in a word

基本解释

• 总之；简言之

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• In a word, yes.
  用一个字来说，是。
• In a word, they can do everything they like with, money.
  总之，他们用金钱能做到他们喜欢做的一切。
• Listing 4. Testing an edge case: What if someone presses the button without typing in a word?
  清单 4. 测试一个极端例子：如果有人没有输入单词就按下了按钮该怎么办？

原声例句

• University of Notre Dame anthropology professor Susan Blum wrote about this in a new book, "My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture."
• Those, you might say, summed up in a word are what the 19 laws of nature command.
  那些就是总结在,19条自然法中的法令。
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• By the way, in what I'm saying, I oversimplify by supposing that the basic unit of language is a word.
  因为我想说的是，我们现在是把语言的基本单位简单化了。
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权威例句

• In a word: jobs, More specifically, the kinds of low-skilled jobs we desperately need.
  FORBES: Getting A Job Washing Cars Is Harder Than Getting Into Harvard

词组短语

短语

• in briefin a word 要之
• in n a word 简言之
• in a word briefly 一句话
• get in a word 插话
• all in a word 总而言之

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• said when you are going to give your opinion about something quickly and directly