【word音标】 英[wɜ:d] 美[wɜ:rd]
【单词释义】 word是什么意思：
n.单词；话语；诺言；消息
vt.措辞，用词；用言语表达
vi.讲话
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] words [第三人称单数] words
[单词现在分词] wording
[单词过去式] worded
[单词过去分词] worded
【关联词/派生词】
wording n.[U]用词，措辞 v.措辞，用词(word的现在分词)
wordy adj. 冗长的；话多的；唠叨的；啰唆的
【word形近词/近似词】
landlord n.房东，地主；店主
cord n.粗线，细绳；电线 v.用绳子捆绑；堆积（柴薪）
ford n.浅滩，可涉水而过的地方 vt.涉（水），渡过
afford vt.买得起；担负得起
lord n.主；领主；上帝；大人，阁下 v.使成贵族；作威作福，逞威风
chord n.和弦，和音；（数学）弦 v.和谐一致；上…的弦；调和；弹奏
【常用短语】
in a word 总之；简言之
in another word 换句话说；也就是说
in one word 总之；一句话
in other word 换句话说；也就是说
in the word 到底，究竟
in word 口头上
without a word 一句话也没说；一声不吭
word for word 逐字地
【单词例句】
◇ A listen to these words, was noisy in the hall immediately grew quiet.
一听这番话，本来吵吵闹闹的大厅里立刻变得鸦雀无声。
---- The Big Tiger and Little Rabbit
◇ "But there's no end to this cloth!" exclaimed the king. No sooner were the words out of his mouth than the cloth came to an end.
“这线怎么没有个头啊!”国王话刚一出口，线就拉到头了。
---- The Prince Who Married a Frog
◇ Then the angel of the Lord appeared to her and led her to a small house. On it was a small sign with the words, "Here anyone can live free."
天使来到她跟前，把她领到一座小屋前。那里挂着一块牌子，上面写着：“一切免费。”
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ He had hardly spoken these words when he heard a whirring sound above his head, and looking up, he saw seven coal-black ravens flying up and away.
话音刚落就听见头上一阵呱呱的叫声传来，他抬头一看，发现有七只煤炭一样的黑色乌鸦正在上面盘旋着。看到自己的气话变成了现实，他后悔了，不知道该怎么办才好。
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
最后，她还是鼓起勇气，翻开了医药费通知单，旁边的那行小字引起了她的注意，她不禁轻声读了出来：
---- The warmth of a cup of milk
◇ I was crying last time she did speak to him. I saw the exchange though I could not hear the words. His whisperings,her whisperings.
我含泪目睹了他们两人之间最后的一次交谈，依依惜别，喃喃低语，虽然我什么也没听见。
---- To Love Enough
◇ By not demonizing the straw as an object, he thinks activists can hope to achieve better goals. "I am not out to ban straws. I think it's much more effective to encourage people to make the choice not to use them. Voluntary participation encourages people to spread the word. Forcing people to do things is not always the most effective way to make a change."
他认为，如果不将吸管这个物品妖魔化，反吸管活动有望达到更高的目标。“我不赞成禁止吸管。我认为鼓励人们选择不用吸管会有效得多。自愿的参与会鼓励人们传播信息。强迫人们去做事不一定是达成改变最有效的方式。”
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ Back before alphabets and writing, early human languages were surprisingly... uncolorful. There were words for "black" and "white' and "red" but not much else.
在字母和书写出现之前，早期人类语言“色彩单调”得让人惊诧。表示颜色的词只有“黑”、“白”和“红”。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought "VACANCIES" meant "holidays", because the Spanish word for "holidays" is "vacaciones".
我觉得这很奇怪。最后我终于明白发生了什么。我的朋友几乎不会说英语，他们认为“VACANCIES”的意思是“holidays”，因为西班牙语中“holidays”是“vacaciones”。
---- The difference between vacaciones and holidays
◇ Another surprise: The benefits of walking maxed out (maxed out:???????) at about 7,500 steps. In other words, women who walked more than 7,500 steps per day saw no additional boost in longevity.
另一个意外是：步行的好处在7500步左右达到了极限。换句话说，每天步行超过7500步的女性寿命并没有进一步增加。
---- How Many Steps You Need To Take A Day To Maintain Good Healt