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词汇 commentary
释义 commentary
noun
uk /ˈkɒm.ən.tər.i/ us /ˈkɑː.mən.ter.i/
[ C or U ]
a spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the event happens, or the action of providing this description:
commentary onThe commentary on the Olympic Games was much better on the other channel.另一个频道对奥运比赛的实况报道要好得多。
After retiring as a player she did football commentary for the BBC.
Related word
commentate
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

something you say or write that expresses an opinion
commentThe MP could not be reached for comment.
remarkHis controversial remarks about race were widely reported.
statementIn a statement released earlier today, the team denied allegations of cheating.
declarationThe sovereign made a formal declaration of war.
observationShe makes some interesting observations about human nature in her book.
commentaryI love that sports announcer's commentary - it's always so funny!
 running commentary
a continuous description of events as they are happening: 实况追踪报道,现场评述
He gave a hilarious running commentary of the match.
[ C or U ]
writing, art, etc. that explains a situation or expresses an opinion on it, or the opinions that it expresses:
There's good arts coverage in the newspaper, but not much political commentary.报纸上有很多艺术方面的报道,可是政治时事述评却不多。
commentary onIs the sculpture meant to be a commentary on religion?
social commentary She says that social commentary has become unfashionable among young playwrights.
Synonym
comment
[ Cusually singular ]
something that shows what something is really like:
commentary onIs it possible that our judgment of others is really a commentary on how deserving we feel ourselves?
sad commentaryIt is a sad commentary on our society that we have children locked up in adult jails.
It's a sad commentary when technology that is supposed to bring people together causes so much division.
Synonym
comment
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air
annotate
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annotator
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barb
descant
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line
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observation
parting shot
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Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
Revealing secrets & becoming known

Grammar



Commentaries
Commentaries are reports on events such as a public ceremony or a football match. They are usually spoken while the events are being viewed. We use both the present simple and the present continuous. The present simple is used to make the commentary sound more immediate: …

commentary | American Dictionary


commentary
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈkɑm·ənˌter·i/
a series of remarks describing an event, esp. on radio or television, or a set of written notes explaining or expressing an opinion on a text or subject:
[ C ]the television commentary on the Olympic Games

Examples of commentary


commentary
Most of these texts have given rise to a number of commentaries.
He must start with the explanations and commentaries which his informants themselves offer about their symbols.
They made his writings part of their educational training and published inexpensive commentaries, collections, and anthologies.
One of the burning questions in commentaries and discussions: did it walk erect?
I am grateful to each of the discussants for their commentaries, and especially for pointing me in new directions.
Given that the commentaries have largely focused on different issues, we have decided to treat them separately, making the links where appropriate.
Perhaps the most outspoken point of criticism brought up in the commentaries is that of the lack of explanatory force of the biographical approach.
On each page four biblical texts and four commentaries were placed either side of eight richly illustrated pictures in medallions.
Here the critical commentaries are particularly useful, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and how the results may relate to field conditions.
Before this research is to proceed, however, we need to disambiguate the conflation of emotion concepts with pragmatic scripts seen in some of the commentaries.
In the commentaries, a large number of issues have been raised, and it would take another article to deal with all of them in detail.
In their commentaries, our colleagues of course do not only provide support for our model, but they also express different opinions about our modeling enterprise.
There are also valuable commentaries on the condition of the source(s) and the history of each work.
In this reply, we address both matters as they pertain to the issues raised in the commentaries.
The lead paper in this short book occupies roughly one-third of the total: the remainder consists of commentaries.
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Collocations withcommentary


commentary

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audio commentary
Instead, in-game prompts are used to allow players to activate a relevant audiocommentary for a specific area.
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brief commentary
We also provide a briefcommentary on how variation has been addressed in a range of linguistic theories.
commentary track
The album was re-released in 2009 in a number of formats and featured 16 b-sides and rarities as well as a commentarytrack.
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