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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++term1 /tɜːm $ tɜːrm/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 in terms of something CONNECTED WITHif you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or event 根据…来解释[描述]describe/measure/evaluate etc something in terms of something Femininity is still defined in terms of beauty. 女性美仍然以美貌来界定。 It’s a mistake to think of Florida only in terms of its tourist attractions. 谈到佛罗里达只想到它是旅游胜地是不对的。 It’s too early to start talking in terms of casualties. 现在就开始谈论伤亡人数为时过早。in terms of what/how/who etc Did the experiment find any differences in terms of what children learned? 就儿童学到了什么而言，该实验是否发现了什么不同？2 in general/practical/financial etc terms PARTused to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way or from a particular point of view 笼统地讲/从实际意义上来讲/从财政方面等来讲in general/broad/simple etc terms We explain in simple terms what the treatment involves. 我们用简单的语言来解释治疗的内容。 It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms. 单纯从经济角度来描述社会是错误的。 The war, although successful in military terms, left the economy in ruins. 这场战争虽然军事上是胜利的，但是对经济却造成了毁灭性的破坏。 What do these statistics mean in human terms? 这些统计数据从人类角度来讲有何意义？in somebody’s terms In our terms, the scheme has not been a success. 从我们的角度来说，计划没有成功。in real/absolute terms (=accurate, true, or including any related changes) 实际上 Rail fares have fallen 17 per cent in real terms. 火车票价实际上降低了17%。in relative terms (=compared with other, similar things) 相对来说 Students have less money in relative terms, but spend more on books. 相对来说，学生钱少，但买书花的钱却较多。3 word 字词 [countable]WORD, PHRASE, OR SENTENCE a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language 专有名词；术语term for ‘Multimedia’ is the term for any technique combining sounds and images. “多媒体”一词是指任何能把声音和图像结合起来的技术。in no uncertain terms (=in very clear and angry language) 措辞明确〔而带怒气〕地，毫不含糊地 Journalists were told in no uncertain terms that they were not welcome. 记者们被明确告知，他们不受欢迎。 → a contradiction in terms at contradiction(3)► see thesaurus at word4 period of time 时段 [countable]PERIOD OF TIME a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens 〔某人做某事或某事发生的〕时期，期限；任期term of/in office (=the time someone spends doing an important job in government) 任期 The mayor was coming to the end of his term in office. 市长任期将满。term of the maximum term of imprisonment 最长的刑期 The lease runs for a term of 99 years. 租赁的期限为99年。prison/jail term The men each received a 30-year prison term. 这些男子每人获刑30年。 → fixed-term5 school/university 中小学/大学 [countable, uncountable] especially British EnglishSE one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year. 学期〔在英国，一年一般有三个学期〕 → half-term, semester, quartersummer/autumn/spring term The exams are at the end of the summer term. 考试在夏季学期期末进行。 Teachers often feel overworked in term time (=during the term). 教师在学期内经常觉得工作担子过重。first/last day of term that all-important first day of term 开学第一天那个非常重要的日子6 in the long/short/medium term used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time 长期/短期/中期7 end 终止 [singular, uncountable] technicalBF the end of a particular period of time 到期，期满8 come to terms with something ACCEPTto accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it 与某事妥协，对某事让步；接受〔令人不快或悲伤的现实〕9 CONDITIONS 条件terms [plural]10 RELATIONSHIP 关系terms [plural] if you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good, bad etc relationship with them 〔与某人的〕关系11 terms of reference formal the subjects that a person or group of people agree to consider 研究[考虑]范围12. number/sign 数字/符号 [countable] technicalHM one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculation 〔数学运算中的〕项 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language 专有名词；术语ADJECTIVES/NOUN + terma legal/medical term 法律/医学术语The site provides a glossary of legal terms. 该网站提供法律术语表。a technical term 专门术语‘Gender’ is a technical term in grammar. “性”是语法上的一个术语。a slang term 俚语‘The Old Bill’ is a slang term for the police. 是俚语，指警察。a derogatory/pejorative term (=one that is insulting or disapproving) 贬义词n‘Pinko’ is a derogatory term for someone with socialist ideas.verbsuse a term 用词a term used by psychiatrists 精神科医生用的一个词coin a term (=invent it) 创造术语Funk coined the term ‘vitamin’ in 1912. 芬克在1912年创造了“维生素”这个术语。phrasesa term of abuse (=a word that is offensive or deliberately rude) 骂人话 ‘‘Geek’ is used as a term of abuse. geek被用作骂人话。a term of endearment (=a word that expresses your love for someone) 爱称terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘dear’, and ‘honey’ “爱人”、“亲爱的”、“宝贝”等爱称in strong terms 用激烈的言辞The pope condemned both Nazism and Communism in strong terms. 教皇用激烈的言辞谴责纳粹主义。