articulate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ar·tic·u·late1 /ɑːˈtɪkjəleɪt $ ɑːr-/ ●○○ verb  1  EXPRESS[transitive] formal to express your ideas or feelings in words 清楚地表达 Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel. 许多人都表达不出内心的痛苦。2  SPEAK A LANGUAGE[intransitive, transitive] to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way 口齿清楚地讲（话）；清晰发（音） He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words. 他醉得话都说不清楚了。3. [intransitive, transitive] technical if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement 连接，铰接4  articulate something with something formal if one idea, system etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and exist together 某物与某物合成整体 a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course 旨在与现有学位课程接轨的新课程→ See Verb table

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articulate• I was feeling emotions that I found difficult to articulate.• Such taxonomies provide us with a basis for thinking more clearly about the kinds of generalizations that we can articulate.• As was the case a century ago, each side of this argument is articulating an important half-truth.• Alternatively, the upstream team has to articulate better the consequences of its decisions.• None the less, groups periodically emerge to articulate demands for political, social, and economic changes.• However, this sense had now to be articulated in new ways.• Racist attitudes are not simply articulated in the vicious attacks of racist thugs.• In turn the profession would articulate philosophy and justify efforts and achievements with confidence to the wider community.• The remaining 14 selections are equally familiar baroque trumpet fare and they are all articulated with dazzling clarity and enthusiasm.ar·tic·u·late2 /ɑːˈtɪkjələt $ ɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective  1  EXPRESSable to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects 能说会道的，口齿伶俐的 OPP inarticulate bright, articulate 17-year-olds 聪明伶俐的17岁少年 a highly articulate speaker 一位能言善道的演讲者2. CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDwriting or speech that is articulate is very clear and easy to understand even if the subject is difficult 〔文章、讲话〕明晰的，清楚的 —articulately adverb

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articulate• Yet Jessica was bright and articulate.• She came in here and was beautiful and articulate and had a vision for this church and this community.• There are also a number of articulate carers, whose visibility is enhanced by the work of the Carers National Association.• Less forceful, less certain, and less articulate followers may find it impossible to challenge the leader.• Because he was literate and articulate, he showed a bitter contempt for the self-appointed intellectuals of the inter-war years.• articulate insects• He is handsome, confident and articulate, like many of the students at this college.• He said: I found them very pleasant and articulate people.• It will not get tougher without sustained and articulate pressure from women.• You have to be articulate to be good at debating.• One day I open an envelope and discover the most articulate Tonelli I have ever come across in my life.highly articulate• The Aborigines, like all human groups, had highly articulated languages.Origin articulate1 (1500-1600) Latin past participle of articulare “to divide into joints, speak clearly”, from articulus; → ARTICLE

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ar‧tic‧u‧late¹ /ɑːˈtɪkjəleɪt, ɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt $ ɑːr-/ verb1. [transitive] formal to express your ideas or feelings in words:
    Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way:
    He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.
3. [intransitive and transitive] technical if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement
4. articulate something with something formal if one idea, system etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and exist together:
    a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course

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ar‧tic‧u‧late² /ɑːˈtɪkjələt, ɑːˈtɪkjʊlət $ ɑːr-/ adjective
1. able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects
   OPP  inarticulate:
    bright, articulate 17-year-olds
    a highly articulate speaker
2. writing or speech that is articulate is very clear and easy to understand even if the subject is difficult
—articulately adverb
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ talkative a talkative person likes to talk a lot – also used about people’s moods: He’s very talkative with his friends and family. | Benjamin was in a talkative mood.
   ▪ chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way – a rather informal use: I like her – she’s always cheerful and chatty. | The chatty girl on the phone answered most of my questions.
   ▪ articulate able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects: All the applicants we interviewed were intelligent and articulate. | These were articulate people, well able to deal with the press and media.
   ▪ eloquent able to express your ideas and opinions well – used especially about people who speak in public and are able to influence people: an eloquent public speaker
   ▪ garrulous formal talking a lot, especially about unimportant things: A garrulous old man was sitting near me in the bar. | He became more garrulous as the evening went on.
   ▪ you can’t shut him/her up informal used to say humorously that someone talks all the time: You can’t shut him up so I never get any work done when he’s here.
   ▪ chatterbox informal someone, especially a child, who talks a lot : Cathy’s a real chatterbox.