单词 | verbal |
释义 | verbal (once / 792 pages) adj If your friend tells you that the speech you just made was really verbal, he means you used too many words, overstated the point, went on too long, were redundant. Verbal simply means, "having to do with words." If you hit someone that's a physically assault, but if you say nasty things to him, it's a verbal assault. Sometimes we use verbal to mean "spoken instead of written," usually to talk about agreements we've made. A child who is verbal is a child who can speak, and we call someone who's very articulate a verbal person. WORD FAMILYverbal: nonverbal, verbalise, verbalism, verbalize, verbally+/nonverbal: nonverbally/verb: verbal, verbify, verbs/verbalise: verbalisation, verbalised, verbaliser/verbalised: unverbalised/verbalism: verbalisms/verbalization: verbalizations/verbalize: verbalization, verbalized, verbalizer, verbalizes, verbalizing/verbalized: unverbalized/verbally: non-verbally USAGE EXAMPLESSuperintendent Eddie Johnson tells reporters that the officer shot the man several times during a “verbal altercation” shortly after 9 a.m. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Verbal rehearsal of material—the shopping list you recite as you walk the aisles of a supermarket—is part of our working memory system. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Also, he often prefers to educate somebody, with a verbal warning. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of or relating to or formed from words in general verbal ability 2adj relating to or having facility in the use of words a good poet is a verbal artist a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound verbal aptitude Ant mathematical, numerical relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers 3adj communicated in the form of words verbal imagery a verbal protest Syn communicative, communicatory able or tending to communicate 4adj expressed in spoken words a verbal contract Syn spoken uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination 5adj prolix "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare Syn prolix tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length 6adj of or relating to or formed from a verb verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water' |
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