language
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/ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/us
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/ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ A1 noun a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar, or the system of communication used by people in a particular country or type of work: She does research into how children acquire language. 她研究儿童是如何习得语言的。
tongue
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/tʌŋ/us
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/tʌŋ/ noun literary a language: immigrants struggling to learn a foreign tongue 艰难学习外语的移民
语言地
linguistically
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/lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/us
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/lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ adverb in a way that is connected with language or the study of language: The New Guinea highlanders were a linguistically diverse culture. 新几内亚高原人有一种语言多样化的文化。
语言的
linguistic
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/lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪk/us
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/lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪk/ C1 adjective connected with language or the study of language: I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children. 我对幼儿语言能力的发展尤其感兴趣。
超语言
paralanguage
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/ˈpær.əˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/us
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/ˈper.əˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun specialized the ways in which people show what they mean other than by the words they use, for example by their tone of voice, or by making sounds with the breath: The study of paralanguage deals with the non-verbal qualities of speech, which include pitch, amplitude, rate, and voice quality. 对超语言的研究涉及词汇之外的各个方面，包括音调、振幅、速率和声音质量等等。
传统语言
heritage language
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/ˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ ˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun a language that someone learns in the home as a child, but that may not not fully develop because the person uses a different language in other situations in their life: The Navajo are reluctant to give up their heritage language.
代号语言
alphabet soup
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/ˌæl.fə.bet ˈsuːp/us
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/ˌæl.fə.bet ˈsuːp/ noun a confused mixture that is difficult to understand, often because it contains a lot of abbreviations and acronyms: Health plans have changed over the years into an alphabet soup of HMOs, PPOs, and now HSA and HRAs. 这些年来，医疗保险模式一变再变，成为艰涩难懂的代号语言，先是有HMOs和PPOs，现在又有了HSA和HRAs。
第二语言
second language
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/ˌsek.ənd ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/us
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/ˌsek.ənd ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun a language that a person can speak that is not the first language they learned naturally as a child: German is my second language. 德语是我的第二语言。
第一语言
first language
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/ˌfɝːst ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ B2 noun the language that someone learns to speak first
副语言
paralanguage
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/ˈpær.əˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/us
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/ˈper.əˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun specialized the ways in which people show what they mean other than by the words they use, for example by their tone of voice, or by making sounds with the breath: The study of paralanguage deals with the non-verbal qualities of speech, which include pitch, amplitude, rate, and voice quality. 对超语言的研究涉及词汇之外的各个方面，包括音调、振幅、速率和声音质量等等。
混杂语言
pidgin
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/ˈpɪdʒ.ɪn/us
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/ˈpɪdʒ.ɪn/ noun a language that has developed from a mixture of two languages. It is used as a way of communicating by people who do not speak each other's languages.
计算机语言
machine code
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/məˈʃiːn ˌkəʊd/us
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/məˈʃiːn ˌkoʊd/ noun specialized a set of numbers that gives instructions to a computer
脚本语言
script
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/skrɪpt/us
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/skrɪpt/ noun specialized a type of language for programming computers that is used for finding and showing websites on the internet
人工语言
artificial language
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/ˌɑːr.t̬ə.fɪʃ.əl ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun specialized a language that has been created for a particular purpose, rather than one that has developed naturally as a way for people to communicate: Esperanto is perhaps the best-known of all artificial languages. 世界语可能是所有人工语言中最著名的。
煽动性语言
rhetoric
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/ˈret.ər.ɪk/us
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/ˈret̬.ɚ.ɪk/ noun speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people: How far the president will be able to translate his campaign rhetoric into action remains to be seen. 总统在大选中作出的冠冕堂皇的承诺能够兑现多少尚待观察。
