Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1522
address
向…讲话；对…发言；向…致辞
To speak to; to direct remarks to; to make a speech or formal communication to.
- 1.
To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
做好准备；将技能或精力用于(某事物)；着手进行。
- 2.
To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
对(某人)讲话；向(某人)发言。
- 3.
To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
说给(任何人或事物)听；向(任何听众)发表(演讲、请愿等)。
- 4.
To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
向(某人)讲话；向(某人)传达(口头或书面)信息；用言语(如演讲、请愿等)向(某人)提出；对(某人)致辞。
- 5.
To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
在(信件等)上写明收件人地址；写地址并寄送。
- 6.
To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
向(爱慕的人)求爱；追求；求婚。
- 7.
To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
把......委托给他人(如代理人)照料；托付。
- 8.
To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
致力于；为......作准备；专心于；向......发表讲话、论述或付出努力。
- 9.
To refer to a location in computer memory.
指向(计算机内存中的)某个位置；引用内存地址。
在…上写收件地址；把…寄往；致力于；着手；专心于；寻址；引用（内存）地址；向…求爱；追求；求婚；托付；委托
In use
The government must address the issue of climate change urgently.
The president addressed the nation on television last night.
Please address the envelope clearly before mailing it.
Verb forms
base address · third person addresses · -ing addressing · past addressed · past participle addressed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- address a problem
- 解决问题
- The new policy aims to address the problem of housing shortages.这项新政策旨在解决住房短缺的问题。
- address concerns
- 回应关切
- The company held a meeting to address employees' concerns about job security.公司召开会议，回应员工对工作保障的关切。
- address the audience
- 向听众致辞
- The president addressed the audience at the graduation ceremony.校长在毕业典礼上向听众致辞。
- address a letter
- 在信封上写收件人地址
- Please address the letter to the head of the department.请在这封信上写明系主任的收件地址。
- address the meeting
- 在会议上讲话
- The CEO addressed the meeting about the company's future plans.首席执行官在会议上就公司未来计划发表讲话。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
address 可拆成 ad+dress：给信封“穿”上收件地址这条裙子，寄出去；也可联想对听众“发言”或“着手处理”问题，都是把目光投过去。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business meetings、academic writing、government reports、news media 本条目取“address”作动词、表示“着手处理（问题/议题）”的义项。该用法多用于正式或半正式场合，如商务会议、学术文章、政府报告和新闻报道；日常口语更常说 deal with 或 tackle。注意此义项常接抽象名词，如 issue、problem、concern。
Grammar Note
作为动词时通常是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 address 的词尾 /ɛs/ 押韵（重音在最后一个音节或为单音节）。注意拼写相近的 access 读作 /ˈæk.sɛs/，重音在前，和 address 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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