write
verb
raɪt verb
1
BOOK/ARTICLE/POEM ETC
书/文章/诗等
a. to produce a new book, article, poem etc b. someone who writes earns money by writing books, plays, articles etc 以写作为生 I,T I
He wrote some very famous books.
他写过一些很出名的书。
Who wrote ‘Harry Potter’?
《哈利．波特》是谁写的？
I can’t come with you – I have an essay to write.
我不能跟你一起去 — 我要写一篇论文。
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O’Brien often writes about her native Ireland.
奥布赖恩经常描写她的故乡爱尔兰。
well/badly/poorly etc written
The article is very well written.
这篇文章写得非常好。
Sean decided he wanted to write, and quit his job.
肖恩决定从事写作，于是辞掉了工作。
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Maureen Dowd writes for the New York Times.
莫琳．多德为《纽约时报》撰稿。
2
LETTER
信
to write a letter to someone 写（信） I,T | AmE
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I’ve written to my MP, and to the city council.
我已给我的议员，还有市政委员会写了信。
write sb
Chris hasn’t written me for a long time.
克里斯很长时间没给我写信了。
I wrote her several letters , but she didn’t reply.
我给她写了几封信，可是她没有回复。
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FORM WORDS
构成单词
to form letters or numbers with a pen or pencil 〔用钢笔或铅笔〕书写; 写字 I,T
Kerry could read and write when she was five.
克丽五岁时就能读书写字了。
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STATE STH
陈述某事
to state something in a book, letter, advertisement etc, or on a label 记述 T
write (that)
Isabella wrote that she was dying, and asked him to visit her for the last time.
伊莎贝拉写信来说她快死了，叫他去见她最后一面。
be written on sth
The price is written on the label.
价格写在标签上。
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MUSIC/SONG
音乐/歌曲
to write a piece of music or a song 写〔曲子或歌曲〕 T
Mozart wrote the music.
莫扎特作了这首曲。
The song was originally written by Leonard Cohen.
这首歌由伦纳德．科恩原创。
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COMPUTER PROGRAM
计算机程序
to make a program for a computer to use 为〔计算机〕设计程序 T
He writes software programs for financial institutions.
他为金融机构编写软件程序。
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A COMPUTER RECORDS STH
计算机记录某事
if a computer writes something, it records it on a disk or in its memory 〔计算机〕将…写入〔磁盘或存储器〕 I,T
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data that had been written to disk
写入磁盘的数据
8
CHEQUE/DOCUMENT ETC
支票/文件等
also 又作 to write information on a cheque, form etc 填写〔支票、表格等〕 T
Wouldn’t it be easier if I just wrote a cheque for the lot?
如果全部数额我只开一张支票，不是更方便吗？
The doctor wrote me a prescription for sleeping pills.
医生给我开了一张安眠药处方。
9
PEN
笔
if a pen writes, it works properly 〔笔〕能写字 I
Do any of these pens write?
这些笔当中有写得出字的吗？
10
have sth/be written all over your face
10. to show very clearly what you are feeling or thinking 脸上明显表露出〔感受或思想〕
He had guilt written all over his face.
他满脸内疚。
I know you’re lying, Tyrell – it’s written all over your face.
我知道你在撒谎，蒂雷尔 — 你脸上明明白白写着呢。
11
have sth written all over it
11. to show a particular quality or fact very clearly 明显表现出某种性质 （事实 ）
This awful film has ‘career-killer’ written all over it for the actors involved.
这部烂片儿对参与拍摄的演员来说显然就是“演艺生涯杀手”。
12
nothing to write home about
12. not particularly good or special [非正式] 平平常常的; 没什么了不起的 informal
The hotel was good, but the food was nothing to write home about.
酒店不错，但食物就不怎么样了。
13
sb wrote the book on sth
13. used to say that someone knows a lot about a subject or is very good at an activity [口] 某人精通某事物 spoken
Motorola wrote the book on quality control.
摩托罗拉精通质量监控。
14
that’s all she wrote
14. used to mean that you cannot stop what happens next in a situation, especially when it is bad [美，口] 事已至此，无计可施 AmE spoken
15 quickly 快速地
jot down
16 in a way that is difficult to read 写得让人很难看懂的
scribble
17 write information on an official form 在正规的表格上填写信息
fill in/fill out
18 write a word correctly 正确地写单词
spell
19 start to write 开始写
put pen to paper
20 to write a letter to a company or organization asking them to send you goods or information 给〔公司或机构〕写信索取〔货品或信息〕; 函索
I’ve written away for their free catalog.
