| 单词 | address |
| 释义 | address (ədres, US ædres) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense addresses, present participle addressing, past tense, past participle addressed 1. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work. The address is 2025 M Street, Northwest, Washington, DC, 20036. We require details of your name and address. 2. verb [usually passive] If a letter, envelope, or parcel is addressed to you, your name and address have been written on it. Applications should be addressed to: The business affairs editor. [be VERB-ed + to] Synonyms: direct, send, post, mail More Synonyms of address 3. countable noun The address of a website is its location on the internet, for example http://www.collinsdictionary.com. [computing] Internet addresses are also known as URLs. 4. countable noun The address of a cell on a computer spreadsheet refers to the particular row and column number where it is located, for example 'C2' or 'N63'. [computing] 5. verb If you address a group of people, you give a speech to them. He is due to address a conference on human rights next week. [VERB noun] Synonyms: give a speech to, talk to, speak to, lecture More Synonyms of address Address is also a noun. The President gave an address to the American people. [+ to] 6. verb If you address someone or address a remark to them, you say something to them. [formal] The two foreign ministers did not address each other directly when they last met. [VERB noun] He addressed his remarks to Eleanor, ignoring Maria. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: speak to, talk to, greet, hail More Synonyms of address 7. verb If you address someone by a name or a title such as 'sir', you call them that name or title whenyou talk or write to them. I heard him address her as darling. [VERB noun as noun] The Duchess should be addressed as Your Grace. [VERB noun as noun] 8. verb If you address a problem or task or if you address yourself to it, you try to understand it or deal with it. Mr King sought to address those fears when he spoke at the meeting. [VERB noun] Throughout the book we have addressed ourselves to the problem of ethics. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + to] More Synonyms of address address in British English (əˈdrɛs) noun 1. the conventional form by which the location of a building is described 2. the written form of this, as on a letter or parcel, preceded by the name of the person or organization for whom it is intended 3. the place at which someone lives 4. a speech or written communication, esp one of a formal nature 5. skilfulness or tact 6. archaic manner or style of speaking or conversation 7. computing a number giving the location of a piece of stored information See also direct access 8. British government a statement of the opinions or wishes of either or both Houses of Parliament that is sent to the sovereign 9. the alignment or position of a part, component, etc, that permits correct assembly or fitting 10. (usually plural) expressions of affection made during courtship verbWord forms: -dresses, -dressing, -dressedWord forms: obsolete or poetic -drest (transitive) 11. to mark (a letter, parcel, etc) with an address 12. to speak to, refer to in speaking, or deliver a speech to 13. (used reflexively; foll by to) a. to speak or write to he addressed himself to the crowd b. to apply oneself to she addressed herself to the task 14. to direct (a message, warning, etc) to the attention of 15. to consign or entrust (a ship or a ship's cargo) to a factor, merchant, etc 16. to adopt a position facing (the ball in golf, a partner in a dance, the target in archery, etc) 17. to treat of; deal with chapter 10 addresses the problem of transitivity 18. an archaic word for woo Derived forms addresser (adˈdresser) or addressor (adˈdressor) noun Word origin C14: (in the sense: to make right, adorn) and c15 (in the modern sense: to directwords): via Old French from Vulgar Latin addrictiāre (unattested) to make straight, direct oneself towards, from Latin ad- to + dīrectus directaddress in American English (əˈdrɛs; for 11, 12, & 16, also ˈæˌdrɛs) verb transitive 1. to direct (spoken or written words) to someone 2. to speak to or write to [to address an audience] sometimes used reflexively he addressed himself to both of us 3. to write the destination on (a letter or parcel) 4. to use a proper form in speaking to address the judge as “Your Honor” 5. to apply (oneself) or direct (one's energies) 6. to deal or cope with; handle (problems, issues, etc.) 7. a. to take a stance beside and prepare to hit (a golf ball) b. to take a stance before (a target in archery) 8. Computing to store (data) in, or retrieve it from, a specific location in memory 9. Obsolete to make ready; prepare noun 10. a written or spoken speech, esp. a formal one 11. the place to which mail, etc. can be sent to someone; place where someone lives or works 12. the writing on an envelope, parcel, etc. showing its destination 13. skill and tact in handling situations 14. conversational manner 15. [pl.] attentions paid in courting or wooing 16. Computing a. a number or other code identifying the specific location of stored data in memory or a storage device b. a string of keyboard characters serving as an assigned name or designation, as for a network mailbox, a Web site, etc. SIMILAR WORDS: speech Derived forms addresser (adˈdresser) noun or adˈdressor Word origin ME adressen, to guide, direct < OFr adresser < a-, to + dresser < VL *directiare, to direct < L dirigere: see directaddress in Electrical Engineering (ədrɛs) Word forms: (plural) addresses noun (Electrical engineering: Computing and control, Digital) In any digital memory, the address tells you exactly where each piece of digital information is located. The information required can be found at a specific address location in the memory. It is possible to relocate the information to another address within memory. In any digital memory, the address tells you exactly where each piece of digital information is located. COBUILD Collocations |
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