watchword
英 ['wɒtʃwɜːd]
美['wɑtʃwɝd]
- n. 口号；标语；口令；暗号
英英释义
- 1. a slogan used to rally support for a cause;
- "a cry to arms"
- "our watchword will be `democracy'"
- 2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group;
- "he forgot the password"
实用场景例句
- Quality is our watchword.
- 质量是我们的口号。
牛津词典
- Caution has been one of Mr Allan's watchwords...
- “小心谨慎”是艾伦先生的座右铭。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You don't have to deny yourself everything that's nice when you're pregnant. Moderation is the watchword.
- 怀孕时没有必要抗拒一切平时喜欢的东西。关键是要适度。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He did not know the watchword.
- 他不知道口令.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We gave the watchword, and the sentinel let us pass.
- 我们说出口令, 哨兵就把我们放过去了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- To rebuild our economies, watchword must be investment rather than stimulus.
- 若想重建经济, 关键必须是投资,而不是刺激.
期刊摘选
- Cartoonist Stuart Carlson shows us duck and [ take ] cover as the watchword of 1955.
- 漫画家斯图尔特 -卡尔森 让我们看到1955年美国人的座右铭“弯下腰躲起来”
期刊摘选
- Today the watchword is " Learn through playing ".
- 当今的格言是 “ 寓学习于娱乐之中 ”.
《简明英汉词典》
- Your watchword is fair play; your hatred , foul play.
- 你的口号就是公正比赛, 你所深恶痛绝的就是违反规则.
期刊摘选
- Efficiency seemed to be the watchword of the evening.
- 效率似乎是他们获胜的法宝.
期刊摘选
- Control is still watchword.
- 指导原则依然是管制.
期刊摘选
- " Excelsior " is our watchword.
- “ 精益求精 ” 是我们的口号.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This seemed to be some watchword or signal that all was right.
- 这大概是表示一切正常的口令或暗号.
辞典例句
- He always begins with the watchword of his faith: the customer comes first.
- 他总是用一句能反映他信仰的格言开始他的演讲: 客户第一.
期刊摘选
- Still, political risk is likely to remain a watchword for Thailand in the coming months.
- 尽管如此, 对泰国来说,未来几个月中政治风险可能仍是需要密切关注的问题.
期刊摘选
- Quality is our watchword.
- 质量是我们的口号。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- You don't have to deny yourself everything that's nice when you're pregnant. Moderation is the watchword.
- 怀孕时没有必要抗拒一切平时喜欢的东西。关键是要适度。
柯林斯例句
中文词源
watchword 口号，标语
来自军事用语watch,看，站岗，word,词。原指站岗的暗号，口令，引申义口号，标语。
双语例句
- 1. Quality is our watchword.
- 质量是我们的口号。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. We gave the watchword, and the sentinel let us pass.
- 我们说出口令, 哨兵就把我们放过去了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. Today the watchword is " Learn through playing ".
- 当今的格言是 “ 寓学习于娱乐之中 ”.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He did not know the watchword.
- 他不知道口令.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. " Excelsior " is our watchword.
- “ 精益求精 ” 是我们的口号.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
英文词源
- watchword (n.)
- also watch-word, c. 1400, "password," from watch (n.) in the military sense of "period of standing guard duty" + word (n.). In the sense of "motto, slogan" it dates from 1738.
词态变化
复数: watchwords;