| 单词 | address |
| 释义 | noun | verb addressaddress1 /əˈdrɛs, ˈædrɛs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1[countable] the number of the building and the name of the street and town, etc. where someone lives or works: The police officer wrote down our names, addresses, and phone numbers. Please put your full name and address at the top of the page. I sent the letter to her business address. Keep us informed of any change of address.2the set of words that you type into a computer in order to send someone an email or look at a website: Here is the company’s web address. I’ll give you my email address and you can send me the document.3 /əˈdrɛs/ [countable] a formal and important speech made to a group of people: address to We watched the president’s televised address to the nation (=shown on television).give/deliver an address They have asked me to give the keynote address at the conference (=the most important speech, when there are many).4a form/style/mode of address the title or name that you use for someone when you are speaking to him or her: What’s the correct form of address for the governor of a state?COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectives/nouns + addresssomebody’s home/private address What’s your home address?somebody’s work/business/school address I sent the letter to her work address.somebody’s email address I can’t find his email address.somebody’s postal/mailing address (=the address of the place where you receive mail) Please include your mailing address as well as your email address.street address (=the number of the building and street name where you live or receive mail) She lives in the San Fernando Valley, but I don’t know her street address.a web/website address Just type in the web address.the full address They need the full address, including the zip code.a forwarding address (=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address) The family moved without leaving a forwarding address.a return address (=the address from which a letter or package was sent) The letter didn’t have a return address, so I couldn’t reply.a false/fake address Warner gave the police a false address.verbsgive somebody your address She refused to give me her address.have somebody’s address Do you have Helen’s address?know somebody’s address Does your child know her own address?lose somebody’s address I wanted to write to him, but I lost his address.address + nounsan address book (=a book or a file on your computer, where you keep people’s addresses) Do you have Leeanne’s address written down in your address book? noun | verb addressaddress2 /əˈdrɛs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1to write on an envelope, package, etc. the name and address of the person you are sending it to: address something to somebody The letter was addressed to me. Send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope (=an envelope with your own address and a stamp on it) to request an application.2formal if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it: address a problem/question/issue etc. The report addresses the problems of malnutrition in the state. He organized a meeting to address workers’ complaints.3address a meeting/crowd/conference etc. to make a speech to a large group of people: Dantley addressed a rally in Boston.4to use a particular title or name when speaking or writing to someone: address somebody as something You should address him as “Mr. President.”5formal to speak directly to someone: Suzanne turned to address the man asking the question.6formal if you address your comments, complaints, etc. to someone, you say or write them directly to that person: address something to somebody Please address any complaints to the main office. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French adresser, from dresser to arrange] |
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