请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 remark
释义

Definition of remark in English:

remark

verb rɪˈmɑːkrəˈmɑrk
  • 1reporting verb Say something as a comment; mention.

    with direct speech ‘Tom's looking peaky,’ she remarked
    with clause he remarked that he had some work to finish
    no object the judges remarked on the high standard of the entries
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both panels, as remarked earlier, are extremely small.
    • Mrs. Thatcher once famously remarked that there is no such thing as society.
    • Sands once famously remarked that our revenge would be the laughter of our children.
    • A pair of German kayakers returning for their second year remarked on the difference.
    • Turner remarked that it was one thing to interpret the Bible but another thing to contradict it.
    • About success and failure, he remarks that he enjoys success and doesn't bother much when failure strikes.
    • I only wish I had such eyes, the King remarked in a fretful tone.
    • "Well, for the time being, you are our child," Billy remarked wryly.
    • When I commented to her on her helpfulness she remarked that to do well at the job you have to like driving and like people.
    • Helen remarks that many people go through their lives without finding out what they are really good at, but she's been lucky.
    • This comment comes just two months after remarking that he was ‘looking forward to a wonderful Christmas’.
    • "Just the person I was hoping to see," he remarked sarcastically.
    • The British, another historian remarks, ‘have a genius for the appearance of continuity’.
    • When my mother much later remarked on what fun I seemed to have with my own children it went to my heart.
    • Observers have remarked on the odd love Canadians have for the game of hockey.
    • Long, who is president of the organization, remarked on the mixed crowd.
    • "I doubt there's much danger of that," I remarked dryly.
    • I remarked on how strange it was that none of them was there at the reunion.
    • I emphasise the importance of observing and remarking upon details.
    • Their Honours remarked that the trial judge made a comment about the evidence given by the applicant.
    Synonyms
    comment, say, observe, mention, reflect, state, declare, announce, pronounce, assert
    interpose, interject
    come out with
    formal opine
    comment on, mention, refer to, speak of, pass comment on, say something about, touch on
  • 2with object Regard with attention; notice.

    he remarked the man's inflamed eyelids
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While remarking these things, I noted that my clothes were beginning to dry off and was very pleased.
    • The image of the social totality has often been remarked to be more difficult to perceive from street level than from above.
    Synonyms
    note, notice, observe, take note of, mark, perceive, discern
noun rɪˈmɑːkrəˈmɑrk
  • 1A written or spoken comment.

    I decided to ignore his rude remarks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What do you think the practical impact of the president's remarks will be?
    • I interpret her cryptic remark at the end of her chapter as supporting this view.
    • We are now in a position to add some concluding remarks.
    • Now, to any questions he is asked, he can say he will reserve further remarks till the reviews have been completed.
    • However, off-hand public remarks quoted in newspapers can't be taken as serious theoretical statements.
    • Apart from Brandon making snide remarks every once in awhile, practice was fine.
    • I was kind of a class clown, always making snide remarks to everything.
    • The people who made the derogatory remarks were a group whose tongues may have been loosened by drink.
    • But the minister insisted his remarks at a conference were taken out of context by Italian journalists.
    • He was expecting to hear a snide remark in response but got only a satisfied sigh.
    • Second, we have concerns about remarks attributed to an ‘anonymous’ source within our staff.
    • The next day, we were at a museum when a man started making snide remarks, pointedly within earshot, about the Muslim faith.
    • In the United States, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been making similar remarks about its rapidly growing economy.
    • I must preface my remarks with a confession: I didn't watch the Superbowl on Sunday.
    • A woman in Florida wrote some rather unflattering remarks about a local sheriff in the newspaper.
    • Finally, we give a summary and some concluding remarks.
    • He was later forced to withdraw the remark in an apology delivered in parliament.
    • The first reminder concerned some racist remarks about Aboriginal people and dysfunctional social behaviours.
    • The former president's remarks have been interpreted as a timetable for China's military offensive against this country.
    • She probably doesn't even realize her offhand remarks are offensive to you.
    1. 1.1mass noun Notice or comment.
      the landscape, familiar since childhood, was not worthy of remark
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is worthy of remark that while the sources of naturalism go back a very long way in Western philosophy, it has been especially prominent in philosophy in America.
      • The equation of ‘extra-hazardous’ and ‘dangerous’ is also worthy of remark.
      • He was more interested in the tall ones off at a bit of a distance, but she passed by without notice or remark.
      Synonyms
      comment, statement, utterance, observation, declaration, pronouncement
      reflection, thought, opinion
      (remarks), words
      attention, notice, comment, mention, observation, consideration, heed, acknowledgement, recognition

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2 of the verb): from French remarquer 'note again', from re- (expressing intensive force) + marquer 'to mark, note'.

