write
v.（动词）wrote[rôt] writ.ten[rt.n] 也作 writ [rt] writ.ing,writes v.tr.（及物动词）
To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen.写，划：用如笔的工具在如纸的表面上形成（字母、单词或符号）To spell:拼写：例句：How do you write your nameô你的名字怎么写ô
To form (letters or words) in cursive style.以草书写：用草书的方法写（字母或词）To compose and set down, especially in literary or musical form:撰写，作曲：创作并写下，尤指文学或音乐体裁：例句：write a poem; write a prelude.写诗；写序言
To draw up in legal form; draft:起草：按法律形式写；草拟：例句：write a will.草拟遗嘱
To fill in or cover with writing:填写，写满：例句：write a check; wrote five pages in an hour.开支票；一小时写了五页
To express in writing; set down:书面表达；记下：例句：write one`s thoughts.把自己的想法记录下来
To communicate by correspondence:通信，写信：通过写信来社交：例句：wrote that she was planning to visit.信里写道她打算拜访
To underwrite, as an insurance policy.承保：承保，作为一项保险措施To depict clearly; mark:显示，铭记：清楚地显现；打标记于：例句：.Utter dejection was written on every face.(Winston S. Churchill).每张脸上都显露着全然的沮丧.(温斯顿S.丘吉尔)
To ordain or prophesy:注定，预言：例句：It was written that the empire would fall.有人预言帝国将要覆灭
Computer Science To record (data) on a storage device.【计算机科学】 记录，写：在贮存设备上记录（数据）v.intr.（不及物动词）To trace or form letters, words, or symbols on paper or another surface.写：在纸上或别的表面篆写或形成字母、单词或符号To produce written material, such as articles or books.写作：产生书面材料，如文章或书To compose a letter; communicate by mail.写信：写信；靠信件通讯
<常用词组>write down
To set down in writing.写下：用文字的方式记下To reduce in rank, value, or price.贬低、降价：减低级别、贬低价值或价格To disparage in writing.写文章贬损To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style:浅显地写：以浅显或谦逊的风格写：例句：felt he had to write down to his students.感觉到他必须写得浅显学生才能看懂
write in
To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot).投票给：通过插入（候选名单上未列出的名字）来投票To insert in a text or document:加写于正文或文件中：例句：wrote in an apology at the end of the note.在纸条末尾加上一句道歉的话
To communicate with an organization by mail:以书信联络：与某个组织以邮件通讯的方式交往：例句：write in with a completed entry form.写信并附上填好的申请表
write off
To reduce to zero the book value of (an asset that has become worthless).折价：把（已变得无价值的资产的）帐面价值减低为零To cancel from accounts as a loss.勾销：作为亏损从帐目上勾销To consider as a loss or failure:视为损失或失败：例句：wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.假期第一天就下雨真扫兴
write out
To express or compose in writing:写出，作曲：以书面表达或创作：例句：write out a request.写出一项要求
To write in full or expanded form:完全写出：写出全称或完整的形式：例句：All abbreviations are to be written out.所有的缩写都要完整地写出来
write up
To write a report or description of, as for publication.报导：如为公布、出版而写报告或描写To bring (a journal, for example) up to date.写日志：把（如，日志）等补写到最近的日期To overstate the value of (assets).对资产高估：过高估评（一笔资产）的价值To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law:（写传票）告发：写传票告发（某人）违反法规：例句：wrote him up for speeding.写传票告他超速
<习惯用语>write (one`s) own ticket
To set one`s own terms or course of action entirely according to one`s own needs or wishes:自订计划，自行决定：按照某人自己的需求或愿望决定做事、行动的步骤和计划：例句：an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets recipients write their own ticket.让受领者自行决定的无限额且大笔的奖学金
writ large
Signified, expressed, or embodied in a greater or more prominent magnitude or degree:以鲜明的形式表示：用更大或更醒目的形式来加以强调、表示或具体化：例句：.The man was no more than the boy writ large.(George Eliot).这个男人不过是个夸大了的男孩.(乔治·艾略特)
来源：Middle English writen 中古英语 writen from Old English wrotan 源自 古英语 wrotan