in glowing terms (=praising someone or something highly) 用热情洋溢的语言nFriends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms.in layman’s terms (=using ordinary words, not technical words) 用通俗易懂的语言nCan you explain to me in layman’s terms how my computer works?n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens 〔某人做某事或某事发生的〕时期，期限；任期ADJECTIVES/NOUN + terma prison/jail termHe faced a maximum prison term of 25 years.a five-year/ten-year termThe president is elected for a five-year term.a fixed termThe contract was for a fixed term of five years.a maximum/minimum termThe maximum term was life imprisonment.phrasesa term of/in officeThe governor ends his term of office in September.a term of imprisonment/detentionShe was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.verbsserve a termShe served a term as chairwoman of the council.n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 5: one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year. 学期〔在英国，一年一般有三个学期〕phrasesthe beginning/start of termThe beginning of term was only two days away.the end of termWe had a party at the end of term.the first/last day of termOn the last day of term we went home early.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + terma school/university termThe school term was about to start.a new termAre you looking forward to the new term?the spring/summer/autumn termMrs Collins will be leaving us at the end of the summer term.phrasesin/during term timeParents need permission to take their children on holiday during term time.
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term• "Limited English Proficient" is a term used for students who can speak some English.• It's very difficult to give a definition of a term like 'cyberspace'.• As a graduate student, he spent a term at Wichita State University.• These are terms used in digital electronics to designate the basic logical operations on which digital systems are founded.• The managers were all hired for a fixed term.• He is halfway into his term of office.• Mr Toplak had just started his term as vice-president of the company.• Its terms and implications are unmistakably authoritarian.• She had her jail term cut for good behaviour.• Any outstanding debt repayment requirements and / or restrictive covenants on long term debt agreements are additional important. considerations.• Political dissidents are sentenced to long terms of imprisonment.• The medical term for losing your hair is 'alopecia'.• He hopes to visit China during his second term in office.• The main exams are at the end of the summer term.• How can the terms and conditions of every carrier and each transaction be made readily available to all the holders?• The bank says that they can extend the term of our mortgage.• Officials now are trying to extend the term of the loan by two years.• Harris used the term "crisis" to describe the company's financial situation.• Mr Hicks used the term 'neighbourhood schools' for what in effect were segregated black schools.• The term is used to describe grace periods that often go into effect when new geographic area codes are set up.• The terms of the disposition agreement with the committee are still being negotiated, they said.• The Democrats are hoping to deny him a third term in office.• General Herrera was elected to a third term of office as President.• Now I had to start thinking in world terms, for those Championships were coming in 1987.• Members are nationals of and nominated by the Parties and serve for four-year terms.• Elected members of the House of Assembly serve a six-year term.• Malik is now serving a three-year term in prison.• He recently completed a two-year term as chairman.in no uncertain terms• But DuPonceau does venture to contradict, and in no uncertain terms.• The president of the university condemned racism on campus in no uncertain terms.• That night they told her, in no uncertain terms, to go for it.• You've got to let him know, in no uncertain terms, that you will no longer tolerate his abuse.• They let us know in no uncertain terms that we were not welcome.• Well, there was nothing for it, I had to lay down the law in no uncertain terms.• She wanted nothing at all from her father and she was about to tell Alain Lemarchand so in no uncertain terms.• He had found them scruffy, and had said so in no uncertain terms.• What is more, she said so - in no uncertain terms.• Those coming into leadership are told in no uncertain terms what their task is to be.• We were told in no uncertain terms that we were not welcome at their house.• This means that we are going to lock you up, in no uncertain terms.full term• Only one president served a full term before turning over the office to another military dictator.• From the seventh month onwards, with adequate care, a child born before full term has a good chance of survival.• Trent Lott, R-Miss., who was elected to his first full term as majority leader last month.• They end up simply serving out the full term of their sentence, unless affected by the various amnesties.• So, the selected conception was implanted, and the pregnancy went to full term.• Only Ronald Reagan, . a professional actor, has served two full terms.• IFAs say that if you are within five years of maturity, you should probably hang on until full term.term2 ●○○ verb [transitive] NAME OF A THINGto use a particular word or expression to name or describe something 把…称为，把…叫做be termed something This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury. 这种疾病有时称为RSI，即重复性劳损。 These developments are loosely termed ‘advanced manufacturing techniques’. 这些开发成果被泛泛地称作“先进的生产技术”。term yourself something Roosevelt termed himself and his policies ‘liberal’. 罗斯福称他本人和他推行的政策是“开明的”。n Grammar Term is often used in the passive.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
