Elephants give new meaning to the phrase: it takes a village to raise a child.
大象赋予了这句话新的含义：养育一个孩子需要一个村庄。
The phrase means to fix something with glue.
这个短语的意思是用胶水固定某物。
The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.
这句话给她留下了深刻的印象，于是她把它抄了下来。
The meanings we associate with the phrase will change accordingly.
我们对这个短语意思的理解将随之改变。
"Tennis" is the object of the verb "play" in the phrase "play tennis".
在“打网球”这个短语中，“网球”是动词“打”的宾语。
Of course, when the phrase melting pot was popular, there was also the idea of being "different".
当然，当这个短语大熔炉流行的时候，也有“与众不同”的概念。
If she feels uncomfortable in any way, she is to mutter out loud the phrase, "I hope I'm not getting a cold."
如果她有任何不舒服的感觉，她应该大声说出这句话：“我希望我没有感冒。”
You've probably heard the phrase "Birds of a feather flock together" and that's true when it comes to romance.
你们可能听过一个成语“物以类聚，人以群分”，恋爱就是这样。
The phrase "substance abuse" is often used instead of "drug abuse" to make clear that substances such as alcohol and tobacco can be just as harmfully misused as heroin and cocaine.
“物质滥用”一词经常被用来代替“药物滥用”，以表明滥用酒精和烟草等物质与滥用海洛因和可卡因一样有害。
Who coined the phrase 'desktop publishing'?
谁创造了desktoppublishing（桌面出版）这个词组？
The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.
这种说法是对间谍行为的常用外交辞令。
In the phrase 'Paris, the capital of France', 'the capital of France' is in apposition to 'Paris'.
在短语Paris,thecapitalofFrance中，the capital of France是Paris的同位语。
In the phrase 'you are', the verb 'are' is in the second person and the word 'you' is a second-person pronoun.
在短语youare中，动词are是第二人称形式，而单词you是第二人称代词。
What does the phrase "cut down on" mean in Paragraph 5?
第五段中的短语 “cut down on” 是什么意思？
Nowadays, people use the phrase "waiting for rabbits by a tree stump" to describe those who just wait and dream of reaping (收获) without sowing.
如今，人们用成语“守株待兔”来形容那些一味等待、幻想收割却又从不播种的人。
The phrase almost completes itself: midlife crisis.
“中年危机”这几个字几乎一目了然。
In that case, don't say "Hey! You're trying to cheat me!" Instead, use the phrase, "I understood that."
在这种情况下，不要说“嘿！你想骗我！”，而应该说：“我明白。”
But the phrase "penny paper" caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.
但是“便士报”这个词引起了公众的兴趣，很快就会有真的只卖一个便士的报纸了。
For example. the language and polls expert Frank Luntz wrote a memo encouraging the use of "climate change" because the phrase sounded less scary than "global warming," reported the Guardian.
例如，据《卫报》报道，语言和民调专家弗兰克·伦茨写了一份备忘录，鼓励使用“气候变化”这个词，因为这个词听起来没有“全球变暖”那么可怕。
选择片语元素。
然后你说个短语。
Crowding out is the phrase of the moment.
挤兑是时下的流行语。
But what if I had the phrase, "I see"?
但如果我说一个词组，“我看到呢？”
The phrase has been used on his day ever since.
从那以后这句话一直被沿用至今。
Well, it was you who introduced the phrase today!
可是你先提出今天学习这个习语的啊！
It was in this note that he coined the phrase pop art.
正是在这封短笺中他创造了“波普艺术”这个短语。
The phrase also means to have the same characteristics.
这个短语也指拥有同样的特性。
Because the phrase "old-lady purse" exists for a reason.
因为“老妇人的钱袋”这句俗语是有理由的。
Because the phrase "old-lady purse" exists for a reason.
因为“老妇人的钱袋”这句俗语是有理由的。
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