单词	articulate
释义	articulate1 verbarticulate2 adjective articulatear‧tic‧u‧late1 /ɑːˈtɪkjəleɪt $ ɑːr-/ ●○○ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINarticulate1 Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of articulare ‘to divide into joints, speak clearly’, from articulus; ➔ ARTICLE Verb Table VERB TABLE articulate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they articulate he, she, it articulates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they articulated Present perfect I, you, we, they have articulated he, she, it has articulated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had articulated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will articulate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have articulated Continuous Form Present I am articulating he, she, it is articulating you, we, they are articulating Past I, he, she, it was articulating you, we, they were articulating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been articulating he, she, it has been articulating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been articulating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be articulating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been articulating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I was feeling emotions that I found difficult to articulate. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Alternatively, the upstream team has to articulate better the consequences of its decisions. As was the case a century ago, each side of this argument is articulating an important half-truth. However, this sense had now to be articulated in new ways. In turn the profession would articulate philosophy and justify efforts and achievements with confidence to the wider community. None the less, groups periodically emerge to articulate demands for political, social, and economic changes. Racist attitudes are not simply articulated in the vicious attacks of racist thugs. Such taxonomies provide us with a basis for thinking more clearly about the kinds of generalizations that we can articulate. The remaining 14 selections are equally familiar baroque trumpet fare and they are all articulated with dazzling clarity and enthusiasm. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► need · Pupils are capable of articulating a need for information and expressing that need in terms of curriculum-based concepts and keywords. 4.· Inaudible victims do not win compassionate co-workers with the ease of those who can articulate their needs in cogent words.· But even being able to articulate my needs was not sufficient to protect me from further abuse.· So the vicious cycle continues: we create daughters who have difficulty articulating their own needs and perceptions.· Corvan's texts articulate them to the needs of his class, at a particular moment in its history. ► view · Which of the viable candidates best articulates those views?· For most of his pastorate, Jim could count on Father Ed Dougherty to articulate the opposing view.· In recent years, a few courts have articulated a narrower view of academic freedom. ► vision · Rather, it is the vision articulated, the vision represented and communicated, in words and in actions.· Organized psychiatry must publicly articulate our vision, positions and commitment to the amelioration of human misery. 1[transitive] formal to express your ideas or feelings in words:  Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.2[intransitive, transitive] to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way:  He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.3[intransitive, transitive] technical if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement4articulate something with something formal if one idea, system etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and exist together:  a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course articulate1 verbarticulate2 adjective articulatear‧tic‧u‧late2 /ɑːˈtɪkjələt $ ɑːr-/ ●○○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES articulate insects He is handsome, confident and articulate, like many of the students at this college. You have to be articulate to be good at debating. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Because he was literate and articulate, he showed a bitter contempt for the self-appointed intellectuals of the inter-war years. He said: I found them very pleasant and articulate people. It will not get tougher without sustained and articulate pressure from women. Less forceful, less certain, and less articulate followers may find it impossible to challenge the leader. One day I open an envelope and discover the most articulate Tonelli I have ever come across in my life. She came in here and was beautiful and articulate and had a vision for this church and this community. There are also a number of articulate carers, whose visibility is enhanced by the work of the Carers National Association. Yet Jessica was bright and articulate. Thesaurus THESAURUS► talkative a talkative person likes to talk a lot – also used about people’s moods: · He’s very talkative with his friends and family.· Benjamin was in a talkative mood. ► chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way – a rather informal use: · I like her – she’s always cheerful and chatty.· The chatty girl on the phone answered most of my questions. ► articulate able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects: · All the applicants we interviewed were intelligent and articulate.· These were articulate people, well able to deal with the press and media. ► eloquent able to express your ideas and opinions well – used especially about people who speak in public and are able to influence people: · an eloquent public speaker ► garrulous formal talking a lot, especially about unimportant things: · A garrulous old man was sitting near me in the bar.· He became more garrulous as the evening went on. ► you can’t shut him/her up informal used to say humorously that someone talks all the time: · You can’t shut him up so I never get any work done when he’s here. ► chatterbox informal someone, especially a child, who talks a lot: · Cathy’s a real chatterbox. Longman Language Activatorexpressing your ideas clearly and well► communicate to make your feelings or thoughts clear to others, especially by talking or writing about them: · The course is designed to enable people to communicate effectively in speech and writing.· She's clever, but she can't communicate her ideas.communicate with: · Many parents find it difficult to communicate with their teenage sons or daughters. ► express yourself to make your feelings or thoughts about something known clearly, so that other people are able to understand: · The children were encouraged to express themselves freely and openly.express yourself in: · Payne also expresses himself in poetry, which he began writing in college.express yourself in words/writing: · I find it hard to express myself in writing. ► articulate able to talk or write easily and effectively about what you think and feel: · He is handsome, confident and articulate, like many of the students at this college.· You have to be articulate to be good at debating. ► eloquent expressing ideas and feelings in very clear, beautiful language, especially in a way that persuades people to agree with you, or fully understand what you are saying: · She was an eloquent speaker, able to move and inspire audiences.· The poem is full of eloquent phrases about the beauty of nature.· Few will forget his eloquent defence of individual freedom. ► expressive showing very clearly what a person thinks or feels: expressive eyes/face/eyebrows/features/voice/hands etc: · She is a wonderful actress, with striking, expressive features.· He had a quiet but expressive voice. ► project yourself to express what you think or feel in a confident way that other people admire: · Sam projects himself well -- he should stand a good chance in the interview.· Your problem is presentation -- you don't project yourself very well. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► highly articulate  a highly articulate speaker 1able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects OPP  inarticulate:  bright, articulate 17-year-olds a highly articulate speaker2writing or speech that is articulate is very clear and easy to understand even if the subject is difficult—articulately adverb
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