homophone

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Linguistics, Grammarhomophonehom‧o‧phone /ˈhɒməfəʊn, ˈhəʊ- $ ˈhɑːməfoʊn, ˈhoʊ-/ noun [countable] technical SLa word that sounds the same as another but is different in spelling, meaning, or origin. For example, ‘knew’ and ‘new’ are homophones. → homograph, homonymExamples from the Corpushomophone• It would be possible, though extremely limiting, to exclude all homophones.• Although we could not remove all homophones, we could treat differently certain classes of words which are frequently accessed erroneously.• That is to say, it includes homophones and homophonic phrases.• They represent the set of minimal units required to uniquely specify a word, with the exception of homophones.• If such effects were included, the number of homophones would probably be still greater.• The number of homophones is increased by allowing reduced pronunciations.

单词	homophone
释义	homophone From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Linguistics, Grammarhomophonehom‧o‧phone /ˈhɒməfəʊn, ˈhəʊ- $ ˈhɑːməfoʊn, ˈhoʊ-/ noun [countable] technical SLa word that sounds the same as another but is different in spelling, meaning, or origin. For example, ‘knew’ and ‘new’ are homophones. → homograph, homonymExamples from the Corpushomophone• It would be possible, though extremely limiting, to exclude all homophones.• Although we could not remove all homophones, we could treat differently certain classes of words which are frequently accessed erroneously.• That is to say, it includes homophones and homophonic phrases.• They represent the set of minimal units required to uniquely specify a word, with the exception of homophones.• If such effects were included, the number of homophones would probably be still greater.• The number of homophones is increased by allowing reduced pronunciations.
随便看	keep a hold of keep a hold on keep a lid on keep a lookout keep a low profile keep a pledge keep a record etc keep a record/account/diary etc keep a secret keep a sense of proportion keep a sharp eye on keep a sharp eye on somebody keep a straight face keep a tight grip on keep a tight grip/hold/rein on something keep a tight hold on keep a tight rein on keep a tight rein on keep a tight rein on somebody/something keep a tight ship keep a video diary keep a watch out for keep a watch out for somebody/something keep a weather eye on keep a weather eye on something