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

• Chinese proverb is a kind of special, idiomatic set phrase which has complex structures and cultural connotation.
  汉语成语是一种相沿习用的特殊固定词组，其结构方式复杂，文化内涵丰富。
• 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 has become a set phrase.
  这已成为一个固定词组。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Did I say a set phrase just now?
  我刚说了一个成语啊？
• I know it's a set phrase.
  我知道是一句俗语。
• 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。
• The idea of this set phrase is to give way to somebody in order to avoid a conflict.
  这则成语的意思就是给他人一个合适的距离以避免冲突。