| 释义 |
in so many words [often with negative] Precisely in the way mentioned: I haven’t told him in so many words, but he’d understand...- He not only called me a liar but also said, in so many words, ‘I'm alone this weekend and bored so I thought I'd ask you all out.’
- ‘If I don't win a major,’ the player will say in so many words, ‘I'll still have had a rewarding career.’
- I flipped through the magazine and an article says, in so many words, that being interested in celebrities is good for you.
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