 
 

Definition of remark in US English:

remark

verbrəˈmärkrəˈmɑrk
  • 1reporting verb Say something as a comment; mention.

    with direct speech “Tom's looking peaked,” she remarked
    with clause he remarked that he had some work to finish
    no object the judges remarked on the high standard of the entries
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Observers have remarked on the odd love Canadians have for the game of hockey.
    • I remarked on how strange it was that none of them was there at the reunion.
    • A pair of German kayakers returning for their second year remarked on the difference.
    • About success and failure, he remarks that he enjoys success and doesn't bother much when failure strikes.
    • I emphasise the importance of observing and remarking upon details.
    • "I doubt there's much danger of that," I remarked dryly.
    • Helen remarks that many people go through their lives without finding out what they are really good at, but she's been lucky.
    • The British, another historian remarks, ‘have a genius for the appearance of continuity’.
    • When I commented to her on her helpfulness she remarked that to do well at the job you have to like driving and like people.
    • Mrs. Thatcher once famously remarked that there is no such thing as society.
    • "Well, for the time being, you are our child," Billy remarked wryly.
    • When my mother much later remarked on what fun I seemed to have with my own children it went to my heart.
    • This comment comes just two months after remarking that he was ‘looking forward to a wonderful Christmas’.
    • Their Honours remarked that the trial judge made a comment about the evidence given by the applicant.
    • Turner remarked that it was one thing to interpret the Bible but another thing to contradict it.
    • Both panels, as remarked earlier, are extremely small.
    • I only wish I had such eyes, the King remarked in a fretful tone.
    • Long, who is president of the organization, remarked on the mixed crowd.
    • "Just the person I was hoping to see," he remarked sarcastically.
    • Sands once famously remarked that our revenge would be the laughter of our children.
    Synonyms
    comment, say, observe, mention, reflect, state, declare, announce, pronounce, assert
    comment on, mention, refer to, speak of, pass comment on, say something about, touch on
  • 2with object Regard with attention; notice.

    he remarked the man's inflamed eyelids
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While remarking these things, I noted that my clothes were beginning to dry off and was very pleased.
    • The image of the social totality has often been remarked to be more difficult to perceive from street level than from above.
    Synonyms
    note, notice, observe, take note of, mark, perceive, discern
nounrəˈmärkrəˈmɑrk
  • 1A written or spoken comment.

    I decided to ignore his rude remarks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was kind of a class clown, always making snide remarks to everything.
    • What do you think the practical impact of the president's remarks will be?
    • The first reminder concerned some racist remarks about Aboriginal people and dysfunctional social behaviours.
    • He was expecting to hear a snide remark in response but got only a satisfied sigh.
    • However, off-hand public remarks quoted in newspapers can't be taken as serious theoretical statements.
    • The next day, we were at a museum when a man started making snide remarks, pointedly within earshot, about the Muslim faith.
    • The former president's remarks have been interpreted as a timetable for China's military offensive against this country.
    • He was later forced to withdraw the remark in an apology delivered in parliament.
    • I must preface my remarks with a confession: I didn't watch the Superbowl on Sunday.
    • Now, to any questions he is asked, he can say he will reserve further remarks till the reviews have been completed.
    • Finally, we give a summary and some concluding remarks.
    • I interpret her cryptic remark at the end of her chapter as supporting this view.
    • The people who made the derogatory remarks were a group whose tongues may have been loosened by drink.
    • She probably doesn't even realize her offhand remarks are offensive to you.
    • Apart from Brandon making snide remarks every once in awhile, practice was fine.
    • But the minister insisted his remarks at a conference were taken out of context by Italian journalists.
    • In the United States, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been making similar remarks about its rapidly growing economy.
    • A woman in Florida wrote some rather unflattering remarks about a local sheriff in the newspaper.
    • We are now in a position to add some concluding remarks.
    • Second, we have concerns about remarks attributed to an ‘anonymous’ source within our staff.
    1. 1.1 Notice or comment.
      the landscape was not worthy of remark
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was more interested in the tall ones off at a bit of a distance, but she passed by without notice or remark.
      • It is worthy of remark that while the sources of naturalism go back a very long way in Western philosophy, it has been especially prominent in philosophy in America.
      • The equation of ‘extra-hazardous’ and ‘dangerous’ is also worthy of remark.
      Synonyms
      comment, statement, utterance, observation, declaration, pronouncement
      attention, notice, comment, mention, observation, consideration, heed, acknowledgement, recognition

Origin

Late 16th century (in remark (sense 2 of the verb)): from French remarquer ‘note again’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + marquer ‘to mark, note’.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 6:04:31