term• Lukens apologized for what he termed "a dumb mistake."• If a network can pass outputs only to the next layer, it is termed a feedforward network.• Seifert termed his relationship with Walsh as "good."• We termed it thus because the depression arose from role performance and not from their psychopathology.• This process is termed nectar robbery and has been shown in Corydalis, a spurred flower.• In 1989 Nixon and Koch described a manometric pattern they termed recurrent autonomous oesophageal peristalsis.loosely termed• No environment has proved so fertile a ground for such phenomena as what is loosely termed commercial women's fiction.• A significant feature of this narrative as a whole is the division between what might be loosely termed descriptive and actional frames.• They are loosely termed I-Control, I-Pursue, I-Explore and I-Preserve.• A major pattern of disagreement centres on the distribution of what were loosely termed the descriptive and actional frames of the story.From Longman Business Dictionarytermterm1 /tɜːmtɜːrm/ noun1[countable] a word or expression that has a particular meaning, especially in a technical or scientific subjecta glossary of business termsterm forMultimedia is the industry term for any technique that uses computers to combine sound and images.2in real terms a change of a price or cost in real terms has been calculated to include the effects of other changes such as INFLATION (=price rises over time)Cocoa prices fell to their lowest in real terms for over 50 years.3[countable]COMMERCELAW one of the conditions of an agreement, contract, or other legal documentUnder the terms of the contract, the company was to deliver 1,000 megawatts of electricity to New York.4terms [plural]COMMERCE the conditions under which you agree to buy or sell somethingYou may be able to find another policy offering the same cover on more favourable terms (=more cheaply, with easier ways to pay etc).5on equal terms/on the same terms having the same advantages, rights etc as anyone elseUS companies want to be able to compete on equal terms with their overseas rivals.6terms of reference [plural] the agreed limits of what an official committee or report has been asked to studyThe matter of compensation is not within the committee’s terms of reference.7in the long/short/medium term over a period of time from now until a long, short etc time into the futureThe company’s prospects look good in the long term. → see also long-term, medium-term, short-term8[countable] a period of time for which someone has an important job or position, or that a government has powerThe chairman’s term is six years.The President hopes to be elected to a second term of office.9[singular] the period of time that a legal right or agreement continues forterm ofNew legislation would lengthen the term of patent protection to 20 years.Expenses are refundable over the term of the contract (=during the time that it continues).10[singular]FINANCE the period of time before something has to be paid or repaidWe’re trying to extend the term on our mortgage.term ofa promissory note with a term of 6 months11[singular]COMMERCE the end of the period of a business agreementThe policy reaches its term next year.12[singular]INSURANCE the period of time that an insurance contract lasts for, especially when this is less than one year13[countable]STATISTICS one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculationtermterm2 verb [transitive] to use a particular word or expression to name or describe somethingHe discussed the formation of what he termed ‘strategic alliances’.→ See Verb tabletermterm3 adjective [only before a noun] term deposit/loan etcFINANCE money that is put in a bank or a loan that is given for a particular length of timeUS dollar term deposits can be an excellent investment choice for you.Its credit line was converted to a term loan that matures Oct. 31.Origin term1 (1200-1300) Old French terme “edge, limit, end”, from Latin terminusterm1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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term1 S1 W1 /tɜːm $ tɜːrm/ 
noun
describe/measure/evaluate etc something in terms of something
Femininity is still defined in terms of beauty.
It’s a mistake to think of Florida only in terms of its tourist attractions.
It’s too early to start talking in terms of casualties.
in terms of what/how/who etc
Did the experiment find any differences in terms of what children learned?
2. in general/practical/financial etc terms used to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way or from a particular point of view
in general/broad/simple etc terms
We explain in simple terms what the treatment involves.
It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms.
The war, although successful in military terms, left the economy in ruins.
What do these statistics mean in human terms?
in sb’s terms
In our terms, the scheme has not been a success.
in real/absolute terms (=accurate, true, or including any related changes)
Rail fares have fallen 17 per cent in real terms.
in relative terms (=compared with other, similar things)
Students have less money in relative terms, but spend more on books.
3. WORD [countable] a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language
term for
‘Multimedia’ is the term for any technique combining sounds and images.
in no uncertain terms (=in very clear and angry language)
Journalists were told in no uncertain terms that they were not welcome. ⇨ a contradiction in terms at contradiction(3)
4. PERIOD OF TIME [countable] a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens
term of/in office (=the time someone spends doing an important job in government)
The mayor was coming to the end of his term in office.
term of
the maximum term of imprisonment
The lease runs for a term of 99 years.
prison/jail term
The men each received a 30-year prison term. ⇨ fixed-term
5. SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY [uncountable and countable] especially British English one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year. ⇨ half-term, semester, quarter
summer/autumn/spring term
The exams are at the end of the summer term.
Teachers often feel overworked in term time (=during the term).
first/last day of term
that all-important first day of term
6. in the long/short/medium term used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time:
The cost of living will go up in the short term.
In the long term, alcohol causes high blood pressure. ⇨ long-term, short-term
7. END [singular, uncountable] technical the end of a particular period of time:
The agreement reaches its term next year.
a child born two months before full term (=of pregnancy)
We can prolong life beyond its natural term.
8. come to terms with something to accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it:
George and Elizabeth have come to terms with the fact that they will never have children.
Counselling helped her come to terms with her grief.
9. CONDITIONS terms [plural]
a. the conditions that are set for an agreement, contract, arrangement etc:
Under the terms of the agreement, the debt would be repaid over 20 years.
your terms and conditions of employment
Delivery is within the terms of this contract.
equal/unequal/the same etc terms (=conditions that are equal, unequal etc)
Small businesses have to compete on equal terms with large organisations.
Men and women should be able to work on level terms.
on sb’s (own) terms (=according to the conditions that someone wants)
He wanted our relationship to be only on his terms.
b. the arrangements for payment that you agree to when you buy or sell something
reasonable/favourable/cheaper etc terms
Some insurance companies offer very reasonable terms.
This allowed tenant farmers to buy land on easy terms (=by paying small sums of money over a long period).
10. RELATIONSHIP terms [plural] if you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good, bad etc relationship with them
be on good/bad/friendly etc terms (with somebody)
By now, Usha and I were on familiar terms.
He is barely on speaking terms with his father (=they are angry and almost never speak to each other).
We were soon on first-name terms (=using each other’s first names, as a sign of friendship).
11. terms of reference formal the subjects that a person or group of people agree to consider:
the committee’s terms of reference
12. NUMBER/SIGN [countable] technical one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculation
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term
▪a legal/medical term The site provides a glossary of legal terms.
▪a technical term ‘Gender’ is a technical term in grammar.
▪a slang term ‘The Old Bill’ is a slang term for the police.
▪a derogatory/pejorative term (=one that is insulting or disapproving) ‘Pinko’ is a derogatory term for someone with socialist ideas.
