| 词汇 | catchword |
| 释义 | catchword noun[ C ] uk /ˈkætʃ.wɜːd/ us /ˈkætʃ.wɝːd/ a word or phrase that is often repeated by, or becomes connected with a particular organization, especially a political group（尤指政治组织的）口号 Synonym slogan Compare motto Linguistics: terminology & vocabulary abbreviated form accommodation alphabetic Anglicism antonym antonymous buzzword cognate coinage homography homonymic homonymy homophonic homophony productive productively receptive receptively referent vocab A hundred catchwords, a thousand raised voices, and not one cool head to realize that war is not a game. A navy "for defence only" is a popular catchword. But even a bad book can be a measure of the time, showing the ideas current and the catchwords that were thought likely to attract the reading public. Home was the catchword of the times. Watchful waiting was the watchword—or the catchword. Examples of catchwordcatchword Real world complications are finally analyzed under three catchwords: human capital formation, responsibility, and the subsistence constraint. The changes in the use of catchwords reflect the varying characteristics of different periods of time. From this perspective, catchwords are signs of the times. Marking the ten-year ferment in the 1970s were catchwords like the rebel, bad elements4, reading every day5, and a long life6. Since governance has become something of a catchword in political (science) circles, its usage has been both loose and universalising. However, there is more to it than just a simple case of complying with popular catchwords. Participation is perhaps becoming something of a catchword—almost a shibboleth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As for majority rule, that, to my mind, is just a political catchword. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly: regionalisation is another catchword which repeatedly gives rise to controversial debate. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In the absence of all argument in support of the measure we have had recourse to catchwords. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us call it a catchword, accept it or reject it as we like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not again likely to get the cheap food that was the catchword in this country before the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was made 250 years ago, and it is extraordinary how phrases and catchwords used in that speech are reproduced to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, since "participation" is one of the popular catchwords of to-day, here is perhaps a rather striking example of an effective kind of participation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that "pollution"and"environment" have become catchwords in these days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。