单词 | verbal |
释义 | verbal adj., n., & v. --adj   1. of or concerned with words (made a verbal distinction).   2. oral, not written (gave a verbal statement).   3. Gram. of or in the nature of a verb (verbal inflections).   4. literal (a verbal translation).   5. talkative, articulate. --n   1. Gram. a a verbal noun. b a word or words functioning as a verb.   2. sl. a verbal statement, esp. one made to the police.   3. sl. an insult; abuse (gave them the verbal). --vtr. (verballed, verballing) Brit. sl. attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect). Phrases and idioms verbal noun Gram. a noun formed as an inflection of a verb and partly sharing its constructions (e.g. smoking in smoking is forbidden: see -ING(1)). Derivatives verbally adv. Etymology: ME f. F verbal or LL verbalis (as VERB) |
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