■ verbs
▪use a term a term used by psychiatrists
▪coin a term (=invent it) Funk coined the term ‘vitamin’ in 1912.
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▪a term of abuse (=a word that is offensive or deliberately rude) ‘Geek’ is used as a term of abuse.
▪a term of endearment (=a word that expresses your love for someone) terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘dear’, and ‘honey’
▪in strong terms The Pope condemned both Nazism and Communism in strong terms.
▪in glowing terms (=praising someone or something highly) Friends and relatives speak of him in glowing terms.
▪in layman’s terms (=using ordinary words, not technical words) Can you explain to me in layman’s terms how my computer works?
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + term
▪a prison/jail term He faced a maximum prison term of 25 years.
▪a five-year/ten-year term The President is elected for a five-year term.
▪a fixed term The contract was for a fixed term of five years.
▪a maximum/minimum term The maximum term was life imprisonment.
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▪a term of/in office The Governor ends his term of office in September.
▪a term of imprisonment/detention She was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.
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▪serve a term She served a term as chairwoman of the council.
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▪the beginning/start of term The beginning of term was only two days away.
▪the end of term We had a party at the end of term.
▪the first/last day of term On the last day of term we went home early.
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▪a school/university term The school term was about to start.
▪a new term Are you looking forward to the new term?
▪the spring/summer/autumn term Mrs Collins will be leaving us at the end of the summer term.
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▪in/during term time Parents need permission to take their children on holiday during term time.
▪ word a single group of letters that are used together with a particular meaning: ‘Casa’ is the Italian word for ‘house’. | I looked up the word in a dictionary.
▪name a word that you use for a particular thing, place, organization etc: Iberia is the ancient name for the Spanish Peninsula. | What’s the name of that type of dog?
▪term a word or group of words that is used in a specific subject or area of language: The medical term for losing your hair is ‘alopecia’. | People use the term ‘carbon footprint’ to talk about man’s polluting effect on the environment.
▪phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together, or which someone uses on a particular occasion: We don’t really have a phrase for ‘bon appétit’ in English. | Politicians keep using the phrase ‘family values’. | an Italian phrase book
▪expression a fixed phrase which is used in a language and has a particular meaning: He uses a lot of obscure expressions that I don’t really understand. | What does the expression ‘wage slavery’ mean?
▪buzzword /ˈbʌzwɜːd $ -wɜːrd/ a word or group of words that people in a particular type of work or activity have started using a lot because they think it is important: E-learning is the buzzword in educational publishing at the moment. | For anthropologists, ethnodiversity has been a buzzword for quite a while.
▪idiom /ˈɪdiəm/ a group of words that has a special meaning which you cannot guess from the meanings of each separate word: ‘Full of beans’ is an idiom which means feeling lively and energetic.
▪cliché /ˈkliːʃeɪ $ kliːˈʃeɪ/ a group of words that is used so often that it seems rather boring, annoying, or silly: It’s a bit of a cliché, but good communication skills are the key to success. | the old movie cliché ‘we can’t go on meeting like this’
▪slang very informal words used especially by a particular group of people such as young people, criminals, or soldiers: Grass is slang for marijuana. | prison slang | army slang
▪jargon words and phrases used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people, which are difficult for other people to understand – often used to show disapproval: The instructions were full of technical jargon. | complicated legal jargon
term2 verb [transitive usually passive]
to use a particular word or expression to name or describe something:
This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury.
Roosevelt termed himself and his policies ‘liberal’.
These developments are loosely termed ‘advanced manufacturing techniques’.
