英语词汇“in a word”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	in a word
释义	in a word phrase You use in a word to indicate that you are giving a summary of what you have just been saying, or are giving a reply, in as brief a way as possible. Victor, in a word, got increasingly fed up. 'Shouldn't he be given the leading role?'—'In a word–No.' Synonyms: briefly, in short, in a nutshell, to sum up More Synonyms of in a word See full dictionary entry for word in a word in British English briefly or in short See full dictionary entry for word in a word in American English in short; briefly See full dictionary entry for word Examples of 'in a word' in a sentence in a word I took a look at the notes she handed me without taking in a word. Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002) Your father could put in a word for you in some government agency. Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2002) `Mmmmm," said her mother, filling in a word in the crossword puzzle. Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1) (2002) "People usually put in a word for Venice," said Chrestomanci. Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (2002) All related terms of 'in a word' put in a word for to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend a word in someone's ear a situation in which you speak to someone quietly and privately about a delicate or difficult matter get a word in edgeways to manage to say something even though someone else is talking so much get a word in edgewise to manage to say something in a conversation being monopolized by another or others not get a word in edgeways If you say that you cannot get a word in edgeways , you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to speak because someone else is talking so much. not get a word in edgewise If you say that you cannot get a word in edgewise , you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to speak because someone else is talking so much. Chinese translation of 'in a word' in a word 简(簡)而言之 (jiǎn ér yán zhī) See word Nearby words of in a word in a way in a week's/month's time in a while in a word in abundance in accord (with) in accordance with sth Related terms of in a word I couldn't get a word in (idiom) in the sense of briefly Definition briefly or in short `Don't you like her?' `In a word – no.' Synonyms briefly There are four alternatives; they are described briefly below. in short In short, it is a treaty that everyone should be pleased with. in a nutshell to sum up succinctly concisely not to put too fine a point on it to put it briefly See word Additional synonyms in the sense of in short Definition briefly In short, it is a treaty that everyone should be pleased with. Synonyms briefly, in essence, in a word, in a nutshell, to cut a long story short, to come to the point, to put it briefly Nearby words of in a word in a row in a state in a stew in a word in abeyance in accordance with in addition to Synonyms of 'in a word' in a word Explore 'in a word' in the dictionary
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