set phrase

英 [ˌset ˈfreɪz]

美 [ˌset ˈfreɪz]

n.  固定词组; 成语

牛津词典

noun

• 固定词组；成语
  a phrase that is always used in the same form
  1. Don't worry about the grammar, just learn this as a set phrase.
     别管语法，只要把这个作为固定词组来学习即可。

英英释义

noun

• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
  Synonym:idiomidiomatic expressionphrasal idiomphrase

双语例句

• British English Dictionary with a long history is characterized by its British nature in pronunciation, spelling, meaning and grammar, strong linguistic characteristic, rich set phrase and idiom, compact arrangement and learner's English.
  英国的英语词典编纂史源远流长，其传统特色为：在语音、拼写、语意和语法上比较正规和传统，语言学性较强；成语、习语、词组和固定用语搭配较丰富；
• Chinese idiom is a kind of special, idiomatic set phrase which has complex structures and cultural connotation. It plays a very important role in Chinese learning among the foreign students.
  成语是在人们长期的生活实践中形成的一种固定词组，有着固定的结构方式和特定的文化内涵，是外国留学生学习汉语词汇和对外汉语词汇教学的难点。
• This has become a set phrase.
  这已成为一个固定词组。
• I know it's a set phrase.
  我知道是一句俗语。
• As soon as a descriptive phrase becomes a set phrase, the emphasis shifts from the second word to the first.
  描述性短语一旦成为固定短语，重音就从第二个单词转移到第一个单词上。
• A set phrase is always fixed.
  成语呢是固定格式的。
• If you set up a challenge phrase previously, this system will recover your password for you.
  假如你之前设定了密码提示问题，系统会为你恢复密码。
• That's because a pair of Dutch inventors have developed a set of jeans that give a whole new meaning to the phrase laptop.
  近日，两位荷兰发明者最新发明了一款计算机牛仔裤，给膝上型轻便电脑一词赋予了新的意义。
• Can you guess a set phrase with them?
  你能猜到一个成语吗？
• Will the miracle happen again? People often use the set phrase "staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it" to refer to persons dreaming to reap without sowing.
  人们后来就常用“守株待兔”这个成语来形容那些老梦想着不耕种就会有收获的人。