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noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: terme 'edge, limit, end', from Latin terminus
1. in terms of something if you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or eventLanguage: Old French
Origin: terme 'edge, limit, end', from Latin terminus
describe/measure/evaluate etc something in terms of something
in terms of what/how/who etc
2. in general/practical/financial etc terms used to show that you are describing or considering a subject in a particular way or from a particular point of view
in general/broad/simple etc terms
in sb’s terms
in real/absolute terms (=accurate, true, or including any related changes)
in relative terms (=compared with other, similar things)
3. WORD [countable] a word or expression with a particular meaning, especially one that is used for a specific subject or type of language
term for
in no uncertain terms (=in very clear and angry language)
4. PERIOD OF TIME [countable] a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens
term of/in office (=the time someone spends doing an important job in government)
term of
prison/jail term
5. SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY [uncountable and countable] especially British English one of the periods of time that the school or university year is divided into. In Britain, there are usually three terms in a year. ⇨ half-term, semester, quarter
summer/autumn/spring term
first/last day of term
6. in the long/short/medium term used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time:
7. END [singular, uncountable] technical the end of a particular period of time:
8. come to terms with something to accept an unpleasant or sad situation and no longer feel upset or angry about it:
9. CONDITIONS terms [plural]
a. the conditions that are set for an agreement, contract, arrangement etc:
equal/unequal/the same etc terms (=conditions that are equal, unequal etc)
on sb’s (own) terms (=according to the conditions that someone wants)
b. the arrangements for payment that you agree to when you buy or sell something
reasonable/favourable/cheaper etc terms
10. RELATIONSHIP terms [plural] if you are on good, bad etc terms with someone, you have a good, bad etc relationship with them
be on good/bad/friendly etc terms (with somebody)
11. terms of reference formal the subjects that a person or group of people agree to consider:
12. NUMBER/SIGN [countable] technical one of the numbers or signs used in a mathematical calculation
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verb [transitive usually passive]to use a particular word or expression to name or describe something:
word a single unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written 指单词、词、字 ：◆ Do not write more than 200 words. 写的东西不要超过 200 字。 ◆ He uses a lot of long words. 他使用了很多长词。 term ( a word or phrase used as the name of sth, especially one connected with a particular type of languagerather
指词语、术语、措辞 ：◆ technical/legal/scientific terms 专门／法律／科学用语 ◆ 'Old man' is a slang term for 'father'. * old man 为俚语，指父亲。 phrase a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together 指短语、词组、惯用法 ：◆ Who coined the phrase 'desktop publishing'? 谁创造了 desktop publishing（桌面出版）这个词组？ NOTE In grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence: 'the green car' and 'on Friday morning' are phrases.在语法上，phrase 指不含限定动词、构成句子一部分的短语、词组，如 the green car 和 on Friday morning 均为词组。 expression a word or phrase 指词语、措辞、表达方式 ：◆ He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I've never heard before. 他往往用许多我以前从未听说过的俚语。 idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words 指习语、成语、惯用语 ：◆ 'Let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. * let the cat out of the bag（让猫从袋子里跑出来）为成语，意为无意中泄露秘密。
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a word/term for stha new word/term/phrase/expressiona technical/colloquial word/term/phrase/expressiona slang word/term/phrasean idiomatic phrase/expressionto use a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiomto coin a(n) word/term/phrase/expressiona(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means sth
Defining terms 为术语下定义
◆ It is important to clarify what is meant by climate change.说清楚 “气候变化” 的含义很重要。 ◆ Climate change can /may be defined as 'the long-term fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, wind and other aspects of the earth's climate'.气候变化可以被定义为 “地球气候在温度、降水量、风力及其他方面的长期波动”。 ◆ A generally accepted definition of global warmingis the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect.对于全球变暖，普遍接受的一种定义是：由于受到温室效应的影响，地球大气层总体温度逐渐上升。 ◆ The greenhouse effect is defined by the authoras the process by which heat from the sun is trapped in the earth's atmosphere, causing the temperature of the earth to rise.作者将温室效应定义为：地球大气层锁住来自太阳的热量，导致地球温度上升的过程。 ◆ The author uses the term climate changeto refer to any significant change in measures of climate lasting for an extended period.作者使用 “气候变化” 这个术语来指代任何持续较长时间的气候的显著变化。 ◆ The term 'carbon footprint'refers to the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual or organization.“碳足迹” 这个术语指的是由于个人或组织的活动排放到大气层中的二氧化碳的量。 ◆ Scientists suggest that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will result in an increase in global temperatures, and the term 'global warming'is used to describe this phenomenon.科学家认为大气层中二氧化碳的增加会导致全球气温上升，“全球变暖” 这个术语就是用来描述这种现象的。
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