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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ad·dress1 /əˈdres $ əˈdres, ˈædres/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 [countable] a) HOMEthe details of the place where someone lives or works, which you use to send them letters etc 地址 What’s your new address? 你的新地址是什么？ I can give you the address of a good attorney. 我可以给你一个好律师的地址。 b) the series of letters and other symbols that you put when sending email to a particular person, or that is the name of a website 电子邮件地址；网址 They have changed the address of their website. 他们变更了网址。2 [countable]TALK/MAKE A SPEECH a formal speech that someone makes to a group of people 演讲，演说address to an address to the European Parliament 致欧洲议会的演讲presidential/inaugural etc address The new president delivered his inaugural address in Creole. 新总统用克里奥尔语发表就职演说。► see thesaurus at speech3. form/mode/style of address TALK TO somebodythe correct title or name that you should use when speaking or writing to someone 称呼方式 COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + addresssomebody’s home/private address 某人的住址/个人地址What’s your home address? 你的住址是什么？somebody’s work/business/school address 某人的工作/办公/学校地址I sent the letter to her work address. 我把信寄到了她的工作地址。nMy business address is on my card.somebody’s email address 某人的电子邮件地址I can’t find his email address. 我找不到他的电子邮件地址。a web/website address 网址/网站地址Just type in the web address. 只要键入网址就行了。na postal/mailing address (=the place where a letter is sent )Please give your bank’s full postal address.the full address 详细地址They need the full address, including the postcode. 他们需要详细地址，包括邮政编码。a forwarding address (=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address) 转寄地址nThey moved without leaving a forwarding address.a false/fake address 假地址nHe gave the police a false address.nsomebody’s old/new addressI’ve only got his old address.verbsgive somebody your address 给某人你的地址She refused to give me her address. 她不肯把自己的地址给我。have/know somebody’s address 有/知道某人的地址Do you know Helen’s address? 你知道海伦的地址吗？nNo one seems to have his address.lose somebody’s address 遗失某人的地址I wanted to write to him, but I’ve lost his address. 我想给他写信，可我把他的地址弄丢了。phrasessomebody’s name and address 某人的姓名和地址We’ll need your full name and address. 我们需要你的全名和地址。a change of address (=a new address when you move to a different place) 变更地址nYou need to inform your bank if there’s been a change of address.of no fixed address (=having no permanent home – used especially in news reports) 没有固定地址〔尤用于新闻报道〕na 25-year-old man of no fixed addressan address book (=a book or a file on your computer, where you keep people’s addresses) 通讯录
Examples from the Corpus
address• To win one of ten free memberships, send your name and address on a postcard to Club BonViveur.• She ended her address by describing her personal image of the Holy Spirit.• In these years he often changed his address in the East End of London.• I checked my address book for Rick's house number.• Write down your name, address, and phone number.• Notify your credit card company of any change of address.• What's your address and telephone number?presidential/inaugural etc address• The president closed the speech with a return to the racial healing theme of his Jan. 20 inaugural address.• To be sure, an inaugural address is not the occasion for a president to list the details of his legislative agenda.• Clinton repeated his call, made in his first inaugural address in 1993, for political reform.• President Clinton is getting all sorts of suggestions as he goes about drafting his inaugural address.• Columbia University has electronic archives of the inaugural addresses of the presidents.ad·dress2 /əˈdres/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 TCMSENDif you address an envelope, package etc, you write on it the name and address of the person you are sending it to 在〔信封、包裹等〕上写姓名和地址address something to somebody That letter was addressed to me. 那封信是寄给我的。 Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope (=with your address on it so it can be sent back to you). 寄上一个贴好邮票的、写有回邮地址的信封。2 formal if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it （着手）解决，处理〔问题〕address a problem/question/issue etc Our products address the needs of real users. 我们的产品满足真正用户的需要。address yourself to something Marlowe now addressed himself to the task of searching the room. 马洛现在开始搜查房间。3 formal to speak to someone directly 向…讲话 She turned to address the man on her left. 她转过头对左边的男士说话。4 formal if you address remarks, complaints etc to someone, you say or write them directly to that person 〔向某人〕提出〔陈述、投诉等〕 You will have to address your comments to our Head Office. 你得把意见向我们总部反映。5 TALK/MAKE A SPEECHto make a formal speech to a large group of people 对…发表演说address a meeting/conference etc He addressed an audience of 10,000 supporters. 他对一万名支持者发表了演说。6 TALK TO somebodyto use a particular title or name when speaking or writing to someone 称呼address somebody as something The president should be addressed as ‘Mr. President’. 对总统应该称“总统先生”。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
address• Environmental problems relating to the factory have yet to be addressed.• He argues that the main issue is not being addressed.• Three Republican candidates addressed a group of 500 senior citizens concerning tax cuts.• Rifkind addressed a news conference before leaving for Beijing yesterday.• Every pupil should now be addressed by the police at least every two or three years.• This question needs to be addressed, following the presidential election on May 20.• Meanwhile, other politicians have offered their own proposals to address the advantages enjoyed by the wealthy.• Suzanne turned to address the man asking the question.• Luxembourg and United States courts have addressed the matter, and the judgments reveal the reality of these fears.• The article addresses the problems of malnutrition in the state.• None of them addressed the stadium as part of a park -- or a neighborhood -- or a great city.