1. 惯用法；成语；习语；警句
    A phrase is a short group of words that people often use as a way of saying something. The meaning of a phrase is often not obvious from the meaning of the individual words in it.

    e.g. He used a phrase I hate: 'You have to be cruel to be kind.'
           他说了一句我讨厌的话：“要想善良，就得残忍。”
    e.g. ...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

2. 词组；短语
    A phrase is a small group of words which forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence.

    e.g. It is impossible to hypnotise someone simply by saying a particular word or phrase.
           不可能仅通过说某个词或短语就能把人催眠。

3. 用语言表达；叙述
    If you phrase something in a particular way, you express it in words in that way.

    e.g. I would have phrased it quite differently...
           我本可以把它表述得全然不同。
    e.g. The speech was carefully phrased...
           该演讲措词严谨。

4. 表达方式；措词
    If someone has a particular turn of phrase, they have a particular way of expressing themselves in words.

phrase的反义词

    e.g. Rose's stories weren't bad; she had a nice turn of phrase.
           罗斯的故事写得不错，她的语言表达形象生动。
    e.g. ...Schwarzkopf's distinctive turn of phrase.
           施瓦茨科普夫与众不同的行文风格