turn of phrase

1. Rose's stories weren't bad; she had a nice turn of phrase.
   罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。
2. An elegant turn of phrase would not be amiss.
   使用切确的转折语。
3. You have a nice turn of phrase.
   你的措辞很漂亮。
4. A happy turn of phrase; a few well-chosen words; a felicitous comment. Rhetoric was no guarantee.
   恰当的措辞；一些适当的词语；恰当的评论。动听的辞令不能当保证。
5. She has an apt turn of phrase for summing up a situation.
   她很善於总结情况。
6. An unhappy comment, decision, choice a happy turn of phrase; a few well-chosen words; a felicitous comment.
   不恰当的评语、决定、选择.恰当的措辞；一些适当的词语；恰当的评论。
7. As this example demonstrates, it is easy to create alternative views of the world with a mere turn of a phrase.
   此例说明，寥寥数语就可以简简单单地改变对世界的看法。
8. A pretty wit, compliment, turn of phrase A brilliance and quickness of perception combined with a cleverness of expression.
   敏捷的头脑、动听的恭维话、巧妙的措辞.睿智：巧妙的思维和睿智的表达的结合。
9. You have an agile turn of phrase, and a way of taking teasing bites of a subject, then moving onto the next topic of interest.
   虽然你总能很快速的调整语言表达，也有独到的方法把嘲讽的话题转入下一个自己感兴趣的话题。
10. Whey do not you ask Hal to help you write the application? He usually has a good turn of phrase.
    你为什么不请哈尔帮助你写申请书呢？通常他有很好的措词才能。
11. An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.
    别出心裁对习语或思想作有创意或巧妙的转用。
12. It is a curious turn of phrase from a scholar whose own predictions can be faulted for displaying such a mechanical interpretation.
    这真是一种奇怪的说法，因为人们也可以指责这位学者自己的预测同样犯了机械解读的错误。
13. You have a nice turn of phrase, my boy.
    你很会措词，我的孩子。
14. I've never been a fan of the martial arts, but I've learned an Aikido phrase from Jerry Weinberg that's useful in many situations: "Center; enter; turn."
    我对于武术和技击从来都不感兴趣，不过我从JerryWeinberg那里了解了一个合气道的用语，而且我发现这个用语在很多场合都非常有用，这个用语是'center，enter，turn
15. A hundred years accept even that is from north Song arrived Jing Kang it to become behind country destroyed in the house of south Song, ages of huge changed into the turn of phrase breeze to provide the most suitable and proper soil.
    从北宋的百年承平到靖康之变后南宋的国破家亡，时代的巨变为词风的转折提供了最适宜的土壤。

noun

1. a distinctive spoken or written expression
   1. John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea

   Synonym:    turn of expression