单词	colloquial
释义	colloquialcol‧lo‧qui‧al /kəˈləʊkwiəl $ -ˈloʊ-/ ●○○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES colloquial expressions It's a useful little phrase book, full of colloquial expressions. The best way of improving your colloquial English is by listening to native speakers. You shouldn't use phrases like "sort of" in essays -- they're too colloquial. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although some students have a good grasp of colloquial language, few have ever got to grips with the concept of register. Catledge inserted the more rustic touches, a kind of hominy style that gave their writing a colloquial flavor. For an ordinary wedding a colloquial way of speaking will be suitable. The wire services demanded language stripped of the local, the regional, and the colloquial... There is a colloquial standard to learn on the playground and a literary standard to learn in class. There is also growing differentiation between colloquial and literal vocabulary. There is nothing colloquial about the auditor calling the company his/her client. This tale was collected in the Louisiana Creole colloquial speech. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe words used by the people in a particular country or area► language a system of words, phrases, and grammar that is used by the people who live in a particular country: speak a language: · "What language do they speak in Brazil?" "Portuguese."· She can speak four different languages - French, German, English, and Dutch.foreign language: · Every pupil has to learn at least one foreign language.official language (=the language used by the government): · English is the island's official language, but people also speak French and Creole.speak the language (=be able to speak the language of the country you are in): · It's difficult living in a country where you don't speak the language. ► lingo informal a foreign language: speak/know the lingo: · Travelling in Spain is much easier if you can speak the lingo.learn/pick up the lingo: · He picked up the local lingo straight away. ► dialect a form of a language which is spoken by the people who live in one area of a country, and which has different words, grammar, or pronunciation from other forms of that language: · In this region, the dialect sounds a lot like German.· At home, they speak in dialect.Yorkshire/German/Cantonese etc dialect: · In some Yorkshire dialects, people say "spice" instead of "sweets" or "candy".dialect word: · "Nowt" is a northern dialect word meaning "nothing".dialect of: · He spoke a dialect of French that I found hard to understand. ► slang very informal words used in a particular country or place: · I was totally confused by the slang that the other kids were using.slang for: · "Bladdered" is slang for "drunk".slang word/term/expression: · "Shepherd" was a slang term for a spy.US/British/Southern etc slang: · "Baloney" is US slang for nonsense. ► colloquial language that is colloquial is only used in conversation, not in formal situations: · It's a useful little phrase book, full of colloquial expressions.· The best way of improving your colloquial English is by listening to native speakers.· You shouldn't use phrases like "sort of" in essays -- they're too colloquial. 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