Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6482
articulate
明确表达；清楚说明
to express or explain something clearly in words
- 1.
To make clear or effective.
使清晰或有效。
- 2.
provide with a joint
提供关节
- 3.
To speak clearly; to enunciate.
清晰地说话；发音清晰。
- 4.
put into words or an expression
用语言或表达方式表述
- 5.
To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
解释；用言语表达；使具体化。
- 6.
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
以某种方式说、发音或表达
- 7.
To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
使间隔弯曲或铰接；使某物能够弯曲。
- 8.
To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
用吐音、连奏、运弓等方式奏出一个音。
- 9.
To form a joint or connect by joints.
形成关节或通过关节连接。
发音清晰；清楚地说；铰接；用关节连接；（音乐）起音；清晰运音；使清晰或有效。；提供关节
In use
She struggled to articulate her thoughts during the meeting.
The teacher asked him to articulate his argument more clearly.
He articulated his concerns about the project in a calm manner.
articulate sth (with sth)
常用于解剖学描述。
The bones are articulated with each other.
这些骨头通过关节彼此连接。
articulate sth to sth
The engineer articulated the segments to form a flexible arm.
工程师将各段连接起来，形成灵活的机械臂。
Verb forms
base articulate · third person articulates · -ing articulating · past articulated · past participle articulated
规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- articulate clearly
- 清晰地表达
- She articulated her thoughts clearly during the presentation.她在演示中清晰地表达了自己的想法。
- articulate a vision
- 阐述愿景
- The leader articulated a compelling vision for the company's future.领导阐述了公司未来令人信服的愿景。
- articulate ideas
- 表达想法
- It's important to articulate your ideas effectively in a meeting.在会议中有效表达自己的想法很重要。
- articulate the difference
- 阐明差异
- Can you articulate the difference between these two theories?你能阐明这两种理论之间的差异吗？
- articulate well
- 善于表达
- He articulates well, making complex topics easy to understand.他善于表达，使复杂的话题易于理解。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
关节连接（joint）和清晰表达（speech）共享articulate一词，可记‘关节说话’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式演讲 通常用于正式场合，强调清晰准确地表达思想。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'calculate', 'speculate', 'circulate', 'matriculate', and 'accumulate' rhyme with 'articulate' as they share the same stress pattern and the '-culate' (or /-kjə.leɪt/) ending. However, lookalikes such as 'article' (/ˈɑːr.tɪ.kəl/) sound very different and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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