/freɪz ||; frez/noun [C] (grammar语法) a group of words that are used together. A phrase does not contain a full verb. 词组，短语，词组（一同使用的一组词语，其中没有实义动词）: ‘First of all’ and ‘a bar of chocolate’ are phrases. first of all（首先）及a bar of chocolate（一条巧克力）都是短语。 ☞Look at sentence. 参看sentence。