我已去信索取他们的免费目录。
21 to reply to a letter that someone sent you, by writing a letter to them 回信
I sent them a card once, but they never wrote back.
我曾给他们寄过一张贺卡，但他们根本没有回信。
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I wrote back to them immediately, thanking them for their kind invitation.
我立即给他们回信，感谢他们的盛情邀请。
22 to write something on a piece of paper 〔在纸上〕记下，写下
This is the address. Do you want to write it down?
这是地址，你要不要记下来？
23 to officially say that a debt no longer has to be paid, or officially accept that you cannot get back money you have spent or lost 勾销，注销〔债款〕;
24 to write a letter to an organization to give an opinion, ask for information etc 给〔某机构〕写信〔表述看法、索取资料等〕
If you would like a copy of our fact sheet, please write in, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.
如要索取我们的资料页请来函，并附上贴了邮票写明地址的信封。
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And so I wrote in to Radio Brighton.
因此我给布赖顿广播电台写了信。
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write sth in
↔ to write a piece of information in the space provided for it on a form or document 〔在表格或文件预留的空白处〕填写〔资料〕
Provide some space for students to write in their hobbies.
留些空白给同学们填写他们的兴趣爱好。
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write sb in
↔ to add someone’s name to the official list on your voting form, to show that you want to vote for them [美] 在选票上加进某人的名字 AmE
The campaign to write in Johnson for governor failed.
试图加选约翰逊为州长候选人的活动失败了。
27 to add or include something in a contract, agreement etc 把…写进〔合同、协议等〕
It was written into his contract that he had to make two records a year.
他一年必须出两张唱片，这已经写入他的合同里。
28 to write a letter to a company or organization asking them to send you goods or information 给〔公司或机构〕写信〔索取货品或资料〕;
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Are you going to write off for that free poster?
你准备写信索取那张免费海报吗？
29
write sb/sth off
↔ to decide that someone or something is useless, unimportant, or a failure 认为某人/某事不行 （不重要，失败 ）;
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After six months of work, we eventually wrote the project off as a non-starter.
干了六个月以后，我们最终认为该项目无望成功。
30
write sth off
↔ to officially say that a debt no longer has to be paid, or officially accept that you cannot get back money you have spent or lost 勾销，注销〔债款〕
The United States agreed to write off debts worth billions of dollars.
美国同意勾销价值数十亿美元的债务。
The Inland Revenue wrote off £900 million in unpaid taxes.
税务局勾销了九亿英镑的未付税款。
31
write sth off
↔ to make an official record of the amount of money that you have spent on things relating to your business, in order to reduce the amount of tax that you have to pay 〔为减少税款而〕把〔某笔公司运营成本〕做进财务记录
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The costs of setting up a business can be written off against tax.
公司的创建费用可以抵税。
32
write sth off
↔ to damage a vehicle so badly that it can never be used again [英] 使〔车辆〕报废; 毁掉 BrE
At thirteen he stole a car and wrote it off.
他十三岁时偷过一辆汽车，然后把车弄报废。
33 to write something on paper, especially in a neat and clear way, including all the necessary details 抄写，誊写
The children were asked to choose their favourite poem and write it out in their best handwriting.
要求孩子们选出他们最喜欢的诗歌并用最工整的字体抄写出来。
34 to write information on a cheque or a form 填写〔支票或表格〕
She calmly wrote out a check for $500 and handed it to Will.
她镇定自若地开出一张 500 美元的支票交给了威尔。
35 to remove a character from a regular radio or television programme, by making him or her leave or die in the story 去掉〔系列广播或电视节目中的角色〕
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It was revealed last week that Alma is being written out of the series.
上周有人透露系列剧中阿尔玛的角色被砍掉了。
36 to write a report, article etc using notes that you made earlier 〔根据事前的笔记〕写成〔报告、文章等〕
I have to write up my report before the meeting.
我必须在会议前把报告整理一下。
37 to write something on a wall, board etc where people can see it 〔在墙壁、板等上〕写下
The teacher repeated the word, and then wrote it up on the blackboard.
老师重复了一遍那个单词，然后在黑板上写了下来。
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be written up
if something is written up in a newspaper, magazine etc, someone describes what it is like and gives their opinion of it 〔在报刊上〕撰文评论
We’re going to a Spanish restaurant that was written up in Time Out’s good food guide.
我们准备去《消费导刊》美食向导栏目介绍过的一家西班牙餐厅。