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

• The set phrase "carrying faggots to put out a fire" is used to mean adopting a wrong method to save a situation and ending up by making it worse.
  成语“抱薪救火”比喻用错误的方法去消灭祸害，结果反而使祸害扩大。
• We should always learn a new word in the context, for example, a set phrase, a sentence, or even a paragraph or a passage, which can surely help us understand it more deeply.
  我们总是应该在上下文中（比如固定搭配、句子、段落或者短文中）学习新词汇，这样肯定能帮助我们加深理解。
• Idioms as a set phrase, it is easy to understand, vivid contains and humorous, plays a very important role in teaching Chinese as a foreign language.
  惯用语作为一种固定词组，具有通俗易懂、生动形象、幽默含蓄等语言特点，在对外汉语教学中有着重要作用。
• 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。
• The set phrase means that a work of art is depicted very vividly, like the real thing.
  经常会用来形容美术等文艺作品对事物的刻画非常准确，就好像真的一样。
• In official documentary language, the use of set phrase has its functions, characteristics and principles.
  公文语言中成语运用有其自身的功能、特点和原则。
• Did I say a set phrase just now?
  我刚说了一个成语啊？
• The exec function calls on Festival in batch mode to do two things: Set up the voice and enunciate the phrase using the specified voice.
  exec函数以批模式调用Festival来做两件事：设置声音和使用指定的声音说出短语。
• Shall we remember "take a look at" as a set phrase in this sentence?
  是否应把这句话里的takealookat作为固定短语记？
• It's a common set phrase in Chinese.
  这是在汉语里常用的惯用语。