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。
• 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？
• 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；
• This set phrase is also used to refer to melodious music.
  这个成语也用来形容旋律优美的音乐。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The advertising agents often produce clear and witty advertisement words by immitation on set phrase and popular sayings, poems and words of songs and plays.
  人们经常通过对成语与俗语、诗文与名句、歌词与戏文的仿拟，创造表义明确又妙趣横生的广告词。
• It's a common set phrase in Chinese.
  这是在汉语里常用的惯用语。
• This set phrase now extensively denotes the disrespectful aims. This story means that a person who has a strong sense of self-respect would rather die of hunger than be despised.
  此故事讲的是一个怀有强烈自尊心的人，宁可饿死也不肯接受人轻视。现在这个成语泛指带有侮辱性的施舍。