• Storni addresses this woman, upon whom the burden of stoicism sits heavy.address something to somebody• Address the letter to Dr. Joanna Miles.address a problem/question/issue etc• The people who are employed or are inmates, will address issues in a particular way.• You have to continually be pro-active to address issues of racism.• We did not expect or intend that the project should address issues of this kind.• By now Haza was addressing issues other than forbidden love.• These protections addressed issues ranging from the death penalty and homosexual rights to term limits, campaign-finance reform, and congressional redistricting.• And so they address a question to the world: What are you, you out there?address a meeting/conference etc• The remaining ministers and elders found themselves being invited to address meetings all over the province to explain the imprisonment.• The next day Kennedy was addressing a meeting in a black church in Los Angeles.• He was thus involved in extensive travelling throughout the District, addressing meetings of branches, trade unions and co-operative societies.• My noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State addressed a meeting of farmers in my constituency.• She and other party activists travelled to Dumfries to hear Joyce address a meeting on 7 February 1935.• Horne, whose passion was golf, seemed for ever off in a taxi to address a meeting somewhere.address somebody as something• You should address him as "Mr. President."From Longman Business Dictionaryaddressad‧dress1 /əˈdresəˈdres, ˈædres/ noun [countable] the number of the building and the name of the street and town etc where someone lives or works, especially when written on a letter or packageI wrote the wrong address on the envelope.Please notify us of any change of address. → accommodation address → email address → forwarding address → memory address → web address → see also form of addressaddressad‧dress2 /əˈdres/ verb [transitive]1to write on an envelope, package etc the name of the person you are sending it toIf you address the letter, I’ll mail it to you.address something to somebodyThe letter is addressed to you, not me.2address a meeting/conference etc to make a speech to a large group of peopleThe meeting was addressed by Senator Howard.3COMMERCE formal to discuss, think about, or do something about a particular problem or question, especially with the aim of solving a problemThis use of technology has enabled NatWest to address a problem facing many businesses across the UK.→ See Verb tableOrigin address2 (1300-1400) Old French adresser, from dresser “to arrange”ad·dress1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1ad·dress2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
Business Corpus place the someone lives details the of where
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ad‧dress1 S2 W2 /əˈdres $ əˈdres, ˈædres/ 
noun
1. [countable]
a. the details of the place where someone lives or works, which you use to send them letters etc:
What’s your new address?
I can give you the address of a good attorney.
b. the series of letters and other symbols that you put when sending email to a particular person, or that is the name of a website:
They have changed the address of their website.
2. [countable] a formal speech that someone makes to a group of people
address to
an address to the European Parliament
presidential/inaugural etc address
The new President delivered his inaugural address in Creole.
3. form/mode/style of address the correct title or name that you should use when speaking or writing to someone
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + address
▪sb’s home/private address What’s your home address?
▪sb’s work/business/school address I sent the letter to her work address. | My business address is on my card.
▪sb’s email address I can’t find his email address.
▪a web/website address Just type in the web address.
▪a postal/mailing address (=the place where a letter is sent ) Please give your bank’s full postal address.
▪the full address They need the full address, including the postcode.
▪a forwarding address (=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address) They moved without leaving a forwarding address.
▪a false/fake address He gave the police a false address.
▪sb’s old/new address I’ve only got his old address.
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▪give somebody your address She refused to give me her address.
▪have/know sb’s address Do you know Helen’s address? | No one seems to have his address.
▪lose sb’s address I wanted to write to him, but I’ve lost his address.
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▪sb’s name and address We’ll need your full name and address.
▪a change of address (=a new address when you move to a different place) You need to inform your bank if there’s been a change of address.
▪of no fixed address (=having no permanent home – used especially in news reports) a 25-year-old man of no fixed address
▪an address book (=a book or a file on your computer, where you keep people’s addresses)
▪ speech a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: The bridegroom usually makes a speech after the wedding. | In her speech, she proposed major changes to the welfare system. | the opening speech of the conference
▪address formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people: the President's address to the nation | He was surrounded by security officers as he made his address.
▪talk an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people giving them information about a particular subject or about their experiences: I went to an interesting talk on the wildlife of Antarctica. | He's been asked to give a talk about his trip to India.
▪lecture a talk, especially on an academic subject and given to students in a university: a lecture on 17th century French literature | Professor Black is giving the lecture.
▪presentation a talk in which you describe or explain a new product or idea, especially one you give for your company: I had to give a presentation to the board of directors. | He's making a presentation to the management of a well-known manufacturing company.
