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词汇 word for word
释义
Idiom
word for word
Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
in the exact words; verbatim.
I memorized the speech, word for word.I can't recall word for word what she told us.
Idiom
word for word
exactly as spoken or written.
She copied it word for word from the encyclopedia.
idiomword for word1 exact if you repeat or copy something word for word, you express it in exactly the same words as before:Tikhon knows the passage by heart and recites it word for word.Jill told me, almost word for word, the same story as Rob did.word-for-word: She gave a word-for-word account of the conversation she had overheard.2 exact if you translate a piece of writing word for word, you translate the meaning of each single word instead of translating the meaning of a whole phrase or sentence:It is inadequate and sometimes completely misleading to translate the text word for word.word-for-word: A word-for-word translation will never give the full meaning and flavour of an article.

word for word

In or with the same exact words; verbatim. After seeing the play only once, he was able to repeat the monologue word for word. It was amazing. You don't need to translate it word for word—just make sure it has the same meaning.

word for word

in the exact words; verbatim. I memorized the speech, word for word. I can't recall word for word what she told us.

word for word

Exactly as written or spoken, as in That was the forecast, word for word. Chaucer used this idiom in the late 1300s.

word for word

in exactly the same or, when translated, exactly equivalent words.

ˌword for ˈword

in exactly the same words; translated directly from another language: I repeated what you said, word for word.It probably won’t sound very natural if you translate it word for word.a word-for-word account, translation, etc.
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