phrase /freiz/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
• (n.) a short musical passage
• (n.) dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

Chinese translation

• n. 惯用语, 词组, 成语, 措词, 乐句
• vt. 用短语表达, 把(乐曲)分成短句
• [计] 短语

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/freiz/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.3 · Rare

Word forms

phrased, phrasing, phrases

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