languages

英 [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒɪz] 美 [ˈlæŋgwədʒəz]

n.  语言; 语言文字; 言语; 说话; 某种类型的言语(或语言)
language的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 语言;语言文字
    A language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing.
    1. ...the English language...
      英语
    2. Students are expected to master a second language...
      学生们要掌握一门外语。
    3. Holidays are for seeing the sights, hearing the language and savouring the smells.
      度假是为了赏风景之美,听语言之妙,品百味之香。
  2. N-UNCOUNT 言语;语言表达
    Language is the use of a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds or written symbols.
    1. Students examined how children acquire language...
      学生们仔细研究儿童如何习得语言。
    2. Language is not art but both are forms of human behavior.
      言语不是艺术,但两者都是人类的行为方式。
  3. N-UNCOUNT (某一领域的)全部词汇,术语
    You can refer to the words used in connection with a particular subject as the language of that subject.
    1. ...the language of business.
      商业用语
  4. N-UNCOUNT 粗话;脏话
    You can refer to someone's use of rude words or swearing as bad language when you find it offensive.
    1. Television companies tend to censor bad language in feature films...
      电视公司往往会在审查故事片时删去其中的粗话。
    2. There's a girl gonna be in the club, so you guys watch your language.
      俱乐部里会有一位女孩,你们男的说话注意点。
  5. N-UNCOUNT 语言风格;措辞
    The language of a piece of writing or speech is the style in which it is written or spoken.
    1. ...a booklet summarising it in plain language...
      以平实语言对其作出概述的小册子
    2. The tone of his language was diplomatic and polite...
      他说话圆通得体、彬彬有礼。
    3. Mr Harris has not been afraid to use language that many in his party despise.
      哈里斯先生素来不怕使用为许多党内人士所不齿的言辞。
  6. N-VAR 交流方式,交际方式(包括可识别符号、非语言声音、动作等)
    You can use language to refer to various means of communication involving recognizable symbols, non-verbal sounds, or actions.
    1. Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication.
      有些手语可以表达非常复杂的内容。
    2. ...the digital language of computers.
      计算机的数字语言

双语例句

  1. Do you speak any foreign languages?
    你会说外语吗?
  2. She thought in both languages, and selected the most apposite phrase from either.
    她用两种语言思考,然后从中选择最贴切的一种表达。
  3. He had increased Britain's reputation for being bad at languages
    他加深了人们对英国人不擅长语言的印象。
  4. We have a very communicative approach to teaching languages.
    我们在语言教学中非常强调交际教学法。
  5. In African languages there is a close correspondence between sounds and letters.
    非洲语言中的发音与字母关系密切。
  6. An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.
    能够听懂外语是种优势。
  7. He and Marcia shared a facility for languages
    他和马西娅都有语言天赋。
  8. She studied eight foreign languages but is fluent in only six of them
    她学习了8种外语,但是只能流利地说其中6种。
  9. They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
    他们外语掌握得很好。
  10. Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication.
    有些手语可以表达非常复杂的内容。
  11. We chose a few of the commonest lexical items in the languages.
    我们选取了各语言中最常见的几个词汇。
  12. The school will give priority to science, maths and modern languages
    学校将重点发展理科、数学和现代语言。
  13. A great number of Egyptians are proficient in foreign languages.
    很多埃及人都精通外语。
  14. The guide is being translated into several languages for publication near Christmas
    该手册正被译成数种语言,将在临近圣诞节时出版。
  15. He spoke eight languages and was a noted raconteur.
    他能说8种语言,是个出了名的讲故事高手。
  16. Sanskrit is related very closely to Latin, Greek, and the Germanic and Celtic languages.
    梵语和拉丁语、希腊语、日耳曼和凯尔特语是联系密切的同源语言。
  17. Many of them can speak two or three or more languages.
    他们当中许多人都会说两三门语言,有的人甚至更多。
  18. The Department has a growing section which teaches English to speakers of other languages.
    这个系有一个日益壮大的教研组负责向操其他语言的人教授英语。
  19. In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine
    在多数语言中,形容词的阳性和阴性的拼法略为不同。
  20. She was bright, learned languages quickly, and sailed through her exams
    她头脑聪明,学语言学得快,各门考试都顺利地通过。
  21. Lots of periodicals in foreign languages have been subscribed to, not to mention those in Chinese.
    且不说中文期刊,外文期刊也订了不少。
  22. He is on loan to the Foreign Languages Press.
    他借调到外文出版社工作去了。
  23. Languages are always developing.
    语言总是在不断地发展着。
  24. The speech sounds of all languages are gradually but constantly changing.
    各种语言的语音总在不断变迁。
  25. The conference hall is provided with facilities for simultaneous interpretation in five languages.
    这个会议大厅配有五种语言的同声传译设备。
  26. He is learning two foreign languages.
    他在学习两种外国语。
  27. English, Dutch and German are cognate languages.
    英语、荷兰语、德语是同语族的语言。
  28. He can speak three foreign languages.
    他能够说3种外国语。
  29. His writings had been translated into various languages.
    他的著作已被译成几种文字。