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单词 idiom
释义
idiom
noun
uk
/ˈɪd.i.əm/us
/ˈɪd.i.əm/
B2[C]
agroupof words in afixedorderthat has aparticularmeaningthat is different from themeaningsof each word onitsown:
To "havebittenoff more than you canchew" is an idiom thatmeansyou havetriedto do something which is toodifficultfor you.have bitten off more than you can chew 是一句习语，意思是试图承担力所不及的事。
[CorU]formal
thestyleofexpressionin writing,speech, ormusicthat istypicalof aparticularperiod,person, orgroup:
（某一时期、个人或群体在写作、言语、音乐方面的）典型表达风格
Bothoperasare very muchin themodernidiom.两部歌剧都很有现代风格。
More examples
  • He used a veryobscureidiom which I can'tquitebringtomind.
  • I wasn'tfamiliarwith the idiom so I had toguesswhat hemeant.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Figurative use of language
  • a metaphor forsomethingidiom
  • allegorically
  • allusion
  • anthropomorphic
  • anthropomorphize
  • figurative
  • figure of speech
  • ironic
  • metaphor
  • metaphorical
  • metonymy
  • mix
  • mixed metaphor
  • non-literal
  • non-metaphorical
  • pathetic fallacy
  • so to speakidiom
  • speak
  • symbol
  • trope
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(Definition ofidiomfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
idiom
noun
uk
/ˈɪd.i.əm/us
/ˈɪd.i.əm/
B2[C]
agroupof words in afixedorderthat have aparticularmeaningthat is different from themeaningsof each word onitsown
习语，成语，惯用语
To "havebittenoff more than you canchew" is an idiom thatmeansyou havetriedto do something which is toodifficultfor you.have bitten off more than you can chew 是一句习语，意思是试图承担力所不及的事。
[CorU]formal
thestyleofexpressionin writing,speech, ormusicthat istypicalof aparticularperiod,person, orgroup
（某一时期、个人或群体在写作、言语、音乐方面的）典型表达风格
Bothoperasare very muchin themodernidiom.两部歌剧都很有现代风格。
More examples
  • He used a veryobscureidiom which I can'tquitebringtomind.
  • I wasn'tfamiliarwith the idiom so I had toguesswhat hemeant.

idiom| American Dictionary

idiom
noun[C]
us
/ˈɪd·i·əm/
agroupof words whosemeaningconsideredas aunitis different from themeaningsof each wordconsideredseparately:
Mastering the use of idioms can be hard for alearner.
“Shoot yourself in thefoot” is an idiom thatmeansto do something thathurtsyourself.
An idiom is also theparticularstyleormannerofexpressionused by apersonorgroup:
[Cusually sing]Anger andshoutingsimplyaren’t apartof his idiom.
(Definition ofidiomfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofidiom

idiom
Both approaches are problematic since they cannot explain why particles andidiomparts can be fronted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Pretenders to power were unable to call upon the idioms of class, ethnicity or even religion to rouse popular movements in their support.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But this is a subjective matter and many readers may like this kind ofidiom.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Because of a lack of available stimuli, a number of idioms were used as a four-character multiple-meaning control group.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Though diverse in idioms, they all shared a profound involvement with the revival of a folk culture and its assimilation into art music.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Second, the explicit program-proof connection makes it easier to express compiler/prover error messages with the traditionalidiomof type errors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But of course, theidiomchanges immediately when the two halves of facts are brought together again.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Honour might have been a commonidiomamong men, but the different immigrant communities perhaps attatched to it quite different connotations and importance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Political discourse on truth and courage is highly moral, and this is often expressed in kinship idioms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These two upper lines carry texts in the masculine voice emblematic of the courtly-loveidiom.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To be suitable, an interface must conform to the idioms used for printing in the language of the generated code.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We further predict that idioms of this type should never involve give-type verbs, as these are only associated with the caused possession event schema.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They were asked to imagine an individual listener and the language evolved to become an electronic form of the pre-literate storytelleridiom.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The idioms are typically instantiated by matching them against pieces of the real world problem at hand.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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