身体语言
body language
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/ˈbɒd.i ˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/us
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/ˈbɑː.di ˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun the movements or positions of your body that show other people how you are feeling, without using words: I could tell from her body language that she was very embarrassed. 我从她的肢体语言可以看出她很尴尬。
双层语言
diglossia
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/ˌdaɪˈglɑː.si.ə/ noun specialized a situation in which there are two different forms of the same language used by a community, used in different social situations
死语言
dead language
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/ˌded ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun a language that is no longer spoken by anyone as their main language: Latin is a dead language. 拉丁语是一种已经死亡的语言。
同性恋语言
lavender language
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/ˈlæv.ɪn.dɚ ˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun informal words, phrases, and ways of speaking that are used by gay people
现代语言
modern languages
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/ˌmɑː.dɚn ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ.ɪz/ noun mainly UK languages that are spoken at the present time, especially European languages such as French, German, and Spanish
虚构语言
conlang
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/ˈkɒn.læŋ/us
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/ˈkɑːn.læŋ/ noun an artificial language, for example one invented for a film, TV series, or book: He is a conlang expert, who invented Dothraki for "Game of Thrones". 他是一位人造语言专家，为《权力的游戏》虚构了多斯拉克语。
语言大师
wordsmith
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/ˈwɝːd.smɪθ/ noun a person who has skill with using words, especially in writing: In today's review section Anthony Edwards, playwright, poet, novelist and general wordsmith, talks about his glittering career. 在今天的评论栏目中，安东尼‧爱德华兹——著名的剧作家、诗人、小说家和语言大师——将为我们讲述他光辉的事业。
语言风格
locution
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/ləˈkjuː.ʃən/ noun someone's style of speaking: his pompous locution 他华而不实的言辞
语言艺术家
wordsmith
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/ˈwɝːd.smɪθ/ noun a person who has skill with using words, especially in writing: In today's review section Anthony Edwards, playwright, poet, novelist and general wordsmith, talks about his glittering career. 在今天的评论栏目中，安东尼‧爱德华兹——著名的剧作家、诗人、小说家和语言大师——将为我们讲述他光辉的事业。
语言转换
code switch
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/ˈkoʊd ˌswɪtʃ/ verb specialized to change between two or more languages or dialects when you are speaking: When educated Arabic-speakers of different nationalities engage in conversation, they are able to code switch into Modern Standard Arabic for the sake of communication. 来自不同国家、受过教育的阿拉伯语使用者进行对话时，为方便交流能够转换成使用现代标准阿拉伯语。
肢体语言
body language
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/ˈbɑː.di ˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun the movements or positions of your body that show other people how you are feeling, without using words: I could tell from her body language that she was very embarrassed. 我从她的肢体语言可以看出她很尴尬。
标准通用标记语言
SGML
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/ˌes.dʒiː.emˈel/us
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/ˌes.dʒiː.emˈel/ noun abbreviation for standard generalized markup language: a system for organizing and marking parts of a computer document
不说某种语言的人
non-speaker
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/ˌnɑːnˈspiː.kɚ/ noun someone who does not speak a particular language: Subtitles are provided for non-speakers of German.
超语言的
paralinguistic
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/ˌpær.ə.lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪk/us
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/ˌper.ə.lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪk/ adjective specialized connected with the ways in which people show what they mean other than by the words they use, for example by their tone of voice, or by making sounds with the breath: the linguistic and paralinguistic features of a spoken message 话语中的语言和超语言特征
纯理语言
metalanguage
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/ˈmet̬.əˌlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun specialized a specialized form of language or set of symbols used when discussing or describing the structure of a language
粗俗诙谐的语言
ribaldry
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/ˈrɪb.əl.dri/ noun old-fashioned language that refers to sex in a rude but humorous way: good-natured ribaldry 无恶意的粗俗玩笑话
粗俗无礼的行为或语言
coarseness
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/ˈkɔːs.nəs/us
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/ˈkɔːrs.nəs/ noun behaviour or language that is rude and offensive: I can't stand his coarseness and stupidity. 我受不了他的粗鲁和愚蠢。
非语言的
non-discursive
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/ˌnɒn.dɪˈskɜː.sɪv/us
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/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈskɝː.sɪv/ adjective formal not involving language or words: We rely on non-discursive forms of communication, which by their nature defy translation into words.
