phrasal
adjective language specialized uk/ˈfreɪ.zəl/ us/ˈfreɪ.zəl/
短语的;词组的
forming or relating to a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, a sentence
Both dialects have the same phrasal ordering but some different lexical items. 两种方言具有相同的短语词序,但有一些不同的词汇。
习语的
forming or relating to a short group of words that are often used together and have a particular meaning
Phrasal sets like "shut up" and "kick the bucket" cannot be understood as a sum of their parts. 像“shut up”和“kick the bucket”这样的习语不能按字面意思理解。(“shut up”意味“闭嘴”,不是“关上”;“kick the bucket”意为“死掉”,不是“踢桶”。)
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- There is a difference between using a word in a phrasal definition and suggesting it as a presumably substitutable synonym.
- There is a relationship between word order and phrasal stress.
- Swedish learners generally tended to choose phrasal expressions more often than did the Finns.
See: phrase