phrase

名词 phrase:

1. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
2. a short musical passage
   同义词：musical phrase
3. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
   同义词：idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase
4. dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

动词 phrase:

1. put into words or an expression
   同义词：give voice, formulate, word, articulate
2. divide, combine, or mark into phrases

1. She has an apt turn of phrase for summing up a situation.
   她很善於总结情况。
2. Many hands make light work, to coin a phrase.
   常言说，人多好干活。
3. `Very quickly indeed' is an adverbial phrase.
   very quickly indeed 是状语短语。
4. This is an adjective phrase.
   这是个形容词短语。
5. This passage is concisely phrased.
   这段话措辞简练。
6. He is fond of high-sounding phrases.
   他爱用夸大的词句。

phrase

n.Abbr. phr.（名词）缩写 phr.
A sequence of words intended to have meaning.
话语：具有意义的一系列词语

A characteristic way or mode of expression.
用语，说法：具有特点的方法或方式的表达
A brief, apt, and cogent expression.
简洁的语句，警句：简洁贴切且令人信服的表达
A word or group of words read or spoken as a unit and separated by pauses or other junctures.
片语：作为读和说的词或词组的单位，并通过暂停或其他连音隔开
Grammar Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.
【语法】 短语，词组：形成一个句法单位的有顺序的两个或更多的词语，它比一个完整句子要小
Music A segment of a composition, usually consisting of four or eight measures.
【音乐】 短句，乐句：乐曲的一部分，通常包括四或八个拍子
A series of dance movements forming a unit in a choreographic pattern.
舞句：在舞蹈形式中形成一个单位的一系列舞蹈动作
v.（动词）
phrased,phras.ing,phras.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To express orally or in writing:
措辞，表意：口头或书面表达：
例句：
The speaker phrased several opinions.
讲话者谈了几个观点

To pace or mark off (something read aloud or spoken) by pauses.
将文章断句：用暂停来为（朗读或讲的东西）定节奏或划出分隔
Music
【音乐】
To divide (a passage) into phrases.
把（一段作品）分成短句
To combine (notes) in a phrase.
连接短句中的音符
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make or render phrases, as in reading aloud.
措辞，念辞：制造或说出短语，如朗读时
Music To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
【音乐】 用正确的分句来表演一段作品

来源：
Latin phrasis [diction]
拉丁语 phrasis [词语]
from Greek [speech, diction, phrase]
源自 希腊语 [言语；词语，短语]
from phrazein [to point out, show] * see g whren-
源自 phrazein [指出，显示] *参见 g whren-

【引伸】
phras.al
adj.（形容词）
phras.ally
adv.（副词）