英语词汇“code word”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

code word

also codeword also code-word

Word forms: code words

1. countable noun

A code word is a word or phrase that has a special meaning, different from its normal meaning, for the people who have agreed to use it in this way.

...magnum, the code word for launching a radar attack. [+ for]

2. countable noun [usu N for n]

A code word is a word or phrase that someone, especially a public figure, uses in order to avoid saying something else.

'Tired and emotional' is a code word for being drunk.

单词	code word
释义	code word also codeword also code-word Word forms: code words 1. countable noun A code word is a word or phrase that has a special meaning, different from its normal meaning, for the people who have agreed to use it in this way. ...magnum, the code word for launching a radar attack. [+ for] 2. countable noun [usu N for n] A code word is a word or phrase that someone, especially a public figure, uses in order to avoid saying something else. 'Tired and emotional' is a code word for being drunk.
随便看	pull-out pull out all the stops pull over pullover pull rank pull sb up short pull someone's leg pull something out of the air pull sth out of a hat pull sth to pieces pull sth to pieces/pick sth to pieces pull strings pull the brake pull the other one pull the other one (it's got bells on) pull the plug pull the plug on something pull the rug from under someone pull the rug from under someone/pull the rug from under someone's feet pull the rug from under someone's feet pull the rug from under someone's feet pull the strings pull the wool over someone's eyes pull through pull tight