writing
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++writ·ing /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 WRITE[uncountable] words that have been written or printed 〔书写或印刷的〕文字 What does the writing on the back say? 背面的文字说什么？ a T-shirt with Japanese writing on it 一件印有日语的T恤衫2 WORK THAT somebody DOES[uncountable] books, poems, articles etc, especially those by a particular writer or about a particular subject 〔尤指某作者或关于某主题的〕著作，作品 Some of his most powerful writing is based on his childhood experiences. 他的一些最震慑人心的作品是根据儿时经历写成的。travel/feminist/scientific etc writing 游记/女权主义作品/科学性著作等3 WRITE[uncountable] the activity of writing books, stories etc 写作，著书 In 1991 she retired from politics and took up writing as a career. 1991年她退出政坛，然后开始从事写作。 a short story that stands out as a brilliant piece of writing 一篇脱颖而出的短篇小说杰作 a class in creative writing (=a subject studied at school or college, where you write your own stories, poems etc) 文学创作班4 [uncountable] the particular way that someone writes with a pen or pencil 字迹，笔迹 SYN handwriting Your writing is very neat. 你的字很工整。5 [uncountable] the skill of writing 写作能力 At this age we concentrate on the children’s reading and writing skills. 在这个年龄，我们着重培养儿童的阅读和写作能力。6 in writing WRITEif you get something in writing, it is official proof of an agreement, promise etc 〔协议、诺言等〕以书面形式 Could you put that in writing, please? 请你把它写下来好吗？7 writings [plural]WORK THAT somebody DOES the books, stories etc that an important writer has written 〔重要作者的〕著作 Darwin’s scientific writings 达尔文的科学著作8 the writing is on the wall (also see/read the writing on the wall)CERTAINLY/DEFINITELY used to say that it seems very likely that something will not exist much longer or someone will fail 厄运临头的预兆已经显露〔指某事物很可能即将消失或某人即将失败〕the writing is on the wall for The writing is on the wall for old manufacturing industries. 古老的制造业分明已经日薄西山了。n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 2 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + writing creative writing (=the writing of fiction)He is currently teaching creative writing at the University of Michigan.travel writingHere is some of the best travel writing from around the globe.historical/sociological/scientific etc writingMuch historical writing today looks at the lives of ordinary people, as well as at the rich and powerful.academic writingIn academic writing, you should avoid contractions such as "don't" or "aren't".feminist writingFeminist writing has strongly criticized pornography as treating women as objects rather than people.NOUN + writingwriting materials (=pens, pencils, paper etc)Pupils were able to try old writing materials such as slates and steel-nibbed pens.writing skillsa workshop to develop children's writing skillswriting styleDifferent newspapers tend to use different writing styles.phrasesa piece of writingIt's a brilliant piece of writing.Examples from the Corpus
writing• In Nizan's theory of the revolutionary novel it is elevated to the status of necessary pre-condition of authentic writing practices.• Sherman produced his best writing back in the 1960s.• Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech, as might at first appear.• The manual includes sample lesson plans, as well as guidelines on preparing and evaluating writing workshops.• He felt it would leave him little time for his writing for one thing.• But it was not only writers with established political identities who were wary about how writing might be perceived.• All bids must be submitted in writing to the above address.• Below each picture was a short piece of writing in Arabic script.• Produce a sustained piece of writing when the task demands it. ii Produce well-structured pieces of writing.• There's some writing on the back of this photo, but I can't make out what it says.• The writing on the label is too small for me to read.piece of writing• But purely as a piece of writing, her memoir noir is an ingenue performance.• The room is quiet, as every child sits hunched over a piece of writing.• A piece of writing where something happens?• It won't be deathless prose, but it should be a grammatical and effective piece of writing.• I wished I could rush to the phone and alert every editor to this marvelous piece of writing.• It was a nice piece of writing, full of the right words and positions.• Produce a sustained piece of writing when the task demands it. ii Produce well-structured pieces of writing.• Exactly what was the input to the piece of writing and is it a first or fourth draft?reading and writing• Whok Ianguage means that students learn to read and write by reading and writing, not performing endless drill exercises.• Long-sighted children are often reluctant to do much reading and writing and may also suffer from headaches.• These four ways of understanding Scripture permeated medieval habits of reading and writing.• Past the strategies, how can the joys of reading and writing be even hinted at in the Basics Skills For ever classroom?• We learned the skills but not the strategies of reading and writing.• Because of educational difficulties, many deaf people, though intelligent, have poor reading and writing skills.• Books can be dangerous because the reading and writing of them involves us in an exercise of intellectual freedom.• Children develop their language skills with reading and writing.writ·ing noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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writing
writ‧ing S2 W3 /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
noun1. [uncountable] words that have been written or printed:
What does the writing on the back say?
a T-shirt with Japanese writing on it
2. [uncountable] books, poems, articles etc, especially those by a particular writer or about a particular subject:
Some of his most powerful writing is based on his childhood experiences.
travel/feminist/scientific etc writing
3. [uncountable] the activity of writing books, stories etc:
In 1991 she retired from politics and took up writing as a career.
a short story that stands out as a brilliant piece of writing
a class in creative writing (=a subject studied at school or college, where you write your own stories, poems etc)
4. [uncountable] the particular way that someone writes with a pen or pencil
SYN handwriting:
Your writing is very neat.
5. [uncountable] the skill of writing:
At this age we concentrate on the children’s reading and writing skills.
6. in writing if you get something in writing, it is official proof of an agreement, promise etc:
Could you put that in writing, please?
7. writings [plural] the books, stories etc that an important writer has written:
Darwin’s scientific writings
8. the writing is on the wall (also see/read the writing on the wall) used to say that it seems very likely that something will not exist much longer or someone will fail
the writing is on the wall for
The writing is on the wall for old manufacturing industries.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + writing
▪creative writing (=the writing of fiction) He is currently teaching creative writing at the University of Michigan.
▪travel writing Here is some of the best travel writing from around the globe.
▪historical/sociological/scientific etc writing Much historical writing today looks at the lives of ordinary people, as well as at the rich and powerful.
▪academic writing In academic writing, you should avoid contractions such as "don't" or "aren't".
▪feminist writing Feminist writing has strongly criticized pornography as treating women as objects rather than people.
■ NOUN + writing
▪writing materials (=pens, pencils, paper etc) Pupils were able to try old writing materials such as slates and steel-nibbed pens.
▪writing skills a workshop to develop children's writing skills
▪writing style Different newspapers tend to use different writing styles.
■ phrases
▪a piece of writing It's a brilliant piece of writing.
writ‧ing S2 W3 /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
noun1. [uncountable] words that have been written or printed: 2. [uncountable] books, poems, articles etc, especially those by a particular writer or about a particular subject:
travel/feminist/scientific etc writing
3. [uncountable] the activity of writing books, stories etc:
4. [uncountable] the particular way that someone writes with a pen or pencil
SYN handwriting:
5. [uncountable] the skill of writing:
6. in writing if you get something in writing, it is official proof of an agreement, promise etc:
7. writings [plural] the books, stories etc that an important writer has written:
8. the writing is on the wall (also see/read the writing on the wall) used to say that it seems very likely that something will not exist much longer or someone will fail
the writing is on the wall for
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