...Schwarzkopf's distinctive turn of phrase.

I agree with what he says, but I'd have phrased it differently.

我赞同他说的，但我会以不同的方式表述。

She was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past ’.

用她自己最喜欢的字眼说，她是个“没有不清白过去的女人”。

...the American phrase 'laying an egg' meaning to fail at something.

意思是“完全失败”的美国习语 laying an egg

This phrase is labelled as an Americanism in this dictionary.

这本词典把这个短语称为美国特有的语言现象.

Polly tried to think how to phrase the question.

波莉在思索这个问题怎么提。

The speech was carefully phrased...

该演讲措词严谨。

I would have phrased it quite differently...

我本可以把它表述得全然不同。

It was a metaphoric ( al ) phrase; we didn't really mean that he has green fingers, only that he is good at gardening.

它是一个比喻的词组; 我们并非说他长了绿手指而是说他擅长园艺技能.

Her order was phrased as a suggestion.

她的命令措辞好像是一项建议。

a memorable phrase

易记的警句

We came across a new phrase.

我们遇到了一个新成语.

He drew out the phrase book and flicked through the pages.

他掏出常用语手册,漫不经心地翻阅着.

Then he put his right hand into his pocket and took out a phrase book.

这时他把手伸进衣兜里掏出一本成语书.

He looked up each word in the phrase book.

他在成语书中查找每个单词.

Then he put his hand into his pocket and took out a phrasebook.

然后他把手伸进衣袋,掏出了一本常用语手册.

Why did the man need a phrasebook?

为什么这位男士需要一本常用语手册?

Then he put his hand into pocket and took out a phrasebook.

然后他把手伸进了衣袋,掏出一本常用语手册.

Now the way this is often phrased is people say --.

现在这时常被片语的方法是人们说 --.

I phrased my comment delicately so as not to upset her.

我的评论措辞谨慎,以免使她不安.

The moment I'd said, I could see that I'd phrased it wrong.

我一说完那句话就知道措词不对.