, they are obeying certain rules of communication in order to make their intentions understood.
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speech event
noun [C] linguistics /ˈspiːtʃ ɪˌvent/
/ˈspiːtʃ ɪˌvent/ another name for a speech act
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noun [C] /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ 3
linguistics in active clauses, the part of a clause referring to the person or thing that does or causes the action of a verb. In English, the subject is usually a noun group or pronoun, and comes before the verb. For example in the sentence ‘Some children enjoy writing stories', the subject is ‘some children'. （英语语法中的）主语 Synonyms and related words
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subordinate clause
noun [C] linguistics
a clause that adds information about an independent clause, but is not considered to be a well-formed sentence on its own. For example in the sentence ‘When you hear the alarm, get out of bed immediately', ‘when you hear the alarm' is a subordinate clause. 从句；从属分句
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noun /tæɡ/
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[C] linguistics a question tag 疑问尾句；附加疑问句 Synonyms and related words
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tag question
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a question tag 疑问尾句；附加疑问句
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noun [C] /θiːm/
/θiːm/ 3
linguistics in discourse analysis, the known information in a clause or sentence. The new information is called the rheme. Synonyms and related words
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topic sentence
noun [C] linguistics /ˈtɒpɪk ˌsentəns/
/ˈtɒpɪk ˌsentəns/ the first sentence in a paragraph, which sets out the topic of the paragraph
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valency
noun [C] /ˈveɪlənsi/
/ˈveɪlənsi/ 2
linguistics all the phrases and clauses that typically follow a verb. For example, the valency of a linking verb like ‘be' typically involves a noun group, an adjective group, or a prepositional phrases such as ‘in a muddle' in the sentence ‘Oh dear, you are in a muddle, aren't you?' （语言）配价；价 Synonyms and related words
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zero article
noun [singular] linguistics /ˌzɪərəʊ ˈɑː(r)tɪk(ə)l/
/ˌzɪərəʊ ˈɑː(r)tɪk(ə)l/ in English, the absence of an article before nouns that refer to something that is indefinite. For example, in the sentence 'She loves cheese but hates eggs' both 'cheese' and 'eggs' have zero article.
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the zero conditional
noun [singular] linguistics /ˌzɪərəʊ kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nəl/
/ˌzɪərəʊ kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nəl/ in English, a type of conditional used in statements of general truths, where both verbs are in the present, for example, 'If you prick me do I not bleed?'
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direct discourse
noun [U] linguistics American
the exact words that someone has said. In writing, they are shown inside quotation marks. 直接引语
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noun /ˈdʒendə(r)/
/ˈdʒendə(r)/ 3
[C/U] linguistics the gender of a word is whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. In English, only pronouns like ‘he' and ‘she' and possessive determiners like ‘his' and ‘her' have gender, but in other languages such as French all nouns, pronouns etc have gender. （语法）性（如阳性、阴性或中性。英语中只有代词he和she及物主代词his和her有性的差异。但在法语等其他语言中所有的名词及代词均有阴阳性） Synonyms and related words
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object complement
noun [C] linguistics /ˌɒbdʒekt ˈkɒmplɪment/
a type of grammatical complement that identifies or describes a direct object. An object complement is usually a noun or an adjective. For example, in the sentences ‘Everyone considered the project a success' and ‘The window was left open', the object complements are ‘a success' and ‘open'.
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