/wɜ:d ||; wɝd/noun1 [C] a sound or letter or group of sounds or letters that expresses a particular meaning 字;词: What's the Greek word for ‘mouth’? “嘴”希腊语怎么说?What does this word mean? 这个词是什么意思?
2 [C] a thing that you say; a short statement or comment 话;话语: Could I have a word with you in private? 我可不可以私下跟你说几句话?Don't say a word about this to anyone. 这件事别向任何人透露。
3 [sing] a promise 保证;诺言: I give you my word that I won't tell anyone. 我向你保证我不会告诉任何人。I'll keep my word to her and lend her the money. 我将遵守诺言,把钱借给她。You'll just have to trust him not to go back on his word. 你得要相信他不会食言。
a dirty word→
DIRTY¹
not breathe a word (of/about sth) (to sb)→
BREATHEnot get a word in edgeways to not be able to interrupt when sb else is talking so that you can say sth yourself 插不上嘴
have, etc the last word→
LAST¹
in other words→
OTHERlost for words→
LOST²
put in a (good) word for sb to say sth good about sb to sb else 替某人说好话或说情:
If you could put in a good word for me I might stand a better chance of getting the job. 如果你替我说句好话,我也许较有机会获得聘用。 take sb's word for it to believe what sb says without any proof 相信某人的话
word for word 1 repeating sth exactly 原原本本的复述: Sharon repeated word for word what he had told her. 沙伦将他对她说的话原原本本复述了一遍。
2 translating each word separately, not looking at the general meaning 逐字(翻译): a word-for-word translation 逐字翻译