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单词 write
释义 write
I. \ˈrīt, usu -īd.+V\ verb
(wrote \ˈrōt, usu -ōd.+V\ ; also dialect writ \ˈrit, usu -id.+V\ ; or South writ·ten \ˈritən\ ; written also writ or dialect wrote ; writing ; writes)
Etymology: Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan to scratch, draw, engrave, write; akin to Old Saxon wrītan to tear, wound, scratch, write, Old High German rīzan to tear, Old Norse rīta to write on parchment, Gothic writs stroke, letter, Greek rhinē file, rasp, Sanskrit vraṇa wound, tear, vṛhati he tears, plucks; basic meaning: incision, tearing
transitive verb
1.
 a.
  (1) : to draw or form by or as if by scoring or incising a surface
   < creases … written by laughter — Monica Pearson >
  (2) : to trace (a symbol or a meaningful combination of symbols) by carving or scoring : inscribe
   < a psalter written on wax — Eleanor Hull >
   < the engraver wrote the inscription composed for the trophy >
 b.
  (1) : to form or trace (a character or series of characters) on paper or other suitable material with a pen or pencil
   < write 7 instead of 9 >
  (2) : to form or record (a meaningful sign) by a series of written characters
   < wrote 1000 words this afternoon — Arnold Bennett >
  (3) : to spell in writing
   < words written alike but pronounced differently >
 c. : to write significant or legible characters upon : cover, fill, or fill in by writing
  < write a check >
  < write ten pages a day >
  < write a postcard >
 d. : to form or produce (a legible character) in, upon, or by means of a suitable medium
  < his name written in lights on the marquee >
  < an advertisement written by skywriting >
  < wrote the letter A on the frosted windowpane >
 e. : to produce (symbols or words) by machine
  < by hitting combinations of keys, a child can write the letters he wants — Lois Henderson >
 f. : dictate 1
  < wrote the speech twice; the first time he forgot to put a disc in his dictation machine — Leonard Lyons >
2. : to put down especially on paper in order to record, relate, or explain : set down in writing
 < whose life has lately been written — Norman Douglas >
 < may have written these notes about that date — R.S.Whipple >
 < when a man writes his wrongs — W.L.Sullivan >
as
 a. : to draw up : draft
  < get a lawyer to write your will >
  < write a more liberal program which might run into a presidential veto — John Bird >
 b.
  (1) : to compose in a literary form : be the author of : construct according to literary precepts
   < more concerned to write an adventure story than to compile a careful geographical work — Geographical Journal >
   < this middle eighteenth century wrote little literature — V.L.Parrington >
   < all the poetry that has ever been written — T.S.Eliot >
   < write the libretto for an opera >
   < wrote a suitable epitaph — J.G.Colton >
  (2) : to compose in musical form : be the composer of
   < a commission to write an opera — H.T. & D.A.Schnittkind >
   < write a string quartet >
  also : to produce musical notation for
   < the guitar is sounded an octave lower than written >
 c. : to set forth in written language : express in literary form : reveal, describe, treat of, or depict by means of words
  < the great poet, in writing himself, writes his time — T.S.Eliot >
  < could not write a claim — John McNulty >
  < if I could write the beauty of your eyes — Shakespeare >
 d.
  (1) : to communicate a message by
   < judged that at least one of every fifty residents … had written me a letter — Jane Woodfin >
  (2) : to make known in writing
   < wrote that he was leaving >
 e. : to use or exhibit (a specific script, language, or literary form or style) in writing
  < blind people who write Braille — Lois Henderson >
  < writes French with ease >
  < writes a free and easy vernacular >
  < write poetry >
 especially : to make use of (an easy flowing script)
  < taught to write cursive rather than to print >
 f. : to write contracts or orders for
  < dealers began to get traffic and write business — William McNeill >
  < write options on securities >
 especially : underwrite
  < write life insurance >
3. : to make a permanent impression of : mark indelibly
 < a law of right conduct, written in our hearts — Herbert Agar >
 < history, adventure, and romance are written in the doorways and roof lines — American Guide Series: Delaware >
4. : to communicate with in writing : write a message to
 < he wrote them upon his arrival >
5. : to style, call, sign, or exhibit in writing : set down : record to be something
 < his desire to write himself M.A. on the title page — J.H.Sledd & G.J.Kolb >
6. : to make necessary : ordain, fate
 < so be it, it is written — D.C.Peattie >
7. : to cause to appear evident or obvious : impress the stamp of
 < the happiness and peace written on the faces of these people — G.P.Musselman >
 < his crafty caution written all over him — H.J.Laski >
8. : to bring, force, effect, or cause the introduction or removal of by writing
 < major achievements of the United States labor movements are written into collective bargaining contracts — V.G.Reuther >
 < has written the forlorn little working girl … into American fiction — Harry Hansen >
 < his love was written into his affectionate letters — Ruth P. Randall >
 < write oneself into fame and fortune — Charles Lee >
9. : to take part in or bring about (something worthy of recording)
 < medical research in America today is writing one of the most heartwarming chapters in the story of mankind — advt. >
 < the Colorado river has been writing a record of history in the earth's crust — Hot-Metal Magic >
10. : read 1i
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to make significant characters or inscriptions by or as if by incising, scratching, engraving, or especially penning
  < wrote on stone tablets >
 also : to permit or be adapted to writing
  < this pen writes well >
 b. : to form or produce letters, words, or sentences with a pen, pencil, or machine
  < on the typewriter, having taught herself to write by position and touch — S.H.Adams >
2. : to compose, communicate by, or send a letter
 < wrote home in glowing terms of the land of their adoption — Lutheran Quarterly >
 < had written to some missionary society — W.B.Yeats >
3.
 a. : to produce or be engaged in producing a poem, book, play, story, or article : give literary or journalistic form to a conception, plot, or happening
  < writing on a second novel — J.K.Hutchens >
  < wrote to a simple and direct theme — human endurance — Leslie Rees >
  < writing despairingly of her husband's being drafted — Margaret Redfield >
 b. : to compose music
  < write in the sonata form >
  < write for four voices >
 c. : to become regularly employed or occupied in writing: as
  (1) : to become engaged in journalism : do editorial work or reporting
   < writes for the press >
  (2) : to follow the profession of author or composer

- write home about
- write one's own ticket
- writ large
- writ small
II. noun
(-s)
: sharp clear typewritten lettering or impression
 < clearness of write >
III. transitive verb
: sell 2a(1)
 < write a stock option >
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