Word · Frequency #2081
phrasing
措辞；表达
phrasing is the present participle of phrase.
To express a thought or idea using particular words.
- 1.
To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
- 2.
To perform (a passage) with a particular phrasing.
- 3.
To divide into melodic phrases.
分句演奏；划分乐句；用短语表达；把(乐曲)分成短句；[计] 短语
In use
She phrased her request politely.
He is carefully phrasing his answer.
The politician phrases his speeches to appeal to voters.
phrase sth
直接跟宾语，表示‘用某种方式表达’。
Please phrase your answer clearly.
请清晰地措辞你的答案。
phrase sth as sth
as后接名词或形容词，说明表达的方式。
He phrased the question as a request.
他把问题表达为一项请求。
phrase sth in a certain way
用in...way表示方式。
She phrased her apology in a very sincere way.
她以非常真诚的方式表达歉意。
Connections
Collocations
- phrase carefully
- 仔细措辞
- He phrased his request carefully.他仔细措辞提出了请求。
- phrase a question
- 措辞提问
- She phrased the question politely.她礼貌地措辞提出了这个问题。
- phrase in terms of
- 用……来表述
- The policy is phrased in terms of equality.这项政策是用平等的措辞表述的。
- phrase differently
- 换一种说法
- Could you phrase that differently?你能换一种说法吗？
- phrase one's thoughts
- 表达想法
- He found it hard to phrase his thoughts clearly.他发现很难清楚地表达自己的想法。
- phrase as
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把话编成短语（phrase）好比给思想穿衣服，用特定 words 来‘措辞表达’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作、音乐演奏、乐理教学 作动词时，通常表示“用特定词语表达”，在口语和书面语中都较自然；音乐方面的义项“分句演奏”“划分乐句”多用于演奏、乐理等专业语境。整体语域为混合：日常用法偏中性，音乐用法偏专业。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 phrase(/freɪz/) 押韵：raise、praise、days、gaze、phase。注意：phase 和 phrase 只差一个 /r/；case 虽也以 -ase 结尾，但读 /keɪs/，结尾是清辅音 /s/，不是 /z/。
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 3，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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.