非字母语言的字符
logograph
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/ˈlɒɡ.ə.ɡrɑːf/us
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/ˈlɑː.ɡoʊ.ɡræf/ noun specialized a symbol such as & or @ that stands for a word, or a character in a language that does not use the Roman alphabet: Chinese logographs are used as equivalents of English words. 汉字相当于英文单词。
副语言的
paralinguistic
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/ˌpær.ə.lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪk/us
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/ˌper.ə.lɪŋˈgwɪs.tɪk/ adjective specialized connected with the ways in which people show what they mean other than by the words they use, for example by their tone of voice, or by making sounds with the breath: the linguistic and paralinguistic features of a spoken message 话语中的语言和超语言特征
复杂而无实质内容的语言
gobbledegook
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/ˈgɑː.bəl.di.guːk/ noun informal disapproving language, especially used in official letters, forms, and statements, that seems difficult or to mean nothing because you do not understand it: This computer manual is complete gobbledegook. 这本计算机使用手册完全是本冗长的天书。
高级计算机语言
high-level language
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/ˌhaɪ.lev.əl ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/us
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/ˌhaɪ.lev.əl ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun specialized a language for writing computer programs that looks more like human language than computer language and is therefore easier to understand
合乎语言习惯地
idiomatically
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/ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt.ɪ.kəl.i/us
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/ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/ adverb in a way that is natural as well as correct: He spoke English fluently and idiomatically. 他英语说得流利而地道。
合乎语言习惯的
idiomatic
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/ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt̬.ɪk/ adjective containing or consisting of an idiom: "Bite the bullet" is an idiomatic expression that means to accept something unpleasant without complaining. bite the bullet 是个惯用表达法，意思是没有怨言地接受令人不快的事物。
矫揉造作的语言
slush
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/slʌʃ/ noun language or writing that is too emotional and romantic and does not have any real importance or meaning
链表处理语言
Lisp
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/lɪsp/ noun a computer programming language designed for processing lists of text: Lisp is the standard research tool of artificial intelligence scientists in the United States. 在美国，链表处理语言是人工智能领域科学家的标准研究工具。
两种语言的
bilingual
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/baɪˈlɪŋ.gwəl/ C1 adjective (of a person) able to use two languages equally well, or (of a thing) using or involving two languages: She works as a bilingual secretary for an insurance company. 她在一家保险公司担任双语秘书。
冒犯性语言
gutter talk
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/ˈɡʌt.ə ˌtɔːk/us
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/ˈɡʌt̬.ɚ ˌtɑːk/ noun mainly US informal offensive language
某一特定社会群体所使用的语言
sociolect
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/ˈsoʊ.si.oʊ.lekt/ noun specialized the form of a language that people in a particular social group speak
能讲三种语言的
trilingual
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/ˌtraɪˈlɪŋ.gwəl/ adjective able to speak three languages
能用两种语言的
bilingual
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/baɪˈlɪŋ.gwəl/ C1 adjective (of a person) able to use two languages equally well, or (of a thing) using or involving two languages: She works as a bilingual secretary for an insurance company. 她在一家保险公司担任双语秘书。
缺乏音乐及语言鉴赏力的
tin-eared
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/ˌtɪn ˈɪrd/ adjective informal showing an inability to appreciate music or the way that words sound: He has promised that by the time the World Cup finals come around next year his tin-eared team will be able to sing the national anthem.
