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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 主要翻译 | code word nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (word: to break a code) | 代码字 dài mǎ zì | code word nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (password) | 密码 mì mǎ | | Ali Baba used the code word "open sesame" to open the door to a cave filled with untold riches. | code word nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (disguised reference) (比喻) | 暗语,暗号
| | A code word like "code red" is used in hospitals to alert the staff of a fire without causing alarm to the patients. |
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