名词 n.
1.〈语〉短语,词组; 成语
That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.
这就是我一直找的那个短语.
2.说法,简洁的语句,警句
He was—what is the phrase I'm looking for—not intimately acquainted with his subject.
他——我该怎么说呢——对自己的课程很不熟悉.
3.乐句；乐节
及物动词 vt.
1.（以某种方式）表达,推敲叙述; 措词
The moment I'd said,I could see that I'd phrased it wrong.
我一说完那句话就知道措词不对.
及物动词 vt.& 不及物动词 vi.
1.划分乐句,分乐节（尤指为奏乐或歌唱）