| 单词 | language |
| 释义 | languagelanguage /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1ENGLISH/FRENCH/ARABIC ETC. [countable, uncountable] eng. lang. arts a system of communication by written or spoken words which is used by the people of a particular country or area: How many languages do you speak? The Russian language has the reputation of being difficult to learn. Kim’s native language is Korean. He speaks English as a second language. Every student has to study at least one foreign language. The official language of many African countries is English. Latin is a dead language (=a language that is no longer spoken).THESAURUSdialect – a form of a language that is spoken in one area, which is different from the way it is spoken in other areas: Cantonese is only one of many Chinese dialects.accent – a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows the particular area or social class someone comes from: Sonya has a strong Southern accent.first language (also native language) formal – the language you learn as a child from your parents: Her first language is Spanish, but she learned English as a teenager.vernacular formal – the language that ordinary people in a country or area speak, especially when this is not the official language: In the 1600s, the French philosopher Descartes wrote in the local vernacular instead of Latin.2COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [uncountable] eng. lang. arts the use of written or spoken words to communicate: Linguistics is the study of language. Maddie’s language skills are normal for her age.3STYLE/TYPE OF WORDS [uncountable] a particular style or type of words: Spoken language is usually less formal than written language. The plays are full of old-fashioned poetic language. He is able to explain complicated ideas in simple everyday language.language of You need a familiarity with the language of science to understand the article.4COMPUTERS [countable, uncountable] computers a system of instructions and commands for operating a computer: He knows several programming languages.5SWEARING [uncountable] informal words that most people think are offensive: You never heard such language! It was disgusting. Ben! Watch your language (=stop swearing)!6strong language a)angry words used to tell people exactly what you mean b)words that most people think are offensive SYN swearing7speak the same language if two people speak the same language, they have similar attitudes and opinions8SOUNDS/SIGNS/ACTIONS [uncountable] signs, movements, or sounds that express ideas or feelings: language of We do not yet fully understand the language of bees.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French langue tongue, language, from Latin lingua] → see also body language, sign languageCOLLOCATIONSverbsspeak a language Can you speak a foreign language?use a language The children use their native language at home.learn a language Immigrants are expected to learn the language of their new country.study a language He spent years studying the languages of North American Indians.master a language (=succeed in learning a language well) She struggled a long time to master the Russian language.understand a language It was hard to get directions because we didn’t understand the language.know a language He had lived in Japan, but did not know the language.teach a language If you’re going to teach a language, you should know how to speak it well.adjectives/nouns + languagea foreign language He found learning a foreign language extremely difficult.the English/Japanese/Spanish etc. language She had some knowledge of the Spanish language.somebody’s first/native language (=the language someone first learned as a child) His first language was Polish.a second language (=a language you speak that is not your first language) Most of the students at the school learn English as their second language.modern languages (=languages that are spoken now) The school has a good modern languages department.a dead language (=a language that is no longer spoken) She didn’t see the point of learning a dead language like Latin.an official language (=the language used for official business in a country) Canada has two official languages: English and French.a common language (=a language that more than one person or group speaks so that they can understand each other) Most of the countries in South America share a common language: Spanish.language + nounsa language barrier (=the problem of communicating with someone when you do not speak the same language) Because of the language barrier, it was hard for doctors to give good advice to patients.a language student/learner Language learners often have problems with verb tenses.a language teacher The book is primarily for language teachers.language teaching The journal reports recent developments in language teaching. |
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