Word · Frequency #1002
text
/tekst/
verb
给……发短信；发短信给
To send a text message to someone
后接接收者，如 text me（给我发短信）。
- 1.
To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
向......发送短信；即通过短消息服务(SMS)或类似服务在通信设备(尤其是手机)之间传输文本。
- 2.
To send and receive text messages.
发送和接收短信。
收发短信；发短信；向......发送短信；即通过短消息服务(SMS)或类似服务在通信设备(尤其是手机)之间传输文本。；发送和接收短信。
In use
I'll text you the address when I get there.
She is texting her friend during the break.
He texted me last night to confirm the time.
Verb forms
base text · third person texts · -ing texting · past texted · past participle texted
text 作动词表示‘发短信’，是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 texted。
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Grammar Note
及物时宾语通常是人（收信人）；表示发送的内容时用双宾语结构：text sb sth.
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。
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