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

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Achuff's dancing is versatile and expressive.
He had a quiet but expressive voice.
He would use his expressive face to bring the stories to life.
She has large, expressive eyes.
She is a wonderful actress, with striking, expressive features.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Children with low comprehension scores but high expressive scores are seen as having possible emotional problems, or as suffering from echolalia.
Cinema directors have long exploited the expressive possibilities of the wide-angled lens.
Her eyes grew larger and more expressive.
It gave workshops and seminars to help priests and lay people plan liturgies that were expressive, inclusive and theologically sound.
There are circumstances when it pays to use an expressive language.
They are pictorial, with good drapery and expressive features to the figures.
Trust is the shared silence, the exchanged look, the expressive touch.
Violette's expressive face in the mirror passed through a variety of emotions.

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.

a face that shows a lot of feeling► expressive

showing very clearly what a person thinks or feels: · She is a wonderful actress, with striking, expressive features.· He would use his expressive face to bring the stories to life.

► animated

showing a lot of lively interest or excitement: · As he talked about her, his face became animated.· Stephan's animated eyes widened at the mention of Patricia.

► mobile

British a mobile face is one that can change its expression quickly in a way that is attractive: · She has an extraordinarily mobile face and an infectiously comic manner.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· Her eyes grew larger and more expressive.· The guy on the right is younger, with a softer, more expressive face.· Voices were more expressive than eyes.· On the face of it, such activity would seem to be more expressive of right-wing rather than left-wing sentiments.· It is not easy to decide why the Bach is so much more expressive.

► most

· We have said that the strings are the most expressive and flexible group in the orchestra.

NOUN► face

· Winnicott was of slight and spare build, with an angular expressive face that was from early on deeply lined.· The guy on the right is younger, with a softer, more expressive face.· The hood framed her expressive face, emphasising the grimace of determination before she lowered herself into the starting blocks.· Violette's expressive face in the mirror passed through a variety of emotions.· For all that he was an attractive little creature with a sweetly expressive face.

► order

· This brings us back to the expressive order.· This tension explains why we are addressing the biotic and expressive orders.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be expressive of something

Art deco designs are expressive of the modern technology of the 1920s.
They are expressive of the sentiments of retributive justice that Beccaria wished to exclude from consideration of punishments.

WORD FAMILYadjectiveexpressive ≠ inexpressiveexpressionlessinexpressibleadverbexpressivelyexpressionlesslyinexpressiblynounexpressionexpressivenessverbexpress

单词	expressive
释义	expressiveex‧pres‧sive /ɪkˈspresɪv/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Achuff's dancing is versatile and expressive. He had a quiet but expressive voice. He would use his expressive face to bring the stories to life. She has large, expressive eyes. She is a wonderful actress, with striking, expressive features. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Children with low comprehension scores but high expressive scores are seen as having possible emotional problems, or as suffering from echolalia. Cinema directors have long exploited the expressive possibilities of the wide-angled lens. Her eyes grew larger and more expressive. It gave workshops and seminars to help priests and lay people plan liturgies that were expressive, inclusive and theologically sound. There are circumstances when it pays to use an expressive language. They are pictorial, with good drapery and expressive features to the figures. Trust is the shared silence, the exchanged look, the expressive touch. Violette's expressive face in the mirror passed through a variety of emotions. Thesaurus 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. a face that shows a lot of feeling► expressive showing very clearly what a person thinks or feels: · She is a wonderful actress, with striking, expressive features.· He would use his expressive face to bring the stories to life. ► animated showing a lot of lively interest or excitement: · As he talked about her, his face became animated.· Stephan's animated eyes widened at the mention of Patricia. ► mobile British a mobile face is one that can change its expression quickly in a way that is attractive: · She has an extraordinarily mobile face and an infectiously comic manner. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · Her eyes grew larger and more expressive.· The guy on the right is younger, with a softer, more expressive face.· Voices were more expressive than eyes.· On the face of it, such activity would seem to be more expressive of right-wing rather than left-wing sentiments.· It is not easy to decide why the Bach is so much more expressive. ► most · We have said that the strings are the most expressive and flexible group in the orchestra. NOUN► face · Winnicott was of slight and spare build, with an angular expressive face that was from early on deeply lined.· The guy on the right is younger, with a softer, more expressive face.· The hood framed her expressive face, emphasising the grimace of determination before she lowered herself into the starting blocks.· Violette's expressive face in the mirror passed through a variety of emotions.· For all that he was an attractive little creature with a sweetly expressive face. ► order · This brings us back to the expressive order.· This tension explains why we are addressing the biotic and expressive orders. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be expressive of something Art deco designs are expressive of the modern technology of the 1920s. They are expressive of the sentiments of retributive justice that Beccaria wished to exclude from consideration of punishments. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectiveexpressive ≠ inexpressiveexpressionlessinexpressibleadverbexpressivelyexpressionlesslyinexpressiblynounexpressionexpressivenessverbexpress 1showing very clearly what someone thinks or feels OPP expressionless: her wonderfully expressive eyes2be expressive of something formal showing a particular feeling or influence: Her poem is expressive of calm days and peace of mind.—expressively adverb—expressiveness noun [uncountable]
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