text

noun

1. （书籍或杂志的）正文，本文（并非附注、图片等）
   the main printed part of a book or magazine, not the notes, pictures, etc.
   1. My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.
      我的工作是设计页面上的正文和图表。
2. 文本；文档
   any form of written material
3. 文本；文档
   any form of written material
4. 演讲稿；剧本；文稿
   the written form of a speech, a play, an article, etc.
   1. The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech.
      报纸刊登了总统演讲的全文。
5. （尤指为了考试而学习的）课本，教科书，剧本
   a book, play, etc., especially one studied for an exam
   1. a literary text
      文学课本
   2. ‘Macbeth’ is a set text this year.
      《麦克佩斯》是今年指定的必读剧目。
6. （考试或一课书中赖以回答问题的）文章
   a piece of writing that you have to answer questions about in an exam or a lesson
   1. medical texts
      医学课本
7. （考试或一课书中赖以回答问题的）文章
   a piece of writing that you have to answer questions about in an exam or a lesson
   1. medical texts
      医学课本
8. （尤指宗教仪式上引用的）《圣经》经文
   a sentence or short passage from the Bible that is read out and discussed by sb, especially during a religious service

verb

1. （用手机给某人）发短信
   to send sb a written message using a mobile phone/cellphone
   1. Text me when you're on your way.
      路上给我发短信吧。
   2. I'll text you the final score.
      我会发短信告诉你最终的比分。
   3. Kids seem to be texting non-stop these days.
      现在的孩子好像在不停地发短信。

1. N-SING (书籍的)正文，文字部分
   The text of a book is the main part of it, rather than the introduction, pictures, or notes.
   1. The text is precise and informative.
      正文内容准确，信息量大。
2. N-UNCOUNT 书面材料;文字材料
   Text is any written material.
   1. The machine can recognise handwritten characters and turn them into printed text...
      这种机器能够识别手写字体，并将其转化为打印文本。
   2. A CD-ROM can store more than 250,000 pages of typed text.
      一张只读光盘能存储25万多页键入的文本。
3. N-COUNT (讲演、广播、录音的)文字稿，原稿
   The text of a speech, broadcast, or recording is the written version of it.
   1. A spokesman said a text of Dr Runcie's speech had been circulated to all of the bishops.
      一位发言人说，朗西博士的演讲稿已经分发给所有主教了。
4. N-COUNT (尤指科学或学术方面的)文献，文本
   A text is a book or other piece of writing, especially one connected with science or learning.
   1. Her text is believed to be the oldest surviving manuscript by a female physician.
      她的文献据信是现存最古老的、由女性内科医生留下的手稿。
5. N-COUNT (尤指学校课堂使用的)课文，课文录音;(考卷上的)选文，录音材料
   A text is a written or spoken passage, especially one that is used in a school or university for discussion or in an examination.
   1. I'll read the text aloud first...
      我先朗读一下课文。
   2. His early plays are set texts in universities.
      他早期的戏剧作品现在是大学指定课文。
6. N-COUNT 同 text message
   A text is the same as a text message .
   1. I borrowed my wife's mobile phone last week and a text arrived from another man.
      我上周借我老婆的手机用，收到一个男人发来的短信。
7. VERB 给…发送（手机）短信
   If you text someone, you send them a text message on a mobile phone.
   1. Mary texted me when she got home.
      玛丽到家后给我发了条短信。

1. I've argued deductively from the text
   我已依文字作过推理论证。
2. The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents
   文章的主要部分基本是对这些原始文件的回顾。
3. He collaborated with his son Michael on the English translation of a text on food production
   他和儿子迈克尔合作，把一篇介绍食品生产的文章译成了英文。
4. Burton's text is concise and informative
   伯顿的文章语言简洁，信息丰富。
5. We examine the wording in detail before deciding on the final text.
   我们彻底仔细地检查了措词后才最终定稿。
6. One of the new models has the facility to reproduce speech as well as text.
   新型号中有一款具备复读和文本复制的功能。
7. The text fills 231 pages.
   正文占了231页。
8. It is easy to see the conclusions described in the text follow from this equation.
   很容易可以看出文中所述的结论是由这个方程式推出的。
9. When text is saved from a Web page, it is often very badly formatted with many short lines.
   从网页上转存文本时，往往会出现许多短行，格式也乱了。
10. We have omitted footnotes which we judged inessential to the text.
    我们略掉了我们认为对正文不甚紧要的脚注。
11. The interpolation appears to have been inserted very soon after the original text was finished.
    插补文字似乎是在原文完成后不久被补充进来的。
12. Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault's text, 'Madness and Civilisation'
    3个主要故事在福柯的《疯癫与文明》一书当中密切相联。
13. Click on this icon to align or justify text.
    点击这个图标使文本排齐。
14. Then he showed me how to merge the graphic with text on the same screen.
    然后他教我如何将图表和文字合并在同一个屏幕上。
15. The controversy has arisen over the text of the preamble to the unification treaty
    针对统一条约的序文出现了争论。
16. Edit the input text and re-run the software
    修改输入的文本，重新运行软件。
17. Click this option to right-justify the selected text.
    点击这个选项，使选定的文本向右对齐。
18. The text is precise and informative.
    正文内容准确，信息量大。
19. The machine can recognise handwritten characters and turn them into printed text
    这种机器能够识别手写字体，并将其转化为打印文本。
20. A spokesman said a text of Dr Runcie's speech had been circulated to all of the bishops.
    一位发言人说，朗西博士的演讲稿已经分发给所有主教了。
21. Her text is believed to be the oldest surviving manuscript by a female physician.
    她的文献据信是现存最古老的、由女性内科医生留下的手稿。
22. I'll read the text aloud first
    我先朗读一下课文。
23. His early plays are set texts in universities.
    他早期的戏剧作品现在是大学指定课文。
24. I borrowed my wife's mobile phone last week and a text arrived from another man.
    我上周借我老婆的手机用，收到一个男人发来的短信。
25. Mary texted me when she got home.
    玛丽到家后给我发了条短信。
26. The text varies from the earlier versions
    这一文本与较早的版本有些不同。
27. We have reviewed the whole text.
    课文全复习完了。
28. The illustrations are strictly illustrative of the text.
    这些插图是严格地解释正文内容的。
29. In view of the seriousness of the matter, I'll speak from a written text.
    为郑重其事，我按稿子来谈。

noun

1. the words of something written
   1. there were more than a thousand words of text
   2. they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech
   3. he wants to reconstruct the original text

   Synonym:    textual matter

2. the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
   1. pictures made the text easier to understand

3. a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
   1. his economics textbook is in its tenth edition
   2. the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy

   Synonym:    textbooktext editionschoolbookschool text

4. a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon
   1. the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon