| 单词 | mention |
| 释义 | men·tion I. 1. a. < his is the earliest mention of obstetric forceps — Harvey Graham > < so obvious that we ought perhaps to pass it over with only a mention — H.A.Overstreet > < the wealth of mention and keenness of observation — W.C.Ford > < the mere mention of an … alliance at this stage is enough to dismiss the idea — Atlantic > b. < his service … from 1916 to 1918 earned him a mention — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin > < honorable mentions went to the authors of two magazine articles > < many will receive special mentions and special awards — Celia E. Klotz > 2. obsolete II. transitive verb < had not thought of it at all until she mentioned it — J.P.Marquand > < mentioned as a possible choice for the post of secretary-general — Current Biography > < mentions that the addition of alkyds improves the flexibility — H.J.Wolfe > specifically < mentioned in the dispatches — Current Biography > intransitive verb obsolete Synonyms: < I shall mention the accident which directed my curiosity originally into this channel — Charles Lamb > < intellectuals are such puritanical devils that they usually recoil with horror when prayer is mentioned — E.M.Forster > < usually the class is not directly mentioned in our statement; but there must be an implicit understanding, since otherwise the probability would be indeterminate — A.S.Eddington > < mentioning several minor figures in his lecture on Shakespeare > name implies clear mention of a name and therefore may suggest greater explicitness < naming Doe and Roe in the report and implicating their associates > instance may indicate clear explicit reference or definite emphasis as a typical example or special case < examples can be instanced from the first to the twentieth century — K.S.Latourette > < is it unfair to instance Marlowe, who died young — A.T.Quiller-Couch > < I have instanced his book because it was flagrant, not unique — Margaret Leech > specify indicates statement explicit, detailed, and specific so that misunderstanding is impossible < the standards specify the names under which these five varieties must be sold — Americana Annual > < as changes emerge from the storm of civil commotion, it is often just as hard to specify the exact day on which a government is born or dies — P.C.Jessup > |
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