▪sermon a talk given by a priest or a religious leader: The vicar preached a sermon about the need for forgiveness.
▪statement a spoken or written announcement that someone makes in public, often to journalists: The minister issued a short statement in which he said he had no plans to resign.
ad‧dress2 S2 W2 /əˈdres/ verb [transitive]
address something to somebody
That letter was addressed to me.
Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope (=with your address on it so it can be sent back to you).
2. formal if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it
address a problem/question/issue etc
Our products address the needs of real users.
address yourself to something
Marlowe now addressed himself to the task of searching the room.
3. formal to speak to someone directly:
She turned to address the man on her left.
4. formal if you address remarks, complaints etc to someone, you say or write them directly to that person:
You will have to address your comments to our Head Office.
5. to make a formal speech to a large group of people
address a meeting/conference etc
He addressed an audience of 10,000 supporters.
6. to use a particular title or name when speaking or writing to someone
address somebody as something
The president should be addressed as ‘Mr. President’.
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noun1. [countable]
a. the details of the place where someone lives or works, which you use to send them letters etc:
b. the series of letters and other symbols that you put when sending email to a particular person, or that is the name of a website:
2. [countable] a formal speech that someone makes to a group of people
address to
presidential/inaugural etc address
3. form/mode/style of address the correct title or name that you should use when speaking or writing to someone
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verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: adresser, from dresser 'to arrange'
1. if you address an envelope, package etc, you write on it the name and address of the person you are sending it toLanguage: Old French
Origin: adresser, from dresser 'to arrange'
address something to somebody
2. formal if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it
address a problem/question/issue etc
address yourself to something
3. formal to speak to someone directly:
4. formal if you address remarks, complaints etc to someone, you say or write them directly to that person:
5. to make a formal speech to a large group of people
address a meeting/conference etc
6. to use a particular title or name when speaking or writing to someone
address somebody as something
also
speech a formal talk given to an audience 指演说、讲话、发言 ：◆ Several people made speeches at the wedding. 有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。 lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course 通常指大学里的讲座、讲课、演讲 ：◆ a lecture on the Roman army 关于罗马军队的讲座 ◆ a course/series of lectures 讲座课程；系列讲座 address a formal speech given to an audience 指演说、演讲 ：◆ a televised presidential address 总统的电视演讲
speech or address? 用 speech 还是 address？
talk a fairly informal session in which sb tells a group of people about a subject 指相当不正式的报告、演讲 ：◆ She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China. 她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。 sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service 指布道、讲道 ：◆ to preach a sermon 布道
Patterns
a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermona keynote speech/lecture/addressto write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermonto attend/go to a lecture/talk
Running for election 参加选举
conduct/hold an election/a referendum举行选举／全民公决 ( especially
NAmE run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House竞选公职；参加竞选；竞选州长／市长／总统／美国总统 ( especially
BrE stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term参加竞选；竞选公职／议会议员；当工党候选人；竞选连任 hold/call/contest a general/national election举行／要求／角逐大选／全国选举 launch/run a presidential election campaign开始总统竞选活动 support/back a candidate支持候选人 sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate说服选民／全体选民 appeal to/attract/woo/target ( swing voters/NAmE ( floating votersBrE 吸引游离选民；寻求游离选民的支持；瞄准游离选民 fix/rig/steal an election/the vote操纵选举；暗中舞弊获取选票
Voting 投票
go to/be turned away from ( a polling station/especially
BrE ( a polling placeNAmE 去／被拒绝进入投票站投票 cast a/your vote/ballot (for sb)投（某人）一票 vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party投票给保守党候选人／民主党 mark/spoil your ballot paper在选票上做标记；投废票 count ( the postal votes/BrE ( the absentee ballotsespecially
NAmE 清点邮寄选票数 go to/be defeated at the ballot box去投票箱投票；竞选失败 get/win/receive/lose votes赢得／失去选票 get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote赢得大众／黑人／拉美裔／穆斯林 (60%) 的选票 win the election/(in the US ) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power赢得大选／（美国的）初选／议会中的一个席位／多数票／权力 lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat在选举中失败；失去多数人的支持／席位 win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)以压倒多数的选票获胜／掌权 elect/re-elect sb (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman选举／再度选举某人为市长／总统／议员／参议员／国会议员／国会女议员
Taking power 掌权
be sworn into office/in as president宣誓就职／就任总统 take/administer (in the US ) the oath of office（美国）宣誓就职；听取就职宣誓 swear/take (in the UK ) an/the oath of allegiance（英国）宣誓效忠 give/deliver (in the US ) the president's inaugural address发表（美国）总统就职演说 take/enter/hold/leave office就职；任职；离职 appoint sb (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister任命某人为大使／州长／法官／部长 form a government/a cabinet组建政府／内阁 serve two terms as prime minister/in office任两届总理；两届任职