熟练运用两种语言的能力
bilingualism
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/baɪˈlɪŋ.gwəl.ɪ.zəm/us
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/baɪˈlɪŋ.gwəl.ɪ.zəm/ noun the fact of being able to use two languages equally well: The article examined the many advantages of encouraging bilingualism in children. 这篇文章探讨了鼓励儿童使用双语的诸多好处。
说某种语言的人
-phone
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/foʊn/ suffix used to form words referring to a speaker or speakers of a particular language: a francophone 一个讲法语的人 （说法语的人）
通用商业语言
COBOL
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/ˈkoʊ.bɑːl/ noun a computer language designed for business managers
无意义的语言
nonsense
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/ˈnɑːn.sens/ noun language that cannot be understood because it does not mean anything: The translation of the instructions was so poor they were just nonsense. 这些使用说明翻译得很差，简直是不知所云。
夏威夷语言的
Hawaiian
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/həˈwaɪ.ən/ adjective belonging to or relating to Hawaii, its people, or its language
亵渎的语言
profanity
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/prəˈfæn.ə.t̬i/ noun formal an offensive or obscene word or phrase: It was the song's opening line, a series of profanities, that caused the record to be banned on the radio station. 正是因为这首歌的第一句使用了一连串的脏话，导致这张唱片在电台禁放。
言语和语言治疗师
speech and language therapist
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/spiːtʃ ən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˌθer.ə.pɪst/us
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/spiːtʃ ən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˌθer.ə.pɪst/ noun a person who treats people who have difficulty speaking or with language: She is a speech and language therapist working with people with learning difficulties. 她是一名言语和语言治疗师，帮助有学习困难的人。
言语和语言治疗
SaLT
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/sɑːlt/ noun abbreviation for
SaLT
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/sɑːlt/ noun abbreviation for
speech and language therapy
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/spiːtʃ ən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˌθer.ə.pi/us
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/spiːtʃ ən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˌθer.ə.pi/ noun the treatment of people who have difficulty speaking or with language: I recommend a short course of speech and language therapy. 我建议进行一次短期的言语和语言治疗。
以法语为主要语言的
francophone
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/ˈfræŋ.koʊ.foʊn/ adjective speaking French as the main or official language: francophone Africa 非洲以法语为主要语言的地区
用原著的语言
in the original
phrase If you read something in the original, you read it in the language in which it was first written. As part of his studies, he read Homer in the original.
有共同语言
speak/talk the same language
phrase to have similar ideas and similar ways of expressing them: We come from similar backgrounds, so we speak the same language. 我们的出身相似，所以有共同语言。
有两种语言读写能力的
biliterate
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/ˌbaɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/us
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/ˌbaɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ət/ adjective able to read and write in two languages: She has raised her son to be bilingual and biliterate, because she believes the more languages he knows, the more opportunities he will have. 她培养儿子使用双语并用两种语言读写，因为她相信，儿子懂的语言越多，机会就越多。
有屈折变化的语言
inflected language
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/ɪnˌflek.tɪd ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/us
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/ɪnˌflek.tɪd ˈlæŋ.gwɪdʒ/ noun a language that changes the form or ending of some words when the way in which they are used in sentences changes: Latin, Polish, and Finnish are all highly inflected languages. 拉丁语、波兰语及芬兰语都是有很多屈折变化的语言。
语言和内容整合学习
CLIL
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/klɪl/us
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/klɪl/ noun abbreviation for content and language integrated learning: (in some countries) a teaching method that involves teaching students about a subject in a foreign language
语言治疗师
speech therapist
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/ˌspiːtʃ ˈθer.ə.pɪst/us
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/ˌspiːtʃ ˈθer.ə.pɪst/ noun someone whose job is to treat people who have difficulty speaking: A speech therapist helped him overcome his stammer. 语言治疗师帮助他克服了口吃。
只使用一种语言的
monolingual
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/ˌmɒn.əʊˈlɪŋ.gwəl/us
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/ˌmɑː.noʊˈlɪŋ.gwəl/ adjective speaking or using only one language: This is a monolingual dictionary. 这是一本单语词典。
注重语言风格的作家
stylist
uk
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/ˈstaɪ.lɪst/us
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/ˈstaɪ.lɪst/ noun a writer who has a good writing style and chooses the words they use very carefully: She's no stylist, but she writes very exciting stories. 她并不特别注重行文风格，不过她的故事写得非常精彩。
作为第二语言的英语教学
TESL
uk
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/ˈtes.əl/us
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/ˈtes.əl/ noun abbreviation for Teaching English as a Second Language
作为第二语言的英语
ESL
uk
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/ˌiː.esˈel/us
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/ˌiː.esˈel/ noun abbreviation for English as a Second Language: the teaching of English to speakers of other languages who live in a country where English is an official or important language