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| American Sign Language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (deaf language of North America) | 美国手语
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| ASL nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (American Sign Language) | 美语手语
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| bad language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (swearing, curse words) | 粗话
cū huà |
| | | 不礼貌的语言
bù lǐ mào de yǔ yán |
| | | 出言不逊
chū yán bú xùn |
| | Children often learn bad language from their parents and friends. |
| body language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (communication via gesture, etc.) | 身体语言
shēn tǐ yǔ yán |
| | I could tell from her body language that she was disappointed. |
colorful language (US),
colourful language (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (rude words) | 粗口，冒犯性言语
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| | I have to warn you, this movie contains some rather colourful language. |
colorful language (US),
colourful language (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (vivid description) | 生动的语言，鲜活的语言
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| | The author described the scene with such colorful language that I felt as though I were actually there. |
| dead language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (no longer spoken) (使用者已绝迹的语言) | 死语言，已经消亡的语言
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| | Latin is a dead language. |
| dead language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (no longer a first language) | 废弃的语言
fèi qì de yǔ yán |
| EFL nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (English as a Foreign Language) (English as a Foreign Language的缩写形式) | 作为外国语言的英语
zuò wéi wài guó yǔ yán de yīng yǔ |
| | Laurie taught EFL in South Korea for two years. |
| ESL nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (English as a Second Language) (缩写) | 非母语英语教学
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| | | 英语作为第二语言
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| figurative language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (non-literal expressions) | 比喻性说法
bǐ yù xìng shuō fǎ |
| | Metaphors and similes are examples of figurative language. |
| first language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mother tongue) | 母语
mǔ yǔ |
| | | 第一语言
dì yī yǔ yán |
| | | 本国语
běn guó yǔ |
| | English is not my first language. The first language of most Australians is English. |
| foreign language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language not one's mother tongue) | 外国语
wài guó yǔ |
| | | 外语
wài yǔ |
| | | 外文
wài wén |
| | The sooner you start learning a foreign language, the easier it will be. |
| foreign-language study nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (learning of other languages) | 外语学习
wài yǔ xué xí |
| | Foreign-language study is best done in the country in question. |
| formal language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (correct or polite words and phrases) | 正规语言
zhèng guī yǔ yán |
| | | 正式用语
zhèng shì yòng yǔ |
| | Diplomacy is always conducted in very formal language. |
| foul language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (obscene words) | 粗鄙的语言
cū bǐ de yǔ yán |
| | | 粗话
cū huà |
| | | 粗话
cū huà |
| | The use of foul language may offend some people. |
| high-level language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (formal language) | 高级语言
gāo jí yǔ yán |
| | C++ is a high-level language. High level programming languages use more human-like syntax. |
| informal language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (colloquial words and expressions) | 口语化语言
kǒu yǔ huà yǔ yán |
| | | 非正式用语
fēi zhèng shì yòng yǔ |
| | The lawyer explained the terms of the contract using informal language, so we could all understand. |
| language acquisition nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (learning of a language) (语言学) | 语言习得
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| | Tom studied linguistics and language acquisition at university. |
| language arts nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (study of reading and writing) | 语言艺术科学
yǔ yán yì shù kē xué |
| | Four years of study in language arts are usually required to graduate high school in the US. |
| language barrier nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (difficulty in communication due to language difference) (比喻) | 语言障碍
yǔ yán zhàng ài |
| | To break through the language barrier when I was in Asia I communicated with gestures and drawings. |
| language laboratory nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (room with language-learning facilities) | 语言实验室
yǔ yán shí yàn shì |
| | | 语音室
yǔ yīn shì |
| | The language lab at my university just received 20 new computers. |
| language study nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (learning of foreign languages) | 语言学习
yǔ yán xué xí |
| | I have a degree in mathematics, but my true love is language study. |
| literary language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (writing, speech: formal or poetic style) | 文学用语
wén xué yòng yǔ |
| | Long complex sentences are a characteristic of literary language. |
| living language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language that is currently spoken) | 还在被使用的语言
hái zài bèi shǐ yòng de yǔ yán |
| | | 活的语言
huó de yǔ yán |
| | Welsh is still a living language in many parts of Wales. |
| lost language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language that is no longer spoken) | 废弃的语言
fèi qì de yǔ yán |
| | | 消失的语言
xiāo shī de yǔ yán |
| | Trying to understand a lost language is like breaking a code. The Rosetta Stone helped us decipher the lost language of the ancient Egyptians. |
| low-level language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (computer code) | 低级语言
dī jí yǔ yán |
| | Assembly language is a typical example of a low-level language. |
| machine language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (computer code) | 机器语言
jī qì yǔ yán |
| | | 计算机语言
jì suàn jī yǔ yán |
| native language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (first language, mother tongue) | 母语
mǔ yǔ |
| | My native language is English, but I learned French at school. |
| natural language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language that has evolved naturally) | 自然语言
zì rán yǔ yán |
| | Programming languages and natural languages have many things in common. |
| obscene language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (swearing, curse words) | 脏话
zāng huà |
| | | 污言秽语
wū yán huì yǔ |
| | | 下流猥亵的语言
xià liú wěi xiè de yǔ yán |
| | You should not use obscene language around children. |
| official language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language with legal status) | 正式语言
zhèng shì yǔ yán |
| | | 官方语言
guān fāng yǔ yán |
| | The United States of America has no official language. Canada Has two official languages, English and French. |
| official language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (words used on government documents) | （用于官方书面文件的）官方语言
yòng yú guān fāng shū miàn wén jiàn de guān fāng yǔ yán |
| | Official language is often nothing more than double-speak and innuendo. |
| poetic language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (flowery, expressive words) | 诗意的语言
shī yì de yǔ yán |
| | | 诗一般的语言
shī yì bān de yǔ yán |
| profane language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (obscenities, rude words) | 亵渎的语言
xiè dú de yǔ yán |
| | | 猥亵的话
wěi xiè de huà |
| | | 脏话
zāng huà |
| | Don't use profane language around children! |
| second language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (non-native language) | 第二语言
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| second language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language used in official setting) | 正式用语
zhèng shì yòng yǔ |
| | | 正式场合语言
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| sign language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (deaf language: visual signs) | 手语
shǒu yǔ |
| | He can communicate perfectly by using sign language. |
| sign language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (communication by gesture) | 通过手势交流
tōng guò shǒu shì jiāo liú |
| spoken language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (speech, oral communication) | 口头语言
kǒu tóu yǔ yán |
| | | 口语
kǒu yǔ |
| standard language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (official dialect) | 标准语言
biāo zhǔn yǔ yán |
| | | 规范语言
guī fàn yǔ yán |
| symbolic language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (metaphor, analogy) | 含有象征意义的语言
hán yǒu xiàng zhēng yì yì de yǔ yán |
| | Poets often use symbolic language to describe events. |
| target language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language into which [sth] is translated) | 目标语言
mù biāo yǔ yán |
| | | 译入语
yì rù yǔ |
| | I usually translate from the source language into Spanish, the target language. |
| vulgar language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (swear or curse words, profanity) | 粗俗的语言
cū sú de yǔ yán |
| | The girl was sent out of the classroom for using vulgar language. |